Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details)
shares in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Nov. 07, 2017
May 12, 2017
Jun. 23, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2014
USD ($)
agreement
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
item
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2018
CNY (¥)
shares
Mar. 31, 2018
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shares
Dec. 31, 2017
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Debt Financing                      
Long-term Debt                   $ 484,000,000 $ 711,000,000
Debt classified as current                   (7,000,000) (7,000,000)
Long-term debt (note 6)                   477,000,000 704,000,000
Repayments of long term debt             $ 235,000,000 $ 224,000,000      
Borrowings of debt             $ 5,000,000 270,000,000      
TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                      
Debt Financing                      
Number of credit facilities | item             2        
Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Total debt                     230,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity           $ 1,200,000,000          
Debt Instrument Term           5 years          
Commitment fee             0.15%        
Repayments of long term debt             $ 235,000,000        
Foreign Earnings Repatriated             325,000,000        
Borrowings of debt             5,000,000        
Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Variable rate basis   LIBOR                  
Revolving Credit Facility | ABR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Variable rate basis   ABR                  
Revolving Credit Facility | Prime Rate | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Variable rate basis   Prime Rate                  
Revolving Credit Facility | New York Fed Bank Rate | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Variable rate basis   New York Fed Bank Rate                  
Margin   0.50%                  
Revolving Credit Facility | Adjusted LIBOR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin   1.00%                  
Interest period   1 month                  
Letter of Credit | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Maximum borrowing capacity                   15,000,000  
Same-day notice borrowings | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Maximum borrowing capacity                   40,000,000  
Margin loan member                      
Debt Financing                      
Total debt                   212,000,000 210,000,000
Debt instrument, number of instruments | agreement       2              
Total borrowings       $ 400,000,000              
Margin loan member | Redemption period one                      
Debt Financing                      
Initial redemption period       6 months              
Margin loan member | LIBOR                      
Debt Financing                      
Variable rate basis       LIBOR              
Margin loan member | LIBOR | Redemption period one                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin       3.65%              
Margin loan member | LIBOR | Redemption period two                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin       3.25%              
Margin Loan Amendment 1                      
Debt Financing                      
Total debt     $ 200,000,000                
Debt Instrument Term     3 years                
Variable rate basis     LIBOR                
Margin     2.00%                
Paid-in-Kind Interest             $ 2,000,000        
Outstanding Margin Loan Balance If Initial Margin Call Threshold is Met     $ 150,000,000                
Margin Loan Amendment 2                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin 2.40%                    
Chinese Credit facilities | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                      
Debt Financing                      
Total debt                   7,000,000 7,000,000
2015 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Line of Credit                   0  
2015 Credit Facilities | Letter of Credit | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Outstanding letters of credit                   3,000,000  
2016 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Maximum borrowing capacity         $ 73,000,000            
Repayments of long term debt               73,000,000      
Line of Credit                   0 0
2016 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Variable rate basis             LIBOR        
Margin             1.125%        
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                      
Debt Financing                      
Line of Credit                   0 $ 0
Chinese Credit Facility-BOA | People's Bank of China base rate | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                      
Debt Financing                      
Maximum borrowing capacity                   30,000,000  
Debt Instrument Term             1 year        
Chinese Credit Facility-JPM | Chinese Credit facilities | TripAdvisor's Chinese subsidiaries                      
Debt Financing                      
Maximum borrowing capacity                 ¥ 70,000,000 $ 11,000,000  
Debt Instrument Term             1 year        
Interest rate                 4.98% 4.98% 5.00%
Line of Credit                   $ 7,000,000 $ 7,000,000
Variable postpaid forward                      
Debt Financing                      
Total debt                   $ 265,000,000 $ 264,000,000
Paid-in-Kind Interest               $ 1,000,000      
Series A | Margin loan member | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares                 18.2 18.2  
Share value                   $ 743,000,000  
Series B | Margin loan member | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Shares pledged as collateral under loan | shares                 12.8 12.8  
Share value                   $ 523,000,000  
Forward Contracts                      
Debt Financing                      
Derivative contract term     4 years                
Forward Contracts | Margin loan member                      
Debt Financing                      
Repayments of long term debt     $ 200,000,000                
Payment of paid-in-kind interest     29,000,000                
Forward Contracts | Variable postpaid forward                      
Debt Financing                      
Total borrowings     259,000,000                
Accreted loan total at maturity     $ 272,000,000                
Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Commitment fee   0.15%                  
Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin   1.25%                  
Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility | ABR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin   0.25%                  
Minimum | 2016 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Debt Instrument Term         1 month            
Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Commitment fee   0.30%                  
Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin   2.00%                  
Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility | ABR | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Margin   1.00%                  
Maximum | 2016 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Trip Advisor                      
Debt Financing                      
Debt Instrument Term         6 months