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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]    
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax $ (102,758,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax [1] $ 84,598,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax [1]
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, net of tax (157,144,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax [2] 131,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax [2]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (259,902,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 84,729,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, before tax (164,700,000)pcln_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentsPreTax 200,000pcln_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentsPreTax
2.375% Senior Notes Due September 2024    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]    
Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments associated with net investment hedges, before tax 83,800,000pcln_CumulativeTranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember		  
Non-Derivative used in Net Investment Hedge, Net of Tax 48,300,000pcln_NonDerivativeusedinNetInvestmentHedgeNetofTax
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= pcln_A2.375SeniorNotesDueSeptember2024MemberMember		  
Foreign Exchange Forward    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]    
Derivatives used in Net Investment Hedge, Net of Tax (37,800,000)us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember		 (58,700,000)us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments associated with net investment hedges, before tax $ (57,800,000)pcln_CumulativeTranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember		 $ (98,800,000)pcln_CumulativeTranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
[1] Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, includes net losses from fair value adjustments at December 31, 2014 of $37.8 million after tax ($57.8 million before tax) and a net losses from fair value adjustments at December 31, 2013 of $58.7 million after tax ($98.8 million before tax) associated with derivatives designated as net investment hedges (see Note 5).Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, includes foreign currency transaction gains at December 31, 2014 of $48.3 million after tax ($83.8 million before tax) associated with the Company's 2024 Notes, which are Euro denominated debt, designated as a net investment hedge (see Note 11). The remaining balance in currency translation adjustments excludes income taxes as a result of the Company's intention to indefinitely reinvest the earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries outside of the United States.
[2] The unrealized loss before tax at December 31, 2014 was $164.7 million compared to an unrealized gain before tax at December 31, 2013 of $0.2 million.