Travelport Worldwide (TVPT) 10-Q 1 Nov 18 2018 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 30, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Travelport Worldwide LTD
Entity Central Index Key	1,424,755
Trading Symbol	tvpt
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		126,432,714
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 622,585	$ 610,842	$ 1,962,431	$ 1,873,712
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue	400,679	388,027	1,254,868	1,144,572
Selling, general and administrative	127,538	110,916	395,093	336,272
Depreciation and amortization	50,253	50,314	148,398	156,871
Total costs and expenses	578,470	549,257	1,798,359	1,637,715
Operating income	44,115	61,585	164,072	235,997
Interest expense, net	(27,772)	(28,793)	(66,312)	(92,011)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(38)	(4,682)	(27,699)	(4,682)
Gain on sale of a subsidiary				1,217
Other expense	(266)	(846)	(730)	(2,538)
Income before income taxes	16,039	27,264	69,331	137,983
Provision for income taxes	(10,169)	(22,583)	(24,972)	(43,073)
Net income from continuing operations	5,870	4,681	44,359	94,910
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			27,747
Net income	5,870	4,681	72,106	94,910
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(762)	169	(2,025)	973
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 5,108	$ 4,850	$ 70,081	$ 95,883
Income per share - Basic:
Income per share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.34	$ 0.77
Income per share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			0.22
Basic income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.56	$ 0.77
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic (in shares)	126,246,210	124,469,069	125,908,707	124,303,716
Income per share - Diluted:
Income per share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.33	$ 0.76
Income per share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			0.22
Diluted income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.55	$ 0.76
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	128,389,385	126,188,372	127,854,478	125,827,540
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.225	$ 0.225

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 5,870	$ 4,681	$ 72,106	$ 94,910
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax	(1,937)	4,234	(8,522)	20,533
Amortization of actuarial loss to net income, net of tax	2,524	2,856	7,577	8,060
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	587	7,090	(945)	28,593
Comprehensive income	6,457	11,771	71,161	123,503
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(762)	169	(2,025)	973
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	$ 5,695	$ 11,940	$ 69,136	$ 124,476

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 200,333	$ 122,039
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $9,753 and $10,245, respectively)	248,635	206,524
Other current assets	125,612	109,724
Total current assets	574,580	438,287
Property and equipment, net	495,506	431,741
Goodwill	1,085,341	1,089,590
Trademarks and tradenames	313,097	313,097
Other intangible assets, net	444,602	496,180
Deferred income taxes	22,359	12,796
Other non-current assets	72,525	76,808
Total assets	3,008,010	2,858,499
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	72,094	73,278
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	574,260	509,068
Current portion of long-term debt	58,377	64,291
Total current liabilities	704,731	646,637
Long-term debt	2,206,171	2,165,722
Deferred income taxes	37,881	34,899
Other non-current liabilities	191,273	203,562
Total liabilities	3,140,056	3,050,820
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Preference shares ($0.0025 par value; 225,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017)
Common shares ($0.0025 par value; 560,000,000 shares authorized; 127,047,376 shares and 126,967,010 shares issued; 126,306,329 shares and 125,346,613 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	320	317
Additional paid in capital	2,685,806	2,700,133
Treasury shares, at cost (1,741,047 shares and 1,620,397 shares as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	(26,832)	(24,755)
Accumulated deficit	(2,651,308)	(2,722,375)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(156,566)	(155,621)
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)	(148,580)	(202,301)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	16,534	9,980
Total equity (deficit)	(132,046)	(192,321)
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,008,010	$ 2,858,499

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowances for doubtful accounts receivable (in dollars)	$ 9,753	$ 10,245
Preference shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0025	$ 0.0025
Preference shares, share authorized	225,000,000	225,000,000
Preference shares, shares issued	0	0
Preference shares, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0025	$ 0.0025
Common stock, shares authorized	560,000,000	560,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	128,047,376	126,967,010
Common stock, shares outstanding	126,306,329	125,346,613
Treasury stock, shares	1,741,047	1,620,397

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Operating activities
Net income	$ 72,106	$ 94,910
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(27,747)
Net income from continuing operations	44,359	94,910
Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	148,398	156,871
Amortization of customer loyalty payments	64,553	57,348
Impairment of long-lived assets	14,912	685
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount	3,613	7,791
Gain on sale of a subsidiary		(1,217)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	27,699	4,682
Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign exchange derivative instruments	23,637	(27,256)
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate derivative instruments	(11,651)	1,121
Equity-based compensation	11,845	24,445
Deferred income taxes	(7,129)	(304)
Customer loyalty payments	(73,349)	(54,592)
Pension liability contribution	(1,049)	(1,541)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(41,966)	(39,209)
Other current assets	(12,933)	(7,493)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	84,249	61,504
Other	10,247	(3,403)
Net cash provided by operating activities	285,435	274,342
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(109,236)	(79,192)
Sale of subsidiary, net of cash disposed		(3,433)
Net cash used in investing activities	(109,236)	(82,625)
Financing activities
Proceeds from term loans	1,400,000	114,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	745,000
Repayment of term loans	(2,161,250)	(181,813)
Repayment of capital lease obligations and other indebtedness	(30,632)	(29,811)
Debt finance costs and lender fees	(21,551)	(686)
Dividend to shareholders	(28,472)	(28,234)
Purchase of non-controlling interest in a subsidiary		(1,063)
Proceeds from share issuance under employee share purchase plan and stock options	8,460	2,016
Treasury share purchase related to vesting of equity awards	(2,621)	(2,461)
Other	(2,240)
Net cash used in financing activities	(93,306)	(128,052)
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,126)	1,043
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	81,767	64,708
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	122,039	139,938
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash at end of period	203,806	204,646
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest payments, net of capitalized interest	77,419	83,294
Income tax payments, net of refunds	36,933	23,540
Non-cash capital lease additions	71,511	17,984
Non-cash purchase of property and equipment	$ 4,220	$ 3,120

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHAN

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Shares	Additional Paid in Capital	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Non- Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 312	$ 2,708,836	$ (14,166)	$ (2,864,838)	$ (190,072)	$ 24,146	$ (335,782)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	124,941,233		908,872
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividend to shareholders ($0.225 percommon share)							(29,576)
APIC, Dividend to shareholders ($0.225 percommon share)		(29,576)
Purchase of non-controlling interest in a subsidiary		(47)				(1,016)	(1,063)
Sale of shares in a subsidiary						(15,539)	(15,539)
Equity-based compensation	$ 1	22,813					26,204
Equity-based compensation, Non-controlling interest						3,390
Equity-based compensation (in shares)	608,426
Treasury shares purchased in relation to vesting of equity awards			$ (2,461)				(2,461)
Treasury shares purchased in relation to vesting of equity awards (in shares)			194,829
Treasury shares issued in relation to vesting of equity awards		(639)	$ 639
Treasury shares issued in relation to vesting of equity awards (in shares)			(41,009)
Comprehensive income, net of tax				95,883	28,593	(973)	123,503
Balance at Sep. 30, 2017	$ 313	2,701,387	$ (15,988)	(2,768,955)	(161,479)	10,008	(234,714)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2017	125,549,659		1,062,692
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 317	2,700,133	$ (24,755)	(2,722,375)	(155,621)	9,980	$ (192,321)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	126,967,010		1,620,397				125,346,613
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Change in accounting policy for revenue recognition				986			$ 986
Dividend to shareholders ($0.225 percommon share)							(29,443)
APIC, Dividend to shareholders ($0.225 percommon share)		(29,443)
Purchase of non-controlling interest in a subsidiary		(1,887)				1,887
Equity-based compensation	$ 3	17,547					20,192
Equity-based compensation, Non-controlling interest						2,642
Equity-based compensation (in shares)	1,080,366
Treasury shares purchased in relation to vesting of equity awards			$ (2,621)				(2,621)
Treasury shares purchased in relation to vesting of equity awards (in shares)			156,296
Treasury shares issued in relation to vesting of equity awards		(544)	$ 544
Treasury shares issued in relation to vesting of equity awards (in shares)			(35,646)
Comprehensive income, net of tax				70,081	(945)	2,025	71,161
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 320	$ 2,685,806	$ (26,832)	$ (2,651,308)	$ (156,566)	$ 16,534	$ (132,046)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018	128,047,376		1,741,047				126,306,329

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CH_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TOTAL EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Per share dividend to shareholders	$ 0.225	$ 0.225

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation  Travelport Worldwide Limited (the “Company” or “Travelport”) is a travel commerce platform providing distribution, technology, payment, mobile and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. With a presence in approximately 180 countries and territories, the Travelport business is comprised of:  The Travel Commerce Platform, through which the Company facilitates travel commerce by connecting the world’s leading travel providers, such as airlines, hotel chains and car rental companies, with online and offline travel buyers in the Company’s proprietary business-to-business (“B2B”) travel platform. As customer needs and technologies evolve, Travelport continues to invest in its Travel Commerce Platform. Travelport has led innovation in electronic distribution and merchandising of airline core and ancillary products and extensively divested its offerings to hotel, car rental, rail, cruise-line and tour operators. In addition, Travelport has leveraged its domain expertise in the travel industry to design a pioneering B2B payment solution that addresses the need of travel agencies to efficiently and securely make payments to travel providers globally. The Company also has a strong focus on mobile commerce, providing a wide range of services that allows airlines, hotels, corporate travel management companies and travel agencies to engage with their customers through digital services, including apps, corporate booking tools and mobile messaging. Travelport utilizes the extensive data managed by its platform to provide an array of additional services, such as advertising solutions, subscription services, business intelligence data services, and marketing-oriented analytical tools to travel agencies, travel providers and other travel data users. Through its Technology Services, Travelport provides critical hosting services to airlines, such as shopping, ticketing, departure control, business intelligence and other solutions, enabling them to focus on their core business competencies and reduce costs. The Company hosts reservations, inventory management and other related critical systems for Delta Air Lines Inc.  The Company has two operating segments, Travelport and eNett; however, the Company reports them together as one reportable segment as eNett does not meet the criteria for a separate reportable segment.  These consolidated condensed financial statements and other consolidated condensed financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are unaudited, with the exception of the December 31, 2017 consolidated condensed balance sheet, which was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim reporting. Certain disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  In presenting the consolidated condensed financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgments and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. In management’s opinion, the consolidated condensed financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of interim results reported. The results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent interim period. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on February 20, 2018.  The Company has reclassified certain prior period information as a result of the Company's adoption of the new guidance on pensions as further described in Note 2–Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pron

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	2. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements  Accounting Pronouncements Adopted  Equity-Based Compensation—Modification Accounting  In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued guidance clarifying when modification accounting should be used for changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. This guidance does not change the accounting for modifications but clarifies that modification accounting guidance should only be applied if there is a change to the value, vesting conditions or award classification and will not be required if the changes are considered non-substantive. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance prospectively effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.  Pension  In March 2017, the FASB issued guidance on the presentation of net periodic pension cost and post-retirement benefit cost (“net benefit cost”). The new guidance requires the service cost component of net benefit cost to be presented as part of the other employee compensation costs in operating income, which can be further considered for capitalization as part of the capitalization policy, and to present the other components of net benefit cost, including interest costs, expected return on plan assets and amortization of actuarial gain or loss (the “other components”) separately, in one or more line items, outside of operating income. Further, the new guidance requires the disclosure of the line items that contain the other components of net benefit cost in the footnotes to the financial statements if they are not presented on appropriately described separate lines in the statement of operations. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018, as required under the guidance, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , the Company reclassified $1 million and $3 million, respectively, related to the other components from selling, general and administrative expense to other expense within the consolidated condensed statements of operations. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s net income, consolidated condensed balance sheets or statements of cash flows.  Goodwill Impairment  In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance removes step two of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under this guidance , a goodwill impairment is the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The new guidance is applicable for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption of the amendments in the guidance is permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017 and requires its application using a prospective transition method. The Company early adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.  Restricted Cash  In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires entities to include restricted cash as part of cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The guidance also requires a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances disclosed in the balance sheet with the corresponding amounts as shown in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance . Upon adoption , this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements , however, as of September 30, 2018 the Company had $3 million of restricted cash that is included with cash and cash equivalents in its consolidated condensed statements of cash flows (see Note 8 – Other Non-Current Assets).  Statement of Cash Flows  In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. The amendments provide specific guidance relating to the classification of certain items, including cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, distributions received from equity method investments and cash flows classification based on its predominate source or use. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.   Financial Instruments  In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that amends the current guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instr uments. The guidance significantly revises the accounting related to (i) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities of unconsolidated subsidiaries (other than those accounted for using the equity method of accounting) and (ii) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. The guidance also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.  Revenue Recognition  In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance on revenue from contracts with customers that superseded most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The underlying principle of the guidance is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new guidance requires an evaluation of revenue arrangements with customers following a five-step approach: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the company satisfies each performance obligation. Revenue is recognized when cont rol of the promised services is transferred to the customers in an amount that reflects the expected consideration in exchange for those services. A customer obtains control when it has the ability to direct the use of and obtain the benefits from the services. Other major provisions of the guidance include capitalization of certain contract costs, consideration of the time value of money in the transaction price and allowing estimates of variable consideration to be recognized before contingencies are resolved in certain circumstances. The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements (see Note 3 – Revenue).  Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted  Intangibles—Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement  In August 2018, the FASB issued new guidance on a customer's accoun ting for implementation, set-up and other upfront costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is hosted by a vendor, which is a service contract. Under the new guidance, customers will apply the same criteria for capitalizing implementation costs as they would for an arrangement that has a software license. The new guidance also prescribes the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow classification of the capitalized implementation costs a nd related amortization expense and requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures. This guidance is effective for the Company for the interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not been issued. The Company can choose to adopt the new guidance (1) prospectively to eligible costs incurred on or after the date this guidance is first applied or (2) retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated condensed financial statements.  Defined Benefit Plans  In August 2018, the FASB issued new guidance that amends certain of the existing guidance to add, remove and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other post - retirement plans. The guidance requires a company to additionally disclose reasons for significant gains and losses affecting the benefit obligation for the period. The guidance no longer requires certain disclosures , including disclosures on the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year and the effects of a one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates on the (a) aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit costs and (b) benefit obligation for post - retirement health care benefits. This guidance is effective for the Company for the annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2020 and has to be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated condensed financial statements.      Fair Value Measurements  In August 2018, the FASB issued new guidance that amends certain of the existing guidance to add, remove and modify disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements. The guidance requires additional disclosures , including the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The guidance no longer requires certain disclosures , including the policy for timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for the Company for the reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of this guidance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated condensed financial statements.  Financial Instruments—Credit Losses  In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance that amends the accounting for credit losses on financial instruments. The guidance adds an impairment model that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this new guidance, allowance for credit losses will be recognized based on the estimate of expected credit losses, which will result in more timely recognition of such losses. The guidance requires all available relevant information to be considered when estimating expected credit losses, including details about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts and their implications for expected credit losses. The new guidance is applicable to the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and requires its application using a retrospective transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the amended guidance on its consolidated condensed financial statements.  Leases  In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance on lease accounting that supersedes the current guidance on leases. The new guidance establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with the classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of operations. The guidance requires adoption using a modified retrospective approach at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.  In July 2018, the FASB issued further guidance to provide another option for transition under which, the comparative periods presented in the financial statements in the year of adoption will not need to be restated. Under this transition method, a company can apply the transition provisions on January 1, 2019 (i.e. the effective date). The Company expects to adopt the new lease guidance by applying the transition provisions on January 1, 2019 and will recognize the cumulative effect of the transition adjustment as of the effective dat e . The Company does not expect to provide new lease disclosures for the periods prior to the effective date.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on its consolidated condensed financial statements and related disclosures, controls and processes , including evaluating the use of certain optional practical expedients. Further, the Company has selected a lease accounting system to assist with the accounting and disclosure requirements under the new guidance and is in the process of its implementation. The Company is reviewing and analyzing its inventory of existing operating leases. The Company expects a majority of its existing operating leases, with minimum lease commitments as of September 30 , 2018 of $94 million, will be subject to the new guidance. Upon adoption of the guidance, the Company will recognize operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities on its consolidated condensed balance sheets that will increase its total assets and liabilities. Although the new guidance is not expected to materially impact the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations or its consolidated condensed statements of cash flows, the guidance requires enhanced disclosures related to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from operating and finance leases contracts.

Revenue

Revenue	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue [Abstract]
Revenue	3. Revenue  On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new revenue recognition guidance applying the modified retrospective method to all contracts. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under the new revenue recognition guidance, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the historic accounting under previous revenue recognition guidance. The Company recorded a $1 million reduction to its accumulated deficit balance as of January 1, 2018, representing the cumulative impact of adopting the new revenue recognition guidance, which primarily relates to the timing of recognition of hotel reservations in the Company’s Beyond Air revenue. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, there was an immaterial impact to net revenue as a result of applying the new revenue recognition guidance. The Company operates a travel commerce platform providing distribution, technology, payment, mobile and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. Through its Travel Commerce Platform, the Company connects travel providers (“customers”), such as airlines, hotel chains and car rental companies , with online and offline travel buyers, including travel agencies, travel management companies and corporations. The Company also provides critical information technology services to airlines, such as shopping, ticketing, departure control, business intelligence and other solutions.  The following table presents the Company’s net revenue disaggregated by its source. Sales and usage-based taxes are excluded from net revenue.   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2018  Air $ 404,643 $ 1,321,525  Beyond Air 192,968 566,740  Travel Commerce Platform (1) 597,611 1,888,265  Technology Services 24,974 74,166  Net revenue $ 622,585 $ 1,962,431 (1) Includes $15 million and $46 million of Travel Commerce Platform revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, that does not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers.  Travel Commerce Platform Revenue  Travel Commerce Platform revenue primarily utilizes a transaction volume model to recognize revenue. The Company charges a fee per segment booked. The Company also receives a fee for cancellations of bookings previously made on the Company’s platform and a fee for tickets issued by the Company that were originally booked on an alternative system.  Revenue for air bookings is recognized at the time of reservation, net of estimated cancellations and anticipated incentives payable to customers. Cancellations prior to the date of departure are estimated based on the historical level of cancellations (net of cancellation fees).  The Company’s Beyond Air portfolio includes hospitality, payment solutions, digital services, advertising and other platform services. Revenue for hotel reservations is recognized upon check-in , and revenue for car reservations is recognized upon pick-up, as such reservations can generally be cancelled without penalty. The Company’s payment solutions revenue is earned primarily as a percentage of total transaction value in the form of a share of interchange fees. Revenue is recognized at the point in time when the payment is processed.  The Company collects annual fees from travel agencies, internet sites and other subscribers to access the applications on its Travel Commerce Platform, including providing the ability to access schedule and fare information, book reservations and issue tickets. Where the contractual terms are on a subscription basis with fixed amounts of fees, revenue is recognized ratably over the contract period as the performance obligation is satisfied over time. Where the contractual terms are transaction-based with fees charged per transaction, revenue is recognized as the services are provided.     The table below sets forth Travel Commerce Platform revenue disaggregated by region:     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2018  Asia Pacific 140,186 426,728  Europe 202,300 670,082  Latin America and Canada 28,202 87,517  Middle East and Africa 78,824 239,593  International 449,512 1,423,920  United States 148,099 464,345  Travel Commerce Platform (1) 597,611 1,888,265 (1) Includes $15 million and $46 million of Travel Commerce Platform revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, that does not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers.  Technology Services Revenue  The Company collects fees, generally on a monthly basis under long-term contracts, for providing hosting solutions and other services to airlines , such as shopping, ticketing, departure control, business intelligence and other solutions. Where the contractual terms are on a subscription basis with fixed amounts of fees, revenue is recognized ratably over the contract period as the performance obligation is satisfied over time. Where the contractual terms are transaction-based with fees charged per transaction, revenue is recognized as the services are provided.  Contract Balances  Contract assets represent the Company’s right to consideration in exchange for services transferred to a customer when that right is conditioned on the Company’s future performance obligations. Contract liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to transfer services to a customer for which the Company has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer.  As of September 30, 2018, the Company did not have contract assets. The opening and closing balances of the Company’s accounts receivables and contract liabilities (current and non-current) are as follows:     Contract Liabilities  (in $ thousands) Accounts Receivable, net (1) Deferred Revenue (current) (1) Deferred Revenue (non-current) (1)  Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ 205,067 $ 38,406 $ 4,678  Balance as of January 1, 2018 174,765 32,010 6,056  Increase (Decrease) $ 30,302 $ 6,396 $ (1,378) (1) Accounts receivables, net, and deferred revenue exclude balances not related to contracts with customers.  Substantially all of the Company’s Air revenue within its Travel Commerce Platform is collected through the International Air Transport Association (“IATA”), the Airline Clearing House (“ACH”) and other similar clearing houses, whereby the payments are submitted monthly to the IATA or the ACH and are settled (on a net basis) within approximately 30 days. Airlines that do not settle payment s through them and customers in Beyond Air and Technology Services are generally invoiced on a monthly basis, and the payments are generally received within approximately 30 - 60 days.  Deferred revenue is recorded when a performance obligation has not been satisfied but an invoice has been raised . The cash payments received or due in advance of the satisfaction of the Co mpany’s performance obligations were offset by $15 million of net revenue recognized that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of January 1, 2018 .     Remaining Performance Obligations  As of September 30, 2018, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the Company’s remaining performance obligations was approximately $54 million, of which the Company expects to recognize revenue of approximately 80% over the next 24 months, including approximately 50% over the next 12 months.  The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected term of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amounts to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	4. Income Taxes  The Company’s tax provision differs significantly from the expected provision amount calculated at the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily as a result of (i) being subject to income tax in numerous non-U.S. jurisdictions with varying income tax rates, (ii) a valuation allowance maintained in various jurisdictions, including the U.S. and the U.K., due to historical losses in such jurisdictions, (iii) certain expenses that are not deductible for tax or do not secure an effective tax deduction under the relevant jurisdictions, (iv) certain income or gains that are not subject to tax, (v) items identified as discrete during the interim periods, (vi) the impact of the U.S. Tax Reforms (as defined below) and (vi i ) the impact of changes in the U.K. to the tax deductibility of interest.  As of December 31, 2017, the Company had U.S. federal net operating losses (“NOL”) carry forwards of approximately $400 million, which expire between 2032 and 2037, state NOL carry forwards, which expire between 2018 and 2037, and alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) and other tax credits carry forward of approximately $27 million. The Company had other non–U.S. NOL carry forwards of $345 million that expire between three years and indefinitely. As of December 31, 2017, t he deferred tax asset in respect of these U.S. and non–U.S. NOL carry fo rwards and U.S. tax credits was $197 million. The Company believes it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain U.S. federal, U.S. state and non–U.S. NOL carry forwards and other deferred tax assets will not be realized. Consequently, the Company has recorded valuation allowances of $187 million a gainst such deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2017.  The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize deferred tax assets. As of September 30 , 2018, the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate includes the impact of (i) releasing a portion of the valuation allowance associated with the U.S. NOL carry forwards due to an increase in taxable temporary differences that support deferred tax asset utilization and (ii) releasing a portion of the valuation allowance associated with the U.K. NOL carry forwards (see below). However, the Company maintains a valuation allowance on the remaining deferred tax assets. Future realized earnings performance and changes in future earnings projections, among other factors, may cause an adjustment to the conclusion as to whether it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefit of the deferre d tax assets . This would impact the income tax expense in the period for which it is determined that these factors have changed.  As a result of the Company’s debt restructuring in March 2018 (see Note 11–Long-Term Debt), the Company expects that there will be future taxable income in the U.K. other than the reversal of deferred tax liabilities. Consequently, the Company realized a benefit of $10 million in the first quarter of 2018 following the release of the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets associated with its U.K. NOL carry forwards.  The Company’s preliminary estimate of the impact of the comprehensive changes to the U.S. tax legislation that were enacted in December 2017 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “U.S. Tax Reforms”) is subject to the finalization of management’s analysis related to certain matters, such as developing interpretations of the provisions of the U.S. Tax Reforms, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting the U.S. Tax Reforms that may require further adjustments and changes in the Company’s estimates that c ould be beneficial or adverse. The Company continued to assess the impact of the U.S. Tax Reforms during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 . The assessment will be completed by December 2018 (being the one–year measurement period from the date of enactment of the U.S. Tax Reforms), however, the Company currently does not expect a material impact to its co nsolidated financial statements. Given the anticipated further guidance from the U.S. Treasury about implementing the U.S. Tax Reforms and the potential for additional guidance from the SEC or the FASB related to it or additional information becoming available, the Company’s expectation of the impact may change.       

Other Current Assets

Other Current Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]
Other Current Assets	5. Other Current Assets Other current assets consisted of:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Sales and use tax receivables $ 32,656 $ 30,163  Prepaid expenses 26,689 24,271  Client funds 25,643 15,774  Prepaid incentives 19,771 16,677  Derivative assets 11,995 15,233  Other 8,858 7,606  $ 125,612 $ 109,724  Client funds represent cash held on behalf of clients for a short period of time before being transferred to travel industry partners. A compensating balance is held in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as customer prepayments.

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and Equipment, Net	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment, Net	6. Property and Equipment, Net  Property and equipment, net, consisted of:    September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017  Accumulated Accumulated  (in $ thousands) Cost depreciation Net Cost depreciation Net  Capitalized software $ 971,678 $ (761,926) $ 209,752 $ 1,029,772 $ (829,416) $ 200,356  Computer equipment 337,017 (161,892) 175,125 346,846 (207,484) 139,362  Building and leasehold improvements 32,711 (15,373) 17,338 32,834 (12,972) 19,862  Construction in progress 93,291 — 93,291 72,161 — 72,161  $ 1,434,697 $ (939,191) $ 495,506 $ 1,481,613 $ (1,049,872) $ 431,741  The Company recorded depreciation expense (including depreciation on assets under capital leases) of $40 million for both the three months ended September 30 , 2018 and 2017. The Company recorded depreciation expense (including depreciation on assets under capital leases) of $118 million and $12 6 million during the nine months ended September 30 , 2018 and 2017, respectively.  As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had capital lease assets of $21 6 million and $208 million, respectively, with accumulated depreciation of  $72 million and $107 million, respectively, included within computer equipment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company entered into new capital lease arrangements related to its information technology assets resulting in additions of $72 million of capital lea se assets .

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangible Assets	7. Intangible Assets  The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets of the Company between January 1, 2018 and September 30, 2018 are as follows:    January 1, Foreign September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 Additions Retirements Exchange 2018  Non-Amortizable Assets:  Goodwill $ 1,089,590 $ — $ — $ (4,249) $ 1,085,341  Trademarks and tradenames 313,097 — — — 313,097  Other Intangible Assets:  Acquired intangible assets 743,549 — — (222) 743,327  Accumulated amortization (461,666) (30,497) — 132 (492,031)  Acquired intangible assets, net 281,883 (30,497) — (90) 251,296  Customer loyalty payments 380,841 63,803 (50,833) (4,351) 389,460  Accumulated amortization (166,544) (64,553) 33,048 1,895 (196,154)  Customer loyalty payments, net 214,297 (750) (17,785) (2,456) 193,306  Other intangible assets, net $ 496,180 $ (31,247) $ (17,785) $ (2,546) $ 444,602  The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets of the Company between January 1, 2017 and September 30 , 2017 are as follows:     January 1, Foreign September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2017 Additions Retirements Exchange 2017  Non-Amortizable Assets:  Goodwill $ 1,079,951 $ — $ — $ 8,702 $ 1,088,653  Trademarks and tradenames 313,097 — — — 313,097  Other Intangible Assets:  Acquired intangible assets 1,127,059 — (383,715) 179 743,523  Accumulated amortization (804,089) (30,688) 383,715 (338) (451,400)  Acquired intangible assets, net 322,970 (30,688) — (159) 292,123  Customer loyalty payments 358,259 95,131 (73,463) 7,201 387,128  Accumulated amortization (169,622) (57,348) 69,063 (3,806) (161,713)  Customer loyalty payments, net 188,637 37,783 (4,400) 3,395 225,415  Other intangible assets, net $ 511,607 $ 7,095 $ (4,400) $ 3,236 $ 517,538  The Company paid cash of $ 73 million and $ 55 million for customer loyalty payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Further, as of September 30 , 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had balances payable of  $61 million and $77 million, respectively, for customer loyalty payments.  Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $10 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $ 30 million and $31 million, respectively, and is included as a component of depreciation and amortization in the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations.  Amortization expense for customer loyalty payments was $20 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 and $65 million and $57 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and is included within cost of revenue or net revenue in the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations. Included within retirements of customer loyalty payments is $3 million and $14 million of impairment recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 , respectively .

Other Non-Current Assets

Other Non-Current Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Other Assets, Noncurrent Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Non-Current Assets	8. Other Non-Current Assets  Other non-current assets consisted of:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Prepaid incentives $ 32,055 $ 35,645  Pension assets 10,013 8,674  Derivative assets 8,181 3,503  Supplier prepayments 4,312 10,983  Restricted cash 3,473 —  Deferred financing costs 1,620 1,930  Other 12,871 16,073  $ 72,525 $ 76,808  The restricted cash of $3 million and $0 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, relates to cash provided as collateral for an operational bank facility. C ash and cash equivalents balance of $200 million and $122 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and restricted cash balance of $3 million and $0 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, are considered together to determine the movements in and balances of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Company’s consolidated condensed statement s of cash flows.

Restructuring Charges

Restructuring Charges	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring Charges	9. Restructuring Charges  In the third quarter of 2018, the Company initiated plans to enhance the Company’s operational efficiency in response to changes in market conditions and the industry in which the Company operates. As a result, the Company expects to implement changes to its operating and management structure to streamline and simplify the organization. It is expected that the implementation of these plan s will result in savings within its corporate and operational functions. As of September 30, 2018, the Company has recorded a severance charge of $15 million which is included within selling, general and administrative expense on the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations and within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated condensed balance sheets as it is probable that the liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated for anticipated severances in accordance with the Company’s severance policies fo r ongoing benefit arrangements.  In November 2016, the Company committed to undertake a course of action to enhance and optimize the Company’s operational and technological efficiency. This program was substantially com pleted as of December 31, 2017. Total restructuring charges recognized of  $2 million and $8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, are included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations.

Accrued Expenses and Other Curr

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	10. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Accrued commissions and incentives $ 328,361 $ 282,954  Accrued payroll and related 81,683 70,234  Deferred revenue 66,381 48,096  Income tax payable 29,009 32,986  Customer prepayments 25,643 15,774  Derivative liabilities 13,769 292  Accrued interest expense 9,442 12,010  Pension and post-retirement benefit liabilities 1,607 1,628  Other 18,365 45,094  $ 574,260 $ 509,068  Included in accrued commissions and incentives are $61 million and $77 million of accrued customer loyalty payments as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	11. Long-Term Debt  Long-term debt consisted of:     Interest September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) rate Maturity 2018 2017  Senior Secured Credit Agreement  Term loans – (2018 Credit Agreement) (1) L+2.50% March 2025 $ 1,379,511 $ —  Term loans – (2014 Credit Agreement) (2) L+2.75% September 2021 — 2,124,439  Revolver borrowings – (2018 Credit Agreement) L+2.25% September 2022 — —  Revolver borrowings – (2014 Credit Agreement) L+2.50% September 2022 — —  Senior Secured Notes  Senior secured notes (3) 6.00% March 2026 737,881 —  Capital leases and other indebtedness 147,156 105,574  Total debt 2,264,548 2,230,013  Less: current portion 58,377 64,291  Long-term debt $ 2,206,171 $ 2,165,722 _____________________  (1) As of September 30, 2018, the principal amount of term loans outstanding under the 2018 Credit Agreement (as defined below) was $1,393 million, which is netted for unamortized debt discount of $6 million and unamortized debt finance costs of $7 million. (2) As of December 31, 2017, the principal amount of term loans outstanding under the 2014 Credit Agreement (as defined below) was $2,154 million, which is netted for unamortized debt discount of $17 million and unamortized debt finance costs of $13 million. (3) As of S e ptember 30, 2018, the principal amount of senior secured notes outstanding was $745 million, which is netted for unamortized debt finance costs of $7 million.  Senior Secured Credit Agreement  In March 2018, Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a new senior secured credit agreement (the “2018 Credit Agreement”). Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, the lenders agreed to extend credit to the Borrower in the form of (a) initial secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,400 million maturing in March 2025, issued at a discount of 0.50% , which amortizes in quarterly installments, commencing August 31, 2018, equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the term loans (which payments can be reduced as a result of prepayments in accordance with the 2018 Credit Agreement) , with the balance payable at maturity and (b) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million maturing in September 2022. The Company used the proceeds from these term loans , together with the proceeds from the issuance of senior secured notes (discussed below) and cash on the balance sheet, to repay the outstanding balance remaining of the term loans under the previous senior secured credit agreement (the “2014 Credit Agreement”) and to pay the related transaction expenses and fees. Upon the repayment in full of the obligations, the 2014 Credit Agreement was terminated. The Company recorded the debt refinancing transaction as the issuance of new debt and extinguishment of prior debt and recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $28 million in its consolidated condensed statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.  Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, the interest rate per annum applicable to (a) the term loans is based on, at the election of the Borrower, LIBOR plus 2.50% or base rate (as defined in the 2018 Credit A greement) plus 1.50% and (b) the borrowings under revolving credit facility, at the election of the Borrower, LIBOR plus 2.25% or base rate (as defined in the 2018 Credit A greement) plus 1.25% . LIBOR rates and base rates have a floor of 0.00% . The Company expects to pay interest based on LIBOR.  Further, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company (i) repaid $8 million principal amount of term loans outstanding under the 2018 Credit Agreement, including a $4 million voluntary prepayment, (i i) repaid $6 million principal amount of term loans outstanding under the 2014 Credit Agreement, (ii i ) amortized $ 2 million of debt finance costs and $1 million of debt discount, (i v ) repaid $ 28 million under its capital lease obligations and entered into new capital leases arrangements for information technology assets resulting in a $72 million increase in capital lease obligations and ( v ) repaid $3 million under its other indebtedness obligations. The Company is not contractually required to repay quarterly installments of the term loans until the first quarter of 2019. However, the Company has classified a portion of its term loans (along with the contractual quarterly installments) as current portion of long-term debt as the Company intends and is able to make additional voluntary prepayments of the term loans from cash flow from operations, which the Company expect s to occur within the next twelve months. The amount of any such prepayments may vary based on the Company’s actual cash flow generation and needs, as well as general economic conditions.  As discussed above, in March 2018, the Borrower entered into a new revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement with a consortium of banks. The lenders, terms, credit facility amount and maturity date under the new revolving credit facility are substantially the same as under the 2014 Credit Agreement, except for the reduction in interest rates discussed above. Under the new terms, the Borrower has a $150 million revolving credit facility, which contains a letter of credit sub-limit up to a maximum of  $100 million. As of September 30, 2018, there were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement, and $ 5 million was utilized for the issuance of letters of credit, with a balance of $ 145 million remaining.  Senior Secured Notes  In March 2018, Travelport Corporate Finance PLC (the “Issuer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued a principal amount of $745 million in senior secured notes due in March 2026 with a stated interest rate of 6.00% per annum. The proceeds were used to repay a portion of the term loans outstanding under the 2014 Credit Agreement. The interest on the senior secured notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing September 15, 2018.  Debt Maturities Aggregate maturities of debt as of September 30, 2018 are as follows:    Capital Leases  (in $ thousands) Term Senior Secured and Other  Year ending September 30, Loans Notes Indebtedness  2019 $ 14,000 $ — $ 44,378  2020 14,000 — 42,198  2021 14,000 — 36,038  2022 14,000 — 23,321  2023 14,000 — —  Thereafter 1,322,500 745,000 1,221  1,392,500 745,000 147,156  Less: Unamortized debt finance cost (6,551) (7,119) —  Less: Unamortized debt discount (6,438) — —  Total debt $ 1,379,511 $ 737,881 $ 147,156  Debt Finance Costs  The Company had unamortized debt finance costs of (i) $7 million and $13 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, in relation to its term loans under the 2018 Credit Agreement and the 2014 Credit Agreement, respectively, which are presented as a deduction from the principal amount of the term loans, (ii) $7 million as of September 30, 2018 in relation to its senior secured notes, which are presented as a deduction from the principal amount of senior secured notes, and (iii) $2 million as of both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 in relation to its revolving credit facility, which are capitalized within other non-current assets on the consolidated condensed balance sheets. The debt finance costs are amortized over the term of the related debt as part of interest expense in the consolidated condensed statements of operations.        The movements in total unamortized debt finance costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are summarized below:    Nine Months Nine Months  Ended September 30, Ended September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Balance as of January 1 $ 14,708 $ 22,855  Capitalization of debt finance costs 14,799 686  Amortization (2,139) (4,033)  Write-off on early extinguishment of debt (12,078) (3,306)  Balance as of September 30 $ 15,290 $ 16,202  Debt Covenants and Guarantees  The 2018 Credit Agreement and the Indenture governing the senior secured notes contain financial and other covenants, including: limitations on the ability of Travelport Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Borrower’s and the Issuer’s immediate parent entity (the “Parent Guarantor”) and its restricted subsidiaries to incur debt or liens or make certain investments and acquisitions and restricted payments, limitations on transactions with affiliates and certain restrictions on the sale of assets. A violation of these covenants could result in the Parent Guarantor and its restricted subsidiaries being prohibited from making certain restricted payments, including dividends, or cause a default under the 2018 Credit Agreement or the Indenture, which would permit the participating lenders to restrict the Parent Guarantor’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to access the revolving credit facility and require the immediate repayment of any outstanding advances made under the 2018 Credit Agreement or the Indenture. Solely in the case of the revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement, if the amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility exceeds a certain threshold, there is a requirement to maintain a first lien leverage ratio.  The senior secured notes are guaranteed fully and unconditionally on a senior secured basis by the Parent Guarantor and certain of its existing and future wholly-owned subsidiaries that also guarantee the facilities under the 2018 Credit Agreement. The senior secured notes and related guarantees are secured on a first-priority basis by security interests in all of the Issuer’s and the guarantors’ assets that also secure the facilities under the 2018 Credit Agreement on a first-priority basis.  As of September 30, 2018, the Company was in full compliance with all restrictive and financial covenants related to its debt.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	12. Financial Instruments  The Company uses derivative financial instruments as part of its overall strategy to manage its exposure to market risks primarily associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 , there were no material change s in the Company’s foreign currency and interest rate risk management policies or in its fair value methodology. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had a net asset position o f  $ 6 million related to its derivative financial instruments.  Foreign Currency Risk  The Company’s primary foreign currency risk exposure as of September 30, 2018 was due to exchange rate fluctuations that arise from certain intercompany transactions and earnings denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies and from non-functional currency denominated assets and liabilities.  The Company uses foreign currency derivative contracts (forward contracts) to manage its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily exposure to British pound, Euro and Australian dollar. The Company did not designate these foreign currency derivative contracts as accounting hedges. Fluctuations in the value of these foreign currency derivative contracts were recorded within the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations, which partially offset the impact of the changes in the value of the foreign currency denominated receivables and payables and forecasted earnings they were intended to economically hedge.        Interest Rate Risk  As of September 30, 2018, the Company’s primary interest rate risk exposure was to interest rate fluctuations in the United States, specifically the impact of LIBOR interest rates on the Company’s U.S. dollar denominated variable rate term loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the average LIBOR rate applied to the term loans was 2.03% . In order to protect against potential higher interest costs resulting from increases in LIBOR, as of September 30, 2018, the Company had outstanding interest rate swap contracts that fix the LIBOR rate payable as follows:     Average  Notional Amount Interest  ($ in thousands) Period Rate  1,400,000 February 2017 to February 2019 1.4010%  1,200,000 February 2019 to February 2020 2.1906%  400,000 February 2020 to February 2021 2.1925%  200,000 February 2021 to February 2022 2.9913%  As of September 30, 2018, the net notional amounts of the Company’s derivative contracts are as follows:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Interest rate swap contracts $ 3,200,000 $ 3,000,000  Foreign currency contracts 439,137 373,487  As of September 30, 2018, the interest rate swap contracts cover varying periods as disclosed above , and the foreign currency contracts cover the twelve month period until September 2019.  Presented below is a summary of the gross fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts, which have not been designated as hedging instruments, recorded on the consolidated condensed balance sheets:     Fair Value Asset Fair Value (Liability)  Balance Sheet September 30, December 31, Balance Sheet September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) Location 2018 2017 Location 2018 2017  Interest rate swap contracts Other current assets $ 11,721 $ 4,799 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ — $ —  Interest rate swap contracts Other non-current assets 8,181 3,503 Other non-current liabilities — (51)  Foreign currency contracts Other current assets 274 10,434 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (13,769) (292)  Total fair value of derivative assets (liabilities) $ 20,176 $ 18,736 $ (13,769) $ (343)  The following table provides a reconciliation of the movement in the net carrying amount of derivative financial instruments during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:   Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended  (in $ thousands) September 30, 2018 September 30, 2017  Net derivative asset (liability) opening balance $ 18,393 $ (19,196)  Total (loss) gain for the period included in net income (460) 12,099  (Proceeds from) payments on settlement of derivative contracts (11,526) 13,495  Net derivative asset closing balance $ 6,407 $ 6,398   The table below presents the impact of the changes in fair values of derivatives not designated as hedges on net income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:     Amount of Gain (Loss)  Recorded in Net Income  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands) Statement of Operations Location 2018 2017 2018 2017  Interest rate swap contracts Interest expense, net $ 2,143 $ 1,332 18,231 (3,322)  Foreign currency contracts Selling, general and administrative (5,701) 4,238 (18,691) 15,421  $ (3,558) $ 5,570 (460) 12,099  Fair Value Disclosures for All Financial Instruments  The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities.  The fair values of the Company’s other financial instruments are as follows:     September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017  (in $ thousands) Fair Value Hierarchy Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value  Asset (liability)  Derivative assets Level 2 $ 20,176 $ 20,176 $ 18,736 $ 18,736  Derivative liabilities Level 2 (13,769) (13,769) (343) (343)  Total debt Level 2 (2,264,548) (2,291,939) (2,230,013) (2,258,893)  The significant unobservable inputs used to fair value the Company’s derivative financial instruments are based on market quoted probability rates of default for each of the derivative assets and liabilities, resulting in a weighted average probability of default of 5% and a recovery rate of 75% for derivative assets and 65% for derivative liabilities. As the credit valuation adjustment applied to arrive at the fair value of derivatives is less than 15% of the unadjusted fair value of derivative instruments for two consecutive quarters, the Company has categorized derivative fair valuations at Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. A 10% change in the significant unobservable inputs will not have a material impact on the fair value of the derivative financial instruments as of September 30, 2018.  The fair value of the Company’s total debt has been determined by calculating the fair value of its term loans and senior secured notes based on quoted prices obtained from independent brokers for identical debt instruments when traded as an asset and is categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	13. Commitments and Contingencies  Purchase Commitments  In the ordinary course of business, the Company makes various commitments to purchase goods and services from specific suppliers, including those related to capital expenditures. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had approximately $85 million of outstanding purchase commitments, primarily relating to service contracts for information technology, of which $48 million relates to the twelve months ending September 30, 2019. These purchase obligations extend through 2022.  Contingencies  Company Litigation  The Company is involved in various claims, legal proceedings and governmental inquiries related to contract disputes, business practices, intellectual property and other commercial, employment and tax matters. The Company believes it has adequately accrued for such matters as appropriate or, for matters not requiring accrual, believes they will not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows based on information currently available. However, litigation is inherently unpredictable and although the Company believes its accruals are adequate and/or that it has valid defenses in these matters, unfavorable resolutions could occur, which could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular reporting period. Standard Guarantees/Indemnification  In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into numerous agreements that contain standard guarantees and indemnities whereby the Company indemnifies another party for breaches of representations and warranties. In addition, many of these parties are also indemnified against any third-party claim resulting from the transaction that is contemplated in the underlying agreement. Such guarantees or indemnifications are granted under various agreements, including those governing (i) purchases, sales or outsourcing of assets or businesses, (ii) leases of real estate, (iii) licensing of trademarks, (iv) use of derivatives and (v) issuances of debt or equity securities. The guarantees or indemnifications issued are for the benefit of the (i) buyers in sale agreements and sellers in purchase agreements, (ii) landlords in lease contracts, (iii) licensees of the Company’s trademarks, (iv) financial institutions in derivative contracts and (v) underwriters in debt or equity security issuances. While some of these guarantees extend only for the duration of the underlying agreement, many survive the expiration of the term of the agreement or extend into perpetuity (unless subject to a legal statute of limitations). There are no specific limitations on the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these guarantees, nor is the Company able to develop an estimate of the maximum potential amount of future payments to be made under these guarantees, as the triggering events are not subject to predictability and there is little or no history of claims against the Company under such arrangements. With respect to certain of the aforementioned guarantees, such as indemnifications of landlords against third-party claims for the use of real estate property leased by the Company, the Company maintains insurance coverage that mitigates any potential payments to be made.

Equity

Equity	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Equity	14. Equity  Sale of Shares of a Subsidiary  In April 2017, the Company sold its 51% controlling interest in IGT Solutions Private Ltd. (“IGTS”) for a total gross cash consideration of $18 million and recorded a gain on sale of such subsidiary of $1 million, which includes the reclassification of loss on currency translation adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive loss of  $4 million. The Company no longer owns any shares in, and/or controls, IGTS following the sale.  Dividends on Common Shares  The Company’s Board of Directors declared the following cash dividend s during the nine months ended September 30, 2018:     Dividend Record Payment Amount  Declaration Date Per Share Date Date (in $ thousands)  February 16, 2018 $ 0.075 March 1, 2018 March 15, 2018 $ 9,406  May 2, 2018 0.075 June 7, 2018 June 21, 2018 9,459  August 1, 2018 0.075 September 6, 2018 September 20, 2018 9,473  On October 31, 2018 , the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of  $0.075 per common share (see Note 18—Subsequent Events).

