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DEBT (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2010
1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2018
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
0.35% Senior Convertible Notes Due June 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
0.35% Senior Convertible Notes Due June 2020
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
0.35% Senior Convertible Notes Due June 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
0.9% Senior Convertible Notes Due September 2021
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2014
0.9% Senior Convertible Notes Due September 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.375% Senior Notes Due September 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.375% Senior Notes Due September 2024
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
2.375% Senior Notes Due September 2024
EUR (€)
Debt Instrument                                
Interest rate stated percentage (as a percent)     1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
0.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
0.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
0.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
0.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.9SeniorConvertibleNotesDueSeptember2021Member
0.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.9SeniorConvertibleNotesDueSeptember2021Member
2.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
2.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
2.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         $ 575,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
    $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
    $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
  $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.9SeniorConvertibleNotesDueSeptember2021Member
  € 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
€ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
Outstanding Principal Amount 4,210,068,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount 2,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount 37,524,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
160,464,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
  1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
  1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
  1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.9SeniorConvertibleNotesDueSeptember2021Member
  1,210,068,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
   
Unamortized Debt Discount (360,312,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount (257,953,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount (329,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
(8,533,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
  (74,834,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
(96,797,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
  (138,114,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
(161,156,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
(20,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
(136,299,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.9SeniorConvertibleNotesDueSeptember2021Member
  (11,065,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
  (9,400,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember
Carrying Value, Short Term     37,195,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
151,931,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt125PercentDueMarch2015Member
                       
Carrying Value, Long Term $ 3,849,756,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 1,742,047,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt       $ 925,166,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
$ 903,203,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_ConvertibleDebt100PercentDueMarch2018Member
  $ 861,886,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
$ 838,844,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.35SeniorConvertibleNotesDueJune2020Member
  $ 863,701,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A0.9SeniorConvertibleNotesDueSeptember2021Member
  $ 1,199,003,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember