Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit
LIBOR
Trip Advisor
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit
ABR
Trip Advisor
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit
Eurocurrency spread
Trip Advisor
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit
One-month Eurocurrency spread
Trip Advisor
Dec. 31, 2014
Term loan
Dec. 31, 2014
Term loan
TripCo
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Term loan
Trip Advisor
Dec. 31, 2014
Term loan
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Term loan
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility
Trip Advisor
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Eurocurrency spread
Trip Advisor
Dec. 31, 2014
Letter of Credit
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Same-day notice borrowings
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
USD ($)
agreement
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
TripCo
Redemption period one
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Redemption period one
Aug. 21, 2014
Margin loan member
LIBOR
TripCo
Redemption period two
Dec. 31, 2014
Chinese credit facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Chinese credit facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Chinese credit facilities
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Chinese credit facilities
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2011
Credit Agreement
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
CNY
Dec. 31, 2014
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
Apr. 30, 2012
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2012
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
CNY
Apr. 30, 2012
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
Chinese credit facilities
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
Dec. 31, 2014
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM
Chinese credit facilities
People's Bank of China base rate
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Series A
Margin loan member
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Series B
Margin loan member
Trip Advisor
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Liberty
USD ($)
Debt Financing                                                                                    
Total consolidated TripCo debt $ 742,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount $ 369,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount   $ 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
$ 340,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
          $ 404,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
                                  $ 38,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
$ 29,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
$ 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_CreditAgreementDecember2011Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                     
Less debt classified as current (78,000,000)us-gaap_DebtCurrent (69,000,000)us-gaap_DebtCurrent                                                                                
Total long-term debt 664,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 300,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                                                                                
Maximum borrowing capacity                           400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
/ 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
                        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        
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_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_EurocurrencySpreadMember
                          5.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
    5.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
             
Quarterly installment payable as a percentage of original principal amount                   2.50%ltrpa_DebtInstrumentQuarterlyInstallmentPayableAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
                                                               
Principal repayments of debt 43,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 66,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 12,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt                   40,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_TermLoanDue2016Member
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                                                         
Amount outstanding                               0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
                    38,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
28,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
      19,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ltrpa_ForeignLineOfCreditBankOfAmericaMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
            19,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember
/ 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                                 200,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
        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                                                                               1,359,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
956,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ltrpa_MarginLoanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
 
Schedule of future minimum principal payment obligations                                                                                    
2015 40,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths                                                                                  
2016 260,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo                                                                                  
Long-term Debt 300,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt                                                                                  
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_ForeignLineOfCreditJpMorganChaseBankMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorChineseSubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ltrpa_PeoplesBankOfChinaBaseRateMember
             
Outstanding letters of credit                                     $ 1,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ltrpa_TripadvisorIncMember