Equity-Based Compensation

Equity-Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Equity-Based Compensation	15. Equity-Based Compensation  Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”)  During the first quarter of 2018, as part of its annual grant program, the Company granted 596,063 RSUs. These RSUs vest one-fourth annually over a period of four years, if the employee continues to remain in employment during the vesting period. The Company further granted 202,100 RSUs to certain employees that cliff-vest in approximately two years from the grant date upon continued employment of the employee during the vesting period. RSUs accrue dividend equivalents associated with the underlying common shares as dividends are declared by the Company. Dividends will generally be paid to holders of RSUs in cash upon the vesting of the associated RSUs and will be forfeited should the RSUs not vest. The RSUs do not have an exercise price, and the fair value of the RSUs is considered to be the closing market price of the Company’s common shares at the date of grant. Certain of the Company’s outstanding RSUs may be settled by the issuance of common shares held as treasury shares. In line with the Company’s accounting policy, the compensation costs related to RSUs are expensed on a straight-line ba sis.    The table below presents the activity of the Company’s RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:    Weighted Average  Grant Date  (in dollars, except number of RSUs) Number Fair Value  Balance as of January 1, 2018 1,526,280 $ 13.01  Granted at fair market value 857,133 $ 14.62  Vested (1) (433,359) $ 12.95  Forfeited (316,898) $ 13.31  Balance as of September 30, 2018 1,633,156 $ 13.81 _____________________  (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company completed net share settlements of 152,975 common shares in connection with employee taxable income created upon vesting of RSUs. The Company agreed to pay these taxes on behalf of the employees in return for the employees returning an equivalent value of common shares. These common shares were accounted for as treasury shares by the Company. Further, in respect of 51,396 vested RSUs, certain directors of the Company elected to defer receiving common shares until termination of their service as a director of the Company.  Performance Share Units (“PSUs”)  During the first quarter of 2018, as part of its annual grant program, the Company granted 1,246,803 PSUs. The PSUs cliff-vest at the end of approximately three years from the date of the grant based on the satisfaction of certain performance conditions and continued employment of the employee during the vesting period. The ultimate number of PSUs that will vest also depends on the Company’s ranking within a group of companies based on achievement of its total shareholder’s return (“TSR”) during the applicable performance period compared to the TSR of the companies within the selected group. However, the total number of PSUs that will ultimately vest will not exceed 200% of the original grant. Each reporting period, the Company assesses the probability of vesting, and, if there is any change in such probability, the Company records the cumulative effect of the adjustment in the current repor ting period. All of the PSUs will be settled in the Company’s common shares. PSUs accrue dividend equivalents associated with the underlying common shares as dividends are declared by the Company. Dividends will generally be paid to holders of PSUs in cash upon the vesting of the associated PSUs and will be forfeited should the PSUs not vest. The PSUs do not have an exercise price. For PSUs earned based on a market condition, the Company utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the fair value of these awards at the date of grant. Certain of the Company’s outstanding PSUs may be settled by the issuance of common shares held as treasury shares. In line with the Company’s accounting policy, the compensation costs related to the PSUs are expensed on a straight-line basis.  The table below presents the activity of the Company’s PSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:    Weighted Average  Grant Date  (in dollars, except number of PSUs) Number Fair Value  Balance as of January 1, 2018 2,694,999 $ 13.10  Granted at fair market value 1,444,522 $ 16.33  Forfeited (825,573) $ 13.57  Vested (1) (11,290) $ 15.50  Balance as of September 30, 2018 (2) 3,302,658 $ 14.37 _____________________  (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company completed net share settlements of 3,321 common shares in connection with employee taxable income created upon vesting of PSUs. The Company agreed to pay these taxes on behalf of the employees in return for the employees returning an equivalent value of common shares. These common shares were accounted for as treasury shares by the Company.  (2) Total estimated awards that ultimately will vest based on the Company’s forecasted performance against the pre-defined targets and before considering any adjustments that may be necessary based on the ranking of the Company’s TSR compared to the TSR of the selected group is expected to be 2,122,960 PSUs.    Stock Options  During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company did not grant any stock options.  The table below presents the activity of the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:   Weighted Average  Weighted Average Remaining Aggregate  Exercise Price Contractual Terms Intrinsic Value  Number of Options (in dollars) (in years) (in $ thousands)  Balance as of January 1, 2018 2,352,928 $ 13.51  Forfeited (253,643) $ 13.72  Exercised (594,616) $ 11.68  Expired (46,112) $ 15.58  Balance as of September 30, 2018 1,458,557 $ 14.15 7.01 $ 3,984  Exercisable as of September 30, 2018 782,037 $ 14.48 6.83 $ 1,880  Expected to vest as of September 30, 2018 676,520 $ 13.77 7.23 $ 2,104  Total equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $0 and $9 million, respectively ( $0 million and $8 million after tax for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively). The total income tax benefit related to equity-based compensation expense was $0 million and $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Total equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated condensed statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $12 million and $24 million, respectively ( $11 million and $22 million after tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively). The total income tax benefit related to equity-based compensation expense was $1 million and $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The Company expects the future equity-based compensation expense in relation to awards granted and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 will be approximately $29 million.

Income Per Share

Income Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income Per Share	16. Income Per Share  The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted income per share from continuing operations:   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands, except for share data) 2018 2017 2018 2017  Numerator – Basic and Diluted Income per Share:  Net income from continuing operations $ 5,870 $ 4,681 $ 44,359 $ 94,910  Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries (762) 169 (2,025) 973  Net income from continuing operations attributable to the Company $ 5,108 $ 4,850 $ 42,334 $ 95,883  Denominator – Basic Income per Share:  Weighted average common shares outstanding 126,246,210 124,469,069 125,908,707 124,303,716  Income per share from continuing operations – Basic $ 0.04 $ 0.04 $ 0.34 $ 0.77   Denominator – Diluted Income per Share:  Number of common shares used for basic income per share from continuing operations 126,246,210 124,469,069 125,908,707 124,303,716  Weighted average effect of dilutive securities  RSUs / PSUs 1,881,201 1,603,721 1,819,470 1,424,009  Stock options 261,974 115,582 126,301 99,815  Weighted average common shares outstanding 128,389,385 126,188,372 127,854,478 125,827,540  Income per share from continuing operations – Diluted $ 0.04 $ 0.04 $ 0.33 $ 0.76  Basic income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common share equivalents during each period.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had nil and 1 million, respectively, of weighted average common share equivalents, primarily associated with the Company’s stock options, that were excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company had 2.3 million and 2.4 million , respectively, of weighted average common share equivalents, primarily associated with the Company’s stock options, that were excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share. These were excluded as their inclusion would have been antidilutive as the common shares repurchased from the total assumed proceeds applying the treasury stock method exceed the common shares that would have been issued.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations	17. Discontinued Operations  In connection with the sale of the Gullivers Travel Associates business to Kuoni in 2011, the Company agreed to indemnify Kuoni through January 2018 for certain potential liabilities relating to pre-sale events. As no further obligations arose under the indemnity, the Company released the remaining balance of the indemnity provision of  $28 million during the first quarter of 2018, which is included within income from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the consolidated condensed statements of operations. This release of the indemnity provision did not have any impact on the consolidated condensed statements of cash flows.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	18. Subsequent Events  On October 31, 2018 , the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per common sha re for the third quarter of 2018 , which is payable on December 20, 2018 to shareholders of record on December 6, 2018 .

Recently Issued Accounting Pr_2

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Accounting Pronouncements Adopted  Equity-Based Compensation—Modification Accounting  In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued guidance clarifying when modification accounting should be used for changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. This guidance does not change the accounting for modifications but clarifies that modification accounting guidance should only be applied if there is a change to the value, vesting conditions or award classification and will not be required if the changes are considered non-substantive. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance prospectively effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.  Pension  In March 2017, the FASB issued guidance on the presentation of net periodic pension cost and post-retirement benefit cost (“net benefit cost”). The new guidance requires the service cost component of net benefit cost to be presented as part of the other employee compensation costs in operating income, which can be further considered for capitalization as part of the capitalization policy, and to present the other components of net benefit cost, including interest costs, expected return on plan assets and amortization of actuarial gain or loss (the “other components”) separately, in one or more line items, outside of operating income. Further, the new guidance requires the disclosure of the line items that contain the other components of net benefit cost in the footnotes to the financial statements if they are not presented on appropriately described separate lines in the statement of operations. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018, as required under the guidance, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , the Company reclassified $1 million and $3 million, respectively, related to the other components from selling, general and administrative expense to other expense within the consolidated condensed statements of operations. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s net income, consolidated condensed balance sheets or statements of cash flows.  Goodwill Impairment  In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance removes step two of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under this guidance , a goodwill impairment is the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The new guidance is applicable for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption of the amendments in the guidance is permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017 and requires its application using a prospective transition method. The Company early adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.  Restricted Cash  In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires entities to include restricted cash as part of cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The guidance also requires a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances disclosed in the balance sheet with the corresponding amounts as shown in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance . Upon adoption , this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements , however, as of September 30, 2018 the Company had $3 million of restricted cash that is included with cash and cash equivalents in its consolidated condensed statements of cash flows (see Note 8 – Other Non-Current Assets).  Statement of Cash Flows  In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. The amendments provide specific guidance relating to the classification of certain items, including cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, distributions received from equity method investments and cash flows classification based on its predominate source or use. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.   Financial Instruments  In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that amends the current guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instr uments. The guidance significantly revises the accounting related to (i) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities of unconsolidated subsidiaries (other than those accounted for using the equity method of accounting) and (ii) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. The guidance also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.  Revenue Recognition  In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance on revenue from contracts with customers that superseded most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The underlying principle of the guidance is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new guidance requires an evaluation of revenue arrangements with customers following a five-step approach: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the company satisfies each performance obligation. Revenue is recognized when cont rol of the promised services is transferred to the customers in an amount that reflects the expected consideration in exchange for those services. A customer obtains control when it has the ability to direct the use of and obtain the benefits from the services. Other major provisions of the guidance include capitalization of certain contract costs, consideration of the time value of money in the transaction price and allowing estimates of variable consideration to be recognized before contingencies are resolved in certain circumstances. The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2018 as required under the guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements (see Note 3 – Revenue).

Revenue (Tables)

Revenue (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue [Abstract]
Disaggregation of Revenue	The following table presents the Company’s net revenue disaggregated by its source. Sales and usage-based taxes are excluded from net revenue.   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2018  Air $ 404,643 $ 1,321,525  Beyond Air 192,968 566,740  Travel Commerce Platform (1) 597,611 1,888,265  Technology Services 24,974 74,166  Net revenue $ 622,585 $ 1,962,431 (1) Includes $15 million and $46 million of Travel Commerce Platform revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, that does not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers.
Disaggregation Of Revenue By Region	The table below sets forth Travel Commerce Platform revenue disaggregated by region:     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2018  Asia Pacific 140,186 426,728  Europe 202,300 670,082  Latin America and Canada 28,202 87,517  Middle East and Africa 78,824 239,593  International 449,512 1,423,920  United States 148,099 464,345  Travel Commerce Platform (1) 597,611 1,888,265 (1) Includes $15 million and $46 million of Travel Commerce Platform revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, that does not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers. 
Contract with Customer Asset and Liability	As of September 30, 2018, the Company did not have contract assets. The opening and closing balances of the Company’s accounts receivables and contract liabilities (current and non-current) are as follows:     Contract Liabilities  (in $ thousands) Accounts Receivable, net (1) Deferred Revenue (current) (1) Deferred Revenue (non-current) (1)  Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ 205,067 $ 38,406 $ 4,678  Balance as of January 1, 2018 174,765 32,010 6,056  Increase (Decrease) $ 30,302 $ 6,396 $ (1,378) (1) Accounts receivables, net, and deferred revenue exclude balances not related to contracts with customers.

