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Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	wynn
Entity Registrant Name	WYNN RESORTS LTD
Entity Central Index Key	0001174922
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		100,512,724

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,871,070	$ 1,262,587
Investment securities	121,633	122,066
Receivables, net	222,547	238,490
Inventories	68,163	72,061
Prepaid expenses and other	36,525	31,248
Total current assets	2,319,938	1,726,452
Property and equipment, net	4,802,373	4,865,332
Investment securities	67,641	91,501
Intangibles, net	34,637	35,751
Deferred financing costs	53,367	50,372
Deposits and other assets	120,796	125,712
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	4,315	4,376
Total assets	7,403,067	6,899,496
Current liabilities:
Accounts and construction payable	162,488	171,608
Current portion of long-term debt	168,023	407,934
Current portion of land concession obligation	13,436	13,425
Customer deposits	603,750	576,011
Gaming taxes payable	171,330	177,504
Accrued compensation and benefits	71,727	78,717
Accrued interest	48,417	49,989
Other accrued liabilities	102,320	94,642
Construction retention	2,223	4,471
Deferred income taxes, net	2,954	3,575
Income taxes payable	1,841	2,017
Total current liabilities	1,348,509	1,579,893
Long-term debt	5,328,006	2,809,785
Land concession obligation	103,943	103,854
Other long-term liabilities	129,648	128,216
Deferred income taxes, net	51,969	54,294
Total liabilities	6,962,075	4,676,042
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; 40,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, par value $0.01; 400,000,000 shares authorized;113,371,866 and 137,937,088 shares issued; 100,512,724 and 125,080,998 shares outstanding	1,134	1,379
Treasury stock, at cost; 12,859,142 and 12,856,090 shares	(1,127,391)	(1,127,036)
Additional paid-in capital	1,245,644	3,177,471
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,307	840
Retained earnings	126,981	36,368
Total Wynn Resorts, Limited stockholders' equity	248,675	2,089,022
Noncontrolling interest	192,317	134,432
Total equity	440,992	2,223,454
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 7,403,067	$ 6,899,496

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	40,000,000	40,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	400,000,000	400,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	113,371,866	137,937,088
Common stock, shares outstanding	100,512,724	125,080,998
Treasury stock, shares	12,859,142	12,856,090

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Operating revenues:
Casino	$ 1,049,279	$ 1,006,305
Rooms	117,503	115,381
Food and beverage	135,140	128,864
Entertainment, retail and other	105,909	98,954
Gross revenues	1,407,831	1,349,504
Less: promotional allowances	(94,333)	(89,232)
Net revenues	1,313,498	1,260,272
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino	674,656	624,355
Rooms	29,984	30,572
Food and beverage	70,396	65,997
Entertainment, retail and other	51,658	56,275
General and administrative	105,950	87,661
Provision for doubtful accounts	18,064	10,161
Depreciation and amortization	92,405	101,347
Property charges and other	10,286	3,348
Total operating costs and expenses	1,053,399	979,716
Operating income	260,099	280,556
Other income (expense):
Interest income	1,565	399
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(62,061)	(58,263)
Increase in swap fair value	2,284	4,230
Loss on retirement of debt	(4,828)
Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates	465	602
Other	768	917
Other income (expense), net	(61,807)	(52,115)
Income before income taxes	198,292	228,441
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	117	(2,106)
Net income	198,409	226,335
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(57,845)	(52,531)
Net income attributable to Wynn Resorts, Limited	$ 140,564	$ 173,804
Net income attributable to Wynn Resorts, Limited:
Basic	$ 1.25	$ 1.40
Diluted	$ 1.23	$ 1.39
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	112,704	123,757
Diluted	114,008	125,371
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.50

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 198,409	$ 226,335
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	634	(1,243)
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	1,264
Total comprehensive income	200,307	225,092
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(58,276)	(52,186)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wynn Resorts, Limited	$ 142,031	$ 172,906

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 198,409	$ 226,335
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	92,405	101,347
Deferred income taxes	(2,450)	1,817
Stock-based compensation	2,648	6,745
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	(489)	(991)
Amortization and write-offs of deferred financing costs and other	6,887	3,345
Loss on retirement of debt	4,828
Provision for doubtful accounts	18,064	10,161
Property charges and other	9,506	3,348
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions	61	298
Increase in swap fair value	(2,284)	(4,230)
Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in:
Receivables, net	(2,041)	(9,564)
Inventories and prepaid expenses and other	(1,370)	3,031
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	14,316	(18,463)
Net cash provided by operating activities	338,490	323,179
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of construction payables and retention	(35,493)	(32,347)
Purchase of corporate debt securities	(7,231)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of corporate debt securities	31,964
Deposits and purchase of other assets	(1,565)	(4,444)
Proceeds from sale of equipment	298	53
Net cash used in investing activities	(12,027)	(36,738)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	586	2,254
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	489	991
Dividend paid	(50,367)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	900,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(558,878)	(100,980)
Purchase of treasury stock	(355)
Payment of deferred financing costs	(10,665)	(58)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	280,810	(97,793)
Effect of exchange rate on cash	1,210	(315)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	608,483	188,333
Balance, beginning of period	1,262,587	1,258,499
Balance, end of period	$ 1,871,070	$ 1,446,832

Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Stockholders' Equity - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2012 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Wynn Resorts, Ltd [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2011		125,080,998						125,080,998
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 2,089,022	$ 1,379	$ (1,127,036)	$ 3,177,471	$ 840	$ 36,368	$ 134,432	$ 2,223,454
Stock redemption, shares		(24,549,222)
Stock redemption, value	(1,936,443)	$ (245)		(1,936,198)				(1,936,443)
Net income (loss) attributable to Wynn Resorts, Limited	140,564							140,564
Net income						140,564	57,845	198,409
Currency translation adjustment	458				458		176	634
Net unrealized gain on investments	1,009				1,009		255	1,264
Exercise of stock options, shares		13,000
Exercise of stock options, value	586			586				586
Cancellation of restricted stock, shares		(29,000)
Purchase of treasury stock, shares		(3,052)
Purchase of treasury stock, value	(355)		(355)					(355)
Cash dividends	(49,751)			200		(49,951)		(49,751)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	496			496				496
Stock-based compensation	3,089			3,089			(391)	$ 2,698
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2012		100,512,724						100,512,724
Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2012	$ 248,675	$ 1,134	$ (1,127,391)	$ 1,245,644	$ 2,307	$ 126,981	$ 192,317	$ 440,992

Organization And Basis Of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Organization And Basis Of Presentation	Mar. 31, 2012
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]
Organization And Basis Of Presentation	1. Organization and Basis of Presentation Organization Wynn Resorts, Limited, a Nevada corporation (together with its subsidiaries, "Wynn Resorts" or the "Company"), was formed in June 2002 and completed an initial public offering of its common stock on October 25, 2002. In June 2002, the Company's indirect subsidiary, Wynn Resorts (Macau), S.A. ("Wynn Macau, S.A."), entered into an agreement with the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ("Macau"), granting Wynn Macau, S.A. the right to construct and operate one or more casino gaming properties in Macau. Wynn Macau, S.A.'s first casino resort in Macau is hereinafter referred to as "Wynn Macau." The Company currently owns and operates casino hotel resort properties in Las Vegas, Nevada and Macau. In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Company owns Wynn Las Vegas, which opened on April 28, 2005 and was expanded with the opening of Encore at Wynn Las Vegas on December 22, 2008 ("Wynn Las Vegas" or the "Las Vegas Operations"). In Macau, the Company owns Wynn Macau, which opened on September 6, 2006 and was expanded with the opening of Encore at Wynn Macau on April 21, 2010 ("Wynn Macau" or the "Macau Operations"). In October 2009, Wynn Macau, Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the developer, owner and operator of Wynn Macau, listed its ordinary shares of common stock on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Through an initial public offering, including the over allotment, Wynn Macau, Limited sold 1,437,500,000 shares (27.7%) of its common stock. Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Investments in the 50%-owned joint ventures operating the Ferrari and Maserati automobile dealership and the Brioni mens' retail clothing store inside Wynn Las Vegas are accounted for under the equity method. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been made. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of highly liquid investments with purchase maturities of three months or less. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash equivalents of $1.3 billion and $545 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, were invested in time deposits and money market accounts.

Investment Securities

Investment securities consist of short-term and long-term investments in domestic and foreign corporate debt securities and commercial paper. The Company's investment policy requires investments to be investment grade and limits the amount of exposure to any one issuer with the objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss. Management determines the appropriate classification (held-to-maturity/available-for-sale) of its securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. The Company's current investments are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in other comprehensive income. Adjustments are made for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity computed under the effective interest method. Such amortization is included in interest income together with realized gains and losses and the stated interest on such securities.

Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of casino accounts receivable. The Company issues credit in the form of "markers" to approved casino customers following investigations of creditworthiness. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, approximately 82% and 85%, respectively, of the Company's markers were due from customers residing outside the United States, primarily in Asia. Business or economic conditions or other significant events in these countries could affect the collectibility of such receivables.

Accounts receivable, including casino and hotel receivables, are typically non-interest bearing and are initially recorded at cost. Accounts are written off when management deems them to be uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts previously written off are recorded when received. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to reduce the Company's receivables to their estimated carrying amount, which approximates fair value. The allowance is estimated based on specific review of customer accounts as well as management's experience with collection trends in the casino industry and current economic and business conditions.

