Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Statements - Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 154	$ 110	$ 124	$ 242
Accounts receivable, net	177	150
Deferred income taxes	1	2
Other current assets	134	170
Total current assets	466	432
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany
Property and equipment, net	428	416
Goodwill	986	986	986
Trademarks and tradenames	314	314	314
Other intangible assets, net	671	717	810
Cash held as collateral	79	137
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide	19
Non-current deferred income tax	5	6
Other non-current assets	120	150
Total assets	3,088	3,158
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	72	74
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	540	537
Deferred income taxes	24	38
Current portion of long-term debt	45	38
Total current liabilities	681	687
Long-term debt	3,528	3,392
Deferred income taxes	18	7
Other non-current liabilities	172	274
Total liabilities	4,399	4,360
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,330)	(1,218)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	19	16
Total equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,311)	(1,202)	(957)	(672)
Total liabilities and equity	3,088	3,158
Parent Guarantor [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets
Total current assets
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	(1,315)	(1,203)
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Trademarks and tradenames
Other intangible assets, net
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets
Total assets	(1,315)	(1,203)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	15	15
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities	15	15
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities	15	15
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,330)	(1,218)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,330)	(1,218)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,315)	(1,203)
Intermediate Parent Guarantor [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets
Total current assets
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	(1,426)	(1,269)
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Trademarks and tradenames
Other intangible assets, net
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide	19
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets
Total assets	(1,407)	(1,269)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities	1
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities	1
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,408)	(1,269)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,408)	(1,269)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,407)	(1,269)
Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	25	33	57
Accounts receivable, net
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets	7	10
Total current assets	32	43
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	1,991	1,837
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Trademarks and tradenames
Other intangible assets, net
Cash held as collateral	79	137
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets	48	78
Total assets	2,150	2,095
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	104	110
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt	16	20
Total current liabilities	120	130
Long-term debt	3,450	3,234
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities	6
Total liabilities	3,576	3,364
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,426)	(1,269)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/intercompany	(1,426)	(1,269)
Total liabilities and equity	2,150	2,095
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	51	19	27	37
Accounts receivable, net	51	45
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets	26	33
Total current assets	128	97
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany
Property and equipment, net	405	392
Goodwill	960	960
Trademarks and tradenames	313	313
Other intangible assets, net	577	631
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets	35	44
Total assets	2,418	2,437
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	45	47
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	124	120
Deferred income taxes	24	38
Current portion of long-term debt	29	18
Total current liabilities	222	223
Long-term debt	78	158
Deferred income taxes	14	4
Other non-current liabilities	113	215
Total liabilities	427	600
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)/intercompany	1,991	1,837
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/intercompany	1,991	1,837
Total liabilities and equity	2,418	2,437
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	78	58	40	205
Accounts receivable, net	126	105
Deferred income taxes	1	2
Other current assets	101	127
Total current assets	306	292
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany
Property and equipment, net	23	24
Goodwill	26	26
Trademarks and tradenames	1	1
Other intangible assets, net	94	86
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax	5	6
Other non-current assets	37	28
Total assets	492	463
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	27	27
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	296	292
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities	323	319
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes	4	3
Other non-current liabilities	53	59
Total liabilities	380	381
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)/intercompany	93	66
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	19	16
Total equity (deficit)/intercompany	112	82
Total liabilities and equity	492	463
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets
Total current assets
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	750	635
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Trademarks and tradenames
Other intangible assets, net
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets
Total assets	750	635
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)/intercompany	750	635
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/intercompany	750	635
Total liabilities and equity	$ 750	$ 635