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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Operating Segment Information

		Year ended December 31, 2011
		Leisure				Egencia				Corporate				Total
		(In thousands)
Revenue		$	3,269,721			$	179,288			$	—			$	3,449,009
Adjusted EBITDA		$	849,071			$	25,981			$	(164,217	)		$	710,835
Depreciation			(47,456	)			(8,349	)			(77,204	)			(133,009	)
Amortization of intangible assets			—				—				(21,925	)			(21,925	)
Stock-based compensation			—				—				(63,847	)			(63,847	)
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other			—				—				(20,855	)			(20,855	)
Realized loss on revenue hedges			8,410				—				—				8,410
Operating income (loss)		$	810,025			$	17,632			$	(348,048	)			479,609
Other expense, net															(77,537	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes															402,072
Provision for income taxes															(75,731	)
Income from continuing operations															326,341
Discontinued operations, net of taxes															148,262
Net income															474,603
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests															(2,309	)
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.														$	472,294

		Year ended December 31, 2010
		Leisure				Egencia				Corporate				Total
		(In thousands)
Revenue		$	2,890,611			$	143,034			$	—			$	3,033,645
Adjusted EBITDA		$	838,560			$	22,112			$	(160,190	)		$	700,482
Depreciation			(37,524	)			(7,506	)			(60,501	)			(105,531	)
Amortization of intangible assets			—				—				(22,514	)			(22,514	)
Stock-based compensation			—				—				(52,507	)			(52,507	)
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other			—				—				(22,692	)			(22,692	)
Realized loss on revenue hedges			3,549				—				—				3,549
Operating income (loss)		$	804,585			$	14,606			$	(318,404	)			500,787
Other expense, net															(74,948	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes															425,839
Provision for income taxes															(120,342	)
Income from continuing operations															305,497
Discontinued operations, net of taxes															120,063
Net income															425,560
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests															(4,060	)
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.														$	421,500

		Year ended December 31, 2009
		Leisure				Egencia				Corporate				Total
						(In thousands)
Revenue		$	2,634,766			$	108,285			$	—			$	2,743,051
Adjusted EBITDA		$	834,246			$	6,961			$	(179,264	)		$	661,943
Depreciation			(32,686	)			(6,870	)			(53,896	)			(93,452	)
Amortization of intangible assets			—				—				(23,875	)			(23,875	)
Stock-based compensation			—				—				(55,756	)			(55,756	)
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other			—				—				(67,999	)			(67,999	)
Restructuring charges			—				—				(34,168	)			(34,168	)
Realized loss on revenue hedges			11,050				—				—				11,050
Operating income (loss)		$	812,610			$	91			$	(414,958	)			397,743
Other expense, net															(77,967	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes															319,776
Provision for income taxes															(101,502	)
Income from continuing operations															218,274
Discontinued operations, net of taxes															85,349
Net income															303,623
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests															(4,097	)
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.															299,526

Schedule Of Revenue By Geographic Area

		Year Ended December 31,
		2011				2010				2009
		(In thousands)
Revenue
United States		$	1,995,783			$	1,872,810			$	1,712,084
All other countries			1,453,226				1,160,835				1,030,967
		$	3,449,009			$	3,033,645			$	2,743,051

Schedule Of Property And Equipment By Geographic Area

		As of December 31,
		2011				2010
		(In thousands)
Property and equipment, net
United States		$	287,471			$	221,030
All other countries			32,811				25,287
		$	320,282			$	246,317

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