CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue		$ 2,580,905	$ 1,937,753	$ 6,680,735	$ 4,973,750
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	[1]	416,907	328,066	1,225,857	971,066
Selling and marketing	[1]	1,204,521	943,289	3,398,862	2,592,150
Technology and content	[1]	301,446	202,703	910,921	579,674
General and administrative	[1]	165,829	130,168	504,395	387,959
Amortization of intangible assets		77,080	31,400	251,260	83,322
Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other		22,332	(114,550)	28,650	(106,511)
Restructuring and related reorganization charges	[1]	6,638	71,679	46,274	82,001
Operating income		386,152	344,998	314,516	384,089
Other income (expense):
Interest income		5,827	4,165	14,349	14,403
Interest expense		(43,374)	(33,259)	(130,273)	(89,768)
Gain on sale of business		0	0	0	508,810
Other, net		(9,050)	26,283	(37,118)	114,361
Total other income (expense), net		(46,597)	(2,811)	(153,042)	547,806
Income before income taxes		339,555	342,187	161,474	931,895
Provision for income taxes		(60,627)	(65,950)	14,929	(196,261)
Net income		278,928	276,237	176,403	735,634
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		403	6,979	25,988	41,369
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.		$ 279,331	$ 283,216	$ 202,391	$ 777,003
Earnings per share attributable to Expedia, Inc. available to common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 1.86	$ 2.18	$ 1.35	$ 6.03
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 1.81	$ 2.12	$ 1.31	$ 5.86
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)		150,239	129,989	150,281	128,822
Diluted (in shares)		154,236	133,417	154,332	132,602
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.26	$ 0.24	$ 0.74	$ 0.6

[1] Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of revenue $3,476 thousand, $1,112 thousand, $8,768 thousand, and $3,586 thousand; Selling and marketing $4,876 thousand, $10,558 thousand, $37,372 thousand, and $23,890 thousand; Technology and content $11,556 thousand, $7,062 thousand, $50,997 thousand, and $19,405 thousand; General and administrative $27,308 thousand, $15,694 thousand, $87,775 thousand, and $57,925 thousand; Restructuring and related reorganization charges $1,047 thousand, $29,230 thousand, $12,690 thousand, and