Expedia (EXPE) 10-Q 31 Oct 14 2014 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 17, 2014	Oct. 17, 2014
		Common Stock	Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'	'
Trading Symbol	'EXPE	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'EXPEDIA, INC.	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001324424	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	113,747,967	12,799,999

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue	$1,712,504		$1,401,860		$4,407,507		$3,619,244
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of revenue	299,708	[1]	276,318	[1]	894,828	[1]	789,506	[1]
Selling and marketing	815,800	[1]	625,296	[1]	2,184,115	[1]	1,711,919	[1]
Technology and content	172,754	[1]	143,816	[1]	504,804	[1]	422,781	[1]
General and administrative	104,999	[1]	92,351	[1]	306,584	[1]	276,618	[1]
Amortization of intangible assets	18,519		18,514		55,275		49,921
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other	3,888		6,874		38,843		74,678
Acquisition-related and other	'		'		'		66,472	[1]
Operating income (loss)	296,836		238,691		423,058		227,349
Other income (expense):	'		'		'		'
Interest income	8,075		6,642		20,756		19,837
Interest expense	-25,558		-21,966		-69,683		-65,343
Other, net	10,172		-11,287		2,514		-1,611
Total other expense, net	-7,311		-26,611		-46,413		-47,117
Income (loss) before income taxes	289,525		212,080		376,645		180,232
Provision for income taxes	-38,904		-45,356		-59,974		-57,861
Net income (loss)	250,621		166,724		316,671		122,371
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,438		4,135		15,457		15,762
Net income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$257,059		$170,859		$332,128		$138,133
Earnings per share attributable to Expedia, Inc. available to common stockholders:	'		'		'		'
Basic	$2.01		$1.25		$2.57		$1.01
Diluted	$1.94		$1.22		$2.48		$0.98
Shares used in computing earnings per share:	'		'		'		'
Basic	127,911		136,380		129,326		136,381
Diluted	132,274		140,451		133,683		141,202
Dividends declared per common share	$0.18		$0.15		$0.48		$0.41
[1]	Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of revenue $ 1,045 $ 887 $ 3,190 $ 2,712 Selling and marketing 3,643 3,943 13,798 11,857 Technology and content 7,374 5,372 17,892 15,459 General and administrative 10,242 7,837 33,259 22,532 Acquisition-related and other - - - 56,643

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Stock-based compensation	$22,304	$18,039	$68,139	$109,203
Cost of revenue	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	1,045	887	3,190	2,712
Selling and marketing	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	3,643	3,943	13,798	11,857
Technology and content	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	7,374	5,372	17,892	15,459
General and administrative	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	10,242	7,837	33,259	22,532
Acquisition-related and other	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	'	'	'	$56,643

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Net income	$250,621		$166,724		$316,671		$122,371
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'		'		'		'
Currency translation adjustments	-77,800		25,874		-57,663		12,843
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities, net of taxes	-356	[1]	349	[1]	-44	[1]	-1,224	[1]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-78,156		26,223		-57,707		11,619
Comprehensive income	172,465		192,947		258,964		133,990
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	-27,754		-3,715		-23,932		-13,310
Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$200,219		$196,662		$282,896		$147,300
[1]	Net gains (losses) recognized and reclassified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were immaterial.

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$2,252,748	$1,021,033
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	31,794	26,042
Short-term investments	396,041	325,510
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $13,430 and $11,555	887,436	614,735
Deferred income taxes	97,541	66,130
Income taxes receivable	19,545	64,296
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	151,713	101,541
Total current assets	3,836,818	2,219,287
Property and equipment, net	525,053	480,702
Long-term investments and other assets	298,396	250,626
Deferred income taxes	18,196	14,151
Intangible assets, net	1,076,780	1,111,041
Goodwill	3,669,745	3,663,674
TOTAL ASSETS	9,424,988	7,739,481
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable, merchant	1,272,709	1,044,259
Accounts payable, other	425,310	261,288
Deferred merchant bookings	2,086,886	1,350,319
Deferred revenue	56,234	39,746
Income taxes payable	31,037	61,874
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	669,531	536,895
Total current liabilities	4,541,707	3,294,381
Long-term debt	1,746,712	1,249,412
Deferred income taxes	446,922	433,532
Other long-term liabilities	167,325	138,300
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	520,443	364,871
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	5,818,942	5,802,140
Treasury stock - Common stock, at cost	-3,934,942	-3,465,675
Retained earnings (deficit)	31,802	-209,218
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-31,035	18,197
Total Expedia, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,884,788	2,145,464
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interest	117,091	113,521
Total stockholders' equity	2,001,879	2,258,985
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	9,424,988	7,739,481
Common Stock	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Common stock	20	19
Class B Common Stock	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Common stock	$1	$1

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Accounts receivable, allowance	$13,430	$11,555
Treasury stock - Common stock, Shares	81,945	75,676
Common Stock	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, Authorized	1,600,000	1,600,000
Common stock, Shares issued	195,674	192,562
Common stock, Shares outstanding	113,729	116,886
Class B Common Stock	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, Authorized	400,000	400,000
Common stock, Shares issued	12,800	12,800
Common stock, Shares outstanding	12,800	12,800

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating activities:	'	'
Net income	$316,671	$122,371
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development	195,161	152,970
Amortization of stock-based compensation	68,139	109,203
Amortization of intangible assets	55,275	49,921
Deferred income taxes	-27,371	2,863
Foreign exchange (gain) loss on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, net	44,484	53,199
Realized (gain) loss on foreign currency forwards	11,267	-40,228
Other	4,919	8,772
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-277,056	-210,118
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-55,810	-14,226
Accounts payable, merchant	226,362	257,016
Accounts payable, other, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	289,525	-49,299
Taxes payable/receivable, net	3,704	-31,745
Deferred merchant bookings	694,830	547,988
Deferred revenue	16,702	16,728
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	1,566,802	975,415
Investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development	-239,678	-235,416
Purchases of investments	-1,044,665	-1,139,157
Sales and maturities of investments	957,347	1,338,062
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-25,177	-540,489
Net settlement of foreign currency forwards	-11,267	40,228
Other, net	2,188	-177
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	-361,252	-536,949
Financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs	493,630	'
Purchases of treasury stock	-469,267	-355,689
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock	'	25,273
Payment of dividends to stockholders	-61,777	-56,080
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards and employee stock purchase plan	79,490	42,693
Excess tax benefit on equity awards	38,352	33,368
Other, net	-1,591	-9,920
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations	78,837	-320,355
Net cash provided by continuing operations	1,284,387	118,111
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	'	13,637
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-52,672	-30,411
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,231,715	101,337
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,021,033	1,293,161
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,252,748	1,394,498
Supplemental cash flow information	'	'
Cash paid for interest from continuing operations	86,349	83,659
Income tax payments, net from continuing operations	$42,428	$52,550

