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General (Details) | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 13, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 4,789,000,000 | $ 4,673,000,000 |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | [1] | 1,469,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | 1,480,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000
Cruise onboard and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,556,000,000 | 1,474,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cruise onboard and other | Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 29,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cruise |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other operating |  | $ 1,001,000,000 | 759,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cruise | Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other operating |  |  | $ 29,000,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000.0 | $ 3,000,000,000.0 |
EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest coverage ratio |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes due 2023 | Secured | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000.0 |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes due 2023, Initial Purchasers Exercise Additional Options | Convertible | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  | 2,012,500,000.0000 |  |  |
Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 | Convertible | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  | 1,750,000,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, convertible, carrying amount |  |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Converted Notes due 2023, Underwriters Exercise Additional Shares | Convertible | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, convertible, carrying amount |  |  |  | $ 575,000,000 |  |  |
[1] | We adopted the provisions of Leases on December 1, 2019.

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