Guarantor And Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Guarantor And Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Statement Of Operations Information


	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenue	$	—		$	3,041,755		$	424,018		$	(16,764	)	$	3,449,009

Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue		—			648,219			111,868			1,185			761,272
Selling and marketing		—			1,088,145			404,409			(17,913	)		1,474,641
Technology and content		—			297,859			83,388			(248	)		380,999
General and administrative		—			213,594			95,902			212			309,708
Amortization of intangible assets		—			4,988			16,937			—			21,925
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			20,855			—			—			20,855
Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			597,105			(597,105	)		—			—

Operating income		—			170,990			308,619			—			479,609

Other income (expense):
Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		382,403			244,429			—			(626,832	)		—
Other, net		(83,421	)		44,288			(38,404	)		—			(77,537	)

Total other income (expense), net		298,982			288,717			(38,404	)		(626,832	)		(77,537	)

Income before income taxes		298,982			459,707			270,215			(626,832	)		402,072
Provision for income taxes		25,050			(73,165	)		(27,616	)		—			(75,731	)

Income from continuing operations		324,032			386,542			242,599			(626,832	)		326,341
Discontinued operations, net of taxes		148,262			140,200			32,464			(172,664	)		148,262

Net income		472,294			526,742			275,063			(799,496	)		474,603
Net income attribuatable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			(2,309	)		—			(2,309	)

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	472,294		$	526,742		$	272,754		$	(799,496	)	$	472,294


	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenue	$	—		$	2,679,420		$	366,408		$	(12,183	)	$	3,033,645

Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue		—			590,236			96,372			(1,121	)		685,487
Selling and marketing		—			917,344			328,683			(11,246	)		1,234,781
Technology and content		—			255,306			53,416			58			308,780
General and administrative		—			181,920			76,558			126			258,604
Amortization of intangible assets		—			5,071			17,443			—			22,514
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			22,692			—			—			22,692
Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			347,361			(347,361	)		—			—

Operating income		—			359,490			141,297			—			500,787

Other income (expense):
Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		341,750			120,085			—			(461,835	)		—
Other, net		(56,193	)		(18,358	)		(397	)		—			(74,948	)

Total other income (expense), net		285,557			101,727			(397	)		(461,835	)		(74,948	)

Income before income taxes		285,557			461,217			140,900			(461,835	)		425,839
Provision for income taxes		15,880			(115,126	)		(21,096	)		—			(120,342	)

Income from continuing operations		301,437			346,091			119,804			(461,835	)		305,497
Discontinued operations, net of taxes		120,063			142,150			78,470			(220,620	)		120,063

Net income		421,500			488,241			198,274			(682,455	)		425,560
Net income attribuatable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			(4,060	)		—			(4,060	)

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	421,500		$	488,241		$	194,214		$	(682,455	)	$	421,500


	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenue	$	—		$	2,375,142		$	378,034		$	(10,125	)	$	2,743,051

Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue		—			495,029			111,910			(4,257	)		602,682
Selling and marketing		—			730,272			336,606			(5,781	)		1,061,097
Technology and content		—			231,775			50,797			62			282,634
General and administrative		—			195,741			77,261			(149	)		272,853
Amortization of intangible assets		—			6,596			17,279			—			23,875
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		—			67,999			—			—			67,999
Restructuring charges		—			8,761			25,407			—			34,168
Intercompany (income) expense, net		—			232,828			(232,828	)		—			—

Operating income		—			406,141			(8,398	)		—			397,743

Other income (expense):
Equity in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		240,115			(21,017	)		—			(219,098	)		—
Other, net		(37,999	)		(38,646	)		(1,322	)		—			(77,967	)

Total other income (expense), net		202,116			(59,663	)		(1,322	)		(219,098	)		(77,967	)

Income (loss) before income taxes		202,116			346,478			(9,720	)		(219,098	)		319,776
Provision for income taxes		12,061			(103,205	)		(10,358	)		—			(101,502	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations		214,177			243,273			(20,078	)		(219,098	)		218,274
Discontinued operations, net of taxes		85,349			107,671			42,733			(150,404	)		85,349

Net income		299,526			350,944			22,655			(369,502	)		303,623
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			(4,097	)		—			(4,097	)

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	299,526		$	350,944		$	18,558		$	(369,502	)	$	299,526

Schedule Of Balance Sheet Information


	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
ASSETS

Total current assets	$	551,488	$	1,538,509	$	644,825	$	(460,393	)	$	2,274,429
Investment in subsidiaries		3,891,811		1,126,412		—		(5,018,223	)		—
Intangible assets, net		—		634,581		109,317		—			743,898
Goodwill		—		2,415,482		461,819		—			2,877,301
Other assets, net		5,587		465,473		138,570		—			609,630

TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,448,886	$	6,180,457	$	1,354,531	$	(5,478,616	)	$	6,505,258


