Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Details)

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Stock Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Stock-Based Compensation    
Dividend rate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate  
Additional disclosures    
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) $ 33.79ltrpa_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue  
Stock-based compensation $ 19us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 17us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Series A    
WAEP    
Weighted average remaining contractual term outstanding 4 years 1 month 6 days  
Weighted average remaining contractual term exercisable 3 years 6 months  
Liberty Incentive Plans | Series A    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]    
Options outstanding 1,090,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Exercised (329,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Cancelled or expired (1,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Options outstanding 760,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Optons exercisable 391,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
WAEP    
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 13.94us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Weighted average exercise price, options exercised (in dollars per share) $ 13.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Weighted average exercise price, options forfeited/cancelled (in dollars per share) $ 22.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 13.91us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Weighted average exercise price, options exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 12.91us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value 14us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value 7us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyIncentivePlansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
2014 Plan    
Stock-Based Compensation    
Number of shares available for grant 2,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2014Member
 
Additional disclosures    
Unvested value not yet recognized 24us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2014Member
 
Weighted average period the unrecognized compensation cost will be recognized 3 years 1 month 6 days  
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2011 Plan | Trip Advisor    
Additional disclosures    
RSUs granted (in shares) 515,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average grant date fair value, unvested, RSUs (in dollars per share) $ 87.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Unrecognized compensation cost, unvested RSUs 99us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average period the unrecognized compensation cost will be recognized 3 years 2 months 12 days  
Stock Options | 2011 Plan | Trip Advisor    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]    
Options outstanding 8,651,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Granted 368,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Exercised (585,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Cancelled or expired (91,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Options outstanding 8,343,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Optons exercisable 4,630,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
WAEP    
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 44.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average exercise price, options granted (in dollars per share) $ 86.07us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average exercise price, options exercised (in dollars per share) $ 34.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average exercise price, options forfeited/cancelled (in dollars per share) $ 51.97us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 46.94us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average exercise price, options exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 34.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average remaining contractual term outstanding 4 years 10 months 24 days  
Weighted average remaining contractual term exercisable 3 years 1 month 6 days  
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value 312us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value 227us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Additional disclosures    
Stock options exercised intrinsic value 31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
Unrecognized compensation cost, unvested options (in dollars) $ 89us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ltrpa_IncentivePlan2011Member
 
Weighted average period the unrecognized compensation cost will be recognized 2 years 7 months 6 days