Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Summary of the fair value of the Company's derivative contracts

		Fair Value Asset (Liability)					Fair Value Asset (Liability)
(in $ millions)	Balance Sheet Location	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Interest rate swaps	Other current assets		—		—	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(3	)		(4	)
Interest rate swaps			—		—	Other non-current liabilities		—			(2	)
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets		10		2	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(1	)		(33	)
Foreign currency contracts	Other non-current assets		5		—	Other non-current liabilities		—			—
Total fair value of derivative assets (liabilities)			15		2			(4	)		(39	)

Summary of reconciliation of the carrying amount of derivative financial instruments, net liability position

(in $ millions)
Net derivative liability as of January 1, 2012	(37	)
Total losses for the period included in net loss	(4	)
Net payment on settlement of foreign currency derivative contracts	42
Settlement of interest rate derivative contracts	3
Termination of foreign currency derivative contracts (settlement pending)	7
Net derivative asset as of December 31, 2012	11

Schedule of impact that changes in fair values of derivatives

	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)								Amount of Gain (Loss) Recorded into Income (Loss)
	Year Ended December 31,							Location of Gain (Loss) Recorded in Income (Loss)	Year Ended December 31,
(in $ millions)	2012		2011		2010				2012			2011			2010
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps		—		—		(4	)	Interest expense, net		—			(9	)		(10	)
Foreign exchange impact of cross currency swaps		—		—		(15	)	Selling, general and administrative		—			—			(15	)
Foreign currency contracts		—		—		(9	)	Selling, general and administrative		—			—			(12	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps								Interest expense, net		(4	)		(4	)		(22	)
Foreign exchange impact of cross currency swaps								Selling, general and administrative		—			14			—
Foreign currency contracts								Selling, general and administrative		—			(16	)		(50	)
										(4	)		(15	)		(109	)

Fair values of the Company's other financial instruments

	December 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
(in $ millions)	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Asset (liability)
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide		—			133			77			184
Derivative assets (see above)		15			15			2			2
Derivative liabilities (see above)		(4	)		(4	)		(39	)		(39	)
Total debt		(3,430	)		(2,899	)		(3,407	)		(2,353	)