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Basis of Presentation	'
	Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
	Description of Business
	Expedia, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide travel products and services to leisure and corporate travelers in the United States and abroad as well as various media and advertising offerings to travel and non-travel advertisers. These travel products and services are offered through a diversified portfolio of brands including: Expedia.com®, Hotels.com®, Hotwire.com™, Expedia® Affiliate Network, Classic Vacations, Expedia Local Expert, Egencia™, Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®, eLong™, Inc. (“eLong”), Venere Net SpA (“Venere”) and trivago GmbH (“trivago”). In addition, many of these brands have related international points of sale. We refer to Expedia, Inc. and its subsidiaries collectively as “Expedia,” the “Company,” “us,” “we” and “our” in these consolidated financial statements.
	Basis of Presentation
	These accompanying financial statements present our results of operations, financial position and cash flows on a consolidated basis. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include Expedia, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and entities we control, or in which we have a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary of expected cash profits or losses. We have eliminated significant intercompany transactions and accounts.
	Expedia has a variable interest in Travelocity resulting from an exclusive, long-term strategic marketing agreement entered into in the third quarter of 2013 for which we are not the primary beneficiary. Our exposure to loss under this arrangement is primarily commercial in nature, the maximum of which cannot be quantified.
	We have prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. We have included all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim period. These adjustments consist of normal recurring items. Our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
	Accounting Estimates
	We use estimates and assumptions in the preparation of our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Our estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amount of net income or loss during any period. Our actual financial results could differ significantly from these estimates. The significant estimates underlying our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition; recoverability of current and long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill; income and transactional taxes, such as potential settlements related to occupancy and excise taxes; loss contingencies; loyalty program liabilities; redeemable noncontrolling interests; stock-based compensation and accounting for derivative instruments.
	Reclassifications
	We have reclassified certain amounts related to our prior period results to conform to our current period presentation.
	Seasonality
	We generally experience seasonal fluctuations in the demand for our travel products and services. For example, traditional leisure travel bookings are generally the highest in the first three quarters as travelers plan and book their spring, summer and holiday travel. The number of bookings typically decreases in the fourth quarter. Because revenue for most of our travel products, including merchant and agency hotel, is recognized when the travel takes place rather than when it is booked, revenue typically lags bookings by several weeks or longer. The seasonal revenue impact is exacerbated with respect to income by the nature of our variable cost of revenue and direct sales and marketing costs, which we typically realize in closer alignment to booking volumes, and the more stable nature of our fixed costs. Furthermore, operating profits for our primary advertising business, trivago, are experienced in the second half of the year as selling and marketing costs offset revenue in the first half of the year as we aggressively market during the busy booking period for summer travel. As a result, revenue and income are typically the lowest in the first quarter and highest in the third quarter.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Recent Accounting Policies Not Yet Adopted
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new guidance on revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the new guidance specifies the accounting for some costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer. The update requires an entity to apply the new guidance in one of two methods: (1) retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or (2) retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this update recognized at the date of initial application. The new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Acquisitions	'
	Note 3 – Acquisitions
	On July 29, 2014, we acquired a leading online car rental reservation company in Europe for a total purchase price of $66 million, which was paid in cash during the third quarter of 2014. As a result of this acquisition, we acquired net liabilities of $12 million, including cash of $41 million, as well as recorded deferred tax liabilities of $13 million, $52 million in goodwill and $39 million of intangible assets with definite lives with a weighted average amortization life of 6.4 years.
	Business combination accounting is preliminary and subject to revision while we accumulate all relevant information regarding the fair values of net assets acquired, and any change to the fair value of net assets acquired would be expected to lead to a corresponding change to the amount of goodwill recorded on a retroactive basis. The results of operations of the acquired company has been included in our consolidated results from the transaction closing date forward; the effect on consolidated revenue and operating income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was not significant.
	Also, in July 2014, we entered into an agreement to acquire Wotif.com Holdings Limited (“Wotif Group”), an Australian-based online travel company, for total cash consideration of approximately $703 million Australian dollars or $3.30 Australian dollars per share (approximately $658 million or $3.09 per share based on July 4, 2014 exchange rates), net of certain cash dividends that Wotif Group may distribute to its shareholders before closing. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014, subject to regulatory approval.
	During March 2013, we completed the purchase of a 63% equity position (61.6% on a fully diluted basis) in trivago GmbH, a leading hotel metasearch company based in Germany. In conjunction with the acquisition, we paid €434 million in cash, or approximately $564 million based on March 8, 2013 exchange rates, of which $554 million was paid to the shareholders of trivago and $10 million was used to settle a portion of an employee compensation plan. In addition, we agreed to issue 875,200 shares of Expedia, Inc. common stock to certain employee stockholders in five equal increments on or about each of the first through fifth anniversaries of the acquisition.
	As a result of the acquisition, we expensed $66 million to acquisition-related and other on the consolidated statements of operations during quarter ended March 31, 2013, which included approximately $57 million in stock-based compensation related to the issuance of the 875,200 shares of common stock as the issuance was determined separate from the business combination and was not contingent upon any future service or other certain event except the passage of time as well as approximately $10 million for the amount paid to settle a portion of the employee compensation plan of trivago, which was considered separate from the business combination. During the first quarter of 2014, we issued the first increment of 175,040 shares of Expedia, Inc. common stock.
	The purchase agreement contains certain put/call rights whereby we may acquire and the minority shareholders of trivago may sell to us up to 50% and 100% of the minority shares of the company at fair value during the first quarter of 2016 and 2018, respectively. As the noncontrolling interest is redeemable at the option of the minority holders, we classified the balance as redeemable noncontrolling interest with future changes in the fair value above the initial basis recorded as charges or credits to retained earnings (or additional paid-in capital in absence of retained earnings). The put/call arrangement includes certain rollover provisions that, if triggered, would cause the minority shares to be treated as though they become mandatorily redeemable, and to be reclassified as a liability at the time such trigger becomes certain to occur. For further information on redeemable noncontrolling interest, see Note 6 — Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Note 4 – Fair Value Measurements
	Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2014 are classified using the fair value hierarchy in the table below:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2
		(In thousands)
	Assets
	Cash equivalents:
	Money market funds	$	226,597	$	226,597	$	—
	Time deposits		624,539		—		624,539
	Restricted cash:
	Time deposits		16,810		—		16,810
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts		14,028		—		14,028
	Investments:
	Time deposits		369,071		—		369,071
	Corporate debt securities		143,398		—		143,398
	Total assets	$	1,394,443	$	226,597	$	1,167,846
	Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 are classified using the fair value hierarchy in the table below:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2
		(In thousands)
	Assets
	Cash equivalents:
	Money market funds	$	229,425	$	229,425	$	—
	Time deposits		138,956		—		138,956
	Restricted cash:
	Time deposits		17,085		—		17,085
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts		2,225		—		2,225
	Investments:
	Time deposits		258,308		—		258,308
	Corporate debt securities		200,386		—		200,386
	Total assets	$	846,385	$	229,425	$	616,960
	We classify our cash equivalents and investments within Level 1 and Level 2 as we value our cash equivalents and investments using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing observable market inputs. Valuation of the foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency exchange rates in active markets, a Level 2 input.
	As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, our cash and cash equivalents consisted primarily of prime institutional money market funds with maturities of three months or less, time deposits as well as bank account balances.
	We invest in investment grade corporate debt securities, all of which are classified as available for sale. As of September 30, 2014, we had $27 million of short-term and $116 million of long-term available for sale investments and the amortized cost basis of the investments approximated their fair value with both gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses of less than $1 million. As of December 31, 2013, we had $67 million of short-term and $133 million of long-term available for sale investments and the amortized cost basis of these investments approximated their fair value with both gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses of $1 million.
	We also hold time deposit investments with financial institutions. Time deposits with original maturities of less than three months are classified as cash equivalents and those with remaining maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term investments. Additionally, we have time deposits classified as restricted cash to fulfill the requirement of an aviation authority of a certain foreign country to protect against the potential non-delivery of travel services in that country. Of the total time deposit investments, $267 million and $283 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 related to balances held by our majority-owned subsidiaries.
	Derivative instruments are carried at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets. We use foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge certain merchant revenue exposures and in lieu of holding certain foreign currency cash for the purpose of economically hedging our foreign currency-denominated operating liabilities. Our goal in managing our foreign exchange risk is to reduce, to the extent practicable, our potential exposure to the changes that exchange rates might have on our earnings, cash flows and financial position. Our foreign currency forward contracts are typically short-term and, as they do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, we classify the changes in their fair value in other, net. As of September 30, 2014, we were party to outstanding forward contracts hedging our liability and revenue exposures with a total net notional value of $766 million. We had a net forward asset of $14 million and $2 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets. We recorded $18 million in net gains and $8 million in net losses from foreign currency forward contracts during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $2 million and $43 million in net gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Debt

Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt	'
	Note 5 – Debt
	The following table sets forth our outstanding debt:
		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		(In thousands)
	7.456% senior notes due 2018	$	500,000	$	500,000
	5.95% senior notes due 2020, net of discount		749,466		749,412
	4.5% senior notes due 2024, net of discount		497,246		—
	Long-term debt	$	1,746,712	$	1,249,412
	Long-term Debt
	Our $500 million in registered senior unsecured notes outstanding at September 30, 2014 are due in August 2018 and bear interest at 7.456% (the “7.456% Notes”). Interest is payable semi-annually in February and August of each year. At any time Expedia may redeem the 7.456% Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest, plus a “make-whole” premium, in whole or in part.
	Our $750 million in registered senior unsecured notes outstanding at September 30, 2014 are due in August 2020 and bear interest at 5.95% (the “5.95% Notes”). The 5.95% Notes were issued at 99.893% of par resulting in a discount, which is being amortized over their life. Interest is payable semi-annually in February and August of each year. We may redeem the 5.95% Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest, plus a “make-whole” premium, in whole or in part.
	In August 2014, we registered $500 million of senior unsecured notes that are due in August 2024 and bear interest at 4.5% (the “4.5% Notes”). The 4.5% Notes were issued at 99.444% of par resulting in a discount, which is being amortized over their life. Interest is payable semi-annually in February and August of each year, beginning February 15, 2015. We may redeem the 4.5% Notes at our option at any time in whole or from time to time in part. If we elect to redeem the 4.5% Notes prior to May 15, 2024, we may redeem them at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest, plus a “make-whole” premium. If we elect to redeem the 4.5% Notes on or after May 15, 2024, we may redeem them at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest.
	The 7.456%, 5.95% and 4.5% Notes (collectively the “Notes”) are senior unsecured obligations guaranteed by certain domestic Expedia subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. For further information, see Note 12 — Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information. In addition, the Notes include covenants that limit our ability to (i) create certain liens, (ii) enter into sale/leaseback transactions and (iii) merge or consolidate with or into another entity. Accrued interest related to the Notes was $13 million and $31 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
	The approximate fair value of the 7.456% Notes was $587 million as of both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The approximate fair value of the 5.95% Notes was $848 million and $816 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The approximate fair value of the 4.5% Notes was $497 million as of September 30, 2014. These fair values were based on quoted market prices in less active markets (“Level 2” on the fair value hierarchy).
	Credit Facility
	Expedia, Inc. maintains a $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of lenders, which is unconditionally guaranteed by certain domestic Expedia subsidiaries that are the same as under the Notes. In September 2014, we amended the revolving credit facility to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the facility to September 2019. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had no revolving credit facility borrowings outstanding. The facility bears interest based on the Company’s credit ratings, with drawn amounts bearing interest at LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the commitment fee on undrawn amounts at 20 basis points as of September 30, 2014. The facility contains covenants including maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage ratios.
	The amount of stand-by letters of credit (“LOC”) issued under the facility reduces the credit amount available. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there was $15 million and $19 million of outstanding stand-by LOCs issued under the facility.

Redeemable_Noncontrolling_Inte

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	'
	Note 6 – Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
	We have noncontrolling interests in a majority owned entity, which is carried at fair market value as the noncontrolling interests contain certain rights, whereby we may acquire and the minority shareholders may sell to us the additional shares of the company.
	A reconciliation of redeemable noncontrolling interests is as follows:
		Nine months ended
		September 30,
		2014
		(in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of the period	$	364,871
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(11,739	)
	Fair value adjustments		190,491
	Currency translation adjustments and other		(23,180	)
	Balance, end of period	$	520,443
	The fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest was determined based on a blended analysis of the present value of future discounted cash flows and market value approach (“Level 3” on the fair value hierarchy). Our significant estimates in the discounted cash flow model include our weighted average cost of capital as well as long-term growth and profitability of the business. Our significant estimates in the market value approach include identifying similar companies with comparable business factors and assessing comparable revenue and operating multiples in estimating the fair value of the business.

