Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Line of Credit
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Line of Credit
LIBOR
Trip Advisor
Mar. 31, 2015
Line of Credit
ABR
Trip Advisor
Mar. 31, 2015
Line of Credit
Eurocurrency spread
Trip Advisor
Mar. 31, 2015
Line of Credit
One-month Eurocurrency spread
Trip Advisor
Mar. 31, 2015
Term loan
Mar. 31, 2015
Term loan
Trip Advisor
Dec. 20, 2011
Term loan
Trip Advisor
Mar. 31, 2015
Term loan
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Term loan
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility
Trip Advisor
Dec. 20, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Letter of Credit
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Same-day notice borrowings
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Margin loan member
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Margin loan member
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
Mar. 31, 2015
Margin loan member
TripCo
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
USD ($)
agreement
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
Redemption period one
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Redemption period one
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Redemption period two
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese credit facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Chinese credit facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Credit Agreement
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
CNY
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
CNY
Mar. 31, 2015
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
Chinese credit facilities
People's Bank of China base rate
Mar. 31, 2015
Series A
Margin loan member
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Series B
Margin loan member
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Aug. 26, 2014
Liberty
USD ($)
Debt Financing                                                                                
Total consolidated TripCo debt $ 739,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount   $ 742,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount $ 290,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
$ 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                          $ 409,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
$ 404,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
              $ 40,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
$ 38,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
                     
Less debt classified as current (80,000,000)us-gaap_DebtCurrent   (78,000,000)us-gaap_DebtCurrent                                                                          
Total long-term debt 659,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent   664,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                                                                          
Maximum borrowing capacity                           400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
  200,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
40,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
40,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_SameDayNoticeBorrowingsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                      600,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_CreditAgreementDecember2011Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
  30,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
189,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
  20,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
125,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
       
Debt Instrument Term                       5 years     5 years           3 years                     1 year 1 year       1 year      
Variable rate basis           LIBOR alternate base rate Eurocurrency Spread one-month interest period Eurocurrency Spread                               LIBOR                              
Margin           1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_AlternateBaseRateMember
                                    3.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodTwoMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
                         
Commitment fee       0.225%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                                                                       
Interest rate at end of period                 1.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_OneMonthEurocurrencySpreadMember
                                                             
Quarterly installment payable as a percentage of original principal amount                   2.50%ltrpa_DebtInstrumentQuarterlyInstallmentPayableAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
2.50%ltrpa_DebtInstrumentQuarterlyInstallmentPayableAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                                                         
Principal repayments of debt 10,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 13,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt                     10,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                                                     
Amount outstanding                                                       40,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
38,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
    21,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
    19,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
         
Debt instrument, number of instruments                                             2ltrpa_DebtInstrumentNumberOfInstruments
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
                                 
Total borrowings                                             400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
                                 
Payment of distribution                                                                               348,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ltrpa_LibertyInteractiveCorporationMember
Initial redemption period                                               6 months                                
Shares pledged as collateral under loan                                                                           18.2ltrpa_SharesPledgedAsCollateralUnderLoan
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
12.8ltrpa_SharesPledgedAsCollateralUnderLoan
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
 
Share value                                                                           1,514,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
1,065,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period                                                             5.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
    5.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
           
Paid-in-Kind Interest                                           $ 5,000,000us-gaap_PaidInKindInterest
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
                                   
Debt instrument applicable percentage base rate                                                               100ltrpa_DebtInstrumentApplicablePercentageBaseRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
100ltrpa_DebtInstrumentApplicablePercentageBaseRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
  100ltrpa_DebtInstrumentApplicablePercentageBaseRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
100ltrpa_DebtInstrumentApplicablePercentageBaseRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember