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Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details)
shares in Millions
3 Months Ended
Nov. 07, 2017
Jun. 23, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
USD ($)
agreement
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
item
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
CNY (¥)
shares
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Debt Financing                
Long-term Debt             $ 490,000,000 $ 487,000,000
Less: debt classified as current             (222,000,000) (220,000,000)
Total long-term debt             268,000,000 267,000,000
Repayments of long term debt         $ 235,000,000      
Margin loan member                
Debt Financing                
Long-term Debt             222,000,000 220,000,000
Debt instrument, number of instruments | agreement     2          
Total borrowings     $ 400,000,000          
Margin loan member | LIBOR                
Debt Financing                
Variable rate basis     LIBOR per year          
Margin     3.25%          
Margin Loan Amendment 1                
Debt Financing                
Total debt   $ 200,000,000            
Debt Instrument Term   3 years            
Paid-in-Kind Interest       $ 3,000,000        
Outstanding Margin Loan Balance If Initial Margin Call Threshold is Met   $ 150,000,000            
Margin Loan Amendment 2 | LIBOR                
Debt Financing                
Variable rate basis LIBOR              
Margin 2.40%              
Credit Facilities | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Maximum borrowing capacity             1,200,000,000  
Commitment fee       0.15%        
Interest and commitment fee expense       $ 1,000,000 1,000,000      
Repayments of long term debt         230,000,000      
Foreign Earnings Repatriated         $ 325,000,000      
Line of Credit             0 0
Credit Facilities | Eurocurrency Borrowing Rate | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Variable rate basis       Eurocurrency Borrowing rate        
Credit Facilities | ABR | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Variable rate basis       Alternate Base Rate        
Credit Facilities | Prime Rate | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Variable rate basis       Prime Rate        
Credit Facilities | New York Fed Bank Rate | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Variable rate basis       New York Fed Bank Rate        
Margin       0.50%        
Credit Facilities | Adjusted LIBOR | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Variable rate basis       adjusted LIBOR        
Margin       1.00%        
Interest period       1 month        
Letter of Credit | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Maximum borrowing capacity             15,000,000  
Line of Credit             3,000,000  
Same-day notice borrowings | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Maximum borrowing capacity             40,000,000  
Chinese Credit facilities | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                
Debt Financing                
Number of credit facilities | item       2        
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | Chinese Credit facilities | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                
Debt Financing                
Maximum borrowing capacity             30,000,000  
Debt Instrument Term       1 year        
Line of Credit             0 0
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | Chinese Credit facilities | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                
Debt Financing                
Maximum borrowing capacity           ¥ 70,000,000 10,000,000  
Debt Instrument Term       1 year        
Line of Credit             0 0
Variable postpaid forward                
Debt Financing                
Long-term Debt             $ 268,000,000 $ 267,000,000
Paid-in-Kind Interest       $ 1,000,000        
Series A | Margin loan member | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares           18.2 18.2  
Share value             $ 934,000,000  
Series B | Margin loan member | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares           12.8 12.8  
Share value             $ 659,000,000  
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 | Credit Facilities | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Commitment fee       0.15%        
Minimum | Credit Facilities | ABR | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Margin       0.25%        
Minimum | Credit Facilities | Adjusted LIBOR | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Margin       1.25%        
Maximum | Credit Facilities | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Commitment fee       0.30%        
Maximum | Credit Facilities | ABR | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Margin       1.00%        
Maximum | Credit Facilities | Adjusted LIBOR | TripAdvisor                
Debt Financing                
Margin       2.00%