Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details)
shares in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 07, 2017
Jun. 23, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
USD ($)
agreement
Jun. 30, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2018
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item
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
CNY (¥)
shares
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
shares
May 31, 2017
USD ($)
Sep. 07, 2016
USD ($)
Jun. 26, 2015
USD ($)
Debt Financing                        
Total debt           $ 711,000,000     $ 487,000,000      
Less: debt classified as current           (7,000,000)     (220,000,000)      
Total long-term debt           704,000,000     267,000,000      
Repayments of long term debt         $ 245,000,000 369,000,000 $ 439,000,000          
Borrowings of debt         7,000,000 435,000,000 440,000,000          
TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Foreign Earnings Repatriated         $ 325,000,000              
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                        
Debt Financing                        
Number of credit facilities | item         2              
Revolving Credit Facility | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Repayments of long term debt         $ 230,000,000              
Margin loan member                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt           210,000,000     220,000,000      
Paid-in-Kind Interest         $ 10,000,000              
Margin loan member | TripSPV                        
Debt Financing                        
Debt instrument, number of instruments | agreement     2                  
Total borrowings     $ 400,000,000                  
Margin loan member | TripSPV | Redemption period one                        
Debt Financing                        
Initial redemption period     6 months                  
Margin loan member | LIBOR | TripSPV                        
Debt Financing                        
Variable rate basis     LIBOR                  
Margin loan member | LIBOR | TripSPV | Redemption period one                        
Debt Financing                        
Margin     3.65%                  
Margin loan member | LIBOR | TripSPV | Redemption period two                        
Debt Financing                        
Margin     3.25%                  
Margin Loan Amendment 1                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt   $ 200,000,000                    
Debt Instrument Term   3 years                    
Variable rate basis   LIBOR.                    
Margin   2.00%                    
Outstanding Margin Loan Balance If Initial Margin Call Threshold is Met   $ 150,000,000                    
Margin Loan Amendment 2                        
Debt Financing                        
Margin 2.40%                      
Chinese Credit facilities | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt           7,000,000            
2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt           $ 230,000,000            
Maximum borrowing capacity                   $ 1,200,000,000   $ 1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument Term         5 years              
Variable rate basis         LIBOR              
Commitment fee         0.15%              
Interest rate           2.74%            
Repayments of long term debt           $ 296,000,000 210,000,000          
Borrowings of debt       $ 290,000,000   435,000,000 101,000,000          
Remaining borrowing capacity                 1,200,000,000      
2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | ABR | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Variable rate basis         ABR              
2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | Prime Rate | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Variable rate basis         Prime Rate              
2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | New York Fed Bank Rate | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Variable rate basis         New York Fed Bank Rate              
Margin         0.50%              
2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | Adjusted LIBOR | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Variable rate basis         Adjusted LIBOR              
Margin         1.00%              
2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | Eurocurrency spread | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Variable rate basis         Eurocurrency              
2015 Credit Facilities | Letter of Credit | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Maximum borrowing capacity                 15,000,000      
2015 Credit Facilities | Same-day notice borrowings | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Maximum borrowing capacity                 40,000,000      
2016 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt           0            
Maximum borrowing capacity                     $ 73,000,000  
Repayments of long term debt           $ 73,000,000            
Borrowings of debt             $ 73,000,000          
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt                 0      
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | Chinese Credit facilities | People's Bank of China base rate | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                        
Debt Financing                        
Maximum borrowing capacity                 30,000,000      
Debt Instrument Term         1 year              
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | Chinese Credit facilities | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                        
Debt Financing                        
Interest rate           5.00%            
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | Chinese Credit facilities | People's Bank of China base rate | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt           $ 7,000,000     0      
Maximum borrowing capacity               ¥ 70,000,000 10,000,000      
Debt Instrument Term         1 year              
Variable postpaid forward                        
Debt Financing                        
Total debt           $ 264,000,000     $ 267,000,000      
Total borrowings   259,000,000                    
Paid-in-Kind Interest         $ 3,000,000              
Series A | Margin loan member | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares               18.2 18.2      
Share value                 $ 982,000,000      
Series B | Margin loan member | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares               12.8 12.8      
Share value                 $ 690,000,000      
Forward Contracts | Margin loan member                        
Debt Financing                        
Repayments of long term debt   200,000,000                    
Payment of paid-in-kind interest   $ 29,000,000                    
Forward Contracts | Variable postpaid forward                        
Debt Financing                        
Derivative contract term   4 years                    
Total borrowings   $ 259,000,000                    
Accreted loan total at maturity   $ 272,000,000                    
Minimum | 2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Commitment fee         0.15%              
Minimum | 2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | ABR | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Margin         0.25%              
Minimum | 2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | Eurocurrency spread | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Margin         1.25%              
Maximum | 2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Commitment fee         0.30%              
Maximum | 2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | ABR | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Margin         1.00%              
Maximum | 2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | Eurocurrency spread | TripAdvisor                        
Debt Financing                        
Margin         2.00%