Inventories

Inventories consist of retail, food and beverage items, which are stated at the lower of cost or market value, and certain operating supplies. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out, average and specific identification methods.

Revenue Recognition and Promotional Allowances

Casino revenues are measured by the aggregate net difference between gaming wins and losses, with liabilities recognized for funds deposited by customers before gaming play occurs and for chips in the customers' possession. Cash discounts, other cash incentives related to casino play and commissions rebated through junkets to customers are recorded as a reduction to casino revenue. Hotel, food and beverage, entertainment and other operating revenues are recognized when services are performed. Entertainment, retail and other revenue includes rental income which is recognized on a time proportion basis over the lease term. Contingent rental income is recognized when the right to receive such rental income is established according to the lease agreements. Advance deposits on rooms and advance ticket sales are recorded as customer deposits until services are provided to the customer.

Revenues are recognized net of certain sales incentives which are required to be recorded as a reduction of revenue; consequently, the Company's casino revenues are reduced by discounts and commissions, and points earned in the player's club loyalty program.

The retail value of accommodations, food and beverage, and other services furnished to guests without charge is included in gross revenues and then deducted as promotional allowances. The estimated cost of providing such promotional allowances is primarily included in casino expenses as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012		2011
Rooms	$	13,394	$	13,605
Food and beverage		28,394		26,742
Entertainment, retail and other		4,718		4,479

Total	$	46,506	$	44,826

Gaming Taxes

The Company is subject to taxes based on gross gaming revenue in the jurisdictions in which it operates, subject to applicable jurisdictional adjustments. These gaming taxes are an assessment on the Company's gaming revenue and are recorded as an expense within the "Casino" line item in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. These taxes totaled approximately $464.5 million and $425.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses advertising costs the first time the advertising takes place and such costs are included in general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, advertising costs totaled approximately $4.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures certain of its financial assets and liabilities, such as cash equivalents, available-for-sale securities and interest rate swaps, at fair value on a recurring basis pursuant to accounting standards for fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. These accounting standards establish a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The following table presents assets and liabilities carried at fair value (amounts in thousands):


			Fair Value Measurements Using:
	Total Carrying Value		Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

As of March 31, 2012
Cash equivalents	$	1,252,347	$	689,790	$	562,557		—
Interest rate swaps	$	5,014		—	$	5,014		—
Available-for-sale securities	$	189,274		—	$	189,274		—

As of December 31, 2011

Cash equivalents	$	545,045	$	363,104	$	181,941		—
Interest rate swaps	$	7,298		—	$	7,298		—
Available-for-sale securities	$	213,567		—	$	213,567		—

Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

3. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net income attributable to Wynn Resorts by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the addition of potentially dilutive securities, which for the Company include stock options and nonvested stock. The weighted average common shares outstanding decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2012, due to the redemption and cancelation of 24,549,222 common shares on February 18, 2012, from a former stockholder and related party as described in Notes 9 and 15.

The weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012		2011
Weighted average common shares outstanding (used in calculation of basic earnings per share)		112,704		123,757
Potential dilution from the assumed exercise of stock options and nonvested stock		1,304		1,614

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (used in calculation of diluted earnings per share)		114,008		125,371

Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share		535		640

Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

4. Comprehensive Income

The following table presents the changes by component in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income of the Company (amounts in thousands):


	Foreign currency translation		Unrealized Gain/loss on securities			Accumulated other comprehensive income
December 31, 2011	$	2,409	$	(1,569	)	$	840
Current period other comprehensive income		458		1,009			1,467

March 31, 2012	$	2,867	$	(560	)	$	2,307

- Definition

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. Components of comprehensive income include: (1) foreign currency translation adjustments; (2) gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (3) gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (4) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (5) unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (6) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (7) the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

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Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information	3 Months Ended
Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information	Mar. 31, 2012
Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information	5. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information In February 2012, the Company redeemed and canceled 24,549,222 shares of common stock from a former stockholder and related party with the issuance of a $1.94 billion promissory note due in 2022. For details of this transaction see Notes 9 and 15. Interest paid for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, totaled approximately $60.6 million and $66.6 million, respectively. Capitalized interest was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. No interest was capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2011. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, capital expenditures include a decrease of $4.1 million and $3.8 million, respectively, in construction payables and retention.

Investment Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Investment Securities [Abstract]

Investment Securities

6. Investment Securities

Investment securities consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


	Available-for-sale securities
	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair value (net carrying amount)
March 31, 2012
Domestic and foreign corporate bonds	$	171,908	$	101	$	(906	)	$	171,103
Commercial paper		18,171		7		(7	)		18,171

	$	190,079	$	108	$	(913	)	$	189,274


December 31, 2011
Domestic and foreign corporate bonds	$	196,986	$	20	$	(2,070	)	$	194,936
Commercial paper		18,651		1		(21	)		18,631

	$	215,637	$	21	$	(2,091	)	$	213,567

For investments with unrealized losses as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has determined that (i) it does not have the intent to sell any of these investments, and (ii) it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell these investments prior to the recovery of the amortized cost. Accordingly, the Company has determined that no other-than-temporary impairments exist at the reporting date. All of the investments in a continuous loss position have been so for less than 12 months.

The Company obtains pricing information in determining the fair value of its available-for-sale securities from independent pricing vendors. Based on management's inquiries, the pricing vendors use various pricing models consistent with what other market participants would use. The assumptions and inputs used by the pricing vendors are derived from market observable sources including: reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark curves, bids, offers and other market-related data. The Company has not made adjustments to such prices. Each quarter, the Company validates the fair value pricing methodology to determine the fair value consistent with applicable accounting guidance and to confirm that the securities are classified properly in the fair value hierarchy. The Company compares the pricing received from its vendors to independent sources for the same or similar securities.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of these investment securities at March 31, 2012, by contractual maturity, are as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Amortized Cost		Fair value
Available-for-sale securities:
Due in one year or less	$	121,707	$	121,633
Due after one year through three years		68,372		67,641

	$	190,079	$	189,274

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of investments in certain debt and equity securities (and certain other trading assets) which include all debt and equity securities (other than those equity securities accounted for under the equity or cost methods of accounting) with readily determinable fair values. Other trading assets include assets that are carried on the balance sheet at fair value and held for trading purposes. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise that is in the form of a security. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities (and other trading assets).

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Receivables, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Receivables, Net [Abstract]

Receivables, Net

7. Receivables, net

Receivables, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Casino	$	293,596		$	301,658
Hotel		19,039			20,790
Retail leases and other		53,680			45,520

		366,315			367,968
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts		(143,768	)		(129,478	)

	$	222,547		$	238,490

- Definition

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a company. Examples include trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables.

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Property And Equipment, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property And Equipment, Net

8. Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


	March 31,			December 31,
	2012			2011
Land and improvements	$	731,501		$	730,335
Buildings and improvements		3,771,226			3,777,612
Airplanes		77,436			77,436
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		1,652,307			1,655,655
Leasehold interest in land		316,702			316,437
Construction in progress		53,113			28,477

		6,602,285			6,585,952
Less: accumulated depreciation		(1,799,912	)		(1,720,620	)

	$	4,802,373		$	4,865,332

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

9. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
7 7/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due November 1, 2017, net of original issue discount of $8,289 at March 31, 2012 and $8,578 at December 31, 2011	$	491,711		$	491,422
7 7/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due May 1, 2020, net of original issue discount of $1,751 at March 31, 2012 and $1,789 at December 31, 2011		350,259			350,221
7 3/4% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due August 15, 2020		1,320,000			1,320,000
5 3/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due March 15, 2022		900,000			—
Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facility, due July 15, 2013; interest at LIBOR plus 3%		—			—
Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facility, due July 17, 2015; interest at LIBOR plus 3%		—			—
Wynn Las Vegas Term Loan Facility, due August 15, 2013; interest at LIBOR plus 1.875%		—			40,262
Wynn Las Vegas Term Loan Facility, due August 17, 2015; interest at LIBOR plus 3%		—			330,605
Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities (as amended June 2007), due June 27, 2014; interest at LIBOR or HIBOR plus 1.25% - 1.75%		440,408			477,251
Wynn Macau Senior Revolving Credit Facility, due June 27, 2012; interest at LIBOR or HIBOR plus 1.25%		—			150,400
Redemption Price Promissory Note with former stockholder and related party, due February 18, 2022; interest at 2%		1,936,443			—
$42 million Note Payable, due April 1, 2017; interest at LIBOR plus 1.25%		35,000			35,350
$32.5 million Note Payable, due August 10, 2012; interest at LIBOR plus 1.15%		22,208			22,208

		5,496,029			3,217,719
Current portion of long-term debt		(168,023	)		(407,934	)

	$	5,328,006		$	2,809,785

³/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes

On March 12, 2012, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. (together the "Issuers") issued $900 million aggregate principal amount of 5³/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Notes") pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of March 12, 2012 (the "2022 Indenture). A portion of the proceeds were used to repay all amounts outstanding under the Wynn Las Vegas term loan facilities.

The 2022 Notes will mature on March 15, 2022 and bear interest at the rate of 5³/8% per annum. The Issuers may redeem all or a portion of the 2022 Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2017, at a premium decreasing ratably to zero, plus accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, prior to March 15, 2015, the Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes with the net proceeds of one or more qualified equity contributions made to the Issuers by their parent, Wynn Resorts, Limited. If the Issuers undergo a change of control, they must offer to repurchase the 2022 Notes at 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. If the Issuers sell certain assets or suffer an event of loss, and the Issuers do not use the sale or insurance proceeds for specified purposes, they must offer to repurchase the 2022 Notes at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The 2022 Notes are also subject to mandatory redemption requirements imposed by gaming laws and regulations of gaming authorities in Nevada.

