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Quarterly Financial Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Orbitz |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] | The following tables present certain unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information.
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2014 |  | March 31, 2014
|  | (in thousands, except per share data)
Net revenue |  | $ | 220,564 |  |  | $ | 253,135 |  |  | $ | 248,053 |  |  | $ | 210,255 |
Cost and expenses |  | 198,582 |  |  | 227,510 |  |  | 224,547 |  |  | 199,358 |
Operating income |  | 21,982 |  |  | 25,625 |  |  | 23,506 |  |  | 10,897 |
Net income/(loss) |  | 7,296 |  |  | 9,037 |  |  | 6,881 |  |  | (5,934 | )
Basic net income/(loss) per share |  | $0.07 |  | $0.08 |  | $0.06 |  | $(0.05)
Diluted net income/(loss) per share |  | $0.06 |  | $0.08 |  | $0.06 |  | $(0.05)

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