Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes

(in $ millions)	Year Ended December 31, 2012			Year Ended December 31, 2011			Year Ended December 31, 2010
Current
US Federal		(2	)		—			—
US State		(2	)		—			—
Non-US		(17	)		(23	)		(24	)
		(21	)		(23	)		(24	)
Deferred
US Federal		(3	)		(3	)		(19	)
Non-US		(1	)		—			(2	)
		(4	)		(3	)		(21	)
Non-current
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions		2			(3	)		(2	)
Provision for income taxes		(23	)		(29	)		(47	)

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide for US and non-US operations

(in $ millions)	Year Ended December 31, 2012			Year Ended December 31, 2011			Year Ended December 31, 2010
US		(59	)		46			5
Non-US		(87	)		(133	)		(1	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide		(146	)		(87	)		4

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

(in $ millions)	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued liabilities and deferred income		12			18
Allowance for doubtful accounts		3			6
Net operating loss carry forwards and tax credit carry forwards		202			231
Pension liability		62			61
Other assets		31			16
Less: Valuation allowance		(302	)		(323	)
Total deferred tax assets		8			9
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciation and amortization		(41	)		(40	)
Other		(4	)		(2	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(45	)		(42	)
Net deferred tax liability		(37	)		(33	)

Company's provision for income taxes differs from the benefit (provision) at the US Federal statutory rate

(in $ millions)	Year Ended December 31, 2012			Year Ended December 31, 2011			Year Ended December 31, 2010
Tax benefit (provision) at US federal statutory rate of 35%		51			30			(1	)
Taxes on non-US operations at alternative rates		(29	)		(55	)		(24	)
Liability for uncertain tax positions		2			(3	)		(2	)
Effect of valuation allowance		(44	)		(1	)		(10	)
Non-deductible expenses		(4	)		(5	)		(9	)
Other		1			5			(1	)
Provision for income taxes		(23	)		(29	)		(47	)

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits

(in $ millions)	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Unrecognized tax benefit — opening balance		25			57			57
Gross increases — tax positions in prior periods		6			—			2
Gross decreases — tax positions in prior periods		(6	)		(3	)		—
Gross increases — tax positions in current period		—			6			1
Decrease related to lapsing of statute of limitations		(2	)		—			(1	)
Decrease due to disposals		—			(32	)		—
Settlements		—			(3	)		(2	)
Unrecognized tax benefit — ending balance		23			25			57