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TREASURY STOCK (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 05, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                    
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount         $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1          
Repurchase of common stock, excluding repurchase of common shares to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations related to stock-based compensation (in shares)   438,897pcln_TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredExcludingSharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 114,645pcln_TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredExcludingSharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 484,361pcln_TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredExcludingSharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 431,910pcln_TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredExcludingSharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 263,913pcln_TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredExcludingSharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation        
Repurchase of common stock, excluding repurchase of common shares to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations related to stock-based compensation   500,000,000pcln_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethodExcludingSharesPaidValueForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 147,300,000pcln_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethodExcludingSharesPaidValueForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 459,200,000pcln_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethodExcludingSharesPaidValueForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 345,500,000pcln_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethodExcludingSharesPaidValueForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 166,200,000pcln_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethodExcludingSharesPaidValueForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation        
Remaining authorization of repurchase common stock   7,200,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1         7,200,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1      
Reacquired shares, settlement of conversion spread hedges (in shares) 42,160pcln_ReacquiredSharesSettlementofConversionSpreadHedgesShares                  
Reacquired shares, settlement of conversion spread hedges, value 43,100,000pcln_ReacquiredSharesSettlementOfConversionSpreadHedgesValue             19,000pcln_ReacquiredSharesSettlementOfConversionSpreadHedgesValue    
Repurchase of common shares to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations related to stock-based compensation (in shares)             77,761us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 113,503us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 141,229us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation  
Repurchase of common shares to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations related to stock-based compensation             103,100,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 78,800,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 90,800,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation  
Treasury stock, shares   9,888,024us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares         9,888,024us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares 9,256,721us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares    
Subsequent Event                    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                    
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount                   $ 3,000,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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