Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Details)

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Effect of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Accounting Incomplete, Provisional [Abstract]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 21.00% 35.00% 35.00%
Transition tax payment period 8 years    
Current:      
Federal $ (39) $ (92) $ (33)
State and local (12) (2) (3)
Foreign (14) (6) (15)
Total current income tax expense (65) (100) (51)
Deferred:      
Federal 14 288 30
State and local (5) 30 6
Foreign (1) 11 16
Total deferred income tax expense 8 329 52
Income tax (expense) benefit (note 8) (57) 229 1
Income before income taxes      
Domestic 3 (1,720) 24
Foreign 45 (90) 22
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 48 (1,810) 46
Differences between provision for income taxes and income tax expense computed by applying federal rates      
Computed expected tax benefits (expense) (10) 634 (16)
State and local taxes, net of federal income taxes (14) 17 (3)
Foreign taxes, net of foreign tax credits 11 2 28
Transition tax   (67)  
Change in tax rate due to Tax Act   139  
Basis difference in consolidated subsidiary (17) (8) 6
Change in valuation allowance (4) (27) (9)
Change in unrecognized tax benefits (12) (11) (11)
Federal tax credits 9 8 10
Stock-based compensation (8) (12) (2)
Impairment of nondeductible goodwill   (445)  
Other (12) (1) (2)
Income tax (expense) benefit (note 8) (57) 229 $ 1
One-time transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings   67  
Net tax benefit due to corporate rate reduction   (139)  
Deferred tax assets:      
Loss carryforwards 77 99  
Stock-based compensation 48 40  
Lease financing obligation 22 22  
Other 78 60  
Total deferred tax assets 225 221  
Less: valuation allowance (60) (64)  
Net deferred tax assets 165 157  
Deferred tax liabilities:      
Intangible assets (387) (392)  
Investments (41) (38)  
Other (62) (59)  
Total deferred tax liabilities (490) (489)  
Net deferred tax liability (325) (332)  
Deferred tax balance sheet classification      
Noncurrent deferred tax liability (325) (332)  
Net deferred tax liability 325 $ 332  
Valuation allowance income tax expense affect 4    
TripCo      
Deferred tax assets:      
Loss carryforwards 39    
TripAdvisor      
Deferred tax assets:      
Loss carryforwards 38    
Deferred tax balance sheet classification      
Undistributed earnings of certain foreign combined companies 651    
Foreign Earnings Repatriated 325    
Remaining undistributed foreign earnings indefinitely reinvested $ 651