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Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2014
Cost of revenue [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Cost of revenue [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation [Member]
Lawsuits
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Mar. 31, 2014
Hotel Occupancy General Excise Tax Litigation [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Hotel Occupancy General Excise Tax Litigation [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Hotel Related Antitrust Litigation [Member]
Individual
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Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Holiday Autos [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Holiday Autos [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
HAWAII
Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
HAWAII
General Excise Tax Litigation [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
HAWAII
Hotel Occupancy General Excise Tax Litigation [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2007
United Kingdom [Member]
Secret Hotels2 Limited [Member]
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
VAT Litigation [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
United Kingdom [Member]
Secret Hotels2 Limited [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
INDIA
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Washington D.C. and Wyoming [Member]
Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Insurance Carriers [Member]
Insurance_Carriers
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Dec. 31, 2013
CEATS, Inc. [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Minimum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Maximum [Member]
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| Other Commitments [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VAT receivables | $ 25,000,000 | $ 23,000,000 | $ 7,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for losses relating to such events in assets of discontinued operations | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses related to pending Litigation | 4,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period for which suits filed by government | 9 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of lawsuits filed | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts accrued for loss contingencies | 19,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charges associated with cases | 0 | 0 | 1,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 17,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Calculated value of tax | 10,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount of damages claimed value | 11,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 281,000,000 | 425,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of disputes against insurance carriers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest on insurance claims | 18.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Representatives filed suits against company | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reserve reversed | 519,000 | (2,040,000) | 17,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount of damages claimed per segment | 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount of damages claimed | CEATS claimed damages of $0.30 per segment sold on JetBlue's website during the relevant time period totaling $10 million. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and penalties related to income taxes | $ 27,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||