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Segment Information Gross Profit by Segment and Category (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	$ 389,862		$ 384,694		$ 775,583		$ 763,703
North America [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	180,000		194,586		359,668		366,942
EMEA [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	140,699		139,531		281,736		293,252
ROW [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	69,163		50,577		134,179		103,509
Local [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	268,665	[1]	290,931	[1]	556,101	[1]	574,189	[1]
Local [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	268,665	[1]	290,874	[1]	556,101	[1]	574,132	[1]
Local [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	0	[1]	57	[1]	0	[1]	57	[1]
Local [Member] | North America [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	142,674	[1]	155,728	[1]	295,296	[1]	302,107	[1]
Local [Member] | North America [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	142,674	[1]	155,671	[1]	295,296	[1]	302,050	[1]
Local [Member] | North America [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	0	[1]	57	[1]	0	[1]	57	[1]
Local [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	90,373	[1]	99,318	[1]	190,439	[1]	196,707	[1]
Local [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	90,373	[1]	99,318	[1]	190,439	[1]	196,707	[1]
Local [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Local [Member] | ROW [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	35,618	[1]	35,885	[1]	70,366	[1]	75,375	[1]
Local [Member] | ROW [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	35,618	[1]	35,885	[1]	70,366	[1]	75,375	[1]
Local [Member] | ROW [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Goods [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	83,016		63,051		145,057		122,193
Goods [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	40,717		41,778		81,115		91,003
Goods [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	42,299		21,273		63,942		31,190
Goods [Member] | North America [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	22,961		26,977		35,565		39,433
Goods [Member] | North America [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	1,128		4,129		2,288		6,798
Goods [Member] | North America [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	21,833		22,848		33,277		32,635
Goods [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	35,432		27,108		62,734		67,082
Goods [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	14,990		28,233		30,712		68,228
Goods [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	20,442		(1,125)		32,022		(1,146)
Goods [Member] | ROW [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	24,623		8,966		46,758		15,678
Goods [Member] | ROW [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	24,599		9,416		48,115		15,977
Goods [Member] | ROW [Member] | Direct [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	24		(450)		(1,357)		(299)
Travel [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	38,181		30,712		74,425		67,321
Travel [Member] | North America [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	14,365		11,881		28,807		25,402
Travel [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	14,894		13,105		28,563		29,463
Travel [Member] | ROW [Member] | Third party and other [Member]
Gross Profit by Category [Line Items]
Gross Profit	$ 8,922		$ 5,726		$ 17,055		$ 12,456
[1] Includes gross profit from deals with local merchants, from deals with national merchants, and through local events.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1,2)

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