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Other Assets (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) ship | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) ship | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Jul. 31, 2016
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal and Interest payments received |  |  | $ 62,303,000 | $ 38,213,000 | $ 124,253,000 |  |  |  |
TUI Cruises GmbH joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Equity and loans due from equity method investee |  |  | $ 624,500,000 | 517,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Equity investment |  |  | 422,800,000 | 323,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loan investment |  |  | $ 199,800,000 | 192,400,000 |  | € 166,500,000 |  | € 182,300,000 |
Related party guarantor obligation percentage |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding under line of credit provided to TUI Cruises |  |  | $ 114,200,000 |  |  | € 95,100,000 |  |  |
Number of ships on order | ship |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  | 80.00% |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Long term debt, principal amount |  |  | $ 180,100,000.0 |  |  | € 150,000,000.0 |  |  |
Reduction of current ownership interest, minimum allowed (as a percent) |  |  | 37.55% |  |  | 37.55% |  |  |
Pullmantur and CDF Croisieres De France |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest |  |  | 49.00% |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |
Loan investment |  |  | $ 18,000,000 |  |  | € 15,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate on debt facility provided to related party (as a percent) |  |  | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |
Related party guarantor obligation percentage |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained ownership percentage of subsidiary after sale |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of subsidiary which has been sold |  |  | 51.00% |  |  | 51.00% |  |  | 51.00%
Maximum loss exposure |  |  | $ 53,700,000 | 43,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest |  |  | 40.00% |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |
Payments to related parties for services provided |  |  | $ 16,000,000 | 39,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net book value of equity method investment |  |  | 49,400,000 | 47,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Principal and Interest payments received |  |  | $ 15,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary | non-accrual status of advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt facility provided to related party (as a percent) |  |  | 5.50% |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal and Interest payments received |  |  |  | 14,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary | Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investment |  |  | $ 32,400,000 | 23,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary | Loans Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan investment |  |  | $ 17,000,000 | 23,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Skysea Holding | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest |  | 36.00% | 36.00% |  |  | 36.00% | 35.00% |  |
Equity investment |  |  | $ 4,400,000 | 9,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loan investment |  |  | $ 91,600,000 | 88,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt facility provided to related party (as a percent) |  |  | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |
Net book value of equity method investment |  |  | $ 96,000,000 | $ 98,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire equity method investments |  | $ 7,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual amount under funding agreement For variable interest entity for all investors |  |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt facility due from subsidiary |  |  | $ 80,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Conditional guarantee commitment percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. | Not Primary Beneficiary | non-accrual status of advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Splendor of the Seas | TUI Cruises GmbH joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt facility provided to related party (as a percent) | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party guarantor obligation percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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