Gain on sale of business after tax.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from an individually significant component disposed of attributable to parent. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Sum of stock-based compensation and intangible amortization contained within standalone financial statements.

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Amount of operating income (loss) attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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Amount before tax of income (loss) from an individually significant component disposed of or held-for-sale attributable to parent. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 3A
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Amount before tax of income (loss) from an individually significant component disposed of or held-for-sale including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Disposition of Business - Amounts Related to eLong in Consolidated Results of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain on disposal of business	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 508,810
Gain on disposal of business, after-tax					395,000
eLong, Inc
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation and intangible amortization					20,000
eLong, Inc \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Operating loss		0			(85,536)
Income before taxes		0			438,843
Income before taxes attributable to Expedia, Inc.		0			465,400
Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.		$ 0			$ 349,183
Pre-tax gain on disposal of business			$ 509,000
Gain on disposal of business, after-tax			$ 395,000