The 2022 Notes are the Issuers' senior secured obligations and rank pari passu in right of payment with borrowings under the Wynn Las Vegas revolving credit facilities ("Wynn Las Vegas, LLC Credit Facilities," as described below) and the Issuers' outstanding 7⁷/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes"), the 7⁷/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2020 ("7⁷/8% 2020 Notes") and the 7³/4% First Mortgage Notes due 2020 (the "7³/4% 2020 Notes" and, together with the 2017 Notes and the 7⁷/8% 2020 Notes, the "Existing Notes"). The 2022 Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis (with certain exceptions) by a first priority lien on substantially all of the Issuers' existing and future assets, and, subject to gaming approval, a first priority pledge of Wynn Las Vegas' equity interests, all of which is the same collateral that secures borrowings under the Wynn Las Vegas credit facilities and the Existing Notes. The first priority lien securing the 2022 Notes may be released in whole, or in part, under certain circumstances without the consent of the holders of the 2022 Notes.

The 2022 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by all of the Issuers' subsidiaries except Wynn Completion Guarantor, LLC (the "Guarantors"). The guarantees of the 2022 Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis by a first priority lien on substantially all of the Guarantors' assets, the same collateral that secures the guarantees under the Wynn Las Vegas, LLC Credit Facilities and the Existing Notes.

The 2022 Indenture contains covenants limiting the Issuers' and the Issuers' restricted subsidiaries' ability to: pay dividends or distributions or repurchase equity; incur additional debt; make investments; create liens on assets to secure debt; enter into transactions with affiliates; issue stock of, or member's interests in, subsidiaries; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; engage in other businesses; merge or consolidate with another company; transfer and sell assets; issue disqualified stock; create dividend and other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries; and designate restricted and unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to a number of important and significant limitations, qualifications and exceptions.

The 2022 Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or under any state securities laws. Therefore, the Issuers may not offer or sell the notes within the United States to, or for the account or benefit of, any United States person unless the offer or sale would qualify for a registration exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facilities

On March 12, 2012, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC entered into an eighth amendment ("Amendment No. 8") to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement"). Amendment No. 8 amends the Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement to, among other things, permit the issuance of the 2022 Notes. Concurrently with the issuance of the 2022 Notes, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC has prepaid all term loans under the Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement, has terminated all of its revolving credit commitments that were due to expire in 2013, and has terminated all but $100 million of its revolving credit commitments expiring in 2015. In connection with this transaction, the Company expensed deferred financing fees of $4.8 million; all related to the Wynn Las Vegas term loan and revolving credit facilities.

As of March 31, 2012, no amounts had been borrowed under the Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC had $15.8 million of outstanding letters of credit that reduce availability for borrowing under the Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC had availability of $84.2 million under the Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2012.

Wynn Macau Credit Facilities

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company repaid $150.4 million of borrowings under the Wynn Macau Senior Revolving Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2012, the outstanding balance was $0 and the Company had availability of $1 billion under the Wynn Macau Senior Revolving Credit Facility. This facility matures in June 2012. Beginning in September 2011, quarterly payments became due under the Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities and during the three months ended March 31, 2012, we repaid $37 million. As of March 31, 2012, the Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities were fully drawn, with total amounts outstanding of $440.4 million.

Redemption Price Promissory Note

Based on the Board of Directors' finding of "unsuitability," on February 18, 2012, the Company redeemed and canceled Aruze USA, Inc.'s 24,549,222 shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock. Following a finding of "unsuitability," Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation authorize redemption of the shares held by unsuitable persons at a "fair value" redemption price. The Company engaged an independent financial advisor to assist in the fair value calculation and concluded that a discount to the then current trading price was appropriate because of, among other things, restrictions on most of the shares which are subject to the terms of an existing stockholder agreement. Pursuant to the articles of incorporation, the Company issued the Redemption Price Promissory Note to Aruze USA, Inc., a former stockholder and related party, in redemption of the shares. The Redemption Price Promissory Note has a principal amount of $1.94 billion, matures on February 18, 2022 and bears interest at the rate of 2% per annum payable annually in arrears on each anniversary of the date of the Redemption Price Promissory Note. The Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time, and without penalty or premium, prepay the whole or any portion of the principal or interest due under the Redemption Price Promissory Note. In no instance shall any payment obligation under the Redemption Price Promissory Note be accelerated except in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company or as specifically mandated by law. The indebtedness evidenced by the Redemption Price Promissory Note is and shall be subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Redemption Price Promissory Note, to the prior payment in full of all existing and future obligations of Wynn Resorts and any of its affiliates in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind or nature.

The Company has recorded the fair value of the Redemption Price Promissory Note (the "Note") at its estimated present value of approximately $1.94 billion in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. In determining this fair value, the Company considered the stated maturity of the Note, its stated interest rate, and the uncertainty of the related cash flows of the Note as well as the potential effects of the following: uncertainties surrounding the potential outcome and timing of pending litigation with Aruze USA, Inc. (see Note 15); the outcome of on-going investigations by the Nevada Gaming Control Board; and other potential legal and regulatory actions. In addition, in the furtherance of various future business objectives, the Company considered its ability, at its sole option, to prepay the Note at any time in accordance with its terms without penalty. Accordingly, the Company reasonably determined that the estimated life of the Note could be less than the contractual life of the Note. When considering the appropriate rate of interest to be used to determine fair value for accounting purposes and in light of the uncertainty in the timing of the cash flows, the Company used observable inputs from a range of trading values of financial instruments with lives similar to the estimated life of the Note. As a result of this analysis, the Company concluded the Note's stated rate of 2% approximated a market rate.

Debt Covenant Compliance

As of March 31, 2012, management believes the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

The net book value of the Company's outstanding first mortgage notes was approximately $3.1 billion and $2.2 billion at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The estimated fair value of the Company's outstanding first mortgage notes, based on recent trades (level 2 inputs), was approximately $3.3 billion and $2.4 billion at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The net book value of the Company's other debt instruments, excluding the Redemption Price Promissory Note, was approximately $497.6 million and $1.1 billion at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The estimated fair value of the Company's other debt instruments was approximately $488.8 million and $1 billion at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The estimated fair value of the Redemption Price Promissory Note was approximately $1.94 billion at March 31, 2012.

Interest Rate Swaps

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Interest Rate Swaps [Abstract]

Interest Rate Swaps

10. Interest Rate Swaps

The Company has entered into floating-for-fixed interest rate swap arrangements in order to manage interest rate risk relating to certain of its debt facilities. These interest rate swap agreements modify the Company's exposure to interest rate risk by converting a portion of the Company's floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. These interest rate swaps essentially fix the interest rate at the percentages noted below; however, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps for each reporting period have been recorded as an increase/decrease in swap fair value in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, as the interest rate swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting.

The Company measures the fair value of its interest rate swaps on a recurring basis pursuant to accounting standards for fair value measurements. The Company utilized Level 2 inputs as described in Note 2 to determine fair value. The fair value approximates the amount the Company would pay if these contracts were settled at the respective valuation dates. Fair value is estimated based upon current, and predictions of future, interest rate levels along a yield curve, the remaining duration of the instruments and other market conditions, and therefore, is subject to significant estimation and a high degree of variability and fluctuation between periods. The fair value is adjusted to reflect the impact of credit ratings of the counterparties or the Company, as applicable. These adjustments resulted in a reduction in the fair values as compared to their settlement values. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the interest rate swap liabilities are included in other current accrued liabilities.


Liability fair value:	Las Vegas		Macau		Total Interest Rate Swaps
(amounts in thousands)
March 31, 2012	$	3,659	$	1,355	$	5,014
December 31, 2011	$	4,628	$	2,670	$	7,298

Wynn Las Vegas Swap

The Company currently has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge a portion of the underlying interest rate risk on borrowings under the Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement. Under this swap agreement, the Company pays a fixed interest rate of 2.485% on borrowings of $250 million incurred under the Wynn Las Vegas Credit Agreement in exchange for receipts on the same amount at a variable interest rate based on the applicable LIBOR at the time of payment. This interest rate swap fixes the interest rate on $250 million of borrowings at approximately 5.485%. This interest rate swap agreement matures in November 2012.

Wynn Macau Swap

The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge a portion of the underlying interest rate risk on borrowings under the Wynn Macau Credit Facilities. Under this swap agreement, the Company pays a fixed interest rate of 2.15% on borrowings of HK$2.3 billion (approximately US$300 million) incurred under the Wynn Macau Credit Facilities in exchange for receipts on the same amount at a variable interest rate based on the applicable HIBOR at the time of payment. This interest rate swap fixes the interest rate on such borrowings at 3.4%. This interest rate swap agreement matures in June 2012.

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The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.