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity	'
	Note 7 – Stockholders’ Equity
	Dividends on our Common Stock
	The Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Board of Directors, declared the following dividends during the periods presented:
	Declaration Date	Dividend		Record Date		Total Amount		Payment Date
		Per  Share				(in thousands)
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014:
	February 5, 2014	$	0.15		March 10, 2014	$	19,602		March 27, 2014
	April 30, 2014		0.15		30-May-14		19,231		June 19, 2014
	July 30, 2014		0.18		August 27, 2014		22,944		September 17, 2014
	Nine months ended September 30, 2013:
	February 5, 2013	$	0.13		March 11, 2013	$	17,983		28-Mar-13
	April 24, 2013		0.13		May 30, 2013		17,638		19-Jun-13
	July 24, 2013		0.15		August 28, 2013		20,459		September 18, 2013
	In addition, on October 27, 2014, the Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Board of Directors, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share of outstanding common stock payable on December 11, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2014. Future declarations of dividends are subject to final determination by our Board of Directors.
	Share Repurchases
	In April 2012, the Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Board of Directors, authorized a repurchase of up to 20 million outstanding shares of our common stock. There is no fixed termination date for the repurchases. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we repurchased, through open market transactions, 6.3 million shares under this authorization for a total cost of $469 million, excluding transaction costs, representing an average repurchase price of $74.83 per share. As of September 30, 2014, 2.5 million shares remain authorized for repurchase under the 2012 authorization. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2014, we repurchased an additional 0.3 million shares for a total cost of $23 million, excluding transaction costs, representing an average purchase price of $86.36 per share.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share	'
	Note 8 – Earnings Per Share
	The following table presents our basic and diluted earnings per share:
		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	257,059	$	170,859	$	332,128	$	138,133
	Earnings per share attributable to Expedia, Inc. available to common stockholders:
	Basic	$	2.01	$	1.25	$	2.57	$	1.01
	Diluted		1.94		1.22		2.48		0.98
	Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
	Basic		127,911		136,380		129,326		136,381
	Dilutive effect of:
	Options to purchase common stock		4,269		3,945		4,247		4,613
	Other dilutive securities		94		126		110		208
	Diluted		132,274		140,451		133,683		141,202
	Basic earnings per share is calculated using our weighted-average outstanding common shares. The earnings per share amounts are the same for common stock and Class B common stock because the holders of each class are legally entitled to equal per share distributions whether through dividends or in liquidation.
	Diluted earnings per share is calculated using our weighted-average outstanding common shares including the dilutive effect of stock awards as determined under the treasury stock method. In periods when we recognize a net loss, we exclude the impact of outstanding stock awards from the diluted loss per share calculation as their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, approximately 4 million of outstanding stock awards for all periods have been excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders because their effect would have been antidilutive.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Taxes	'
	Note 9 – Income Taxes
	We determine our provision for income taxes for interim periods using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate. We record any changes affecting the estimated annual tax rate in the interim period in which the change occurs, including discrete tax items.
	Our effective tax rate was 13.4% and 21.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and 15.9% and 32.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. The change in the effective rate for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 was due to expiration of the statute of limitations for the 2001 through 2005 federal tax years and the associated release of liabilities related to uncertain tax positions as described below. The change in the effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 was also impacted by the release of liabilities related to uncertain tax positions in the current period, as well as non-deductible stock-based compensation recorded related to the trivago acquisition and non-deductible penalties included in the Hawaii pay-to-play assessments in 2013.
	The Company is routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign income tax authorities. These audits include questioning the timing and the amount of income and deductions and the allocation of income and deductions among various tax jurisdictions. The statute of limitations for federal income taxes for the years 2001 through 2005, when Expedia filed as part of IAC/InterActiveCorp’s consolidated group, expired on July 1, 2014. As a result, previously unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, totaling $25.6 million were recognized in the third quarter of 2014 in continuing operations.
	The IRS is currently examining Expedia’s U.S. consolidated federal income tax returns for the periods ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies
	Exit Rights
	In conjunction with our marketing agreement with Travelocity entered into in 2013, we have agreed to certain put/call rights whereby we may acquire or Sabre may sell to us certain assets relating to the Travelocity business. The put right held by Sabre may be exercised until August 31, 2015 only upon the occurrence of certain triggering events primarily related to the implementation of the solution, which are outside the control of Sabre. The occurrence of such events is not considered probable. After August 31, 2015, the put right is only exercisable for a limited period of time in 2016 and 2017 at a discount to fair market value. The call right held by Expedia is exercisable at any time during the term of the arrangement, the value of which, if exercised, is not expected to exceed fair value.
	Legal Proceedings
	In the ordinary course of business, we are a party to various lawsuits. Management does not expect these lawsuits to have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of Expedia. We also evaluate other potential contingent matters, including value-added tax, federal excise tax, transient occupancy or accommodation tax and similar matters. We do not believe that the aggregate amount of liability that could be reasonably possible with respect to these matters would have a material adverse effect on our financial results; however, litigation is inherently uncertain and the actual losses incurred in the event that our legal proceedings were to result in unfavorable outcomes could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial performance.
	Litigation Relating to Hotel Occupancy Taxes. Eighty-eight lawsuits have been filed by cities, counties and states involving hotel occupancy taxes. Thirty-five lawsuits are currently active. These lawsuits are in various stages and we continue to defend against the claims made in them vigorously. With respect to the principal claims in these matters, we believe that the ordinances at issue do not apply to the services we provide, namely the facilitation of hotel reservations, and, therefore, that we do not owe the taxes that are claimed to be owed. We believe that the ordinances at issue generally impose occupancy and other taxes on entities that own, operate or control hotels (or similar businesses) or furnish or provide hotel rooms or similar accommodations. To date, thirty-seven of these lawsuits have been dismissed. Some of these dismissals have been without prejudice and, generally, allow the governmental entity or entities to seek administrative remedies prior to pursuing further litigation. Twenty-three dismissals were based on a finding that we and the other defendants were not subject to the local hotel occupancy tax ordinance or that the local government lacked standing to pursue their claims. As a result of this litigation and other attempts by certain jurisdictions to levy such taxes, we have established a reserve for the potential settlement of issues related to hotel occupancy taxes, consistent with applicable accounting principles and in light of all current facts and circumstances, in the amount of $60 million as of September 30, 2014 and $46 million as of December 31, 2013. It is also reasonably possible that amounts paid in connection with the settlement of these issues could include up to an additional $25 million related to interest payments in one jurisdiction. Our settlement reserve is based on our best estimate of probable losses and the ultimate resolution of these contingencies may be greater or less than the liabilities recorded. Other than as discussed above, an estimate for a reasonably possible loss or range of loss in excess of the amount reserved cannot be made. Changes to the settlement reserve are included within legal reserves, occupancy tax and other in the consolidated statements of operations.
	Litigation Relating to Other Taxes. On January 31, 2011, the online travel companies received final notices of assessment from the Hawaii Department of Taxation for general excise taxes for the tax years 2000 to 2011 on their services relating to non-commissioned hotel room reservations. The online travel companies appealed these assessments to the Hawaii tax court. On January 11, 2013, the Hawaii tax court ruled that the online travel companies are obligated to remit past Hawaii general excise taxes with interest both on the amount paid to the online travel companies for their services and the amount paid to the hotel for the room; thus subjecting the hotel’s charge for the room to double taxation because tax amounts on the hotel room had already been paid for all of the years at issue. On March 15, 2013, the Hawaii tax court issued penalties against the online travel companies for their failure to file returns and pay general excise taxes. On August 12, 2013, the court further held that interest is due on such penalties. During the pendency of the tax court proceeding, the online travel companies petitioned the Hawaii Supreme Court for immediate review of the tax court’s ruling holding the companies liable for general excise tax. The Hawaii Supreme Court denied the online travel companies’ petition on April 22, 2013. The tax court proceeding subsequently concluded and on September 11, 2013, the online travel companies filed their notice of appeal. On December 24, 2013, the Hawaii Supreme Court agreed to accept transfer and review of the case. On October 2, 2014, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard oral argument in the appeal. The case is now before the Hawaii Supreme Court for decision.
	On May 20, 2013, the Department of Taxation issued final assessments for general excise taxes against the Expedia companies for non-commissioned hotel reservations totaling $20.5 million for the tax year 2012. On June 17, 2013, the online travel companies appealed these assessments to the Hawaii tax court. On December 13, 2013, the tax court held proceedings in abeyance pending review and decision by the Hawaii Supreme Court on the prior assessments.
	On December 9, 2013, the Department of Taxation issued final assessments for general excise taxes against the Expedia companies for non-commissioned travel agency services relating to rental cars totaling $29.2 million for the tax years 2000 through 2012. These assessments include a duplicative assessment for Expedia and Hotels.com totaling $9.3 million and thus are overstated. The online travel companies appealed the assessments to the Hawaii tax court. On March 12, 2014, the online travel companies requested that the tax court stay consideration of these assessments pending the decision by the Hawaii Supreme Court relating to the Department of Taxation’s claimed right to taxes for non-commissioned travel agency services relating to hotel room reservations. On April 28, 2014, the tax court granted the online travel companies’ request that the court stay consideration of the Department of Taxation’s car rental assessments pending a decision by the Hawaii Supreme Court.
	On July 18, 2014, the Department of Taxation issued final general excise tax assessments against the Expedia companies for non-commissioned travel agency services relating to hotel reservations and car rental for the tax year 2013. The Expedia companies have contested these assessments and requested additional information from the Department of Taxation regarding the basis for the amounts assessed.
	Pay-to-Play. Certain jurisdictions may assert that we are required to pay any assessed taxes prior to being allowed to contest or litigate the applicability of the ordinances. This prepayment of contested taxes is referred to as “pay-to-play.” Payment of these amounts is not an admission that we believe we are subject to such taxes and, even when such payments are made, we continue to defend our position vigorously. If we prevail in the litigation, for which a pay-to-play payment was made, the jurisdiction collecting the payment will be required to repay such amounts, plus interest.
	San Francisco. During 2009, we paid $48 million in advance of litigation relating to occupancy tax proceedings with the city of San Francisco. The city of San Francisco subsequently issued additional assessments of tax, penalties and interest for the time period from the fourth quarter of 2007 through the fourth quarter of 2011 against the online travel companies, including against Expedia, Hotels.com and Hotwire. The additional assessments, including the prepayment of such assessments, were contested by the Expedia companies on the basis that the court has already ruled that taxes are not due from the online travel companies and that binding precedent by the California Court of Appeals precludes the city’s claim for taxes. Although the city initially agreed, subject to documentation, that the additional assessments need not be paid and could be placed under a bond, it subsequently sought to collect the additional assessment against the Expedia companies. On May 14, 2014, the court heard oral argument on the Expedia companies’ contest of the prepayment requirement for the additional assessments and held that the Expedia companies were required to prepay in order to litigate the legality of the assessments. On May 26, 2014, the Expedia companies paid $25.5 million under protest in order to contest the additional assessments. The additional assessments were expensed during the second quarter of 2014. On August 6, 2014, the California Court of Appeals stayed this case pending review and decision by the California Supreme Court of the City of San Diego, California Litigation.
	Hawaii. As a pre-condition to appealing the tax court rulings in the Hawaii excise tax proceedings, the Expedia companies were required pay an amount equal to taxes, penalties and interest. During 2012, we expensed $110 million, and during 2013, we expensed an additional $64 million for amounts required or expected to be paid prior to appealing the tax court’s ruling. The total amount that the Expedia companies paid in 2013 was $171 million, which is comprised of $78 million in taxes, $41 million in penalties and $52 million in interest.
	The ultimate resolution of these contingencies may be greater or less than the pay-to-play payments made and our estimates of additional assessments mentioned above in “Litigation Relating to Other Taxes.”
	Other Jurisdictions. The city of Portland, Oregon and Multnomah County, Oregon are seeking to require online travel companies to pre-pay hotel occupancy taxes claimed to be due from the fourth quarter 2013 to the present due to a change in law by the Oregon legislature. Hotels.com is currently under audit by the State of Texas, which imposes a pay-to-play requirement to challenge an adverse audit result in court.
	Matters Relating to Hotel Booking Practices. On July 31, 2012, the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) issued a Statement of Objections alleging that Expedia, Booking.com B.V. and InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (“IHG”) have infringed European Union and United Kingdom competition law in relation to the online supply of hotel room accommodations. The parties voluntarily proposed to address the OFT’s investigation by offering formal commitments. On January 31, 2014, the OFT announced that it had formally accepted the commitments offered by the parties, with no finding of fault or liability. On April 2, 2014, Skyscanner Limited filed an appeal challenging the OFT’s January 31, 2014 decision. On September 26, 2014, the United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal granted Skyscanner Limited’s appeal. This judgment requires the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), the United Kingdom’s competition authority, to review the decision of its predecessor body, the OFT. Expedia continues to believe the commitments it voluntarily gave to the OFT, and which specify certain hotel room discounting rights for online travel companies, represent a sensible and balanced outcome to the OFT’s three year investigation. We therefore intend to continue to apply these commitments pending further developments.
	In addition, a number of competition authorities in other European countries have initiated investigations into competitive practices within the travel industry and, in particular, in relation to “Most Favored Nations” clauses and other contractual arrangements between hotels and online travel companies, including Expedia. These investigations differ from the OFT investigation, in relation to the parties involved and the precise nature of the concerns. We are unable at this time to predict the outcome of these investigations and their impact, if any, on our business and results of operations.
	Since August 20, 2012, more than thirty putative class action lawsuits, which refer to the OFT’s Statement of Objections, have been initiated in the United States by consumer plaintiffs alleging claims against the online travel companies, including Expedia, and several major hotel chains for alleged resale price maintenance for online hotel room reservations, including but not limited to violation of the Sherman Act, state antitrust laws, state consumer protection statutes and common law tort claims, such as unjust enrichment. The cases have been consolidated and transferred to Judge Boyle in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. On February 18, 2014, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss, but allowed the plaintiffs the opportunity to move for leave to amend their complaint. On October 27, 2014, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend. On October 28, 2014, the court entered judgment in favor of the online travel companies and dismissed the lawsuit.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Information	'
	Note 11 – Segment Information
	We have two reportable segments: Leisure and Egencia. Our Leisure segment, which consists of the aggregation of operating segments, provides a full range of travel and advertising services to our worldwide customers through a variety of brands including: Expedia.com and Hotels.com in the United States and localized Expedia and Hotels.com websites throughout the world, Expedia Affiliate Network, Hotwire.com, Venere, eLong, trivago and Classic Vacations. Our Egencia segment provides managed travel services to corporate customers in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
	We determined our operating segments based on how our chief operating decision makers manage our business, make operating decisions and evaluate operating performance. Our primary operating metric is adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA for our Leisure and Egencia segments includes allocations of certain expenses, primarily cost of revenue and facilities, and our Leisure segment includes the total costs of our global supply organizations as well as the realized foreign currency gains or losses related to the forward contracts hedging a component of our net merchant hotel revenue. We base the allocations primarily on transaction volumes and other usage metrics. We do not allocate certain shared expenses such as accounting, human resources, information technology and legal to our reportable segments. We include these expenses in Corporate. Our allocation methodology is periodically evaluated and may change.
	Corporate also includes unallocated corporate functions and expenses. In addition, we record amortization of intangible assets and any related impairment, as well as stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, legal reserves, occupancy tax and other, and other items excluded from segment operating performance in Corporate. Such amounts are detailed in our segment reconciliation below.
	The following tables present our segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. As a significant portion of our property and equipment is not allocated to our operating segments and depreciation is not included in our segment measure, we do not report the assets by segment as it would not be meaningful. We do not regularly provide such information to our chief operating decision makers.
		Three months ended September 30, 2014
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	1,615,837		$	96,667		$	—		$	1,712,504
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	494,596		$	15,773		$	(101,299	)	$	409,070
	Depreciation		(35,795	)		(4,790	)		(26,884	)		(67,469	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(18,519	)		(18,519	)
	Stock-based compensation		—			—			(22,304	)		(22,304	)
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(3,888	)		(3,888	)
	Realized gain on revenue hedges		(54	)		—			—			(54	)
	Operating income (loss)	$	458,747		$	10,983		$	(172,894	)		296,836
	Other expense, net											(7,311	)
	Income before income taxes											289,525
	Provision for income taxes											(38,904	)
	Net income											250,621
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											6,438
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	257,059
		Three months ended September 30, 2013
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	1,316,483		$	85,377		$	—		$	1,401,860
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	419,156		$	11,482		$	(90,741	)	$	339,897
	Depreciation		(26,525	)		(3,643	)		(22,797	)		(52,965	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(18,514	)		(18,514	)
	Stock-based compensation		—			—			(18,039	)		(18,039	)
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(6,874	)		(6,874	)
	Realized gain on revenue hedges		(4,814	)		—			—			(4,814	)
	Operating income (loss)	$	387,817		$	7,839		$	(156,965	)		238,691
	Other expense, net											(26,611	)
	Income before income taxes											212,080
	Provision for income taxes											(45,356	)
	Net income											166,724
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											4,135
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	170,859
		Nine months ended September 30, 2014
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	4,107,488		$	300,019		$	—		$	4,407,507
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,017,876		$	49,435		$	(292,214	)	$	775,097
	Depreciation		(99,247	)		(13,946	)		(81,968	)		(195,161	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(55,275	)		(55,275	)
	Stock-based compensation		—			—			(68,139	)		(68,139	)
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(38,843	)		(38,843	)
	Realized loss on revenue hedges		5,379			—			—			5,379
	Operating income (loss)	$	924,008		$	35,489		$	(536,439	)		423,058
	Other expense, net											(46,413	)
	Income before income taxes											376,645
	Provision for income taxes											(59,974	)
	Net income											316,671
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											15,457
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	332,128
		Nine months ended September 30, 2013
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	3,350,040		$	269,204		$	—		$	3,619,244
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	862,107		$	41,172		$	(266,552	)	$	636,727
	Depreciation		(75,093	)		(10,675	)		(67,202	)		(152,970	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(49,921	)		(49,921	)
Stock-based compensation		—			—			(109,203	)		(109,203	)
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(74,678	)		(74,678	)
Acquistion-related and other		—			—			(9,829	)		(9,829	)
Realized gain on revenue hedges		(12,777	)		—			—			(12,777	)
Operating income (loss)	$	774,237		$	30,497		$	(577,385	)		227,349
Other expense, net											(47,117	)
Income before income taxes											180,232
Provision for income taxes											(57,861	)
Net income											122,371
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											15,762
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	138,133

