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Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information - Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Cost and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other income/(expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Total other expense |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income/(loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  | 29,614 | 13,944 | 26,611
Net income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | 29,614 | 13,944 | 26,611
Comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | 26,535 | 22,737 | 19,961
Guarantor | Reportable Legal Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  | 365,089 | 338,829 | 696,621
Cost and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  | 102,389 | 69,118 | 141,449
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  | 102,262 | 91,867 | 182,987
Marketing |  |  |  |  |  | 111,836 | 106,115 | 218,628
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  | 27,489 | 27,719 | 55,357
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 343,976 | 294,819 | 598,421
Operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | 21,113 | 44,010 | 98,200
Other income/(expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (13,926) | (13,847) | (28,902)
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,236) | (2,237)
Total other expense |  |  |  |  |  | (13,926) | (16,083) | (31,139)
Income/(loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 7,187 | 27,927 | 67,061
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 2,763 | 13,036 | 23,170
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  | (29,614) | (13,944) | (26,611)
Net income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | (25,190) | 947 | 17,280
Comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | (22,111) | (7,846) | 23,930
Non-Guarantor | Reportable Legal Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  | 94,713 | 119,479 | 235,386
Cost and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  | 33,991 | 21,265 | 38,325
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  | 40,949 | 46,393 | 95,215
Marketing |  |  |  |  |  | 46,409 | 60,267 | 115,844
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  | 989 | 1,161 | 2,192
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 122,338 | 129,086 | 251,576
Operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | (27,625) | (9,607) | (16,190)
Other income/(expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (1,951) | (4,325) | (6,310)
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Total other expense |  |  |  |  |  | (1,951) | (4,325) | (6,310)
Income/(loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | (29,576) | (13,932) | (22,500)
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | 12 | 4,111
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | (29,614) | (13,944) | (26,611)
Comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  | (26,535) | (22,737) | (19,961)
Orbitz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ 239,597 | $ 220,564 | $ 253,135 | $ 248,053 | $ 210,255 | 459,802 | 458,308 | 932,007
Cost and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue | 63,897 |  |  | 47,638 |  | 136,380 | 90,383 | 179,774
Selling, general and administrative | 72,562 |  |  | 72,018 |  | 143,211 | 138,260 | 278,202
Marketing | 82,520 |  |  | 89,604 |  | 158,245 | 166,382 | 334,472
Depreciation and amortization | 13,958 |  |  | 15,287 |  | 28,478 | 28,880 | 57,549
Total operating expenses | 232,937 | 198,582 | 227,510 | 224,547 | 199,358 | 466,314 | 423,905 | 849,997
Operating income/(loss) | 6,660 | 21,982 | 25,625 | 23,506 | 10,897 | (6,512) | 34,403 | 82,010
Other income/(expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest expense | (7,467) |  |  | (8,595) |  | (15,877) | (18,172) | (35,212)
Other income/(expense) | 0 |  |  | (2,236) |  | 0 | (2,236) | (2,237)
Total other expense | (7,467) |  |  | (10,831) |  | (15,877) | (20,408) | (37,449)
Income/(loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | (22,389) | 13,995 | 44,561
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | 3,444 |  |  | 5,794 |  | 2,801 | 13,048 | 27,281
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net income/(loss) | (4,251) | $ 7,296 | $ 9,037 | 6,881 | $ (5,934) | (25,190) | 947 | 17,280
Comprehensive income/(loss) | $ (8,371) |  |  | $ 1,642 |  | $ (22,111) | $ (7,846) | $ 23,930

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