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Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details)
shares in Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
CNY (¥)
shares
Jun. 26, 2015
USD ($)
Aug. 26, 2014
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
USD ($)
agreement
Dec. 20, 2011
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Debt Financing                  
Total consolidated TripCo debt               $ 704,000,000 $ 740,000,000
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs               (4,000,000) (2,000,000)
Less debt classified as current               (1,000,000) (78,000,000)
Total long-term debt               703,000,000 662,000,000
Principal repayments of debt           $ 341,000,000 $ 33,000,000    
Term loan | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity         $ 400,000,000        
Debt Instrument Term         5 years        
Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity         $ 200,000,000        
Debt Instrument Term         5 years        
Margin loan member                  
Debt Financing                  
Total consolidated TripCo debt               417,000,000 404,000,000
Total borrowings       $ 400,000,000          
Margin loan member | TripCo                  
Debt Financing                  
Debt Instrument Term       3 years          
Debt instrument, number of instruments | agreement       2          
Paid-in-Kind Interest           $ 13,000,000      
Margin loan member | TripCo | Redemption period one                  
Debt Financing                  
Initial redemption period       6 months          
Margin loan member | LIBOR | TripCo                  
Debt Financing                  
Variable rate basis       LIBOR          
Margin loan member | LIBOR | TripCo | Redemption period one                  
Debt Financing                  
Margin       3.65%          
Margin loan member | LIBOR | TripCo | Redemption period two                  
Debt Financing                  
Margin       3.25%          
Chinese credit facilities                  
Debt Financing                  
Total consolidated TripCo debt               1,000,000 38,000,000
Amount outstanding               1,000,000 38,000,000
2011 Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity         $ 600,000,000        
Principal repayments of debt   $ 290,000,000              
2011 Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Total consolidated TripCo debt                 $ 300,000,000
2015 Credit Facility                  
Debt Financing                  
Total consolidated TripCo debt               290,000,000  
2015 Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Deferred Finance Costs, Net               $ 3,000,000  
2015 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity   $ 1,000,000,000              
Debt Instrument Term           5 years      
Variable rate basis           Eurocurrency      
Margin           2.00%      
Commitment fee           0.20%      
Interest rate 1.50%             1.50%  
Proceeds from Lines of Credit           $ 290,000,000      
2015 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Variable rate basis           LIBOR      
Margin           1.25%      
2015 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | ABR | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Variable rate basis           Alternate      
2015 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Euro | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Margin           2.00%      
2015 Credit Facility | Letter of Credit | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity               $ 15,000,000  
Outstanding letters of credit               2,000,000  
2015 Credit Facility | Same-day notice borrowings | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity               40,000,000  
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | People's Bank of China base rate | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity ¥ 189,000,000             $ 30,000,000  
Debt Instrument Term           1 year      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period 4.60%                
Debt instrument applicable percentage base rate 100             100  
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | Chinese credit facilities                  
Debt Financing                  
Principal repayments of debt           $ 22,000,000      
Amount outstanding               $ 1,000,000  
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | People's Bank of China base rate | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                  
Debt Financing                  
Maximum borrowing capacity ¥ 125,000,000             $ 20,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period 4.60%                
Debt instrument applicable percentage base rate 100             100  
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | Chinese credit facilities                  
Debt Financing                  
Principal repayments of debt           $ 19,000,000      
Amount outstanding               $ 0  
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | Chinese credit facilities | People's Bank of China base rate                  
Debt Financing                  
Debt Instrument Term           1 year      
Series A | Margin loan member | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares 18.2             18.2  
Share value               $ 1,147,000,000  
Series B | Margin loan member | Trip Advisor                  
Debt Financing                  
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares 12.8             12.8  
Share value               $ 807,000,000  
Liberty                  
Debt Financing                  
Payment of distribution     $ 348,000,000