Guarantor_and_NonGuarantor_Sup

Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information	'
	Note 12 – Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information
	Condensed consolidating financial information of Expedia, Inc. (the “Parent”), our subsidiaries that are guarantors of our debt facility and instruments (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), and our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of our debt facility and instruments (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) is shown below. The debt facility and instruments are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The guarantees are full, unconditional, and joint and several with the exception of certain customary automatic subsidiary release provisions. In this financial information, the Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries account for investments in their wholly-owned subsidiaries using the equity method.
	We revised the prior year condensed consolidating statement of cash flows to reclassify certain transfers from related parties more appropriately classified as financing activities from operating activities between the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. There was no impact to the consolidated statement of cash flows, or to total cash flows of the Guarantors and Non-Guarantor subsidiaries, as a result of these changes.
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	Three months ended September 30, 2014
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	—		$	1,326,985		$	429,197		$	(43,678	)	$	1,712,504
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of revenue		—			229,453			68,283			1,972			299,708
	Selling and marketing		—			556,757			304,832			(45,789	)		815,800
	Technology and content		—			117,933			54,693			128			172,754
	General and administrative		—			64,266			40,722			11			104,999
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			455			18,064			—			18,519
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			3,888			—			—			3,888
	Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			202,262			(202,262	)		—			—
	Operating income		—			151,971			144,865			—			296,836
	Other income (expense):
	Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		271,928			158,612			—			(430,540	)		—
	Other, net		(23,582	)		44,543			(28,272	)		—			(7,311	)
	Total other income (expense), net		248,346			203,155			(28,272	)		(430,540	)		(7,311	)
	Income before income taxes		248,346			355,126			116,593			(430,540	)		289,525
	Provision for income taxes		8,713			(80,882	)		33,265			—			(38,904	)
	Net income		257,059			274,244			149,858			(430,540	)		250,621
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			6,438			—			6,438
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	257,059		$	274,244		$	156,296		$	(430,540	)	$	257,059
	Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	257,059		$	274,084		$	99,616		$	(430,540	)	$	200,219
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	Three months ended September 30, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	—		$	1,109,955		$	310,177		$	(18,272	)	$	1,401,860
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of revenue		—			213,432			61,517			1,369			276,318
	Selling and marketing		—			408,946			235,871			(19,521	)		625,296
	Technology and content		—			99,450			44,355			11			143,816
	General and administrative		—			55,772			36,710			(131	)		92,351
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			280			18,234			—			18,514
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			6,874			—			—			6,874
	Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			134,901			(134,901	)		—			—
	Operating income		—			190,300			48,391			—			238,691
	Other income (expense):
	Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		184,034			75,000			—			(259,034	)		—
	Other, net		(20,698	)		2,676			(8,589	)		—			(26,611	)
	Total other income (expense), net		163,336			77,676			(8,589	)		(259,034	)		(26,611	)
	Income before income taxes		163,336			267,976			39,802			(259,034	)		212,080
	Provision for income taxes		7,523			(78,275	)		25,396			—			(45,356	)
	Net income		170,859			189,701			65,198			(259,034	)		166,724
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			4,135			—			4,135
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	170,859		$	189,701		$	69,333		$	(259,034	)	$	170,859
	Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	170,859		$	190,388		$	94,449		$	(259,034	)	$	196,662
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	—		$	3,442,808		$	1,063,992		$	(99,293	)	$	4,407,507
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of revenue		—			697,059			193,209			4,560			894,828
	Selling and marketing		—			1,483,710			804,435			(104,030	)		2,184,115
	Technology and content		—			351,336			153,333			135			504,804
General and administrative		—			182,407			124,135			42			306,584
Amortization of intangible assets		—			1,392			53,883			—			55,275
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			38,843			—			—			38,843
Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			561,806			(561,806	)		—			—
Operating income		—			126,255			296,803			—			423,058
Other income (expense):
Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		373,081			291,048			—			(664,129	)		—
Other, net		(64,953	)		19,664			(1,124	)		—			(46,413	)
Total other income (expense), net		308,128			310,712			(1,124	)		(664,129	)		(46,413	)
Income before income taxes		308,128			436,967			295,679			(664,129	)		376,645
Provision for income taxes		24,000			(56,780	)		(27,194	)		—			(59,974	)
Net income		332,128			380,187			268,485			(664,129	)		316,671
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			15,457			—			15,457
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	332,128		$	380,187		$	283,942		$	(664,129	)	$	332,128
Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	332,128		$	380,334		$	234,563		$	(664,129	)	$	282,896
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
				Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	(In thousands)
Revenue	$	—		$	2,934,567		$	719,407		$	(34,730	)	$	3,619,244
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue		—			613,923			172,065			3,518			789,506
Selling and marketing		—			1,157,873			592,234			(38,188	)		1,711,919
Technology and content		—			292,459			130,309			13			422,781
General and administrative		—			160,599			116,092			(73	)		276,618
Amortization of intangible assets		—			2,761			47,160			—			49,921
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			74,678			—			—			74,678
Acquistion-related and other		—			—			66,472			—			66,472
Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			534,141			(534,141	)		—			—
Operating income		—			98,133			129,216			—			227,349
Other income (expense):
Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		175,368			115,901			—			(291,269	)		—
Other, net		(62,378	)		20,881			(5,620	)		—			(47,117	)
Total other income (expense), net		112,990			136,782			(5,620	)		(291,269	)		(47,117	)
Income before income taxes		112,990			234,915			123,596			(291,269	)		180,232
Provision for income taxes		25,143			(54,395	)		(28,609	)		—			(57,861	)
Net income		138,133			180,520			94,987			(291,269	)		122,371
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			15,762			—			15,762
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	138,133		$	180,520		$	110,749		$	(291,269	)	$	138,133
Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	138,133		$	179,830		$	120,606		$	(291,269	)	$	147,300
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2014
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
				Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Total current assets	$	179,368		$	4,217,103		$	1,116,456		$	(1,676,109	)	$	3,836,818
Investment in subsidiaries		4,769,379			1,512,095			—			(6,281,474	)		—
Intangible assets, net		—			638,442			438,338			—			1,076,780
Goodwill		—			2,436,533			1,233,212			—			3,669,745
Other assets, net		7,372			564,238			270,035			—			841,645
TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,956,119		$	9,368,411		$	3,058,041		$	(7,957,583	)	$	9,424,988
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Total current liabilities	$	1,207,528		$	4,109,742		$	900,546		$	(1,676,109	)	$	4,541,707
Long-term debt		1,746,712			—			—			—			1,746,712
Other liabilities		—			469,502			144,745			—			614,247
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		—			—			520,443			—			520,443
Stockholders’ equity		2,001,879			4,789,167			1,492,307			(6,281,474	)		2,001,879
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	4,956,119		$	9,368,411		$	3,058,041		$	(7,957,583	)	$	9,424,988
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
				Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Total current assets	$	155,368		$	2,970,417		$	986,293		$	(1,892,791	)	$	2,219,287
Investment in subsidiaries		4,622,473			1,454,747			—			(6,077,220	)		—
Intangible assets, net		—			639,834			471,207			—			1,111,041
Goodwill		—			2,436,533			1,227,141			—			3,663,674
Other assets, net		4,069			538,572			202,838			—			745,479
TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,781,910		$	8,040,103		$	2,887,479		$	(7,970,011	)	$	7,739,481
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Total current liabilities	$	1,273,513		$	2,970,916		$	942,743		$	(1,892,791	)	$	3,294,381
Long-term debt		1,249,412			—			—			—			1,249,412
Other liabilities		—			432,877			138,955			—			571,832
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		—			—			364,871			—			364,871
Stockholders’ equity		2,258,985			4,636,310			1,440,910			(6,077,220	)		2,258,985
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	4,781,910		$	8,040,103		$	2,887,479		$	(7,970,011	)	$	7,739,481
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nine months ended September 30, 2014
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidated
				Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	—		$	1,296,752		$	270,050		$	1,566,802
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development		—			(201,544	)		(38,134	)		(239,678	)
Purchases of investments		—			(803,933	)		(240,732	)		(1,044,665	)
Sales and maturities of investments		—			734,390			222,957			957,347
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(25,177	)		(25,177	)
Other, net		—			(8,591	)		(488	)		(9,079	)
Net cash used in investing activities		—			(279,678	)		(81,574	)		(361,252	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs		493,630			—			—			493,630
Purchases of treasury stock		(469,267	)		—			—			(469,267	)
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards		76,676			—			2,814			79,490
Transfers (to) from related parties		(77,614	)		211,438			(133,824	)		—
Other, net		(23,425	)		1,548			(3,139	)		(25,016	)
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities		—			212,986			(134,149	)		78,837
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			(26,616	)		(26,056	)		(52,672	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			1,203,444			28,271			1,231,715
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			606,683			414,350			1,021,033
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	1,810,127		$	442,621		$	2,252,748
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidated
				Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	$	—		$	698,806		$	276,609		$	975,415
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development		—			(180,193	)		(55,223	)		(235,416	)
Purchases of investments		—			(919,108	)		(220,049	)		(1,139,157	)
Sales and maturities of investments		—			1,099,773			238,289			1,338,062
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(540,489	)		(540,489	)
Other, net		—			40,228			(177	)		40,051
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		—			40,700			(577,649	)		(536,949	)
Financing activities:
Purchases of treasury stock		(355,689	)		—			—			(355,689	)
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock		25,273			—			—			25,273
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards		40,639			—			2,054			42,693
Transfers (to) from related parties		313,817			(742,630	)		428,813			—
Other, net		(24,040	)		6,330			(14,922	)		(32,632	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations		—			(736,300	)		415,945			(320,355	)
Net cash provided by continuing operations		—			3,206			114,905			118,111
Net cash provided by from discontinued operations		—			13,637			—			13,637
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			(28,418	)		(1,993	)		(30,411	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			(11,575	)		112,912			101,337
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			1,007,155			286,006			1,293,161
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	995,580		$	398,918		$	1,394,498