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Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Mar. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	11. Related Party Transactions Related Party Share Redemption Based on the Board of Directors' finding of "unsuitability," on February 18, 2012, the Company redeemed and canceled Aruze USA, Inc.'s 24,549,222 shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock. Following a finding of "unsuitability," Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation authorize redemption of the shares held by unsuitable persons at a "fair value" redemption price. The Company engaged an independent financial advisor to assist in the fair value calculation and concluded that a discount to the then current trading price was appropriate because of, among other things, restrictions on most of the shares which are subject to the terms of an existing stockholder agreement. Pursuant to the articles of incorporation, the Company issued the Redemption Price Promissory Note to Aruze USA, Inc., a former stockholder and related party, in redemption of the shares. Amounts Due to Officers The Company periodically provides services to Stephen A. Wynn, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer ("Mr. Wynn"), and certain other officers and directors of the Company, including household employees, construction work and other personal services. Mr. Wynn and the other officers and directors have deposits with the Company to prepay any such items, which are replenished on an ongoing basis as needed. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Mr. Wynn and the other officers and directors had a net deposit balance with the Company of approximately $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Villa Suite Lease On March 18, 2010, Mr. Wynn and Wynn Las Vegas entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement of Lease (the "SW Lease") for a villa suite to serve as Mr. Wynn's personal residence. The SW Lease amends and restates a prior lease. The SW Lease was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. The term of the SW Lease commenced as of March 1, 2010 and runs concurrent with Mr. Wynn's employment agreement with the Company; provided that either party may terminate on 90 days notice. Pursuant to the SW Lease, the rental value of the villa suite is treated as imputed income to Mr. Wynn, and is equal to the fair market value of the accommodations provided. Effective March 1, 2010, and for the first two years of the term of the SW Lease, the rental value was $503,831 per year. Effective March 1, 2012, the rental value is $440,000 per year based on the current fair market value as established by the Audit Committee of the Company in reliance upon the opinion of an independent third-party appraisal. The rental value for the villa suite will be re-determined every two years during the term of the lease by the Audit Committee, with the assistance of an independent third-party appraisal. Certain services for, and maintenance of, the villa suite are included in the rental, as well as the use of minimal warehouse space at Wynn Las Vegas. The "Wynn" Surname Rights Agreement On August 6, 2004, the Company entered into agreements with Mr. Wynn that confirm and clarify the Company's rights to use the "Wynn" name and Mr. Wynn's persona in connection with its casino resorts. Under the parties' Surname Rights Agreement, Mr. Wynn granted the Company an exclusive, fully paid-up, perpetual, worldwide license to use, and to own and register trademarks and service marks incorporating the "Wynn" name for casino resorts and related businesses, together with the right to sublicense the name and marks to its affiliates. Under the parties' Rights of Publicity License, Mr. Wynn granted the Company the exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right to use his full name, persona and related rights of publicity for casino resorts and related businesses, together with the ability to sublicense the persona and publicity rights to its affiliates, until October 24, 2017.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions, including the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Property Charges And Other	3 Months Ended
Property Charges And Other	Mar. 31, 2012
Property Charges And Other [Abstract]
Property Charges And Other	12. Property Charges and Other Property charges and other for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, were $10.3 million and $3.3 million, respectively. Property charges generally include costs related to the retirement of assets for remodels and asset abandonments. Property charges and other for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, included miscellaneous renovations and abandonments at our resorts.

Noncontrolling Interest	3 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interest	Mar. 31, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interest	13. Noncontrolling Interest In October 2009, Wynn Macau, Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the developer, owner and operator of Wynn Macau, listed its ordinary shares of common stock on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Through an initial public offering, including the over allotment, Wynn Macau, Limited sold 1,437,500,000 shares (27.7%) of its common stock. The shares of Wynn Macau, Limited were not and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent a registration under the Securities Act as amended, or an applicable exception from such registration requirements. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest was $57.8 million and $52.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Stock-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

14. Stock-Based Compensation

The total compensation cost relating both to stock options and nonvested stock is allocated as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Casino	$	(770	)	$	2,629
Rooms		102			98
Food and beverage		27			211
Entertainment, retail and other		14			7
General and administrative		3,275			3,800

Total stock-based compensation expense		2,648			6,745
Total stock-based compensation capitalized		50			195

Total stock-based compensation costs	$	2,698		$	6,940

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company reversed stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock granted in 2008 with an approximate 8 year cliff vest provision that were forfeited during the quarter.

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The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Commitments And Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Commitments And Contingencies	Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments And Contingencies	15. Commitments and Contingencies *Wynn Macau* Cotai Development and Land Concession Contract. In September 2011, Palo Real Estate Company Limited and Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A., each an indirect subsidiary of Wynn Macau Limited, formally accepted the terms and conditions of a draft land concession contract from the Macau government for approximately 51 acres of land in the Cotai area of Macau. On May 2, 2012, the land concession contract was gazetted by the government of Macau evidencing the final step in the granting of the land concession. The Company anticipates constructing a full scale integrated resort containing a casino, approximately 2,000 rooms and suites, convention, retail, entertainment and food and beverage offerings on this land. The Company continues to finalize the project scope, timeline and budget. The initial term of the land concession contract is 25 years from May 2, 2012, and it may be renewed with government approval for successive periods. The total land premium payable, including interest as described in the land concession contract, is $193.4 million. An initial payment of $62.5 million was paid in December 2011, with eight additional semi-annual payments of approximately $16.4 million each (which includes interest at 5%) due beginning November 2012. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has recorded this obligation and related asset with $13.4 million included as a current liability and $103.9 million included as a long-term liability. Wynn Macau will also be required to make annual lease payments of $0.8 million during the resort construction period and annual payments of approximately $1.1 million once the development is completed. Cotai Land Agreement. On August 1, 2008, subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts, Limited entered into an agreement with an unrelated third party to make a one-time payment in the amount of $50 million in consideration of the unrelated third party's relinquishment of certain rights in and to any future development on the Cotai land noted above. The agreement requires the payment to be made within 15 days after the Macau government publishes the Company's rights to the Cotai land in the government's official gazette which publication occurred on May 2, 2012. The Company accrued this $50 million obligation as a current liability which is included in other accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, when the Company accepted the draft land concession. *Litigation* Atlantic-Pacific Capital On May 3, 2010, Atlantic-Pacific Capital, Inc. ("APC") filed an arbitration demand with Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services regarding an agreement with the Company. The action concerns a claim for compensation of approximately $32 million pursuant to an agreement entered into between APC and the Company on or about March 30, 2008 whereby APC was engaged to raise equity capital for an investment vehicle sponsored by the Company. APC is seeking compensation unrelated to the investment vehicle. The Company has denied APC's claims for compensation. The Company filed a Complaint for Damages and Declaratory Relief against APC in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada, on May 10, 2010. APC removed the action to the United States District Court, District of Nevada. In March 2011, the court denied APC's motion to compel arbitration. APC has appealed. Management believes that APC's claim against the Company is without merit and intends to defend this matter vigorously. Determination of Unsuitability and Redemption of Aruze USA, Inc. and Affiliates and Related Matters On February 18, 2012, Wynn Resorts' Gaming Compliance Committee concluded a year-long investigation after receiving an independent report by Freeh, Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP (the "Freeh Report") detailing a pattern of misconduct by Aruze USA, Inc., at the time a stockholder of Wynn Resorts, Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze USA, Inc.'s parent company, and Kazuo Okada, the majority shareholder of Universal Entertainment Corporation, who is also a member of Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors and was at the time a director of Wynn Macau, Limited. The factual record presented in the Freeh Report included evidence that Aruze USA, Inc., Universal Entertainment Corporation and Mr. Okada had provided valuable items to certain foreign gaming officials who were responsible for regulating gaming in a jurisdiction in which entities controlled by Mr. Okada were developing a gaming resort, had denied the impropriety of such conduct to members of the Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts and had refused to acknowledge or abide by Wynn Resorts' anti-bribery policies. Based on the Freeh Report, the Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts determined that Aruze USA, Inc., Universal Entertainment Corporation and Mr. Okada are "unsuitable" under Article VII of the Company's articles of incorporation. The Board was unanimous (other than Mr. Okada) in its determination. The Board of Directors also requested that Mr. Okada resign as a director of Wynn Resorts and recommended that Mr. Okada be removed as a member of the board of directors of Wynn Macau, Limited. In addition, on February 18, 2012, Mr. Okada was removed from the board of directors of Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Resorts. Based on the Board of Directors' finding of "unsuitability," on February 18, 2012, Wynn Resorts redeemed and canceled Aruze USA, Inc.'s 24,549,222 shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock. Following a finding of "unsuitability," Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation authorize redemption at "fair value" of the shares held by unsuitable persons. The Company engaged an independent financial advisor to assist in the fair value calculation and concluded that a discount to the then current trading price was appropriate because of, among other things, restrictions on most of the shares held by Aruze USA, Inc. under the terms of an existing stockholder agreement. Pursuant to the articles of incorporation, Wynn Resorts issued the Redemption Price Promissory Note to Aruze USA, Inc. in redemption of the shares. The Redemption Price Promissory Note has a principal amount of $1.94 billion, matures on February 18, 2022 and bears interest at the rate of 2% per annum, payable annually in arrears on each anniversary of the date of the Redemption Price Promissory Note. The Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time, and without penalty or premium, prepay the whole or any portion of the principal or interest due under the Redemption Price Promissory Note. In no instance shall any payment obligation under the Redemption Price Promissory Note be accelerated except in the sole and absolute discretion of Wynn Resorts or as specifically mandated by law. The indebtedness evidenced by the Redemption Price Promissory Note is and shall be subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Redemption Price Promissory Note, to the prior payment in full of all existing and future obligations of Wynn Resorts or any of its affiliates in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind or nature. On February 19, 2012, Wynn Resorts filed a complaint in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada against Mr. Okada, Aruze USA, Inc. and Universal Entertainment Corporation, companies controlled by Mr. Okada, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and related claims. The Company is seeking compensatory and special damages as well as a declaration that it acted lawfully and in full compliance with its articles of incorporation, bylaws and other governing documents. On March 12, 2012, Aruze USA, Inc. and Universal Entertainment Corporation removed the action to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. On that same date, Aruze USA, Inc. and Universal Entertainment Corporation filed an answer denying the claims and a counterclaim that purports to assert claims against the Company, each of the members of the Company's board (other than Mr. Okada) and a senior executive of the Company. Among other relief, the counterclaim seeks a declaration that the redemption of Aruze USA, Inc.'s shares was void, an injunction restoring Aruze USA, Inc.'s share ownership and damages in an unspecified amount. The Company's claim of February 19, 2012, was removed to federal court. On March 29, 2012, the Company filed a motion to remand the action to state court and to request an extension to answer. The motion to remand is pending and the request for extension to answer was granted on March 30, 2012, giving the Company until May 21, 2012 to answer the counterclaim. On February 24, 2012, the board of directors of Wynn Macau, Limited removed Mr. Kazuo Okada from the board. The Company has provided the Freeh Report to applicable regulators and intends to cooperate with any related investigation that such regulators may undertake. The conduct of Mr. Okada and his affiliates and any resulting regulatory investigations could have adverse consequences to the Company and its subsidiaries. A finding by regulatory authorities that Mr. Okada violated anti-corruption statutes and/or other laws or regulations applicable to persons affiliated with a gaming licensee on Company property and/or otherwise involved the Company in criminal or civil violations could result in actions by regulatory authorities against the Company. Relatedly, as described below the Salt Lake Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has commenced an informal inquiry into, and other regulators could pursue separate investigations into, the Company's compliance with applicable laws arising from the allegations in the matters described above and in response to litigation filed by Mr. Okada suggesting improprieties in connection with the Company's donation to the University of Macau. While the Company believes that it is in full compliance with all applicable laws, any such investigations could result in actions by regulators against the Company. Litigation Commenced by Aruze USA, Inc. and Affiliates and Related Matters In May 2011, Wynn Macau, a majority owned subsidiary of the Company, made a commitment to the University of Macau Development Foundation in support of the new Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management. This contribution consists of a $25 million payment made in May 2011 and a commitment for additional donations of $10 million each year for the calendar years 2012 through 2022 inclusive. The pledge was consistent with the Company's long-standing practice of providing philanthropic support for deserving institutions in the markets in which it operates. The pledge was made following an extensive analysis which concluded that the gift was made in accordance with all applicable laws. The pledge was considered by the boards of directors of both the Company and Wynn Macau, Limited and approved by 15 of the 16 directors who serve on those boards. The sole dissenting vote was cast by Mr. Kazuo Okada whose stated objection was to the length of time over which the donation would occur, not its propriety. Mr. Okada commenced litigation on January 11, 2012, in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada seeking to compel the Company to produce information relating to the donation to the University of Macau, among other things. On February 8, 2012, following Mr. Okada's lawsuit, the Company received a letter from the Salt Lake Regional Office of the SEC requesting that, in connection with an informal inquiry by the SEC, the Company preserve information relating to the donation to the University of Macau, any donations by the Company to any other educational charitable institutions, including the University of Macau Development Foundation, and the Company's casino or concession gaming licenses or renewals in Macau. The Company is cooperating with the Salt Lake Regional Office staff and intends to fully comply with the SEC's request. At a hearing on February 9, 2012, the Nevada state court stated that, as a director of the Company, Mr. Okada had the right to make a reasonable inspection of the Company's corporate books and records. Following the hearing, the Company released certain documents to Mr. Okada for his inspection. At a subsequent hearing on March 8, 2012, the court considered Mr. Okada's request that the Company's board make additional documents available to him, and ruled that Mr. Okada was entitled to inspect two additional pages of documents. The Company promptly complied with the court's ruling. Related litigation The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System ("LMPERS"), Maryanne Solak, Excavators Union Local 731 Welfare Fund, Boilermakers Lodge No. 154 Retirement Fund and Danny Hinson, have each commenced separate derivative actions in the United States District Court, District of Nevada, against the Company and all members of its Board of Directors. All five complaints assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty and waste of corporate assets related to the University of Macau pledge, and four of the complaints (all but for Solak) base those same claims on the investigation of and lawsuit against Okada. All five complaints seek unspecified monetary damages and four of the complaints (all but for Solak) seek orders for the Company to take necessary actions to reform and improve its corporate governance procedures. In addition, two of the complaints (LMPERS and Excavators) seek a permanent injunction of any further breaches of fiduciary duty and any further payments of the pledge to University of Macau. The Company, a nominal defendant, has been served with process in three of the five actions. The directors have been served with process in two of the five actions. All parties are coordinating service and response deadlines. In April 2012, Danny Hinson filed a voluntary dismissal of this complaint without prejudice and Maryanne Solak filed a motion to reassign all the foregoing actions to the same United States District Court Judge.

