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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 Segment Company Brands Country | Dec. 20, 2011
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of separate independent public companies |  | 2 |
Reverse stock split of outstanding capital | A one-for-two reverse stock split |  |
Distribution of cash dividend to Expedia Inc by the company |  |  | $ 405.5
Number of countries with localized version of websites |  | 29 |
Number of other travel bands with websites |  | 20 |
Number of reportable segment |  | 1 |

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