Basis_of_Presentation_Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	These accompanying financial statements present our results of operations, financial position and cash flows on a consolidated basis. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include Expedia, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and entities we control, or in which we have a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary of expected cash profits or losses. We have eliminated significant intercompany transactions and accounts.
	Expedia has a variable interest in Travelocity resulting from an exclusive, long-term strategic marketing agreement entered into in the third quarter of 2013 for which we are not the primary beneficiary. Our exposure to loss under this arrangement is primarily commercial in nature, the maximum of which cannot be quantified.
	We have prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. We have included all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim period. These adjustments consist of normal recurring items. Our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Accounting Estimates	'
	Accounting Estimates
	We use estimates and assumptions in the preparation of our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Our estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amount of net income or loss during any period. Our actual financial results could differ significantly from these estimates. The significant estimates underlying our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition; recoverability of current and long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill; income and transactional taxes, such as potential settlements related to occupancy and excise taxes; loss contingencies; loyalty program liabilities; redeemable noncontrolling interests; stock-based compensation and accounting for derivative instruments.
Reclassifications	'
	Reclassifications
	We have reclassified certain amounts related to our prior period results to conform to our current period presentation.
Recent Accounting Policies Not Yet Adopted	'
	Recent Accounting Policies Not Yet Adopted
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new guidance on revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the new guidance specifies the accounting for some costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer. The update requires an entity to apply the new guidance in one of two methods: (1) retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or (2) retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this update recognized at the date of initial application. The new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.
Fair Value Measurements	'
	We classify our cash equivalents and investments within Level 1 and Level 2 as we value our cash equivalents and investments using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing observable market inputs. Valuation of the foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency exchange rates in active markets, a Level 2 input.
	Derivative instruments are carried at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets. We use foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge certain merchant revenue exposures and in lieu of holding certain foreign currency cash for the purpose of economically hedging our foreign currency-denominated operating liabilities. Our goal in managing our foreign exchange risk is to reduce, to the extent practicable, our potential exposure to the changes that exchange rates might have on our earnings, cash flows and financial position. Our foreign currency forward contracts are typically short-term and, as they do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, we classify the changes in their fair value in other, net.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	'
	The fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest was determined based on a blended analysis of the present value of future discounted cash flows and market value approach (“Level 3” on the fair value hierarchy). Our significant estimates in the discounted cash flow model include our weighted average cost of capital as well as long-term growth and profitability of the business. Our significant estimates in the market value approach include identifying similar companies with comparable business factors and assessing comparable revenue and operating multiples in estimating the fair value of the business.
Earnings Per Share	'
	Basic earnings per share is calculated using our weighted-average outstanding common shares. The earnings per share amounts are the same for common stock and Class B common stock because the holders of each class are legally entitled to equal per share distributions whether through dividends or in liquidation.
	Diluted earnings per share is calculated using our weighted-average outstanding common shares including the dilutive effect of stock awards as determined under the treasury stock method. In periods when we recognize a net loss, we exclude the impact of outstanding stock awards from the diluted loss per share calculation as their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect.
Income Taxes	'
	We determine our provision for income taxes for interim periods using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate. We record any changes affecting the estimated annual tax rate in the interim period in which the change occurs, including discrete tax items.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	'
	Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2014 are classified using the fair value hierarchy in the table below:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2
		(In thousands)
	Assets
	Cash equivalents:
	Money market funds	$	226,597	$	226,597	$	—
	Time deposits		624,539		—		624,539
	Restricted cash:
	Time deposits		16,810		—		16,810
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts		14,028		—		14,028
	Investments:
	Time deposits		369,071		—		369,071
	Corporate debt securities		143,398		—		143,398
	Total assets	$	1,394,443	$	226,597	$	1,167,846
	Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 are classified using the fair value hierarchy in the table below:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2
		(In thousands)
	Assets
	Cash equivalents:
	Money market funds	$	229,425	$	229,425	$	—
	Time deposits		138,956		—		138,956
	Restricted cash:
	Time deposits		17,085		—		17,085
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts		2,225		—		2,225
	Investments:
	Time deposits		258,308		—		258,308
	Corporate debt securities		200,386		—		200,386
	Total assets	$	846,385	$	229,425	$	616,960

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Long Term Debt Outstanding	'
	The following table sets forth our outstanding debt:
		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		(In thousands)
	7.456% senior notes due 2018	$	500,000	$	500,000
	5.95% senior notes due 2020, net of discount		749,466		749,412
	4.5% senior notes due 2024, net of discount		497,246		—
	Long-term debt	$	1,746,712	$	1,249,412

Redeemable_Noncontrolling_Inte1

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Reconciliation of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'
	A reconciliation of redeemable noncontrolling interests is as follows:
		Nine months ended
		September 30,
		2014
		(in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of the period	$	364,871
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(11,739	)
	Fair value adjustments		190,491
	Currency translation adjustments and other		(23,180	)
	Balance, end of period	$	520,443

Stockholders_Equity_Tables

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Summary of Dividends Declared	'
	The Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Board of Directors, declared the following dividends during the periods presented:
	Declaration Date	Dividend		Record Date		Total Amount		Payment Date
		Per  Share				(in thousands)
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014:
	February 5, 2014	$	0.15		March 10, 2014	$	19,602		March 27, 2014
	April 30, 2014		0.15		30-May-14		19,231		June 19, 2014
	July 30, 2014		0.18		August 27, 2014		22,944		September 17, 2014
	Nine months ended September 30, 2013:
	February 5, 2013	$	0.13		March 11, 2013	$	17,983		28-Mar-13
	April 24, 2013		0.13		May 30, 2013		17,638		19-Jun-13
	July 24, 2013		0.15		August 28, 2013		20,459		September 18, 2013

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share	'
	The following table presents our basic and diluted earnings per share:
		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	257,059	$	170,859	$	332,128	$	138,133
	Earnings per share attributable to Expedia, Inc. available to common stockholders:
	Basic	$	2.01	$	1.25	$	2.57	$	1.01
	Diluted		1.94		1.22		2.48		0.98
	Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
	Basic		127,911		136,380		129,326		136,381
	Dilutive effect of:
	Options to purchase common stock		4,269		3,945		4,247		4,613
	Other dilutive securities		94		126		110		208
	Diluted		132,274		140,451		133,683		141,202