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The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	16. Income Taxes For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded tax benefit of $0.1 million and tax expense of $2.1 million, respectively. The Company's income tax benefit is primarily related to an increase in deferred tax assets reduced by foreign taxes assessable on the dividends of Wynn Macau, S.A. and foreign tax provisions related to international marketing offices. Since June 30, 2010, the Company no longer considers its portion of the tax earnings and profits of Wynn Macau, Limited to be permanently invested. No additional U.S. tax provision has been made with respect to amounts not considered permanently invested as the Company anticipates that U.S. foreign tax credits should be sufficient to eliminate any U.S. tax provision relating to such repatriation. The Company has not provided deferred U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on temporary differences as these amounts are permanently reinvested. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recognized income tax benefits related to excess tax deductions associated with stock compensation costs of $0.5 million. Wynn Macau, S.A. has received a 5-year exemption from Macau's 12% Complementary Tax on casino gaming profits through December 31, 2015. Accordingly, the Company was exempted from the payment of approximately $22.4 million and $21.2 million in such taxes during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company's non-gaming profits remain subject to the Macau Complementary Tax and casino winnings remain subject to the Macau Special Gaming tax and other levies together totaling 39% in accordance with its concession agreement. In April 2012, the Company reached an agreement with the Appellate division of the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") regarding issues raised during the examination of the 2006 through 2009 U.S. income tax returns. The issues for consideration by the Appellate division were temporary differences related to the treatment of discounts extended to certain Las Vegas casino customers gambling on credit, the deduction of certain costs incurred during the development and construction of Encore at Wynn Las Vegas and the appropriate tax depreciation recovery periods applicable to certain assets. The settlement with the Appellate division does not impact the Company's unrecognized tax benefits. The settlement of the 2006 through 2009 examination issues results in a cash tax payment of $1.3 million and the utilization of $3.1 million and $0.9 million in foreign tax credit and general business credit carryforwards, respectively.

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

17. Segment Information

The Company monitors its operations and evaluates earnings by reviewing the assets and operations of its Las Vegas Operations and its Macau Operations. The Company's total assets by segment are as follows (amounts in thousands):


	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets
Las Vegas Operations	$	4,516,919	$	4,035,398
Macau Operations		2,243,289		2,202,683
Corporate and other		642,859		661,415

	$	7,403,067	$	6,899,496

The Company's segment information for its results of operations are as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net Revenues
Las Vegas Operations	$	362,795		$	394,590
Macau Operations		950,703			865,682

Total Net Revenues	$	1,313,498		$	1,260,272

Adjusted Property EBITDA ⁽¹⁾
Las Vegas Operations	$	100,884		$	132,127
Macau Operations		289,773			272,831

Total		390,657			404,958

Other operating costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization		92,405			101,347
Property charges and other		10,286			3,348
Corporate expenses and other		27,402			19,105
Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates		465			602

Total		130,558			124,402

Operating income		260,099			280,556

Non-operating costs and expenses
Interest income		1,565			399
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(62,061	)		(58,263	)
Increase in swap fair value		2,284			4,230
Loss on retirement of debt		(4,828	)		—
Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates		465			602
Other		768			917

Total		(61,807	)		(52,115	)

Income before income taxes		198,292			228,441

Benefit (provision) for income taxes		117			(2,106	)

Net income	$	198,409		$	226,335

(1)

"Adjusted Property EBITDA" is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, property charges and other, corporate expenses, stock-based compensation, and other non-operating income and expenses and includes equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates. Adjusted Property EBITDA is presented exclusively as a supplemental disclosure because management believes that it is widely used to measure the performance, and as a basis for valuation, of gaming companies. Management uses Adjusted Property EBITDA as a measure of the operating performance of its segments and to compare the operating performance of its properties with those of its competitors. The Company also presents Adjusted Property EBITDA because it is used by some investors as a way to measure a company's ability to incur and service debt, make capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements. Gaming companies have historically reported EBITDA as a supplement to financial measures in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In order to view the operations of their casinos on a more stand-alone basis, gaming companies, including Wynn Resorts, Limited, have historically excluded from their EBITDA calculations pre-opening expenses, property charges, corporate expenses and stock-based compensation, which do not relate to the management of specific casino properties. However, Adjusted Property EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of the Company's performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or as an alternative to any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Unlike net income, Adjusted Property EBITDA does not include depreciation or interest expense and therefore does not reflect current or future capital expenditures or the cost of capital. The Company has significant uses of cash flows, including capital expenditures, interest payments, debt principal repayments, taxes and other non-recurring charges, which are not reflected in Adjusted Property EBITDA. Also, Wynn Resorts' calculation of Adjusted Property EBITDA may be different from the calculation methods used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.