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Total current liabilities	$	894,438	$	1,906,349	$	212,963	$	(460,393	)	$	2,553,357
Long-term debt		1,249,281		—		—		—			1,249,281
Other liabilities		—		378,729		18,724		—			397,453
Stockholders' equity		2,305,167		3,895,379		1,122,844		(5,018,223	)		2,305,167

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	4,448,886	$	6,180,457	$	1,354,531	$	(5,478,616	)	$	6,505,258


	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
ASSETS

Total current assets	$	70,012	$	1,376,835	$	608,428	$	(347,720	)	$	1,707,555
Investment in subsidiaries		4,589,428		1,061,282		—		(5,650,710	)		—
Intangible assets, net		—		639,569		108,044		—			747,613
Goodwill		—		2,416,314		448,350		—			2,864,664
Other assets, net		8,415		1,075,548		253,127		—			1,337,090

TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,667,855	$	6,569,548	$	1,417,949	$	(5,998,430	)	$	6,656,922


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Total current liabilities	$	286,258	$	1,690,287	$	266,522	$	(347,720	)	$	1,895,347
Long-term debt		1,249,221		—		—		—			1,249,221
Other liabilities		395,673		290,289		89,689		—			775,651
Stockholders' equity		2,736,703		4,588,972		1,061,738		(5,650,710	)		2,736,703

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	4,667,855	$	6,569,548	$	1,417,949	$	(5,998,430	)	$	6,656,922

Schedule Of Cash Flow Statement Information


	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	$	—		$	527,448		$	298,281		$	825,729

Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development		—			(179,159	)		(28,678	)		(207,837	)
Purchases of investments		—			(1,425,578	)		(297,772	)		(1,723,350	)
Sales and maturities of investments		—			1,359,439			147,801			1,507,240
Other, net		—			(6,190	)		(33,323	)		(39,513	)

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		—			(251,488	)		(211,972	)		(463,460	)

Financing activities:
Treasury stock activity		(294,027	)		—			—			(294,027	)
Payment of dividends to stockholders		(76,550	)		—			—			(76,550	)
Purchase of additional interests in controlled subsidiaries, net		—			—			(22,485	)		(22,485	)
Transfers (to) from related parties		333,303			(333,303	)		—			—
Other, net		37,274			(4,285	)		6,579			39,568

Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations		—			(337,588	)		(15,906	)		(353,494	)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		—			(61,628	)		70,403			8,775

Net cash provided by discontinued operations		—			76,903			—			76,903

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations		—			(19,539	)		1,796			(17,743	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			(4,264	)		72,199			67,935
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		—			361,516			259,683			621,199

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	—		$	357,252		$	331,882		$	689,134

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	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	$	—		$	378,370		$	227,017		$	605,387

Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development		—			(121,687	)		(14,689	)		(136,376	)
Purchases of investments		—			(846,344	)		(123,995	)		(970,339	)
Sales and maturities of investments		—			282,450			83,586			366,036
Other, net		—			14,938			(18,606	)		(3,668	)

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		—			(670,643	)		(73,704	)		(744,347	)

Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs		742,470			—			—			742,470
Treasury stock activity		(501,993	)		—			—			(501,993	)
Payment of dividends to stockholders		(79,076	)		—			—			(79,076	)
Purchase of additional interests in controlled subsidiaries, net		—			—			(77,929	)		(77,929	)
Transfers (to) from related parties		(219,556	)		219,556			—			—
Other, net		58,155			(12,959	)		(808	)		44,388

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations		—			206,597			(78,737	)		127,860
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		—			(85,676	)		74,576			(11,100	)

Net cash provided by discontinued operations		—			40,999			—			40,999

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations		—			(13,958	)		(5,922	)		(19,880	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			(58,635	)		68,654			10,019
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		—			420,151			191,029			611,180

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	—		$	361,516		$	259,683		$	621,199

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	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	$	—		$	556,357		$	17,544		$	573,901

Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development		—			(64,573	)		(14,269	)		(78,842	)
Purchases of investments		—			—			(45,903	)		(45,903	)
Sales and maturities of investments		—			—			93,092			93,092
Other, net		—			49,339			(7,359	)		41,980

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations		—			(15,234	)		25,561			10,327

Financing activities:
Credit facility repayments		—			(650,000	)		—			(650,000	)
Transfers (to) from related parties		(9,149	)		1,178			7,971			—
Other, net		9,149			(10,800	)		(9,268	)		(10,919	)

Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations		—			(659,622	)		(1,297	)		(660,919	)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		—			(118,499	)		41,808			(76,691	)

Net cash provided by discontinued operations		—			21,181			—			21,181

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations		—			(22,050	)		31,329			9,279

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			(119,368	)		73,137			(46,231	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		—			539,519			117,892			657,411

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	—		$	420,151		$	191,029		$	611,180