Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill      
Goodwill, beginning balance $ 3,460us-gaap_Goodwill $ 3,429us-gaap_Goodwill  
Acquisition 253us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod 30us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod  
Other (22)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges 1us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges  
Goodwill, ending balance 3,691us-gaap_Goodwill 3,460us-gaap_Goodwill 3,429us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible Assets subject to amortization      
Gross Carrying Amount 1,394us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross 1,223us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated Amortization (563)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization (315)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Net Carrying Amount 831us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 908us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet  
Amortization expense 279us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 303us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 13us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Future amortization expense      
2015 233us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
2016 185us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
2017 167us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
2018 102us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
2019 99us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
Impairments      
Impairment expense 2us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment 3us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment 39us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
Customer relationships      
Intangible Assets subject to amortization      
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life 7 years    
Gross Carrying Amount 979us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
996us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (456)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
(258)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Net Carrying Amount 523us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
738us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Other      
Intangible Assets subject to amortization      
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life 7 years    
Gross Carrying Amount 415us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
227us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (107)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
(57)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Net Carrying Amount 308us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
170us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Trip Advisor      
Goodwill      
Goodwill, beginning balance 3,460us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
3,429us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
 
Acquisition 253us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
30us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
 
Other (22)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
1us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
 
Goodwill, ending balance 3,691us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
3,460us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
 
Buy Seasons      
Impairments      
Accumulated impairment $ 44ltrpa_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_BuyseasonsMember