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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Mar. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	18. Subsequent Events On May 7, 2012, the Company announced a cash dividend of $0.50 per share, payable on June 4, 2012 to stockholders of record as of May 14, 2012.

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Cash And Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Investment Securities

Investment Securities

Accounts Receivable And Credit Risk

Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk

Inventories

Inventories

Revenue Recognition And Promotional Allowances

Revenue Recognition and Promotional Allowances


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012		2011
Rooms	$	13,394	$	13,605
Food and beverage		28,394		26,742
Entertainment, retail and other		4,718		4,479

Total	$	46,506	$	44,826

Gaming Taxes

Gaming Taxes

Advertising Costs

Advertising Costs

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents assets and liabilities carried at fair value (amounts in thousands):


			Fair Value Measurements Using:
	Total Carrying Value		Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

As of March 31, 2012
Cash equivalents	$	1,252,347	$	689,790	$	562,557		—
Interest rate swaps	$	5,014		—	$	5,014		—
Available-for-sale securities	$	189,274		—	$	189,274		—

As of December 31, 2011

Cash equivalents	$	545,045	$	363,104	$	181,941		—
Interest rate swaps	$	7,298		—	$	7,298		—
Available-for-sale securities	$	213,567		—	$	213,567		—

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for advertising costs. For those costs that cannot be capitalized, discloses whether such costs are expensed as incurred or the first period in which the advertising takes place. For direct response advertising costs that are capitalized, describes those assets and the accounting policy used, including a description of the qualifying activity, the types of costs capitalized and the related amortization period. An entity also may disclose its accounting policy for cooperative advertising arrangements.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for cash and cash equivalents, including the policy for determining which items are treated as cash equivalents. Other information that may be disclosed includes (1) the nature of any restrictions on the entity's use of its cash and cash equivalents, (2) whether the entity's cash and cash equivalents are insured or expose the entity to credit risk, (3) the classification of any negative balance accounts (overdrafts), and (4) the carrying basis of cash equivalents (for example, at cost) and whether the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for major classes of inventories, bases of stating inventories (for example, lower of cost or market), methods by which amounts are added and removed from inventory classes (for example, FIFO, LIFO, or average cost), loss recognition on impairment of inventories, and situations in which inventories are stated above cost. If inventory is carried at cost, this disclosure includes the nature of the cost elements included in inventory.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for investments in financial assets, including marketable securities (debt and equity securities with readily determinable fair values), investments accounted for under the equity method and cost method, securities borrowed and loaned, and repurchase and resale agreements. For marketable securities, the disclosure may include the entity's accounting treatment for transfers between investment categories and how the fair values for such securities are determined. Also, for all investments, an entity may describe its policy for assessing, recognizing and measuring impairment of the investment.

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- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue recognition. If the entity has different policies for different types of revenue transactions, the policy for each material type of transaction is generally disclosed. If a sales transaction has multiple element arrangements (for example, delivery of multiple products, services or the rights to use assets) the disclosure may indicate the accounting policy for each unit of accounting as well as how units of accounting are determined and valued. The disclosure may encompass important judgment as to appropriateness of principles related to recognition of revenue. The disclosure also may indicate the entity's treatment of any unearned or deferred revenue that arises from the transaction.

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- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for trade and other accounts receivables. This disclosure may include the basis at which such receivables are carried in the entity's statements of financial position (for example, net realizable value), how the entity determines the level of its allowance for doubtful accounts, when impairments, charge-offs or recoveries are recognized, and the entity's income recognition policies for such receivables, including its treatment of related fees and costs, its treatment of premiums, discounts or unearned income, when accrual of interest is discontinued, how the entity records payments received on nonaccrual receivables and its policy for resuming accrual of interest on such receivables. If the enterprise holds a large number of similar loans, disclosure may include the accounting policy for the anticipation of prepayments and significant assumptions underlying prepayment estimates for amortization of premiums, discounts, and nonrefundable fees and costs.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary Of Estimated Cost Of Promotional Allowances


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012		2011
Rooms	$	13,394	$	13,605
Food and beverage		28,394		26,742
Entertainment, retail and other		4,718		4,479

Total	$	46,506	$	44,826

Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Carried At Fair Value


			Fair Value Measurements Using:
	Total Carrying Value		Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

As of March 31, 2012
Cash equivalents	$	1,252,347	$	689,790	$	562,557		—
Interest rate swaps	$	5,014		—	$	5,014		—
Available-for-sale securities	$	189,274		—	$	189,274		—

As of December 31, 2011

Cash equivalents	$	545,045	$	363,104	$	181,941		—
Interest rate swaps	$	7,298		—	$	7,298		—
Available-for-sale securities	$	213,567		—	$	213,567		—

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Shares Used In Calculation Of Earnings Per Share


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012		2011
Weighted average common shares outstanding (used in calculation of basic earnings per share)		112,704		123,757
Potential dilution from the assumed exercise of stock options and nonvested stock		1,304		1,614

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (used in calculation of diluted earnings per share)		114,008		125,371

Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share		535		640

Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income


	Foreign currency translation		Unrealized Gain/loss on securities			Accumulated other comprehensive income
December 31, 2011	$	2,409	$	(1,569	)	$	840
Current period other comprehensive income		458		1,009			1,467

March 31, 2012	$	2,867	$	(560	)	$	2,307

Investment Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Investment Securities [Abstract]

Schedule Of Investments


	Available-for-sale securities
	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair value (net carrying amount)
March 31, 2012
Domestic and foreign corporate bonds	$	171,908	$	101	$	(906	)	$	171,103
Commercial paper		18,171		7		(7	)		18,171

	$	190,079	$	108	$	(913	)	$	189,274


December 31, 2011
Domestic and foreign corporate bonds	$	196,986	$	20	$	(2,070	)	$	194,936
Commercial paper		18,651		1		(21	)		18,631

	$	215,637	$	21	$	(2,091	)	$	213,567

Investments By Contractual Maturity


	Amortized Cost		Fair value
Available-for-sale securities:
Due in one year or less	$	121,707	$	121,633
Due after one year through three years		68,372		67,641

	$	190,079	$	189,274

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Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt.

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Receivables, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Receivables, Net [Abstract]

Summary Of Receivables, Net


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Casino	$	293,596		$	301,658
Hotel		19,039			20,790
Retail leases and other		53,680			45,520

		366,315			367,968
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts		(143,768	)		(129,478	)

	$	222,547		$	238,490

Property And Equipment, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property And Equipment, Net


	March 31,			December 31,
	2012			2011
Land and improvements	$	731,501		$	730,335
Buildings and improvements		3,771,226			3,777,612
Airplanes		77,436			77,436
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		1,652,307			1,655,655
Leasehold interest in land		316,702			316,437
Construction in progress		53,113			28,477

		6,602,285			6,585,952
Less: accumulated depreciation		(1,799,912	)		(1,720,620	)

	$	4,802,373		$	4,865,332

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Summary Of Long-Term Debt


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
7 7/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due November 1, 2017, net of original issue discount of $8,289 at March 31, 2012 and $8,578 at December 31, 2011	$	491,711		$	491,422
7 7/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due May 1, 2020, net of original issue discount of $1,751 at March 31, 2012 and $1,789 at December 31, 2011		350,259			350,221
7 3/4% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due August 15, 2020		1,320,000			1,320,000
5 3/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, due March 15, 2022		900,000			—
Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facility, due July 15, 2013; interest at LIBOR plus 3%		—			—
Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facility, due July 17, 2015; interest at LIBOR plus 3%		—			—
Wynn Las Vegas Term Loan Facility, due August 15, 2013; interest at LIBOR plus 1.875%		—			40,262
Wynn Las Vegas Term Loan Facility, due August 17, 2015; interest at LIBOR plus 3%		—			330,605
Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities (as amended June 2007), due June 27, 2014; interest at LIBOR or HIBOR plus 1.25% - 1.75%		440,408			477,251
Wynn Macau Senior Revolving Credit Facility, due June 27, 2012; interest at LIBOR or HIBOR plus 1.25%		—			150,400
Redemption Price Promissory Note with former stockholder and related party, due February 18, 2022; interest at 2%		1,936,443			—
$42 million Note Payable, due April 1, 2017; interest at LIBOR plus 1.25%		35,000			35,350
$32.5 million Note Payable, due August 10, 2012; interest at LIBOR plus 1.15%		22,208			22,208

		5,496,029			3,217,719
Current portion of long-term debt		(168,023	)		(407,934	)

	$	5,328,006		$	2,809,785

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Interest Rate Swaps (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Interest Rate Swaps [Abstract]

Schedule Of Interest Rate Swap Liabilities


Liability fair value:	Las Vegas		Macau		Total Interest Rate Swaps
(amounts in thousands)
March 31, 2012	$	3,659	$	1,355	$	5,014
December 31, 2011	$	4,628	$	2,670	$	7,298

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary Of Total Compensation Cost