Other Current Assets (Tables)

Other Current Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]
Summary of other current assets	Other current assets consisted of:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Sales and use tax receivables $ 32,656 $ 30,163  Prepaid expenses 26,689 24,271  Client funds 25,643 15,774  Prepaid incentives 19,771 16,677  Derivative assets 11,995 15,233  Other 8,858 7,606  $ 125,612 $ 109,724 

Property and Equipment, Net (Ta

Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Summary of property and equipment, net	Property and equipment, net, consisted of:    September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017  Accumulated Accumulated  (in $ thousands) Cost depreciation Net Cost depreciation Net  Capitalized software $ 971,678 $ (761,926) $ 209,752 $ 1,029,772 $ (829,416) $ 200,356  Computer equipment 337,017 (161,892) 175,125 346,846 (207,484) 139,362  Building and leasehold improvements 32,711 (15,373) 17,338 32,834 (12,972) 19,862  Construction in progress 93,291 — 93,291 72,161 — 72,161  $ 1,434,697 $ (939,191) $ 495,506 $ 1,481,613 $ (1,049,872) $ 431,741 

Intangible Assets (Tables)

Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets of the Company between January 1, 2018 and September 30, 2018 are as follows:    January 1, Foreign September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 Additions Retirements Exchange 2018  Non-Amortizable Assets:  Goodwill $ 1,089,590 $ — $ — $ (4,249) $ 1,085,341  Trademarks and tradenames 313,097 — — — 313,097  Other Intangible Assets:  Acquired intangible assets 743,549 — — (222) 743,327  Accumulated amortization (461,666) (30,497) — 132 (492,031)  Acquired intangible assets, net 281,883 (30,497) — (90) 251,296  Customer loyalty payments 380,841 63,803 (50,833) (4,351) 389,460  Accumulated amortization (166,544) (64,553) 33,048 1,895 (196,154)  Customer loyalty payments, net 214,297 (750) (17,785) (2,456) 193,306  Other intangible assets, net $ 496,180 $ (31,247) $ (17,785) $ (2,546) $ 444,602  The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets of the Company between January 1, 2017 and September 30 , 2017 are as follows:     January 1, Foreign September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2017 Additions Retirements Exchange 2017  Non-Amortizable Assets:  Goodwill $ 1,079,951 $ — $ — $ 8,702 $ 1,088,653  Trademarks and tradenames 313,097 — — — 313,097  Other Intangible Assets:  Acquired intangible assets 1,127,059 — (383,715) 179 743,523  Accumulated amortization (804,089) (30,688) 383,715 (338) (451,400)  Acquired intangible assets, net 322,970 (30,688) — (159) 292,123  Customer loyalty payments 358,259 95,131 (73,463) 7,201 387,128  Accumulated amortization (169,622) (57,348) 69,063 (3,806) (161,713)  Customer loyalty payments, net 188,637 37,783 (4,400) 3,395 225,415  Other intangible assets, net $ 511,607 $ 7,095 $ (4,400) $ 3,236 $ 517,538 

Other Non-Current Assets (Table

Other Non-Current Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Other Assets, Noncurrent Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of other non-current assets	Other non-current assets consisted of:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Prepaid incentives $ 32,055 $ 35,645  Pension assets 10,013 8,674  Derivative assets 8,181 3,503  Supplier prepayments 4,312 10,983  Restricted cash 3,473 —  Deferred financing costs 1,620 1,930  Other 12,871 16,073  $ 72,525 $ 76,808 

Accrued Expenses and Other Cu_2

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Summary of accrued expenses and other current liabilities	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Accrued commissions and incentives $ 328,361 $ 282,954  Accrued payroll and related 81,683 70,234  Deferred revenue 66,381 48,096  Income tax payable 29,009 32,986  Customer prepayments 25,643 15,774  Derivative liabilities 13,769 292  Accrued interest expense 9,442 12,010  Pension and post-retirement benefit liabilities 1,607 1,628  Other 18,365 45,094  $ 574,260 $ 509,068 

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of long-term debt	Long-term debt consisted of:     Interest September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) rate Maturity 2018 2017  Senior Secured Credit Agreement  Term loans – (2018 Credit Agreement) (1) L+2.50% March 2025 $ 1,379,511 $ —  Term loans – (2014 Credit Agreement) (2) L+2.75% September 2021 — 2,124,439  Revolver borrowings – (2018 Credit Agreement) L+2.25% September 2022 — —  Revolver borrowings – (2014 Credit Agreement) L+2.50% September 2022 — —  Senior Secured Notes  Senior secured notes (3) 6.00% March 2026 737,881 —  Capital leases and other indebtedness 147,156 105,574  Total debt 2,264,548 2,230,013  Less: current portion 58,377 64,291  Long-term debt $ 2,206,171 $ 2,165,722 _____________________  (1) As of September 30, 2018, the principal amount of term loans outstanding under the 2018 Credit Agreement (as defined below) was $1,393 million, which is netted for unamortized debt discount of $6 million and unamortized debt finance costs of $7 million. (2) As of December 31, 2017, the principal amount of term loans outstanding under the 2014 Credit Agreement (as defined below) was $2,154 million, which is netted for unamortized debt discount of $17 million and unamortized debt finance costs of $13 million. (3) As of S e ptember 30, 2018, the principal amount of senior secured notes outstanding was $745 million, which is netted for unamortized debt finance costs of $7 million. 
Schedule of aggregate maturities of debt	Aggregate maturities of debt as of September 30, 2018 are as follows:    Capital Leases  (in $ thousands) Term Senior Secured and Other  Year ending September 30, Loans Notes Indebtedness  2019 $ 14,000 $ — $ 44,378  2020 14,000 — 42,198  2021 14,000 — 36,038  2022 14,000 — 23,321  2023 14,000 — —  Thereafter 1,322,500 745,000 1,221  1,392,500 745,000 147,156  Less: Unamortized debt finance cost (6,551) (7,119) —  Less: Unamortized debt discount (6,438) — —  Total debt $ 1,379,511 $ 737,881 $ 147,156 
Schedule of movement in deferred finance costs	        The movements in total unamortized debt finance costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are summarized below:    Nine Months Nine Months  Ended September 30, Ended September 30,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Balance as of January 1 $ 14,708 $ 22,855  Capitalization of debt finance costs 14,799 686  Amortization (2,139) (4,033)  Write-off on early extinguishment of debt (12,078) (3,306)  Balance as of September 30 $ 15,290 $ 16,202 

Financial Instruments (Tables)

Financial Instruments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Interest Rate Derivatives	In order to protect against potential higher interest costs resulting from increases in LIBOR, as of September 30, 2018, the Company had outstanding interest rate swap contracts that fix the LIBOR rate payable as follows:     Average  Notional Amount Interest  ($ in thousands) Period Rate  1,400,000 February 2017 to February 2019 1.4010%  1,200,000 February 2019 to February 2020 2.1906%  400,000 February 2020 to February 2021 2.1925%  200,000 February 2021 to February 2022 2.9913% 
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions	As of September 30, 2018, the net notional amounts of the Company’s derivative contracts are as follows:    September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) 2018 2017  Interest rate swap contracts $ 3,200,000 $ 3,000,000  Foreign currency contracts 439,137 373,487 
Schedule of gross fair value of derivative contracts	Presented below is a summary of the gross fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts, which have not been designated as hedging instruments, recorded on the consolidated condensed balance sheets:     Fair Value Asset Fair Value (Liability)  Balance Sheet September 30, December 31, Balance Sheet September 30, December 31,  (in $ thousands) Location 2018 2017 Location 2018 2017  Interest rate swap contracts Other current assets $ 11,721 $ 4,799 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ — $ —  Interest rate swap contracts Other non-current assets 8,181 3,503 Other non-current liabilities — (51)  Foreign currency contracts Other current assets 274 10,434 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (13,769) (292)  Total fair value of derivative assets (liabilities) $ 20,176 $ 18,736 $ (13,769) $ (343) 
Schedule of reconciliation of the movement in the net carrying amount of derivative financial instruments	The following table provides a reconciliation of the movement in the net carrying amount of derivative financial instruments during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:   Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended  (in $ thousands) September 30, 2018 September 30, 2017  Net derivative asset (liability) opening balance $ 18,393 $ (19,196)  Total (loss) gain for the period included in net income (460) 12,099  (Proceeds from) payments on settlement of derivative contracts (11,526) 13,495  Net derivative asset closing balance $ 6,407 $ 6,398 
Schedule of impact of changes in fair values of derivatives	The table below presents the impact of the changes in fair values of derivatives not designated as hedges on net income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:     Amount of Gain (Loss)  Recorded in Net Income  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands) Statement of Operations Location 2018 2017 2018 2017  Interest rate swap contracts Interest expense, net $ 2,143 $ 1,332 18,231 (3,322)  Foreign currency contracts Selling, general and administrative (5,701) 4,238 (18,691) 15,421  $ (3,558) $ 5,570 (460) 12,099 
Schedule of fair values of other financial instruments	The fair values of the Company’s other financial instruments are as follows:     September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017  (in $ thousands) Fair Value Hierarchy Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value  Asset (liability)  Derivative assets Level 2 $ 20,176 $ 20,176 $ 18,736 $ 18,736  Derivative liabilities Level 2 (13,769) (13,769) (343) (343)  Total debt Level 2 (2,264,548) (2,291,939) (2,230,013) (2,258,893) 

Equity (Tables)

Equity (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of cash dividends declared	The Company’s Board of Directors declared the following cash dividend s during the nine months ended September 30, 2018:     Dividend Record Payment Amount  Declaration Date Per Share Date Date (in $ thousands)  February 16, 2018 $ 0.075 March 1, 2018 March 15, 2018 $ 9,406  May 2, 2018 0.075 June 7, 2018 June 21, 2018 9,459  August 1, 2018 0.075 September 6, 2018 September 20, 2018 9,473 

Equity-Based Compensation (Tabl

Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule for activity of restricted stock units	The table below presents the activity of the Company’s RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:    Weighted Average  Grant Date  (in dollars, except number of RSUs) Number Fair Value  Balance as of January 1, 2018 1,526,280 $ 13.01  Granted at fair market value 857,133 $ 14.62  Vested (1) (433,359) $ 12.95  Forfeited (316,898) $ 13.31  Balance as of September 30, 2018 1,633,156 $ 13.81 _____________________  (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company completed net share settlements of 152,975 common shares in connection with employee taxable income created upon vesting of RSUs. The Company agreed to pay these taxes on behalf of the employees in return for the employees returning an equivalent value of common shares. These common shares were accounted for as treasury shares by the Company. Further, in respect of 51,396 vested RSUs, certain directors of the Company elected to defer receiving common shares until termination of their service as a director of the Company. 
Schedule for activity of performance based stock units	The table below presents the activity of the Company’s PSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:    Weighted Average  Grant Date  (in dollars, except number of PSUs) Number Fair Value  Balance as of January 1, 2018 2,694,999 $ 13.10  Granted at fair market value 1,444,522 $ 16.33  Forfeited (825,573) $ 13.57  Vested (1) (11,290) $ 15.50  Balance as of September 30, 2018 (2) 3,302,658 $ 14.37 _____________________  (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company completed net share settlements of 3,321 common shares in connection with employee taxable income created upon vesting of PSUs. The Company agreed to pay these taxes on behalf of the employees in return for the employees returning an equivalent value of common shares. These common shares were accounted for as treasury shares by the Company.  (2) Total estimated awards that ultimately will vest based on the Company’s forecasted performance against the pre-defined targets and before considering any adjustments that may be necessary based on the ranking of the Company’s TSR compared to the TSR of the selected group is expected to be 2,122,960 PSUs.   
Schedule for activity of stock options	The table below presents the activity of the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:   Weighted Average  Weighted Average Remaining Aggregate  Exercise Price Contractual Terms Intrinsic Value  Number of Options (in dollars) (in years) (in $ thousands)  Balance as of January 1, 2018 2,352,928 $ 13.51  Forfeited (253,643) $ 13.72  Exercised (594,616) $ 11.68  Expired (46,112) $ 15.58  Balance as of September 30, 2018 1,458,557 $ 14.15 7.01 $ 3,984  Exercisable as of September 30, 2018 782,037 $ 14.48 6.83 $ 1,880  Expected to vest as of September 30, 2018 676,520 $ 13.77 7.23 $ 2,104 

