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Other Assets Other Assets (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) ship | Mar. 31, 2016 | Apr. 01, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€) ship | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
TUI Cruises GmbH joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |
Investments in entity |  |  |  |  | $ 514.7 |  |  |  | $ 515.9
Underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  | 324.0 |  |  |  | 323.5
Advances to Affiliate |  |  |  |  | $ 190.7 |  |  |  | 192.4
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Additional amount outstanding on line of credit provided to TUI Cruises |  |  |  |  | $ 118.7 |  |  | € 111,000,000 |
Pullmantur and CDF Croisieres de France |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  | 49.00% |
Advances to Affiliate |  |  |  |  | $ 16.0 |  |  | € 15,000,000.0 |
Interest rate on loan provided to related party (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |
Retained ownership percentage of subsidiary after sale |  | 49.00% |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |
Percentage of subsidiary which has been sold |  | 51.00% |  |  | 51.00% |  |  | 51.00% |
Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  | 40.00% |
Investments in entity |  |  |  |  | $ 50.0 |  |  |  | 47.0
Underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  | 26.5 |  |  |  | 23.2
Related party transaction, payment amount for ship repair and maintenance |  |  |  |  | $ 1.7 |  |  |  |
Skysea Holding | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  | 35.00% |
Investments in entity |  |  |  |  | $ 93.7 |  |  |  | 95.4
Underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  | 6.1 |  |  |  | 9.2
Advances to Affiliate |  |  |  | $ 80.0 | 87.6 |  |  |  | 86.2
Interest rate on loan provided to related party (as a percent) |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |  |  |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Increase in interest rate every two years |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Splendour of the Seas | TUI Cruises GmbH joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on loan provided to related party (as a percent) |  |  | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, term |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-accrual status of advances to affiliates | Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances to Affiliate |  |  |  |  | $ 23.5 |  |  |  | $ 23.8
Interest rate on loan provided to related party (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  | 5.50% |
Long term debt, term |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
LIBOR | Non-accrual status of advances to affiliates | Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |
TUI cruise ships | TUI Cruises GmbH joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships on order | ship |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Percentage of bank committed financing |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  | 80.00% |
Unsecured term loan | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 150,000,000.0 |
Restriction on reduction of current ownership interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 37.55% |  |  | 37.55% |
Subsequent Event | Skysea Holding | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.00% |  |
Payments to acquire equity method investments | $ 7.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual amount under funding agreement for variable interest entity for all investors | $ 30.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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