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Quarterly Financial Information (Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Sep. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2010
Mar. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]                      
Revenue $ 787,133 $ 1,020,450 $ 913,591 $ 727,835 $ 737,591 $ 898,099 $ 751,537 $ 646,418 $ 3,449,009 $ 3,033,645 $ 2,743,051
Operating income 91,645 209,099 143,707 35,158 112,935 209,154 126,536 52,162 479,609 500,787 397,743
Net income from continuing operations 60,465 171,840 88,133 5,903 63,585 136,670 78,331 26,911      
Discontinued operations, net of taxes 10,633 38,566 52,757 46,306 7,999 41,354 37,022 33,688 148,148 119,885 85,561
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc. $ 70,328 $ 209,534 $ 140,393 $ 52,039 $ 71,293 $ 176,550 $ 114,262 $ 59,395 $ 472,294 $ 421,500 $ 299,526
Basic earnings per share - continuing operations $ 0.45 [1] $ 1.26 [1] $ 0.64 [1] $ 0.04 [1] $ 0.46 [1] $ 0.96 [1] $ 0.54 [1] $ 0.18 [1] $ 2.39 $ 2.14 $ 1.48
Diluted earnings per share - continuing operations $ 0.44 [1] $ 1.22 [1] $ 0.63 [1] $ 0.04 [1] $ 0.45 [1] $ 0.94 [1] $ 0.53 [1] $ 0.17 [1] $ 2.34 $ 2.09 $ 1.46
Basic earnings per share - Expedia, Inc. $ 0.53 [1] $ 1.54 [1] $ 1.03 [1] $ 0.38 [1] $ 0.52 [1] $ 1.26 [1] $ 0.80 [1] $ 0.41 [1] $ 3.48 $ 2.98 $ 2.08
Diluted earnings per share - Expedia, Inc. $ 0.51 [1] $ 1.50 [1] $ 1.01 [1] $ 0.37 [1] $ 0.50 [1] $ 1.23 [1] $ 0.79 [1] $ 0.40 [1] $ 3.41 $ 2.93 $ 2.05
[1] The per share information attributable to Expedia, Inc. common shareholders reflects the one-for-two reverse stock split in connection with the spin-off. In addition, earnings per share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share may not equal the total computed for the year.