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Impairment and Credit Losses - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance | $ 1,385,644 | $ 1,385,644
Impairment charge |  | (576,208)
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships |  | 0
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 35
Ending balance |  | 809,471
Royal Caribbean International |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance | 299,226 | 299,226
Impairment charge |  | 0
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships |  | (2,694)
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 35
Ending balance |  | 296,567
Celebrity Cruises |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance | 1,632 | 1,632
Impairment charge |  | 0
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships |  | 2,694
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 0
Ending balance |  | 4,326
Silversea Cruises |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance | 1,084,786 | 1,084,786
Impairment charge | $ (576,200) | (576,208)
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships |  | 0
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 0
Ending balance |  | $ 508,578

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