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Tax Sharing Liability Narrative (Details) - Orbitz - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Jan. 01, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax sharing liability, remaining payments | $ 87,300 |  | $ 87,300 |  | $ 96,171 |  |
Tax sharing liability, total | 73,302 |  | 73,302 |  | 78,382 | $ 78,382 | $ 80,191
Accretion of interest expense | 1,700 | $ 2,300 | 3,800 | $ 4,900 | 10,100 |  |
Tax sharing liability effect of tax rate change |  |  |  |  | 2,500 |  |
Tax sharing liability, current | 17,900 |  | 17,900 |  | 17,093 |  |
Tax sharing liability, non current | $ 55,415 |  | $ 55,415 |  | $ 61,289 |  |

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