Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Deferred Merchant Payables, Certain Risks and Concentrations, Earnings (Loss) per Common Share (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
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| Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (EPS) | |||
| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Basic EPS (In Shares) | 75 | 74 | 75 |
| Diluted EPS (In Shares) | 75 | 74 | 75 |
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| Deferred merchant payable | $ | $ 159 | $ 164 | |
| Number of most significant travel partners | item | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tripadvisor | Expedia and Booking Holdings Inc. | Customer | Revenue | |||
| Product Information [Line Items] | |||
| Customer concentration (as a percent) | 33.00% | 37.00% | 43.00% |
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- Definition Cash, net of commissions, received by travelers at the time of booking that is due to hotels and vacation rental owners after the traveler's use. No definition available.
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