Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Shares repurchased under the authorized programs were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Number of shares repurchased	2.3 million		4.0 million		0.5 million
Average price per share	$	127.04	$	109.64	$	85.27
Total cost of repurchases (in millions)⁽¹⁾	$	294	$	436	$	45

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(1)	Amount excludes transaction costs.

Summary Of Dividends Declared

In 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Board of Directors, declared and paid the following dividends:



	Declaration Date	Dividend Per Share		Record Date	Total Amount (in thousands)		Payment Date
Year ended December 31, 2017:
	February 7, 2017	$	0.28	March 9, 2017	$	42,247	March 30, 2017
	April 26, 2017	0.28		May 25, 2017	42,438		June 15, 2017
	July 26, 2017	0.30		August 24, 2017	45,578		September 14, 2017
	October 25, 2017	0.30		November 16, 2017	45,512		December 7, 2017
Year ended December 31, 2016:
	February 8, 2016	$	0.24	March 10, 2016	$	36,174	March 30, 2016
	April 26, 2016	0.24		May 26, 2016	35,773		June 16, 2016
	July 27, 2016	0.26		August 25, 2016	39,062		September 15, 2016
	October 24, 2016	0.26		November 17, 2016	39,150		December 8, 2016
Year ended December 31, 2015:
	February 4, 2015	$	0.18	March 10, 2015	$	22,895	March 26, 2015
	April 29, 2015	0.18		May 28, 2015	23,096		June 18, 2015
	July 29, 2015	0.24		August 27, 2015	31,182		September 17, 2015
	October 29, 2015	0.24		November 19, 2015	31,354		December 10, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss , Net of Taxes

The balance for each class of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:



	December 31,
	2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax⁽¹⁾	$	(142,255	)	$	(280,426	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net of tax⁽²⁾	(6,678		)	27
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(148,933	)	$	(280,399	)

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(1)

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, includes foreign currency transaction losses at December 31, 2017 of $45 million ($71 million before tax) and foreign currency transaction gains at December 31, 2016 of $16 million ($25 million before tax) associated with our 2.5% Notes. The 2.5% Notes are Euro-denominated debt designated as hedges of certain of our Euro-denominated net assets. See NOTE 2 — Significant Accounting Policies for more information.


(2)	The net unrealized loss on available for sale securities before tax at December 31, 2017 was $9 million.

Effects of Changes in Ownership Interest on Stockholders Equity

The following table shows the effects of the changes in non-controlling interest on our equity for the respective periods, in thousands:



	2017		2016			2015
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	377,964	$	281,848		$	764,465
Transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest due to:
Net decrease in Expedia, Inc.’s paid-in capital related to trivago IPO	—		(32,141		)	—
Net increase (decrease) in Expedia, Inc.’s paid-in capital for newly issued eLong shares and other equity activity	—		—			(4,198		)
Other	2,649		—			—
Net transfers from non-controlling interest	2,649		(32,141		)	(4,198		)
Change from net income attributable to Expedia, Inc. and transfers from non-controlling interest	$	380,613	$	249,707		$	760,267