Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 572	$ 548	$ 2,080
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue	353	333
Selling, general and administrative	88	94
Depreciation and amortization	56	52
Total costs and expenses	497	479
Operating (loss) income	75	69
Interest expense, net	(83)	(70)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(5)
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
Loss before incomes taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(13)	(1)
Provision for income taxes	(10)	(11)
Equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(4)	2
Net (loss) income	(27)	(10)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(2)
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company	(29)	(10)
Parent Guarantor [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Selling, general and administrative	3	8
Depreciation and amortization
Total costs and expenses	3	8
Operating (loss) income	(3)	(8)
Interest expense, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	(26)	(2)
Loss before incomes taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(29)	(10)
Provision for income taxes
Equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Net (loss) income	(29)	(10)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company	(29)	(10)
Intermediate Parent Guarantor [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Selling, general and administrative	(2)
Depreciation and amortization
Total costs and expenses	(2)
Operating (loss) income	2
Interest expense, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	(73)	(66)
Loss before incomes taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(71)	(66)
Provision for income taxes
Equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(4)	2
Net (loss) income	(75)	(64)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company	(75)	(64)
Issuer [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Selling, general and administrative	(1)	(4)
Depreciation and amortization
Total costs and expenses	(1)	(4)
Operating (loss) income	1	4
Interest expense, net	(81)	(66)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(5)
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	12	(4)
Loss before incomes taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	(73)	(66)
Provision for income taxes
Equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Net (loss) income	(73)	(66)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company	(73)	(66)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue	210	212
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue	136	138
Selling, general and administrative	3	22
Depreciation and amortization	54	50
Total costs and expenses	193	210
Operating (loss) income	17	2
Interest expense, net	(2)	(4)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
Loss before incomes taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	15	(2)
Provision for income taxes	(3)	(2)
Equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Net (loss) income	12	(4)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company	12	(4)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue	362	336
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue	217	195
Selling, general and administrative	85	68
Depreciation and amortization	2	2
Total costs and expenses	304	265
Operating (loss) income	58	71
Interest expense, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
Loss before incomes taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	58	71
Provision for income taxes	(7)	(9)
Equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Net (loss) income	51	62
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(2)
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company	49	62
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Selling, general and administrative
Depreciation and amortization
Total costs and expenses
Operating (loss) income
Interest expense, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries	87	72
Loss before incomes taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	87	72
Provision for income taxes
Equity in (losses) earnings of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Net (loss) income	87	72
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company	$ 87	$ 72