Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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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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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of or advances to an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, and joint venture or equity method investment) or the acquisition of an additional interest in a subsidiary (controlled entity).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3213-108585

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Stockholders' Equity - Effects of Changes in Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Air Asia
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Equity interests held prior to acquisition	75.00%
Cash consideration	$ 62
trivago
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage		59.30%	59.50%
AAE Travel Pte. Ltd.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage	25.00%