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Debt (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified |
9 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit
TripAdvisor
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Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit
LIBOR
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit
ABR
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit
Eurocurrency spread
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit
One-month Eurocurrency spread
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Term loan
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Dec. 20, 2011
Term loan
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Term loan
TripAdvisor
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Dec. 20, 2011
Term loan
TripAdvisor
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Dec. 20, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
TripAdvisor
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Dec. 20, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Eurocurrency spread
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Letter of Credit
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Same-day notice borrowings
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Margin loan member
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Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
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Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
agreement
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Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
Redemption period one
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Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
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Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Redemption period one
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Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Redemption period two
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Sep. 30, 2014
Foreign Line of Credit
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Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign Line of Credit
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Dec. 20, 2011
Credit Agreement
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Series A
Margin loan member
TripAdvisor
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Sep. 30, 2014
Series B
Margin loan member
TripAdvisor
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Aug. 26, 2014
Liberty
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| Debt Financing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total consolidated TripCo debt | $ 746,000,000 | $ 369,000,000 | $ 310,000,000 | $ 340,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 | $ 36,000,000 | $ 29,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of debt | 76,000,000 | 69,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total long-term debt | 670,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum borrowing capacity | 400,000,000 | 200,000,000 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | 600,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument Term | 5 years | 5 years | 3 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Variable rate basis | LIBOR | alternate base rate | Eurocurrency Spread | one-month interest period Eurocurrency Spread | LIBOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin | 1.50% | 0.50% | 3.65% | 3.25% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitment fee | 0.225% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate at end of period | 1.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterly installment payable as a percentage of original principal amount | 2.50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal repayments of debt | 33,000,000 | 53,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount outstanding | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, number of instruments | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total borrowings | 400,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payment of distribution | 348,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Initial redemption period | 6 months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares pledged as collateral under loan | 18.2 | 12.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share value | $ 1,664,000,000 | $ 1,170,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||