Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 108,000,000	$ 110,000,000	$ 109,000,000	$ 124,000,000
Accounts receivable, net	210,000,000	150,000,000
Deferred income taxes	2,000,000	2,000,000
Other current assets	252,000,000	220,000,000
Total current assets	572,000,000	482,000,000
Property and equipment, net	402,000,000	416,000,000
Goodwill	986,000,000	986,000,000
Trademarks and tradenames	314,000,000	314,000,000
Other intangible assets, net	579,000,000	599,000,000
Cash held as collateral	137,000,000	137,000,000
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide	7,000,000
Non-current deferred income tax	6,000,000	6,000,000
Other non-current assets	203,000,000	218,000,000
Total assets	3,206,000,000	3,158,000,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	68,000,000	74,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	561,000,000	537,000,000
Deferred income taxes	38,000,000	38,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	92,000,000	38,000,000
Total current liabilities	759,000,000	687,000,000
Long-term debt	3,372,000,000	3,392,000,000
Deferred income taxes	8,000,000	7,000,000
Other non-current liabilities	277,000,000	274,000,000
Total liabilities	4,416,000,000	4,360,000,000
Total shareholders' equity/intercompany	(1,226,000,000)	(1,218,000,000)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	16,000,000	16,000,000
Total equity and intercompany	(1,210,000,000)	(1,202,000,000)
Total liabilities and equity	3,206,000,000	3,158,000,000
Parent Guarantor [Member]
Current assets:
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	(1,214,000,000)	(1,203,000,000)
Other non-current assets	6,000,000
Total assets	(1,208,000,000)	(1,203,000,000)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	18,000,000	15,000,000
Total current liabilities	18,000,000	15,000,000
Total liabilities	18,000,000	15,000,000
Total shareholders' equity/intercompany	(1,226,000,000)	(1,218,000,000)
Total equity and intercompany	(1,226,000,000)	(1,218,000,000)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,208,000,000)	(1,203,000,000)
Intermediate Parent Guarantor [Member]
Current assets:
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	(1,316,000,000)	(1,921,000,000)
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide	7,000,000
Total assets	(1,309,000,000)	(1,921,000,000)
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders' equity/intercompany	(1,309,000,000)	(1,921,000,000)
Total equity and intercompany	(1,309,000,000)	(1,921,000,000)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,309,000,000)	(1,921,000,000)
Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	49,000,000	51,000,000	49,000,000	83,000,000
Other current assets	19,000,000	26,000,000
Total current assets	68,000,000	77,000,000
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	1,867,000,000	1,243,000,000
Cash held as collateral	137,000,000	137,000,000
Other non-current assets	67,000,000	80,000,000
Total assets	2,139,000,000	1,537,000,000
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	77,000,000	117,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	73,000,000	20,000,000
Total current liabilities	150,000,000	137,000,000
Long-term debt	3,299,000,000	3,314,000,000
Other non-current liabilities	6,000,000	7,000,000
Total liabilities	3,455,000,000	3,458,000,000
Total shareholders' equity/intercompany	(1,316,000,000)	(1,921,000,000)
Total equity and intercompany	(1,316,000,000)	(1,921,000,000)
Total liabilities and equity	2,139,000,000	1,537,000,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000
Accounts receivable, net	60,000,000	45,000,000
Other current assets	34,000,000	30,000,000
Total current assets	95,000,000	78,000,000
Property and equipment, net	377,000,000	358,000,000
Goodwill	960,000,000	846,000,000
Trademarks and tradenames	313,000,000	190,000,000
Other intangible assets, net	576,000,000	217,000,000
Other non-current assets	55,000,000	60,000,000
Total assets	2,376,000,000	1,749,000,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	40,000,000	47,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	121,000,000	113,000,000
Deferred income taxes	38,000,000	38,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	19,000,000	18,000,000
Total current liabilities	218,000,000	216,000,000
Long-term debt	73,000,000	78,000,000
Deferred income taxes	5,000,000	4,000,000
Other non-current liabilities	213,000,000	208,000,000
Total liabilities	509,000,000	506,000,000
Total shareholders' equity/intercompany	1,867,000,000	1,243,000,000
Total equity and intercompany	1,867,000,000	1,243,000,000
Total liabilities and equity	2,376,000,000	1,749,000,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	58,000,000	56,000,000	59,000,000	41,000,000
Accounts receivable, net	150,000,000	105,000,000
Deferred income taxes	2,000,000	2,000,000
Other current assets	199,000,000	164,000,000
Total current assets	409,000,000	327,000,000
Property and equipment, net	25,000,000	58,000,000
Goodwill	26,000,000	140,000,000
Trademarks and tradenames	1,000,000	124,000,000
Other intangible assets, net	3,000,000	382,000,000
Non-current deferred income tax	6,000,000	6,000,000
Other non-current assets	75,000,000	78,000,000
Total assets	545,000,000	1,115,000,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	28,000,000	27,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	345,000,000	292,000,000
Total current liabilities	373,000,000	319,000,000
Deferred income taxes	3,000,000	3,000,000
Other non-current liabilities	58,000,000	59,000,000
Total liabilities	434,000,000	381,000,000
Total shareholders' equity/intercompany	95,000,000	718,000,000
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	16,000,000	16,000,000
Total equity and intercompany	111,000,000	734,000,000
Total liabilities and equity	545,000,000	1,115,000,000
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	663,000,000	1,881,000,000
Total assets	663,000,000	1,881,000,000
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders' equity/intercompany	663,000,000	1,881,000,000
Total equity and intercompany	663,000,000	1,881,000,000
Total liabilities and equity	$ 663,000,000	$ 1,881,000,000