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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate		28.00%	29.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits		$ 56,000		$ 69,000
Percentage of future payments to existing shareholders, US federal income tax cash savings		85.00%
Percentage of future payments to other shareholders, US federal income tax cash savings		15.00%
Current TRA liability		$ 100,284		$ 0
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Estimated future payments under TRA related tax assets		387,000
Current TRA liability		100,000
Accrued interest of TRA liability		1,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
TRA liability		$ 288,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Variable rate on TRA liability		1.00%
Travelocity [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
U.S. tax benefit related to discontinued operations	$ 17,000

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