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Tax Sharing Liability (Tables) - Orbitz | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items] |  |
Tax Sharing Liability | The change in the tax sharing liability for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was as follows:
| Amount
| (in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2015 (current and non-current) | $ | 78,382 |
Accretion of interest expense | 3,841 |
Cash payments | (8,921 | )
Balance at June 30, 2015 (current and non-current) | $ | 73,302 |
(a) | We accreted interest expense related to the tax sharing liability of $1.7 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $3.8 million and $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
| The changes in the tax sharing liability for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:
| Amount
| (in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2014 (current and non-current) | $ | 80,191 |
Accretion of interest expense and tax rate changes (a) | 12,566 |
Cash payments | (14,375 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 (current and non-current) | $ | 78,382 |
(a) We accreted interest expense related to the tax sharing liability of $10.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. Due to a tax rate change in one of our tax jurisdictions, the net present value of the amount we expect to pay to the Founding Airlines increased by approximately $2.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2014, and the related charge is recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Tax Sharing Liability Payments |  | Our estimated payments under the tax sharing agreement are as follows:
Year | (in thousands)
2015 | $ | 18,224 |
2016 | 27,355 |
2017 | 39,873 |
2018 | 10,719 |
Total | $ | 96,171 |

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