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segment Information	'
	The following tables present our segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. As a significant portion of our property and equipment is not allocated to our operating segments and depreciation is not included in our segment measure, we do not report the assets by segment as it would not be meaningful. We do not regularly provide such information to our chief operating decision makers.
		Three months ended September 30, 2014
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	1,615,837		$	96,667		$	—		$	1,712,504
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	494,596		$	15,773		$	(101,299	)	$	409,070
	Depreciation		(35,795	)		(4,790	)		(26,884	)		(67,469	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(18,519	)		(18,519	)
	Stock-based compensation		—			—			(22,304	)		(22,304	)
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(3,888	)		(3,888	)
	Realized gain on revenue hedges		(54	)		—			—			(54	)
	Operating income (loss)	$	458,747		$	10,983		$	(172,894	)		296,836
	Other expense, net											(7,311	)
	Income before income taxes											289,525
	Provision for income taxes											(38,904	)
	Net income											250,621
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											6,438
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	257,059
		Three months ended September 30, 2013
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	1,316,483		$	85,377		$	—		$	1,401,860
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	419,156		$	11,482		$	(90,741	)	$	339,897
	Depreciation		(26,525	)		(3,643	)		(22,797	)		(52,965	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(18,514	)		(18,514	)
	Stock-based compensation		—			—			(18,039	)		(18,039	)
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(6,874	)		(6,874	)
	Realized gain on revenue hedges		(4,814	)		—			—			(4,814	)
	Operating income (loss)	$	387,817		$	7,839		$	(156,965	)		238,691
	Other expense, net											(26,611	)
	Income before income taxes											212,080
	Provision for income taxes											(45,356	)
	Net income											166,724
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											4,135
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	170,859
		Nine months ended September 30, 2014
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	4,107,488		$	300,019		$	—		$	4,407,507
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,017,876		$	49,435		$	(292,214	)	$	775,097
	Depreciation		(99,247	)		(13,946	)		(81,968	)		(195,161	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(55,275	)		(55,275	)
	Stock-based compensation		—			—			(68,139	)		(68,139	)
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(38,843	)		(38,843	)
	Realized loss on revenue hedges		5,379			—			—			5,379
	Operating income (loss)	$	924,008		$	35,489		$	(536,439	)		423,058
	Other expense, net											(46,413	)
	Income before income taxes											376,645
	Provision for income taxes											(59,974	)
	Net income											316,671
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											15,457
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	332,128
		Nine months ended September 30, 2013
		Leisure			Egencia			Corporate			Total
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	3,350,040		$	269,204		$	—		$	3,619,244
	Adjusted EBITDA	$	862,107		$	41,172		$	(266,552	)	$	636,727
	Depreciation		(75,093	)		(10,675	)		(67,202	)		(152,970	)
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			—			(49,921	)		(49,921	)
	Stock-based compensation		—			—			(109,203	)		(109,203	)
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			—			(74,678	)		(74,678	)
	Acquistion-related and other		—			—			(9,829	)		(9,829	)
	Realized gain on revenue hedges		(12,777	)		—			—			(12,777	)
Operating income (loss)	$	774,237		$	30,497		$	(577,385	)		227,349
Other expense, net											(47,117	)
Income before income taxes											180,232
Provision for income taxes											(57,861	)
Net income											122,371
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests											15,762
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.										$	138,133

Guarantor_and_NonGuarantor_Sup1

Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Schedule of Statement of Operations Information	'
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	Three months ended September 30, 2014
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	—		$	1,326,985		$	429,197		$	(43,678	)	$	1,712,504
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of revenue		—			229,453			68,283			1,972			299,708
	Selling and marketing		—			556,757			304,832			(45,789	)		815,800
	Technology and content		—			117,933			54,693			128			172,754
	General and administrative		—			64,266			40,722			11			104,999
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			455			18,064			—			18,519
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			3,888			—			—			3,888
	Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			202,262			(202,262	)		—			—
	Operating income		—			151,971			144,865			—			296,836
	Other income (expense):
	Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		271,928			158,612			—			(430,540	)		—
	Other, net		(23,582	)		44,543			(28,272	)		—			(7,311	)
	Total other income (expense), net		248,346			203,155			(28,272	)		(430,540	)		(7,311	)
	Income before income taxes		248,346			355,126			116,593			(430,540	)		289,525
	Provision for income taxes		8,713			(80,882	)		33,265			—			(38,904	)
	Net income		257,059			274,244			149,858			(430,540	)		250,621
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			6,438			—			6,438
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	257,059		$	274,244		$	156,296		$	(430,540	)	$	257,059
	Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	257,059		$	274,084		$	99,616		$	(430,540	)	$	200,219
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	Three months ended September 30, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	—		$	1,109,955		$	310,177		$	(18,272	)	$	1,401,860
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of revenue		—			213,432			61,517			1,369			276,318
	Selling and marketing		—			408,946			235,871			(19,521	)		625,296
	Technology and content		—			99,450			44,355			11			143,816
	General and administrative		—			55,772			36,710			(131	)		92,351
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			280			18,234			—			18,514
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			6,874			—			—			6,874
	Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			134,901			(134,901	)		—			—
	Operating income		—			190,300			48,391			—			238,691
	Other income (expense):
	Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		184,034			75,000			—			(259,034	)		—
	Other, net		(20,698	)		2,676			(8,589	)		—			(26,611	)
	Total other income (expense), net		163,336			77,676			(8,589	)		(259,034	)		(26,611	)
	Income before income taxes		163,336			267,976			39,802			(259,034	)		212,080
	Provision for income taxes		7,523			(78,275	)		25,396			—			(45,356	)
	Net income		170,859			189,701			65,198			(259,034	)		166,724
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			4,135			—			4,135
	Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	170,859		$	189,701		$	69,333		$	(259,034	)	$	170,859
	Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	170,859		$	190,388		$	94,449		$	(259,034	)	$	196,662
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Revenue	$	—		$	3,442,808		$	1,063,992		$	(99,293	)	$	4,407,507
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of revenue		—			697,059			193,209			4,560			894,828
	Selling and marketing		—			1,483,710			804,435			(104,030	)		2,184,115
	Technology and content		—			351,336			153,333			135			504,804
	General and administrative		—			182,407			124,135			42			306,584
	Amortization of intangible assets		—			1,392			53,883			—			55,275
	Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			38,843			—			—			38,843
Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			561,806			(561,806	)		—			—
Operating income		—			126,255			296,803			—			423,058
Other income (expense):
Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		373,081			291,048			—			(664,129	)		—
Other, net		(64,953	)		19,664			(1,124	)		—			(46,413	)
Total other income (expense), net		308,128			310,712			(1,124	)		(664,129	)		(46,413	)
Income before income taxes		308,128			436,967			295,679			(664,129	)		376,645
Provision for income taxes		24,000			(56,780	)		(27,194	)		—			(59,974	)
Net income		332,128			380,187			268,485			(664,129	)		316,671
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			15,457			—			15,457
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	332,128		$	380,187		$	283,942		$	(664,129	)	$	332,128
Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	332,128		$	380,334		$	234,563		$	(664,129	)	$	282,896
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
				Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	(In thousands)
Revenue	$	—		$	2,934,567		$	719,407		$	(34,730	)	$	3,619,244
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue		—			613,923			172,065			3,518			789,506
Selling and marketing		—			1,157,873			592,234			(38,188	)		1,711,919
Technology and content		—			292,459			130,309			13			422,781
General and administrative		—			160,599			116,092			(73	)		276,618
Amortization of intangible assets		—			2,761			47,160			—			49,921
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			74,678			—			—			74,678
Acquistion-related and other		—			—			66,472			—			66,472
Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			534,141			(534,141	)		—			—
Operating income		—			98,133			129,216			—			227,349
Other income (expense):
Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		175,368			115,901			—			(291,269	)		—
Other, net		(62,378	)		20,881			(5,620	)		—			(47,117	)
Total other income (expense), net		112,990			136,782			(5,620	)		(291,269	)		(47,117	)
Income before income taxes		112,990			234,915			123,596			(291,269	)		180,232
Provision for income taxes		25,143			(54,395	)		(28,609	)		—			(57,861	)
Net income		138,133			180,520			94,987			(291,269	)		122,371
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			15,762			—			15,762
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	138,133		$	180,520		$	110,749		$	(291,269	)	$	138,133
Comprehensive income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	138,133		$	179,830		$	120,606		$	(291,269	)	$	147,300
Schedule of Balance Sheet Information	'
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	September 30, 2014
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	ASSETS
	Total current assets	$	179,368		$	4,217,103		$	1,116,456		$	(1,676,109	)	$	3,836,818
	Investment in subsidiaries		4,769,379			1,512,095			—			(6,281,474	)		—
	Intangible assets, net		—			638,442			438,338			—			1,076,780
	Goodwill		—			2,436,533			1,233,212			—			3,669,745
	Other assets, net		7,372			564,238			270,035			—			841,645
	TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,956,119		$	9,368,411		$	3,058,041		$	(7,957,583	)	$	9,424,988
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Total current liabilities	$	1,207,528		$	4,109,742		$	900,546		$	(1,676,109	)	$	4,541,707
	Long-term debt		1,746,712			—			—			—			1,746,712
	Other liabilities		—			469,502			144,745			—			614,247
	Redeemable noncontrolling interests		—			—			520,443			—			520,443
	Stockholders’ equity		2,001,879			4,789,167			1,492,307			(6,281,474	)		2,001,879
	TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	4,956,119		$	9,368,411		$	3,058,041		$	(7,957,583	)	$	9,424,988
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	December 31, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	ASSETS
	Total current assets	$	155,368		$	2,970,417		$	986,293		$	(1,892,791	)	$	2,219,287
	Investment in subsidiaries		4,622,473			1,454,747			—			(6,077,220	)		—
	Intangible assets, net		—			639,834			471,207			—			1,111,041
	Goodwill		—			2,436,533			1,227,141			—			3,663,674
	Other assets, net		4,069			538,572			202,838			—			745,479
	TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,781,910		$	8,040,103		$	2,887,479		$	(7,970,011	)	$	7,739,481
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Total current liabilities	$	1,273,513		$	2,970,916		$	942,743		$	(1,892,791	)	$	3,294,381
	Long-term debt		1,249,412			—			—			—			1,249,412
	Other liabilities		—			432,877			138,955			—			571,832
	Redeemable noncontrolling interests		—			—			364,871			—			364,871
	Stockholders’ equity		2,258,985			4,636,310			1,440,910			(6,077,220	)		2,258,985
	TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	4,781,910		$	8,040,103		$	2,887,479		$	(7,970,011	)	$	7,739,481
Schedule of Cash Flow Statement Information	'
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	Nine months ended September 30, 2014
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Operating activities:
	Net cash provided by operating activities	$	—		$	1,296,752		$	270,050		$	1,566,802
	Investing activities:
	Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development		—			(201,544	)		(38,134	)		(239,678	)
	Purchases of investments		—			(803,933	)		(240,732	)		(1,044,665	)
	Sales and maturities of investments		—			734,390			222,957			957,347
	Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(25,177	)		(25,177	)
	Other, net		—			(8,591	)		(488	)		(9,079	)
	Net cash used in investing activities		—			(279,678	)		(81,574	)		(361,252	)
	Financing activities:
	Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs		493,630			—			—			493,630
	Purchases of treasury stock		(469,267	)		—			—			(469,267	)
	Proceeds from exercise of equity awards		76,676			—			2,814			79,490
	Transfers (to) from related parties		(77,614	)		211,438			(133,824	)		—
	Other, net		(23,425	)		1,548			(3,139	)		(25,016	)
	Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities		—			212,986			(134,149	)		78,837
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			(26,616	)		(26,056	)		(52,672	)
	Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			1,203,444			28,271			1,231,715
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			606,683			414,350			1,021,033
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	1,810,127		$	442,621		$	2,252,748
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	Nine months ended September 30, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidated
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(In thousands)
	Operating activities:
	Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	$	—		$	698,806		$	276,609		$	975,415
	Investing activities:
	Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development		—			(180,193	)		(55,223	)		(235,416	)
	Purchases of investments		—			(919,108	)		(220,049	)		(1,139,157	)
	Sales and maturities of investments		—			1,099,773			238,289			1,338,062
	Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(540,489	)		(540,489	)
	Other, net		—			40,228			(177	)		40,051
	Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		—			40,700			(577,649	)		(536,949	)
	Financing activities:
	Purchases of treasury stock		(355,689	)		—			—			(355,689	)
	Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock		25,273			—			—			25,273
	Proceeds from exercise of equity awards		40,639			—			2,054			42,693
	Transfers (to) from related parties		313,817			(742,630	)		428,813			—
	Other, net		(24,040	)		6,330			(14,922	)		(32,632	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations		—			(736,300	)		415,945			(320,355	)
	Net cash provided by continuing operations		—			3,206			114,905			118,111
	Net cash provided by from discontinued operations		—			13,637			—			13,637
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			(28,418	)		(1,993	)		(30,411	)
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			(11,575	)		112,912			101,337
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			1,007,155			286,006			1,293,161
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	995,580		$	398,918		$	1,394,498

