Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation Travelport Limited (the “Company” or “Travelport”) is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data to companies operating in the global travel industry. Travelport operates a global distribution system (“GDS”) business which provides aggregation, search and transaction processing services to travel suppliers and travel agencies, allowing travel agencies to search, compare, process and book itinerary and pricing options across multiple travel suppliers. Travelport operates three systems, Galileo, Apollo and Worldspan, providing travel agencies with booking technology and access to supplier inventory that Travelport aggregates from airlines, hotels, car rental companies, rail networks, cruise and tour operators, and destination service providers. Within Travelport’s GDS business, Airline IT Solutions business hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions to major airlines to enable them to focus on their core business competencies. The Company also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (“Orbitz Worldwide”), a leading global online travel company. The Company has over 3,500 employees and operates in over 170 countries. Travelport is a closely-held company. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). On May 5, 2011, the Company completed the sale of the Gullivers Travel Associates (“GTA”) business to Kuoni Travel Holdings Limited (“Kuoni”). The Company realized a gain of $312 million, net of tax, on the transaction. Proceeds from the sale, together with existing cash, were used to make a $655 million early repayment of indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s senior secured credit agreement. The gain from the disposal of the GTA business and the results of operations of the GTA business are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows. The assets and liabilities of the GTA business are classified as discontinued operations on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the years presented prior to the sale.

Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

1. Basis of Presentation

Travelport Limited (the “Company” or “Travelport”) is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data to companies operating in the global travel industry.

Travelport operates a global distribution system (“GDS”) business which provides aggregation, search and transaction processing services to travel suppliers and travel agencies, allowing travel agencies to search, compare, process and book itinerary and pricing options across multiple travel suppliers. Travelport operates three systems, Galileo, Apollo and Worldspan, providing travel agencies with booking technology and access to supplier inventory that Travelport aggregates from airlines, hotels, car rental companies, rail networks, cruise and tour operators, and destination service providers. Within Travelport’s GDS business, Airline IT Solutions business hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions to major airlines to enable them to focus on their core business competencies.

The Company also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (“Orbitz Worldwide”), a leading global online travel company. The Company has over 3,500 employees and operates in over 170 countries. Travelport is a closely-held company.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

On May 5, 2011, the Company completed the sale of the Gullivers Travel Associates (“GTA”) business to Kuoni Travel Holdings Limited (“Kuoni”). The Company realized a gain of $312 million, net of tax, on the transaction. Proceeds from the sale, together with existing cash, were used to make a $655 million early repayment of indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s senior secured credit agreement. The gain from the disposal of the GTA business and the results of operations of the GTA business are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows. The assets and liabilities of the GTA business are classified as discontinued operations on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the years presented prior to the sale.