Income Per Share (Tables)

Income Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share	The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted income per share from continuing operations:   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  September 30, September 30,  (in $ thousands, except for share data) 2018 2017 2018 2017  Numerator – Basic and Diluted Income per Share:  Net income from continuing operations $ 5,870 $ 4,681 $ 44,359 $ 94,910  Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries (762) 169 (2,025) 973  Net income from continuing operations attributable to the Company $ 5,108 $ 4,850 $ 42,334 $ 95,883  Denominator – Basic Income per Share:  Weighted average common shares outstanding 126,246,210 124,469,069 125,908,707 124,303,716  Income per share from continuing operations – Basic $ 0.04 $ 0.04 $ 0.34 $ 0.77   Denominator – Diluted Income per Share:  Number of common shares used for basic income per share from continuing operations 126,246,210 124,469,069 125,908,707 124,303,716  Weighted average effect of dilutive securities  RSUs / PSUs 1,881,201 1,603,721 1,819,470 1,424,009  Stock options 261,974 115,582 126,301 99,815  Weighted average common shares outstanding 128,389,385 126,188,372 127,854,478 125,827,540  Income per share from continuing operations – Diluted $ 0.04 $ 0.04 $ 0.33 $ 0.76 

Recently Issued Accounting Pr_3

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Reclassification From Prior Year Related To Adopted Guidance For Other Components From Selling General And Administrative Expense	$ 1	$ 3
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due			$ 94
Restricted Cash			$ 3

Revenue (Narrative) (Details)

Revenue (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2018USD ($)
Revenue [Abstract]
Recorded reduction to accumulated deficit related to revenue recognition	$ 1

Revenue (Revenue Disaggregated

Revenue (Revenue Disaggregated by Revenue Source) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue [Abstract]
Travel Commerce Platform, Air, Revenue	$ 404,643		$ 1,321,525
Travel Commerce Platform, Beyond Air, Revenue	192,968		566,740
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	597,611		1,888,265
Technology Services Revenue	24,974		74,166
Revenues, Total	622,585	$ 610,842	1,962,431	$ 1,873,712
Net Revenue, Other Than From Contracts With Customers	$ 15,000		$ 46,000

Revenue (Revenue Disaggregate_2

Revenue (Revenue Disaggregated by Region) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	$ 597,611	$ 1,888,265
Net Revenue, Other Than From Contracts With Customers	15,000	46,000
International
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	449,512	1,423,920
Pacific
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	140,186	426,728
Europe
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	202,300	670,082
Latin America And Canada
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	28,202	87,517
Middle East And Africa
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	78,824	239,593
United States
Travel Commerce Platform, Revenue	$ 148,099	$ 464,345

Revenue (Opening and closing ba

Revenue (Opening and closing balances of accounts receivables, contract assets and current and long term contract liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	$ 205,067	$ 174,765
Accounts Receivable, Increase (Decrease)	30,302
Deferred Revenue, Current	38,406	32,010
Deferred Revenue Current, Increase (Decrease)	6,396
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent	4,678	$ 6,056
Deferred Revenue Non-Current, Increase (Decrease)	$ (1,378)

Revenue (Remaining Performance

Revenue (Remaining Performance Obligations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue [Abstract]
Net Revenue Recognized Offsetting Performance Obligations		$ 15
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation	$ 54
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Recognized Revenue Next 24 Months	80.00%
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Recognized Revenue Next 12 Months	50.00%

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detai

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards		$ 197
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance		187
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		400
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
State NOL carry forwards, alternative minimum tax, and other tax credits carry forwards		27
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		$ 345
United Kingdom
Realized Benefit Related To Release Of Valuation Allowance On Deferred Tax Assets	$ 10

Other Current Assets (Summary o

Other Current Assets (Summary of Other Current Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]
Sales and use tax receivables	$ 32,656	$ 30,163
Prepaid expenses	26,689	24,271
Client funds	25,643	15,774
Prepaid incentives	19,771	16,677
Derivative assets	11,995	15,233
Other	8,858	7,606
Other current assets, Total	$ 125,612	$ 109,724

Property and Equipment, Net (Na

Property and Equipment, Net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Capital lease assets	$ 216		$ 216		$ 208
Capital lease assets, accumulated depreciation	72		72		$ 107
Depreciation expense	$ 40	$ 40	118	$ 126
Leaseholds and Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Investment in property and equipment			$ 72

Property and Equipment, Net (Su

Property and Equipment, Net (Summary of Property and Equipment, Net) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	$ 1,434,697	$ 1,481,613
Accumulated Depreciation	(939,191)	(1,049,872)
Net	495,506	431,741
Capitalized Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	971,678	1,029,772
Accumulated Depreciation	(761,926)	(829,416)
Net	209,752	200,356
Computer Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	337,017	346,846
Accumulated Depreciation	(161,892)	(207,484)
Net	175,125	139,362
Building and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	32,711	32,834
Accumulated Depreciation	(15,373)	(12,972)
Net	17,338	19,862
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	93,291	72,161
Net	$ 93,291	$ 72,161

Intangible Assets (Narrative) (

Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Customer loyalty payments in cash			$ 73,349	$ 54,592
Amount payable for customer loyalty payments	$ 61,000		61,000		$ 77,000
Japan Acquisition
Schedule Of Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	10,000	$ 10,000	30,000	31,000
Customer Loyalty Payments [Member]
Schedule Of Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	20,000	$ 20,000	65,000	$ 57,000
Impairment recognized during the year	$ 3,000		$ 14,000

Intangible Assets (Changes in C

Intangible Assets (Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill and Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 1,089,590	$ 1,079,951
Goodwill, Foreign Exchange	(4,249)	8,702
Goodwill, Ending Balance	1,085,341	1,088,653
Trademarks and tradenames
Trademarks and tradenames, Beginning Balance	313,097	313,097
Trademarks and tradenames, Ending Balance	313,097	313,097
Other Intangible Assets:
Other intangible assets, net, Beginning Balance	496,180	511,607
Other intangible assets, net, Additions	(31,247)	7,095
Other intangible assets, net, Retirements	(17,785)	(4,400)
Other intangible assets, net, Foreign Exchange	(2,546)	3,236
Other intangible assets, net, Ending Balance	444,602	517,538
Acquired Intangible Assets [Member]
Other Intangible Assets:
Other intangible assets, Gross, Beginning Balance	743,549	1,127,059
Other intangible assets, Gross, Retirements		(383,715)
Other intangible assets, Gross, Foreign Exchange	(222)	179
Other intangible assets, Gross, Ending Balance	743,327	743,523
Accumulated amortization, Beginning Balance	(461,666)	(804,089)
Accumulated amortization, Additions	(30,497)	(30,688)
Accumulated amortization, Retirements		383,715
Accumulated amortization, Foreign Exchange	132	(338)
Accumulated amortization, Ending Balance	(492,031)	(451,400)
Other intangible assets, net, Beginning Balance	281,883	322,970
Other intangible assets, net, Additions	(30,497)	(30,688)
Other intangible assets, net, Foreign Exchange	(90)	(159)
Other intangible assets, net, Ending Balance	251,296	292,123
Customer Loyalty Payments [Member]
Other Intangible Assets:
Other intangible assets, Gross, Beginning Balance	380,841	358,259
Other intangible assets, Gross, Additions	63,803	95,131
Other intangible assets, Gross, Retirements	(50,833)	(73,463)
Other intangible assets, Gross, Foreign Exchange	(4,351)	7,201
Other intangible assets, Gross, Ending Balance	389,460	387,128
Accumulated amortization, Beginning Balance	(166,544)	(169,622)
Accumulated amortization, Additions	(64,553)	(57,348)
Accumulated amortization, Retirements	33,048	69,063
Accumulated amortization, Foreign Exchange	1,895	(3,806)
Accumulated amortization, Ending Balance	(196,154)	(161,713)
Other intangible assets, net, Beginning Balance	214,297	188,637
Other intangible assets, net, Additions	(750)	37,783
Other intangible assets, net, Retirements	(17,785)	(4,400)
Other intangible assets, net, Foreign Exchange	(2,456)	3,395
Other intangible assets, net, Ending Balance	$ 193,306	$ 225,415

Other Non-Current Assets (Narra

Other Non-Current Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Restricted Cash, Noncurrent	$ 3,473	$ 0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 200,333	$ 122,039

Other Non-Current Assets (Summa

Other Non-Current Assets (Summary of Other Non-Current Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Assets, Noncurrent Disclosure [Abstract]
Prepaid incentives	$ 32,055	$ 35,645
Pension assets	10,013	8,674
Derivative assets	8,181	3,503
Supplier prepayments	4,312	10,983
Deferred financing costs	1,620	1,930
Restricted cash	3,473	0
Other	12,871	16,073
Other non-current assets, Total	$ 72,525	$ 76,808

Restructuring Charges (Narrativ

Restructuring Charges (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Severance Accrual			$ 15
Restructuring charges recognized	$ 2	$ 8

Accrued Expenses and Other Cu_3

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued customer loyalty payments	$ 61	$ 77

Accrued Expenses and Other Cu_4

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued commissions and incentives	$ 328,361	$ 282,954
Deferred revenue	66,381	48,096
Accrued payroll and related	81,683	70,234
Customer prepayments	25,643	15,774
Income tax payable	29,009	32,986
Derivative liabilities	13,769	292
Accrued interest expense	9,442	12,010
Pension and post-retirement benefit liabilities	1,607	1,628
Other	18,365	45,094
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$ 574,260	$ 509,068

Long-Term Debt (Senior Secured

Long-Term Debt (Senior Secured Credit Agreement) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		$ (38,000)	$ (4,682,000)	$ (27,699,000)	$ (4,682,000)
Amortization of Financing Costs				2,139,000	4,033,000
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations				28,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred				71,511,000	$ 17,984,000
Repayments of Other Debt				3,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of Financing Costs				2,000,000
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)				1,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred				72,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans	$ 1,400,000,000	1,393,000,000		1,393,000,000
Debt Instrument, Issued Discount Rate	0.50%
Debt Instrument, Quarterly Amortization Rate	0.25%
Repayments of Senior Debt				8,000,000
Early Repayment of Senior Debt				$ 4,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member] | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.50%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member] | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.50%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans						$ 2,154,000,000
Repayments of Senior Debt				$ 6,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Term Loans | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis				L+2.50%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Term Loans | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis				L+2.75%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 150,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Utilized		5,000,000		$ 5,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 145,000,000		$ 145,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.25%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.00%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.25%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis				L+2.25%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis				L+2.50%
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Letter Of Credit Sub Limit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 100,000,000

Long-Term Debt (Senior Secure_2

Long-Term Debt (Senior Secured Notes) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,379,511,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans	1,393,000,000	$ 1,400,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans			$ 2,154,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Term Loans | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	1,379,511,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Term Loans | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 2,124,439,000
Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans	745,000,000
Long-term debt	$ 737,881,000
Variable interest rate percentage	6.00%

Long-Term Debt (Debt Finance Co

Long-Term Debt (Debt Finance Costs) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt finance cost in relation to letter of credit facility	$ 2	$ 2
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt finance costs	7	13
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt finance costs	7
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt finance costs		$ 13
Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt finance costs	$ 7

