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REVENUES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
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Disaggregation of Revenues

Geographic Information

The Company's revenues from its businesses outside of the U.S. consists of the results of Booking.com, Agoda, and Rentalcars.com in their entirety and the results of the KAYAK and OpenTable businesses located outside of the U.S. This classification is independent of where the consumer resides, where the consumer is physically located while using the Company's services, or the location of the travel service provider or restaurant. For example, a reservation made through Booking.com (which is domiciled in the Netherlands) at a hotel in New York by a consumer in the U.S. is part of the results of the Company's businesses outside of the U.S. The Company's geographic information on revenues is as follows (in millions):
Outside of the U.S.
U.S.The NetherlandsOtherTotal Company
Total revenues for the three months ended September 30,
2024$662 $6,614 $718 $7,994 
2023$633 $6,127 $581 $7,341 
Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30,
2024$1,857 $14,416 $1,995 $18,268 
2023$1,771 $13,326 $1,484 $16,581 

Revenues by Type of Service

Approximately 90% of the Company's revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and approximately 89% of the Company's revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 relate to online accommodation reservation services. Revenues from all other sources of online travel reservation services and advertising and other revenues each individually represent less than 10% of the Company's total revenues for each period.

Consumer Incentive Programs

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, liabilities of $133 million and $149 million, respectively, were included in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for incentives granted to consumers, including referral bonuses, rebates, credits, discounts, and loyalty programs.

Deferred Merchant Bookings

Cash payments received from travelers in advance of the Company completing its performance obligations are included in "Deferred merchant bookings" in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and are comprised principally of amounts estimated to be payable to travel service providers as well as the Company's estimated future revenue for its commission or margin and fees. The amounts are mostly subject to refunds for cancellations.