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Debt (2021 Debt Financing Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2022 | Apr. 30, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2022
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred principal payments, repayment period |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 93,810,000 | $ 138,759,000 | $ 41,109,000 |  |
Up-front payment arrangement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.35% |  |  |  |
Up-front payment arrangement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.48% |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.28% |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.89% |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |
Unsecured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.70% |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.63% |  |  |  |
Secured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.25% |  |  |  |
Secured senior notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |  |  |
Novation Agreement | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 994,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |
Percentage of premium payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Novation Agreement | Unsecured term loans | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 0.96% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Novation Agreement | Unsecured term loans | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2028 | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,480,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2026 | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured debt |  |  |  |  | $ 640,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.25% |  |  | 4.25% |  |  |  |  |
Silversea Cruises | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  | 13 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Silversea Cruises | Unsecured term loans | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Silversea Cruises | Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 619,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
August Unsecured Notes | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured debt |  |  |  | $ 986,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | $ 928,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 | Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |  |  | 11.50%
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (141,900,000) |  |  |  |
[1] | Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of December 31, 2022 and, for variable rate debt, includes either LIBOR, EURIBOR or Term SOFR plus the applicable margin.

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