Long-Term Debt (Summary of Long

Long-Term Debt (Summary of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital leases and other indebtedness	$ 147,156	$ 105,574
Total debt	2,264,548	2,230,013
Less: current portion	58,377	64,291
Long-term debt	2,206,171	2,165,722
Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,379,511
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Term Loans | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description on variable rate	L+2.50%
Maturity	Mar. 1, 2025
Long-term debt	$ 1,379,511
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Term Loans | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description on variable rate	L+2.75%
Maturity	Sep. 1, 2021
Long-term debt		$ 2,124,439
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description on variable rate	L+2.25%
Maturity	Sep. 1, 2022
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description on variable rate	L+2.50%
Maturity	Sep. 1, 2022
Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate percentage	6.00%
Maturity	Mar. 1, 2026
Long-term debt	$ 737,881

Long-Term Debt (Summary of Lo_2

Long-Term Debt (Summary of Long-Term Debt) (Table Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount	$ 6,438,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt finance costs	7,000,000		$ 13,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans	1,393,000,000	$ 1,400,000,000
Unamortized debt finance costs	7,000,000
Unamortized debt discount	6,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans			2,154,000,000
Unamortized debt finance costs			13,000,000
Unamortized debt discount			$ 17,000,000
Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amounts of term loans	745,000,000
Unamortized debt finance costs	7,000,000
Unamortized debt discount	$ 0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	6.00%

Long-Term Debt (Aggregate Matur

Long-Term Debt (Aggregate Maturities of Debt) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)
Capital Leases and Other Indebtedness, 2019	$ 44,378
Capital Leases and Other Indebtedness, 2020	42,198
Capital Leases and Other Indebtedness, 2021	36,038
Capital Leases and Other Indebtedness, 2022	23,321
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter	1,221
Capital Leases and Other Indebtedness, Total	147,156
Senior Secured Notes
Debt, Thereafter	745,000
Long-term debt, Total	745,000
Less: Unamortized debt finance cost	(7,119)
Less: Unamortized debt discount	0
Long-term Debt, Total	737,881
Term Loans
Debt, 2019	14,000
Debt, 2020	14,000
Debt, 2021	14,000
Debt, 2022	14,000
Debt, 2023	14,000
Debt, Thereafter	1,322,500
Long-term debt, Total	1,392,500
Less: Unamortized debt finance cost	(6,551)
Less: Unamortized debt discount	(6,438)
Long-term Debt, Total	$ 1,379,511

Long-Term Debt (Summary of Move

Long-Term Debt (Summary of Movement in Deferred Financing Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Deferred Finance Costs Noncurrent Net [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 1	$ 14,708	$ 22,855
Capitalization of debt finance costs	14,799	686
Amortization	(2,139)	(4,033)
Write-off on early extinguishment of debt	(12,078)	(3,306)
Balance as of December 31	$ 15,290	$ 16,202

Financial Instruments (Narrativ

Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Net asset position related to derivative financial instruments	$ 6
Probability of default percentage	5.00%
Credit default recovery rate percentage, derivative assets	75.00%
Credit default recovery rate percentage, derivative liabilities	65.00%
Credit risk fair value adjustments, percentage	15.00%
Change in unobservable inputs percentage	10.00%
Average Libor Rate Applied For Year	2.03%

Financial Instruments (Interest

Financial Instruments (Interest Rate Risk) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,400
Derivative, Inception Date	Feb. 1, 2017
Derivative, Maturity Date	Feb. 1, 2019
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,200
Derivative, Inception Date	Feb. 1, 2019
Derivative, Maturity Date	Feb. 1, 2020
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 400
Derivative, Inception Date	Feb. 1, 2020
Derivative, Maturity Date	Feb. 1, 2021
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 200
Derivative, Inception Date	Feb. 1, 2021
Derivative, Maturity Date	Feb. 1, 2022
LIBOR | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Variable Interest Rate	1.401%
LIBOR | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Variable Interest Rate	2.1906%
LIBOR | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Variable Interest Rate	2.1925%
LIBOR | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Variable Interest Rate	2.9913%

Financial Instruments (Notional

Financial Instruments (Notional Amounts of Derivative Contracts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Interest rate swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 3,200,000	$ 3,000,000
Foreign currency contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 439,137	$ 373,487

Financial Instruments (Summary

Financial Instruments (Summary of Fair Value of Company's Derivative Contracts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value (Liability)	$ (13,769)	$ (292)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset	20,176	18,736
Fair Value (Liability)	(13,769)	(343)
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset	11,721	4,799
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other non-current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset	8,181	3,503
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value (Liability)		(51)
Foreign currency contracts | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other non-current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset	274	10,434
Foreign currency contracts | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Accrued Expenses and other current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value (Liability)	$ (13,769)	$ (292)

Financial Instruments (Summar_2

Financial Instruments (Summary of Reconciliation of Net Carrying Amount of Derivative Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Net [Roll Forward]
Net derivative liability opening balance	$ 18,393	$ (19,196)
Total loss for the period included in net income	(460)	12,099
Payment on settlement of foreign currency derivative contracts	(11,526)	13,495
Net derivative asset (liability) closing balance	$ 6,407	$ 6,398

Financial Instruments (Impact o

Financial Instruments (Impact of Changes in Fair Values of Derivatives) (Details) - Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recorded in Net Income	$ (3,558)	$ 5,570	$ (460)	$ 12,099
Interest rate swaps | Interest expense, net
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recorded in Net Income	2,143	1,332	18,231	(3,322)
Foreign currency contracts | Selling, general and administrative
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recorded in Net Income	$ (5,701)	$ 4,238	$ (18,691)	$ 15,421

Financial Instruments (Fair Val

Financial Instruments (Fair Values of Company's Other Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ (13,769)	$ (292)
Total debt	(2,264,548)	(2,230,013)
Carrying Amount [Member] | Level 2
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative assets	20,176	18,736
Derivative liabilities	(13,769)	(343)
Total debt	(2,264,548)	(2,230,013)
Fair Value [Member] | Level 2
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative assets	20,176	18,736
Derivative liabilities	(13,769)	(343)
Total debt	$ (2,291,939)	$ (2,258,893)

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Outstanding purchase commitments	$ 85
Purchase obligation for next 12 months	$ 48

Equity (Narrative) (Details)

Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Equity Note [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.225	$ 0.225
Subsequent Event
Equity Note [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.075
Dividend payable, declaration date	Oct. 31, 2018
IGT Solutions Private Ltd [Member]
Equity Note [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		51.00%
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments		$ 18
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal		1
Reclassification of loss on currency translation adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive loss		$ 4

Equity (Summary of cash dividen

Equity (Summary of cash dividends declared) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Dividend Per Share	$ 0.225	$ 0.225
Dividend Declaration One [Member]
Dividend Per Share	$ 0.075
Declaration Date	Feb. 16, 2018
Record Date	Mar. 1, 2018
Payment Date	Mar. 15, 2018
Amount (in $ thousands)	$ 9,406
Dividend Declaration Two [Member]
Dividend Per Share	$ 0.075
Declaration Date	May 2, 2018
Record Date	Jun. 7, 2018
Payment Date	Jun. 21, 2018
Amount (in $ thousands)	$ 9,459
Dividend Declaration Three [Member]
Dividend Per Share	$ 0.075
Declaration Date	Aug. 1, 2018
Record Date	Sep. 6, 2018
Payment Date	Sep. 20, 2018
Amount (in $ thousands)	$ 9,473

Equity-Based Compensation (Narr

Equity-Based Compensation (Narrative 1 RSUs) (Details) - Restricted Share Units (RSU) - shares	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted		857,133
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted	596,063
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted	202,100

Equity-Based Compensation (Na_2

Equity-Based Compensation (Narrative 2 PSEs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Future equity-based compensation expense	$ 29			$ 29
Total equity-based compensation expense	0		$ 9	12	$ 24
Equity-based compensation expense net of tax	0		8	11	22
Income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation expense	$ 0		$ 1	$ 1	$ 2
Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted		1,246,803

Equity-Based Compensation (Na_3

Equity-Based Compensation (Narrative 3 Stock Options) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 0	$ 9	$ 12	$ 24
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax	0	8	11	22
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	0	$ 1	1	$ 2
Future equity-based compensation expense	$ 29		$ 29

Equity-Based Compensation (Summ

Equity-Based Compensation (Summary of Company's Equity Award Programs RSUs) (Details) - Restricted Share Units (RSU)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018$ / sharesshares
Number of RSUs
Beginning Balance | shares	1,526,280
Granted at fair market value | shares	857,133
Vested | shares	(433,359)
Forfeited | shares	(316,898)
Ending Balance | shares	1,633,156
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning Balance | $ / shares	$ 13.01
Granted at fair market value | $ / shares	14.62
Vested | $ / shares	12.95
Forfeited | $ / shares	13.31
Ending Balance | $ / shares	$ 13.81

Equity-Based Compensation (Su_2

Equity-Based Compensation (Summary of Company's Equity Award Programs) (Table Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018shares
Restricted Share Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share units and stock options, net share settlements	152,975
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Vested Shares Deferred	51,396
Performance Based Restricted Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share units and stock options, net share settlements	3,321

Equity-Based Compensation (Su_3

Equity-Based Compensation (Summary of activity of PSUs) (Details) - Performance Based Restricted Share Units [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018$ / sharesshares
Number of PSUs
Beginning Balance	2,694,999
Granted at fair market value	1,444,522
Forfeited	(825,573)
Vested	(11,290)
Ending Balance	3,302,658
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning Balance | $ / shares	$ 13.10
Granted at fair market value | $ / shares	16.33
Forfeited | $ / shares	13.57
Vested | $ / shares	15.50
Ending Balance | $ / shares	$ 14.37
Estimated awards that will vest	2,122,960

Equity-Based Compensation (Equi

Equity-Based Compensation (Equity-Based Compensation Expense Recognized in Consolidated Financial Statements) (Details) - Stock options $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Number of Options
Beginning Balance | shares	2,352,928
Forfeited | shares	(253,643)
Exercised | shares	(594,616)
Expired | shares	(46,112)
Ending Balance | shares	1,458,557
Exercisable | shares	782,037
Expected to vest | shares	676,520
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars)
Beginning Balance | $ / shares	$ 13.51
Forfeited | $ / shares	13.72
Exercised | $ / shares	11.68
Expired | $ / shares	15.58
Ending Balance | $ / shares	14.15
Exercisable | $ / shares	14.48
Expected to vest | $ / shares	$ 13.77
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)
Balance	7 years 4 days
Exercisable	6 years 9 months 29 days
Expected to vest	7 years 2 months 23 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in $ thousands)
Balance | $	$ 3,984
Exercisable | $	1,880
Expected to vest | $	$ 2,104

Income Per Share (Narrative) (D

Income Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Common share equivalents excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share	0	2,300,000	1,000,000	2,400,000

Income Per Share (Summary of nu

Income Per Share (Summary of numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Numerator - Basic and Diluted income per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 5,870	$ 4,681	$ 44,359	$ 94,910
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(762)	169	(2,025)	973
Net income from continuing operations attributable to the Company	$ 5,108	$ 4,850	$ 42,334	$ 95,883
Denominator - Basic Income per Share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	126,246,210	124,469,069	125,908,707	124,303,716
Income per share from continuing operationgs - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.34	$ 0.77
Denominator - Diluted Income per Share:
Number of common shares used for basic income per share	126,246,210	124,469,069	125,908,707	124,303,716
Weighted average effect of dilutive securities
RSUs / PSUs	1,881,201	1,603,721	1,819,470	1,424,009
Stock Options	261,974	115,582	126,301	99,815
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	128,389,385	126,188,372	127,854,478	125,827,540
Income per share from continuing operations - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.33	$ 0.76

Discontinued Operations (Narrat

Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Release Of Liability	$ (28)

Subsequent Events (Narrative) (

Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend per share		$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.225	$ 0.225
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend per share	$ 0.075
Dividend payable, declaration date	Oct. 31, 2018
Dividend payable, payment date	Dec. 20, 2018
Dividend payable, record date	Dec. 6, 2018