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Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Installment | Dec. 31, 2011 Trip Advisor [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Trip Advisor [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Trip Advisor [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 Expedia [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Expedia [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Expedia [Member]
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Contribution of pretax salary |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Maximum employer contribution |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Percentage of employee contributions to the plan |  | 6.00% |  |  | 6.00% |  |
Percentage of participant`s eligible earnings |  | 3.00% |  |  | 3.00% |  |
Contributions vested with the employees |  | 2 years |  |  | 2 years |  |
Contributions to plans |  |  | $ 3.1 |  |  | $ 2.0 | $ 1.0
Maximum Percentage of employee contributions to the plan after-tax basis |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Automatic enrollment feature pre-tax |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock available for issuance to non-employee directors |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |
No of installments for payments upon termination | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |

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