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Casino	$	(770	)	$	2,629
Rooms		102			98
Food and beverage		27			211
Entertainment, retail and other		14			7
General and administrative		3,275			3,800

Total stock-based compensation expense		2,648			6,745
Total stock-based compensation capitalized		50			195

Total stock-based compensation costs	$	2,698		$	6,940

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Summary Of Assets And Operations By Segment


	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets
Las Vegas Operations	$	4,516,919	$	4,035,398
Macau Operations		2,243,289		2,202,683
Corporate and other		642,859		661,415

	$	7,403,067	$	6,899,496


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net Revenues
Las Vegas Operations	$	362,795		$	394,590
Macau Operations		950,703			865,682

Total Net Revenues	$	1,313,498		$	1,260,272

Adjusted Property EBITDA ⁽¹⁾
Las Vegas Operations	$	100,884		$	132,127
Macau Operations		289,773			272,831

Total		390,657			404,958

Other operating costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization		92,405			101,347
Property charges and other		10,286			3,348
Corporate expenses and other		27,402			19,105
Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates		465			602

Total		130,558			124,402

Operating income		260,099			280,556

Non-operating costs and expenses
Interest income		1,565			399
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(62,061	)		(58,263	)
Increase in swap fair value		2,284			4,230
Loss on retirement of debt		(4,828	)		—
Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates		465			602
Other		768			917

Total		(61,807	)		(52,115	)

Income before income taxes		198,292			228,441

Benefit (provision) for income taxes		117			(2,106	)

Net income	$	198,409		$	226,335

(1)

"Adjusted Property EBITDA" is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, pre-opening costs, property charges and other, corporate expenses, stock-based compensation, and other non-operating income and expenses and includes equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates. Adjusted Property EBITDA is presented exclusively as a supplemental disclosure because management believes that it is widely used to measure the performance, and as a basis for valuation, of gaming companies. Management uses Adjusted Property EBITDA as a measure of the operating performance of its segments and to compare the operating performance of its properties with those of its competitors. The Company also presents Adjusted Property EBITDA because it is used by some investors as a way to measure a company's ability to incur and service debt, make capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements. Gaming companies have historically reported EBITDA as a supplement to financial measures in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In order to view the operations of their casinos on a more stand-alone basis, gaming companies, including Wynn Resorts, Limited, have historically excluded from their EBITDA calculations pre-opening expenses, property charges, corporate expenses and stock-based compensation, which do not relate to the management of specific casino properties. However, Adjusted Property EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of the Company's performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or as an alternative to any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Unlike net income (loss), Adjusted Property EBITDA does not include depreciation or interest expense and therefore does not reflect current or future capital expenditures or the cost of capital. The Company has significant uses of cash flows, including capital expenditures, interest payments, debt principal repayments, taxes and other non-recurring charges, which are not reflected in Adjusted Property EBITDA. Also, Wynn Resorts' calculation of Adjusted Property EBITDA may be different from the calculation methods used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Organization And Basis Of Presentation (Details) - shares	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2012
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]
Common stock of subsidiary sold	1,437,500,000
Percentage of subsidiary's common stock sold	27.70%
Percentage of ownership in joint ventures		50.00%

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,300.0		$ 545.0
Percentage of credit markers due from customers residing outside of the United States	82.00%		85.00%
Gaming tax expenses	$ 464.5	$ 425.3
Total advertising costs	$ 4.7	$ 3.6

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Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Compensating balance arrangements that do not legally restrict the withdrawal or usage of cash equivalents may be reported as cash equivalents, while legally restricted equivalents held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or company statements of intention with regard to particular equivalents are not generally reported as part of unrestricted cash equivalents.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Summary Of Estimated Cost Of Promotional Allowances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Promotional Allowances [Line Items]
Estimated costs of promotional allowances primarily included in casino expense.	$ 46,506	$ 44,826
Rooms [Member]
Promotional Allowances [Line Items]
Estimated costs of promotional allowances primarily included in casino expense.	13,394	13,605
Food And Beverage [Member]
Promotional Allowances [Line Items]
Estimated costs of promotional allowances primarily included in casino expense.	28,394	26,742
Entertainment, Retail And Other [Member]
Promotional Allowances [Line Items]
Estimated costs of promotional allowances primarily included in casino expense.	$ 4,718	$ 4,479

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Carried At Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	$ 1,300,000	$ 545,000
Interest rate swaps	5,014	7,298
Available-for-sale securities	189,274	213,567
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	1,252,347	545,045
Interest rate swaps	5,014	7,298
Available-for-sale securities	189,274	213,567
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Market Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	689,790	363,104
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	562,557	181,941
Interest rate swaps	5,014	7,298
Available-for-sale securities	189,274	213,567
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents
Interest rate swaps
Available-for-sale securities

- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares		3 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares	Feb. 18, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Weighted average common shares outstanding (used in calculation of basic earnings per share)		112,704,000	123,757,000
Potential dilution from the assumed exercise of stock options and nonvested stock		1,304,000	1,614,000
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (used in calculation of diluted earnings per share)		114,008,000	125,371,000
Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share		535,000	640,000
Redemption and cancelation of common shares, shares	24,549,222

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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- Definition

Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Accumulated other comprehensive income, December 31, 2011	$ 840
Foreign currency translation, Current period other comprehensive	634	$ (1,243)
Unrealized Gain/loss on securities, Current period other comprehensive income	1,264
Accumulated other comprehensive income, March 31, 2012	2,307
Wynn Resorts, Ltd [Member]
Foreign currency translation, December 31, 2011	2,409
Unrealized Gain/loss on securities, December 31, 2011	(1,569)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, December 31, 2011	840
Foreign currency translation, Current period other comprehensive	458
Unrealized Gain/loss on securities, Current period other comprehensive income	1,009
Accumulated other comprehensive income, Current period other comprehensive income	1,467
Foreign currency translation, March 31, 2012	2,867
Unrealized Gain/loss on securities, March 31, 2012	(560)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, March 31, 2012	$ 2,307

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Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses.

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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- Definition

Adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency of the reporting entity, net of tax.

Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 18, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Interest paid			$ 60.6	$ 66.6
Change in construction payables and retention			(4.1)	$ (3.8)
Common shares redeemed and canceled	24,549,222
Redemption price of promissory note		$ 1,940.0	1,940.0
Promissory note, year due		2022
Capitalized interest			$ 0.2

Investment Securities (Schedule Of Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Amortized cost	$ 190,079	$ 215,637
Available-for-sale securities, Gross unrealized gains	108	21
Available-for-sale securities, Gross unrealized losses	(913)	(2,091)
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value (net carrying amount)	189,274	213,567
Domestic And Foreign Corporate Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Amortized cost	171,908	196,986
Available-for-sale securities, Gross unrealized gains	101	20
Available-for-sale securities, Gross unrealized losses	(906)	(2,070)
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value (net carrying amount)	171,103	194,936
Commercial Paper [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Amortized cost	18,171	18,651
Available-for-sale securities, Gross unrealized gains	7	1
Available-for-sale securities, Gross unrealized losses	(7)	(21)
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value (net carrying amount)	$ 18,171	$ 18,631

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Investment Securities (Investments By Contractual Maturity) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Investment Securities [Abstract]
Due in one year or less, Amortized Cost	$ 121,707
Due after one year through three years, Amortized Cost	68,372
Available-for-sale debt securities, Amortized Cost	190,079
Due in one year or less, Fair value	121,633
Due after one year through three years, Fair value	67,641
Available-for-sale debt securities, Fair value	$ 189,274

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For an unclassified balance sheet, total of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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+ Details

Receivables, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivables, gross	$ 366,315	$ 367,968
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	(143,768)	(129,478)
Receivables, net	222,547	238,490
Casino [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivables, gross	293,596	301,658
Hotel [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivables, gross	19,039	20,790
Retail Leases And Other [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivables, gross	$ 53,680	$ 45,520

Property And Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Land and improvements	$ 731,501	$ 730,335
Buildings and improvements	3,771,226	3,777,612
Airplanes	77,436	77,436
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	1,652,307	1,655,655
Leasehold interest in land	316,702	316,437
Construction in progress	53,113	28,477
Property and equipment, gross	6,602,285	6,585,952
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,799,912)	(1,720,620)
Property and equipment, net	$ 4,802,373	$ 4,865,332

