Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details)
shares in Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2015
USD ($)
Aug. 26, 2014
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
USD ($)
agreement
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2016
CNY (¥)
shares
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Debt Financing                
Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Premium And Debt Issuance Costs             $ (1,000,000) $ (1,000,000)
Long-term Debt, Total             535,000,000 621,000,000
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities             1,000,000 1,000,000
Total long-term debt             534,000,000 620,000,000
Repayments of long term debt       $ 90,000,000 $ 10,000,000      
Margin loan member                
Debt Financing                
Long-term Debt, Gross             425,000,000 421,000,000
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       $ 4,000,000        
Outstanding Margin Loan Balance If Initial Margin Call Threshold is Met             300,000,000  
Maximum Value of Promissory Note if Margin Call Thresholds Are Triggered             200,000,000  
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                
Long-term Debt, Gross             1,000,000 1,000,000
Line of Credit             1,000,000  
2015 Credit Facility                
Debt Financing                
Long-term Debt, Gross             $ 110,000,000 $ 200,000,000
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           1.70% 1.70%  
Repayments of long term debt       $ 90,000,000        
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        
Margin       2.00%        
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             $ 30,000,000  
Debt Instrument Term       1 year        
Interest rate           4.35% 4.35%  
Debt instrument applicable percentage base rate           100.00% 100.00%  
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | Chinese credit facilities                
Debt Financing                
Line of Credit             $ 1,000,000  
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | People's Bank of China base rate | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                
Debt Financing                
Debt instrument applicable percentage base rate           100.00% 100.00%  
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | Chinese credit facilities | People's Bank of China base rate | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                
Debt Financing                
Maximum borrowing capacity           ¥ 125,000,000 $ 20,000,000  
Debt Instrument Term       1 year        
Interest rate           4.35% 4.35%  
Line of Credit             $ 0  
Series A | Margin loan member | Trip Advisor                
Debt Financing                
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares           18.2 18.2  
Share value             $ 1,208,000,000  
Series B | Margin loan member | Trip Advisor                
Debt Financing                
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares           12.8 12.8  
Share value             $ 851,000,000  
Liberty                
Debt Financing                
Payment of distribution   $ 348,000,000