Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Consolidating Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	$ (140)	$ (72)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	152	169
Amortization of customer loyalty payments	45	48
Equity-based compensation	4	2
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount	25	29
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	49	(6)
Payment-in-kind interest	16	10
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments	(3)
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments	(2)
Equity in earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(8)	(6)
Equity in losses (earnings) of subsidiaries
Deferred income taxes	3	2
FASA liability		(7)
Defined benefit pension plan funding		(15)
Customer loyalty payments	(60)	(38)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(64)	(13)
Other current assets	(18)	(14)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	48	34
Other	20	11
Net cash provided by operating activities	67	134
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(76)	(61)
Other	(6)	3
Net intercompany funding
Net cash used in investing activities	(82)	(58)
Financing activities
Proceeds from new term loans	2,169	170
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	53	60
Repayment of term loans	(1,663)	(165)
Repayment of revolver borrowings	(73)	(60)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(14)	(13)
Repurchase of Senior Notes	(413)	(20)
Release of cash provided as collateral	137
Cash provided as collateral	(64)
Debt finance costs	(55)	(9)
Payment on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts	(8)	(49)
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts	3	9
Distribution to a parent company	(6)
Other	(1)	2
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	65	(75)
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	50	1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	110	124
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	160	125
Parent Guarantor [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	(142)	(72)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Equity-based compensation	4	2
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in losses (earnings) of subsidiaries	122	51
Deferred income taxes
FASA liability
Defined benefit pension plan funding
Customer loyalty payments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other current assets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Other
Net cash provided by operating activities	(16)	(19)
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Other
Net intercompany funding	23	20
Net cash used in investing activities	23	20
Financing activities
Proceeds from new term loans
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of revolver borrowings
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Repurchase of Senior Notes
Release of cash provided as collateral
Cash provided as collateral
Debt finance costs
Payment on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts
Distribution to a parent company	(6)
Other	(1)	(1)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(7)	(1)
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Intermediate Parent Guarantor [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	(289)	(201)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Equity-based compensation
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(8)	(6)
Equity in losses (earnings) of subsidiaries	297	207
Deferred income taxes
FASA liability
Defined benefit pension plan funding
Customer loyalty payments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other current assets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(1)
Other
Net cash provided by operating activities		(1)
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Other
Net intercompany funding		1
Net cash used in investing activities		1
Financing activities
Proceeds from new term loans
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of revolver borrowings
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Repurchase of Senior Notes
Release of cash provided as collateral
Cash provided as collateral
Debt finance costs
Payment on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts
Distribution to a parent company
Other
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Issuer [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	(297)	(207)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Equity-based compensation
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount	24	29
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	49	(6)
Payment-in-kind interest	16	10
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments	(3)
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments	(2)
Equity in earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in losses (earnings) of subsidiaries	(6)	3
Deferred income taxes
FASA liability
Defined benefit pension plan funding
Customer loyalty payments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other current assets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	18	(21)
Other	(12)
Net cash provided by operating activities	(213)	(192)
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Other
Net intercompany funding	154	248
Net cash used in investing activities	154	248
Financing activities
Proceeds from new term loans	2,169	170
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	53	60
Repayment of term loans	(1,663)	(165)
Repayment of revolver borrowings	(73)	(60)
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Repurchase of Senior Notes	(387)	(20)
Release of cash provided as collateral	137
Cash provided as collateral	(64)
Debt finance costs	(55)	(9)
Payment on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts	(8)	(49)
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts	3	9
Distribution to a parent company
Other
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	112	(64)
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	53	(8)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	33	57
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	86	49
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	6	(3)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	146	160
Amortization of customer loyalty payments	13	9
Equity-based compensation
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in losses (earnings) of subsidiaries
Deferred income taxes	1	2
FASA liability		(7)
Defined benefit pension plan funding		(15)
Customer loyalty payments	(27)	(8)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(21)	18
Other current assets	(8)	(24)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(19)	(43)
Other	13	(24)
Net cash provided by operating activities	105	65
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(71)	(61)
Other	(6)
Net intercompany funding	16	2
Net cash used in investing activities	(61)	(59)
Financing activities
Proceeds from new term loans
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of revolver borrowings
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(14)	(13)
Repurchase of Senior Notes	(26)
Release of cash provided as collateral
Cash provided as collateral
Debt finance costs
Payment on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts
Distribution to a parent company
Other
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(40)	(13)
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	4	(7)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	19	27
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	23	20
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	169	150
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	6	9
Amortization of customer loyalty payments	32	39
Equity-based compensation
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in losses (earnings) of subsidiaries
Deferred income taxes	2
FASA liability
Defined benefit pension plan funding
Customer loyalty payments	(33)	(30)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(43)	(31)
Other current assets	(10)	10
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	49	99
Other	19	35
Net cash provided by operating activities	191	281
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(5)
Other		3
Net intercompany funding	(193)	(271)
Net cash used in investing activities	(198)	(268)
Financing activities
Proceeds from new term loans
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of revolver borrowings
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Repurchase of Senior Notes
Release of cash provided as collateral
Cash provided as collateral
Debt finance costs
Payment on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts
Distribution to a parent company
Other		3
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		3
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7)	16
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	58	40
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	51	56
Eliminations [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	413	261
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Equity-based compensation
Amortization of debt finance costs and debt discount
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in losses (earnings) of subsidiaries	(413)	(261)
Deferred income taxes
FASA liability
Defined benefit pension plan funding
Customer loyalty payments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other current assets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Other
Net cash provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Other
Net intercompany funding
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities
Proceeds from new term loans
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of revolver borrowings
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Repurchase of Senior Notes
Release of cash provided as collateral
Cash provided as collateral
Debt finance costs
Payment on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange contracts
Distribution to a parent company
Other
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period