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Derivative Financial Instruments Interest Rate Swaps Outstanding Table (Details) - Orbitz - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 190.3	$ 170.0
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	200.0	$ 200.0
1.11% Interest Rate Paid [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 100.0
Effective Date	Aug. 29, 2014
Maturity Date	Aug. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Rate Received	One-month LIBOR
Fixed Interest Rate Paid	1.11%
1.15% Interest Rate Paid [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 100.0
Effective Date	Aug. 29, 2014
Maturity Date	Aug. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Rate Received	One-month LIBOR
Fixed Interest Rate Paid	1.15%

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5579245-113959

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Notional Amount
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6519104

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Date the entity entered into the derivative contract, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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