Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Interest rate swaps	Other current assets		—		—	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(2)		(3)
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets		3		10	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(6)		(1)
Foreign currency contracts	Other non-current assets		—		5	Other non-current liabilities		—		—
Total fair value of derivative assets (liabilities)			3		15			(8)		(4)

Summary of reconciliation of the net carrying amount of derivative financial instruments

(in $ millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Net derivative asset (liability) as of January 1		11
Total loss (gain) for the period included in net loss		(15)
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts		(2)
Settlement of interest rate derivative contracts		1
Net derivative liability as of March 31		(5)

Impact of changes in fair values of derivatives

		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recorded into Income (Loss)
	Location of Gain (Loss) Recorded in Income (Loss)	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in $ millions)		2013		2012
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Interest expense, net		(1)		1
Foreign currency contracts	Selling, general and administrative		(14)		14
			(15)		15

Fair values of the Company's other financial instruments

			March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
(in $ millions)	Fair Value Hierarchy		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Asset (liability)
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide		Level 1		7		279		—		133
Derivative assets (see above)		Level 3		3		3		15		15
Derivative liabilities (see above)		Level 2		(8)		(8)		(4)		(4)
Total debt		Level 2		(3,464)		(3,354)		(3,430)		(2,899)