Long-Term Debt (Summary Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt total	$ 5,496,029	$ 3,217,719
Current portion of long-term debt	(168,023)	(407,934)
Non current portion of long-term debt	$ 5,328,006	2,809,785
7 7/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, Due November 1, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	7.875%
Long-term debt due date	Nov. 01, 2017
Original issue discount	$ 8,289	8,578
Long-term debt total	$ 491,711	491,422
7 7/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, Due May 1, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	7.875%
Long-term debt due date	May 01, 2020
Original issue discount	$ 1,751	1,789
Long-term debt total	$ 350,259	350,221
7 3/4% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, Due August 15, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	7.75%
Long-term debt due date	Aug. 15, 2020
Long-term debt total	$ 1,320,000	1,320,000
5 3/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes, Due March 15, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	5.375%
Long-term debt due date	Mar. 15, 2022
Long-term debt total	$ 900,000
Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facility, Due July 15, 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR	3.00%
Long-term debt due date	Jul. 15, 2013
Long-term debt total
Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facility, Due July 17, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR	3.00%
Long-term debt due date	Jul. 17, 2015
Long-term debt total
Wynn Las Vegas Term Loan Facility, Due August 15, 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR	1.875%
Long-term debt due date	Aug. 15, 2013
Long-term debt total		40,262
Wynn Las Vegas Term Loan Facility, Due August 17, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR	3.00%
Long-term debt due date	Aug. 17, 2015
Long-term debt total		330,605
Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities (As Amended June 2007), Due June 27, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt due date	Jun. 27, 2014
Long-term debt total	$ 440,408	477,251
Wynn Macau Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Due June 27, 2012 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR or HIBOR	1.25%
Long-term debt due date	Jun. 27, 2012
Long-term debt total		150,400
Redemption Price Promissory Note With Former Stockholder And Related Party, Due February 18, 2022; Interest At 2% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.00%
Long-term debt due date	Feb. 18, 2022
Long-term debt total	$ 1,936,443
$42 Million Note Payable, Due April 1, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR	1.25%
Long-term debt due date	Apr. 01, 2017
Long-term debt total	$ 35,000	35,350
Debt instrument, stated amount	$ 42,000
$32.5 Million Note Payable, Due August 10, 2012 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR	1.15%
Long-term debt due date	Aug. 10, 2012
Long-term debt total	$ 22,208	$ 22,208
Debt instrument, stated amount	$ 32,500
Maximum [Member] \| Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities (As Amended June 2007), Due June 27, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR or HIBOR	1.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities (As Amended June 2007), Due June 27, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest in addition to LIBOR or HIBOR	1.25%

Long-Term Debt (5 3/8% Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 12, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, aggregate principal amount	$ 5,496,029		$ 3,217,719
Debt premium decrease	$ 0
5.375 % First Mortgage Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate		5.375%
Debt, aggregate principal amount		$ 900,000
Debt redemption price as percentage of principal	35.00%
Percentage of principal repayment on the event of change of control	101.00%
Percentage of principal repayment on event of loss on sale of assets and without using proceeds from insurance or sale	100.00%

Long-Term Debt (Wynn Las Vegas Revolving Credit Facilities) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing fees	$ 4,828
Long-term debt previous due date	2013
Revolving credit, expiration date	2015
Revolving credit commitments	$ 100,000
Wynn Las Vegas Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility outstanding	0
Letters of credit outstanding	15,800
Available credit facility	$ 84,200

Long-Term Debt (Wynn Macau Credit Facilities) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Wynn Macau Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Due June 27, 2012 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding credit facility amount	$ 0.0
Available credit facility	1,000.0
Repayment of borrowings	$ 150.4
Credit facility maturity date	Jun. 27, 2012
Wynn Macau Senior Term Loan Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding credit facility amount	$ 440.4
Repayment of borrowings	$ 37.0

Long-Term Debt (Redemption Price Promissory Note) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 18, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common stock redeemed, shares	24,549,222
Long-term debt total		$ 5,496,029	$ 3,217,719
Redemption Price Promissory Note With Former Stockholder And Related Party, Due February 18, 2022; Interest At 2% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt due date		Feb. 18, 2022
Long-term debt total		$ 1,936,443
Debt instrument, interest rate		2.00%

Long-Term Debt (Fair Value Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Debt instrument net book value		$ 3,100.0	$ 2,200.0
Fair value of debt instrument		3,300.0	2,400.0
Other debt instruments, net book value		497.6	1,100.0
Other debt instruments, fair value		488.8	$ 1,000.0
Redemption price of promissory note	$ 1,940.0	$ 1,940.0

Interest Rate Swaps (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 HKD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Wynn Las Vegas Swap [Member]
Interest Rate Swaps [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swap agreements	1	1
Interest rate swap fixed interest rate	2.485%	2.485%
Interest rate swap notional amount		$ 250
Interest rate swap interest rate	5.485%	5.485%
Interest rate swap maturity date	Nov. 01, 2012
Wynn Macau Revolver [Member]
Interest Rate Swaps [Line Items]
Interest rate swap fixed interest rate	2.15%	2.15%
Interest rate swap notional amount	$ 2.3	$ 300
Interest rate swap interest rate	3.40%	3.40%
Interest rate swap maturity date	Jun. 01, 2012

Interest Rate Swaps (Schedule Of Interest Rate Swap Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Interest Rate Swaps [Line Items]
Interest rate swap liabilities, fair value	$ 5,014	$ 7,298
Wynn Las Vegas Swap [Member]
Interest Rate Swaps [Line Items]
Interest rate swap liabilities, fair value	3,659	4,628
Wynn Macau Swap [Member]
Interest Rate Swaps [Line Items]
Interest rate swap liabilities, fair value	$ 1,355	$ 2,670

Related Party Transactions (Details)			3 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Mar. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 18, 2012 shares	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common shares redeemed and canceled \| shares		24,549,222
Amount due to officers and directors			$ 900,000		$ 400,000
Notice required for lease termination at Villa Suite, days			90
Surname Rights Agreement expiration date			October 24, 2017
SW Lease [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental value	$ 440,000			$ 503,831

- Definition

Amounts due to recorded owners or owners with a beneficial interest of more than 10 percent of the voting interests or officers of the company.

+ References

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 4
-Section 08
-Paragraph k
-Subparagraph 1

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 57
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph d
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)(1))
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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 9
-Section 03
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph 4

+ Details

Property Charges And Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Property Charges And Other [Abstract]
Property charges and other	$ 10,286	$ 3,348

Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Subsidiary common stock, shares issued	1,437,500,000
Percentage of issuance of common stock	27.70%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		$ 57,845	$ 52,531

- Definition

The portion of net Income or Loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest (if any) deducted in order to derive the portion attributable to the parent.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
-Number 51
-Paragraph 38
-Subparagraph a
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-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
-Number 51
-Paragraph A1, A4, A5
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 4K
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-Number 51
-Paragraph 38
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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

+ Details

Stock-Based Compensation (Summary Of Total Compensation Cost) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 2,648	$ 6,745
Total stock-based compensation capitalized	50	195
Total stock-based compensation costs	$ 2,698	6,940
Vesting Period	8
Casino [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ (770)	2,629
Rooms [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	102	98
Food And Beverage [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	27	211
Entertainment, Retail And Other [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	14	7
General And Administrative [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 3,275	$ 3,800

Commitments And Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments And Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 18, 2012 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2008 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	May 31, 2011 USD ($)	May 03, 2010 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Land premium payment obligation, current		$ 13,436		$ 13,425
Land premium payment obligation, noncurrent		103,943		103,854
Contract payment accrued		$ 50,000		50,000
Common stock redeemed, shares \| shares	24,549,222
Cotai Development And Land Concession Contract [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of rooms and suites		2,000
Quantity of land acquired, acres		51
Total land premium payable		$ 193,400
Land concession contract period (years)		25
Down payment of premium				$ 62,500
Individual semi-annual payments of premium (8 total)		$ 16,400
Rate of interest on premium		5.00%
Cotai Land Agreement [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Payment under land concession contract			$ 50,000
Aruze USA, Inc. [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Common stock redeemed, shares \| shares	24,549,222
Redemption price promissory note, principal amount	$ 1,940,000
Redemption price promissory note, maturity date	February 18, 2022
Redemption price promissory note, interest rate	2.00%
Wynn Macau [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Donation to University of Macau Development Foundation					$ 25,000
Commitment for additional donations to be made					$ 10,000
Pending Or Threatened Litigation [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss						$ 32,000
Pre Construction Completion Payments [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual lease payments		$ 800
Post Construction Completion Payments [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual lease payments		$ 1,100

Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income tax expense and benefit	$ 0.1	$ 2.1
Excess tax deductions associated with stock compensation costs	$ 0.5
Tax exemption period (in years) \| yr	5
Complementary tax rate	12.00%
Amount of complementary tax exemption	$ 22.4	$ 21.2
Gaming tax	39.00%
Cash tax payment	$ 1.3
Foreign tax credit	3.1
General business tax credit carry forwards	$ 0.9

Segment Information (Summary Of Assets By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 7,403,067	$ 6,899,496
Wynn Las Vegas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	4,516,919	4,035,398
Wynn Macau [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	2,243,289	2,202,683
Corporate And Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 642,859	$ 661,415

Segment Information (Summary Of Operations By Segment) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net revenues

$ 1,313,498

$ 1,260,272

Adjusted Property EBITDA

^[1]

390,657

404,958

Depreciation and amortization

92,405

101,347

Property charges and other

10,286

3,348

Corporate expenses and other

27,402

19,105

Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates

465

602

Total other operating costs and expenses

130,558

124,402

Operating income

260,099

280,556

Interest income

1,565

399

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

(62,061)

(58,263)

Increase in swap fair value

2,284

4,230

Loss on retirement of debt

(4,828)

Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates

465

602

Other

768

917

Other income (expense), net

(61,807)

(52,115)

Income before income taxes

198,292

228,441

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

117

(2,106)

Net income

198,409

226,335

Wynn Las Vegas [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net revenues

362,795

394,590

Adjusted Property EBITDA

^[1]

100,884

132,127

Wynn Macau [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net revenues

950,703

865,682

Adjusted Property EBITDA

^[1]

$ 289,773

$ 272,831

[1]

Subsequent Events (Details)	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details)	Mar. 31, 2012 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend payable, date declared	May 07, 2012
Dividends payable, date to be paid	Jun. 04, 2012
Dividend payable, record date	May 14, 2012
Dividend Declared [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Declared cash dividend	$ 0.50