Acquisitions_Additional_Inform

Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

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Jul. 29, 2014

Jul. 29, 2014

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Mar. 31, 2016

Jul. 31, 2014

Jul. 04, 2014

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Leading Online Car Rental Reservation Company

Leading Online Car Rental Reservation Company

Trivago

Trivago

Trivago

Trivago

Trivago

Trivago

Trivago

Wotif.com Holdings Limited

Wotif.com Holdings Limited

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EUR (€)

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Scenario, Forecast

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$66,000,000

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Business acquisition, net liabilities acquired

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12,000,000

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Business acquisition, cash acquired

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41,000,000

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Business acquisition, deferred tax liabilities acquired

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13,000,000

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Goodwill

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3,669,745,000

3,663,674,000

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52,000,000

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Intangible assets with definite lives

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39,000,000

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Weighted average life of acquired intangible assets

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'6 years 4 months 24 days

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Business acquisition, expected purchase price

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703,000,000

658,000,000

Business acquisitions, price per share

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$3.09

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63.00%

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61.60%

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Business acquisition, total cash paid

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564,000,000

434,000,000

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Business acquisition, cash consideration paid to shareholders

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554,000,000

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Business acquisition, cash paid to settle portion of employee compensation plan

9,829,000

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9,829,000

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Business acquisition, common stock consideration, shares

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875,200

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Business acquisition, amount expensed at acquisition

66,472,000

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66,472,000

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Stock-based compensation

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$56,643,000

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Business acquisition, increment of shares issued during the period

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175,040

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Minority shareholders right to sell on remaining shares of trivago

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100.00%

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Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of revenue $ 1,045 $ 887 $ 3,190 $ 2,712 Selling and marketing 3,643 3,943 13,798 11,857 Technology and content 7,374 5,372 17,892 15,459 General and administrative 10,242 7,837 33,259 22,532 Acquisition-related and other - - - 56,643

Financial_Assets_and_Liabiliti

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Recurring Basis, USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Total assets	$1,394,443	$846,385
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Foreign currency forward contracts, Assets	14,028	2,225
Money Market Funds	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash equivalents	226,597	229,425
Time Deposits	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash equivalents	624,539	138,956
Restricted cash	16,810	17,085
Investments	369,071	258,308
Corporate Debt Securities	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Investments	143,398	200,386
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Total assets	226,597	229,425
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Money Market Funds	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash equivalents	226,597	229,425
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Total assets	1,167,846	616,960
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Foreign currency forward contracts, Assets	14,028	2,225
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Time Deposits	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash equivalents	624,539	138,956
Restricted cash	16,810	17,085
Investments	369,071	258,308
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Investments	$143,398	$200,386

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Available for sale investments, short-term	$27,000,000	'	$27,000,000	'	$67,000,000
Available for sale investments, long-term	116,000,000	'	116,000,000	'	133,000,000
Gross unrealized gains	1,000,000	'	1,000,000	'	1,000,000
Gross unrealized losses	1,000,000	'	1,000,000	'	1,000,000
Net gains (losses) from foreign currency forward contracts	18,000,000	-8,000,000	2,000,000	43,000,000	'
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts	'	'	'	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives	766,000,000	'	766,000,000	'	'
Recurring Basis | Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts	'	'	'	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency forward contracts, Assets	14,028,000	'	14,028,000	'	2,225,000
Balance held by majority-owned subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Time deposits held by company's majority-owned subsidiaries	$267,000,000	'	$267,000,000	'	$283,000,000

Long_Term_Debt_Outstanding_Det

Long Term Debt Outstanding (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt	$1,746,712	$1,249,412
7.456% Senior Notes Due 2018	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt	500,000	500,000
5.95% Senior Notes Due 2020	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt	749,466	749,412
4.5% Senior Notes Due 2024	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt	$497,246	'

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Facility	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Unsecured revolving credit facility	$1,000,000,000	'
Line of credit facility, expiration date	'2019-09	'
Credit facility borrowings outstanding	0	0
Interest, on drawn amount	'LIBOR plus 150 basis points	'
Commitment fee on undrawn amounts	0.20%	'
Basis points added to LIBOR rate	1.50%	'
Letters of credit issued under the credit facility	15,000,000	19,000,000
7.456% Senior Notes Due 2018	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior unsecured notes principal amount	500,000,000	'
Senior notes, maturity date	'2018-08	'
Senior notes, interest rate	7.46%	'
Senior notes redemption price percentage at the option of company	100.00%	'
Redemption at option of Company	'At any time Expedia may redeem the 7.456% Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest, plus a "make-whole" premium, in whole or in part.	'
Fair value of senior notes	587,000,000	587,000,000
5.95% Senior Notes Due 2020	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior unsecured notes principal amount	750,000,000	'
Senior notes, maturity date	'2020-08	'
Senior notes, interest rate	5.95%	'
Senior notes redemption price percentage at the option of company	100.00%	'
Redemption at option of Company	'We may redeem the 5.95% Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest, plus a "make-whole" premium, in whole or in part.	'
Senior notes issued price percentage	99.89%	'
Fair value of senior notes	848,000,000	816,000,000
Senior Notes	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Accrued interest related to senior notes	13,000,000	31,000,000
4.5% Senior Notes Due 2024	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior unsecured notes principal amount	500,000,000	'
Senior notes, maturity date	'2024-08	'
Senior notes, interest rate	4.50%	'
Senior notes redemption price percentage at the option of company	100.00%	'
Redemption at option of Company	'We may redeem the 4.5% Notes at our option at any time in whole or from time to time in part. If we elect to redeem the 4.5% Notes prior to May 15, 2024, we may redeem them at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest, plus a "make-whole" premium. If we elect to redeem the 4.5% Notes on or after May 15, 2024, we may redeem them at a redemption price of 100% of the principal plus accrued interest.	'
Senior notes issued price percentage	99.44%	'
Fair value of senior notes	$497,000,000	'

Reconciliation_of_Redeemable_N

Reconciliation of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]	'
Balance, beginning of the period	$364,871
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-11,739
Fair value adjustments	190,491
Currency translation adjustments and other	-23,180
Balance, end of period	$520,443

Summary_of_Dividends_Declared_

Summary of Dividends Declared (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'
Payment of dividends to stockholders	$61,777	$56,080
5-Feb-14	'	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'
Declaration Date	5-Feb-14	'
Dividend Per Share	$0.15	'
Record Date	10-Mar-14	'
Payment of dividends to stockholders	19,602	'
Payment Date	27-Mar-14	'
30-Apr-14	'	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'
Declaration Date	30-Apr-14	'
Dividend Per Share	$0.15	'
Record Date	30-May-14	'
Payment of dividends to stockholders	19,231	'
Payment Date	19-Jun-14	'
30-Jul-14	'	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'
Declaration Date	30-Jul-14	'
Dividend Per Share	$0.18	'
Record Date	27-Aug-14	'
Payment of dividends to stockholders	22,944	'
Payment Date	17-Sep-14	'
5-Feb-13	'	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'
Declaration Date	'	5-Feb-13
Dividend Per Share	'	$0.13
Record Date	'	11-Mar-13
Payment of dividends to stockholders	'	17,983
Payment Date	'	28-Mar-13
24-Apr-13	'	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'
Declaration Date	'	24-Apr-13
Dividend Per Share	'	$0.13
Record Date	'	30-May-13
Payment of dividends to stockholders	'	17,638
Payment Date	'	19-Jun-13
24-Jul-13	'	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'
Declaration Date	'	24-Jul-13
Dividend Per Share	'	$0.15
Record Date	'	28-Aug-13
Payment of dividends to stockholders	'	$20,459
Payment Date	'	18-Sep-13

Stockholders_Equity_Additional

Stockholders Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2012	Oct. 30, 2014	Oct. 27, 2014
			Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event
				Dividend Declared
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Dividends declaration date	'	'	'	27-Oct-14
Dividends per share	'	'	'	$0.18
Dividend payment date	'	'	'	11-Dec-14
Dividend record date	'	'	'	20-Nov-14
Authorized share repurchase	'	20	'	'
Stock repurchased, shares	6.3	'	0.3	'
Stock repurchased, value	$469	'	$23	'
Average repurchase price per share	$74.83	'	$86.36	'
Shares authorized and remaining under the repurchase program	2.5	'	'	'

Basic_and_Diluted_Earnings_Per

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$257,059	$170,859	$332,128	$138,133
Earnings per share attributable to Expedia, Inc. available to common stockholders:	'	'	'	'
Basic	$2.01	$1.25	$2.57	$1.01
Diluted	$1.94	$1.22	$2.48	$0.98
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: Basic	127,911	136,380	129,326	136,381
Options to purchase common stock	4,269	3,945	4,247	4,613
Other dilutive securities	94	126	110	208
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, Diluted	132,274	140,451	133,683	141,202

Earnings_Per_Share_Additional_

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Outstanding stock awards excluded from calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share	4	4	4	4

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Effective tax rate	13.40%	21.40%	15.90%	32.10%
Income taxes examination statute of limitations expiration date	'	'	1-Jul-14	'
Previously unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, that were recognized in continuing operations	$25.60	'	'	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

20-May-13

Dec. 09, 2013

Dec. 09, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

26-May-14

Dec. 31, 2009

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

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HAWAII

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Travelocity

Travelocity

Travelocity

City of San Francisco

City of San Francisco

Matters relating to hotel booking practices

Matters relating to hotel booking practices

Litigation relating to occupancy tax

Litigation relating to occupancy tax

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

2012 Tax Assessment

2000 through 2012

2000 through 2012

Exercisable Period One

Exercisable Period Two

Minimum

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Excise Tax Related Liabilities

Penalties

Accrued Interest

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

Litigation Related to Other Taxes

LegalMatter

Duplicative Assessment

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

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88

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Number of lawsuits currently active

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35

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Number of lawsuits dismissed to date

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37

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Number of dismissals based on finding that defendant was not subject to local hotel occupancy tax or the local government lacked standing to pursue claims

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23

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Reserve for legal contingencies

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$60

$46

Possible interest payments for litigation

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25

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Tax assessments

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20.5

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Litigation relating to general excise tax, expense

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30

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Segment_Information_Additional

Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
	Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'
Number of reportable segments	2

Segment_Information_Detail

Segment Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$1,712,504	$1,401,860	$4,407,507	$3,619,244
Adjusted EBITDA	409,070	339,897	775,097	636,727
Depreciation	-67,469	-52,965	-195,161	-152,970
Amortization of intangible assets	-18,519	-18,514	-55,275	-49,921
Stock-based compensation	-22,304	-18,039	-68,139	-109,203
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other	-3,888	-6,874	-38,843	-74,678
Acquisition-related and other	'	'	'	-9,829
Realized (gain) loss on revenue hedges	-54	-4,814	5,379	-12,777
Operating income (loss)	296,836	238,691	423,058	227,349
Other expense, net	-7,311	-26,611	-46,413	-47,117
Income before income taxes	289,525	212,080	376,645	180,232
Provision for income taxes	-38,904	-45,356	-59,974	-57,861
Net income	250,621	166,724	316,671	122,371
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,438	4,135	15,457	15,762
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	257,059	170,859	332,128	138,133
Operating Segments | Leisure	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	1,615,837	1,316,483	4,107,488	3,350,040
Adjusted EBITDA	494,596	419,156	1,017,876	862,107
Depreciation	-35,795	-26,525	-99,247	-75,093
Realized (gain) loss on revenue hedges	-54	-4,814	5,379	-12,777
Operating income (loss)	458,747	387,817	924,008	774,237
Operating Segments | Egencia	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	96,667	85,377	300,019	269,204
Adjusted EBITDA	15,773	11,482	49,435	41,172
Depreciation	-4,790	-3,643	-13,946	-10,675
Operating income (loss)	10,983	7,839	35,489	30,497
Corporate, Non-Segment	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Adjusted EBITDA	-101,299	-90,741	-292,214	-266,552
Depreciation	-26,884	-22,797	-81,968	-67,202
Amortization of intangible assets	-18,519	-18,514	-55,275	-49,921
Stock-based compensation	-22,304	-18,039	-68,139	-109,203
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other	-3,888	-6,874	-38,843	-74,678
Acquisition-related and other	'	'	'	-9,829
Operating income (loss)	($172,894)	($156,965)	($536,439)	($577,385)

Schedule_of_Statement_of_Opera

Schedule of Statement of Operations Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Revenue	$1,712,504		$1,401,860		$4,407,507		$3,619,244
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of revenue	299,708	[1]	276,318	[1]	894,828	[1]	789,506	[1]
Selling and marketing	815,800	[1]	625,296	[1]	2,184,115	[1]	1,711,919	[1]
Technology and content	172,754	[1]	143,816	[1]	504,804	[1]	422,781	[1]
General and administrative	104,999	[1]	92,351	[1]	306,584	[1]	276,618	[1]
Amortization of intangible assets	18,519		18,514		55,275		49,921
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other	3,888		6,874		38,843		74,678
Acquisition-related and other	'		'		'		66,472	[1]
Operating income (loss)	296,836		238,691		423,058		227,349
Other income (expense):	'		'		'		'
Other, net	-7,311		-26,611		-46,413		-47,117
Total other expense, net	-7,311		-26,611		-46,413		-47,117
Income (loss) before income taxes	289,525		212,080		376,645		180,232
Provision for income taxes	-38,904		-45,356		-59,974		-57,861
Net income (loss)	250,621		166,724		316,671		122,371
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,438		4,135		15,457		15,762
Net income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	257,059		170,859		332,128		138,133
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	200,219		196,662		282,896		147,300
Parent	'		'		'		'
Other income (expense):	'		'		'		'
Equity in pre-tax earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries	271,928		184,034		373,081		175,368
Other, net	-23,582		-20,698		-64,953		-62,378
Total other expense, net	248,346		163,336		308,128		112,990
Income (loss) before income taxes	248,346		163,336		308,128		112,990
Provision for income taxes	8,713		7,523		24,000		25,143
Net income (loss)	257,059		170,859		332,128		138,133
Net income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	257,059		170,859		332,128		138,133
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	257,059		170,859		332,128		138,133
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'		'		'		'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Revenue	1,326,985		1,109,955		3,442,808		2,934,567
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of revenue	229,453		213,432		697,059		613,923
Selling and marketing	556,757		408,946		1,483,710		1,157,873
Technology and content	117,933		99,450		351,336		292,459
General and administrative	64,266		55,772		182,407		160,599
Amortization of intangible assets	455		280		1,392		2,761
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other	3,888		6,874		38,843		74,678
Intercompany (income) expense, net	202,262		134,901		561,806		534,141
Operating income (loss)	151,971		190,300		126,255		98,133
Other income (expense):	'		'		'		'
Equity in pre-tax earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries	158,612		75,000		291,048		115,901
Other, net	44,543		2,676		19,664		20,881
Total other expense, net	203,155		77,676		310,712		136,782
Income (loss) before income taxes	355,126		267,976		436,967		234,915
Provision for income taxes	-80,882		-78,275		-56,780		-54,395
Net income (loss)	274,244		189,701		380,187		180,520
Net income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	274,244		189,701		380,187		180,520
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	274,084		190,388		380,334		179,830
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'		'		'		'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Revenue	429,197		310,177		1,063,992		719,407
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of revenue	68,283		61,517		193,209		172,065
Selling and marketing	304,832		235,871		804,435		592,234
Technology and content	54,693		44,355		153,333		130,309
General and administrative	40,722		36,710		124,135		116,092
Amortization of intangible assets	18,064		18,234		53,883		47,160
Acquisition-related and other	'		'		'		66,472
Intercompany (income) expense, net	-202,262		-134,901		-561,806		-534,141
Operating income (loss)	144,865		48,391		296,803		129,216
Other income (expense):	'		'		'		'
Other, net	-28,272		-8,589		-1,124		-5,620
Total other expense, net	-28,272		-8,589		-1,124		-5,620
Income (loss) before income taxes	116,593		39,802		295,679		123,596
Provision for income taxes	33,265		25,396		-27,194		-28,609
Net income (loss)	149,858		65,198		268,485		94,987
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,438		4,135		15,457		15,762
Net income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	156,296		69,333		283,942		110,749
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	99,616		94,449		234,563		120,606
Eliminations	'		'		'		'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Revenue	-43,678		-18,272		-99,293		-34,730
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of revenue	1,972		1,369		4,560		3,518
Selling and marketing	-45,789		-19,521		-104,030		-38,188
Technology and content	128		11		135		13
General and administrative	11		-131		42		-73
Other income (expense):	'		'		'		'
Equity in pre-tax earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries	-430,540		-259,034		-664,129		-291,269
Total other expense, net	-430,540		-259,034		-664,129		-291,269
Income (loss) before income taxes	-430,540		-259,034		-664,129		-291,269
Net income (loss)	-430,540		-259,034		-664,129		-291,269
Net income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	-430,540		-259,034		-664,129		-291,269
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc.	($430,540)		($259,034)		($664,129)		($291,269)
[1]	Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of revenue $ 1,045 $ 887 $ 3,190 $ 2,712 Selling and marketing 3,643 3,943 13,798 11,857 Technology and content 7,374 5,372 17,892 15,459 General and administrative 10,242 7,837 33,259 22,532 Acquisition-related and other - - - 56,643

Schedule_of_Balance_Sheet_Info

Schedule of Balance Sheet Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'	'
Total current assets	$3,836,818	$2,219,287
Intangible assets, net	1,076,780	1,111,041
Goodwill	3,669,745	3,663,674
Other assets, net	841,645	745,479
TOTAL ASSETS	9,424,988	7,739,481
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Total current liabilities	4,541,707	3,294,381
Long-term debt	1,746,712	1,249,412
Other liabilities	614,247	571,832
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	520,443	364,871
Stockholders' equity	2,001,879	2,258,985
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	9,424,988	7,739,481
Parent	'	'
ASSETS	'	'
Total current assets	179,368	155,368
Investment in subsidiaries	4,769,379	4,622,473
Other assets, net	7,372	4,069
TOTAL ASSETS	4,956,119	4,781,910
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Total current liabilities	1,207,528	1,273,513
Long-term debt	1,746,712	1,249,412
Stockholders' equity	2,001,879	2,258,985
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	4,956,119	4,781,910
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
ASSETS	'	'
Total current assets	4,217,103	2,970,417
Investment in subsidiaries	1,512,095	1,454,747
Intangible assets, net	638,442	639,834
Goodwill	2,436,533	2,436,533
Other assets, net	564,238	538,572
TOTAL ASSETS	9,368,411	8,040,103
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Total current liabilities	4,109,742	2,970,916
Other liabilities	469,502	432,877
Stockholders' equity	4,789,167	4,636,310
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	9,368,411	8,040,103
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
ASSETS	'	'
Total current assets	1,116,456	986,293
Intangible assets, net	438,338	471,207
Goodwill	1,233,212	1,227,141
Other assets, net	270,035	202,838
TOTAL ASSETS	3,058,041	2,887,479
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Total current liabilities	900,546	942,743
Other liabilities	144,745	138,955
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	520,443	364,871
Stockholders' equity	1,492,307	1,440,910
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	3,058,041	2,887,479
Eliminations	'	'
ASSETS	'	'
Total current assets	-1,676,109	-1,892,791
Investment in subsidiaries	-6,281,474	-6,077,220
TOTAL ASSETS	-7,957,583	-7,970,011
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Total current liabilities	-1,676,109	-1,892,791
Stockholders' equity	-6,281,474	-6,077,220
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	($7,957,583)	($7,970,011)

Schedule_of_Cash_Flow_Statemen

Schedule of Cash Flow Statement Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	$1,566,802	$975,415
Investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development	-239,678	-235,416
Purchases of investments	-1,044,665	-1,139,157
Sales and maturities of investments	957,347	1,338,062
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-25,177	-540,489
Other, net	-9,079	40,051
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	-361,252	-536,949
Financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs	493,630	'
Purchases of treasury stock	-469,267	-355,689
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock	'	25,273
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards	79,490	42,693
Other, net	-25,016	-32,632
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations	78,837	-320,355
Net cash provided by continuing operations	1,284,387	118,111
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	'	13,637
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-52,672	-30,411
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,231,715	101,337
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,021,033	1,293,161
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,252,748	1,394,498
Parent	'	'
Financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs	493,630	'
Purchases of treasury stock	-469,267	-355,689
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock	'	25,273
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards	76,676	40,639
Transfers (to) from related parties	-77,614	313,817
Other, net	-23,425	-24,040
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	1,296,752	698,806
Investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development	-201,544	-180,193
Purchases of investments	-803,933	-919,108
Sales and maturities of investments	734,390	1,099,773
Other, net	-8,591	40,228
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	-279,678	40,700
Financing activities:	'	'
Transfers (to) from related parties	211,438	-742,630
Other, net	1,548	6,330
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations	212,986	-736,300
Net cash provided by continuing operations	'	3,206
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	'	13,637
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-26,616	-28,418
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,203,444	-11,575
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	606,683	1,007,155
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,810,127	995,580
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	270,050	276,609
Investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development	-38,134	-55,223
Purchases of investments	-240,732	-220,049
Sales and maturities of investments	222,957	238,289
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-25,177	-540,489
Other, net	-488	-177
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	-81,574	-577,649
Financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards	2,814	2,054
Transfers (to) from related parties	-133,824	428,813
Other, net	-3,139	-14,922
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations	-134,149	415,945
Net cash provided by continuing operations	'	114,905
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-26,056	-1,993
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	28,271	112,912
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	414,350	286,006
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$442,621	$398,918