Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 180	$ 154	$ 108	$ 110
Accounts receivable, net	233	177
Deferred income taxes	1	1
Other current assets	146	134
Total current assets	560	466
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany
Property and equipment, net	422	428
Goodwill	986	986	986	986
Trademarks and tradenames	314	314	314	314
Other intangible assets, net	677	671	694	717
Cash held as collateral	79	79
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide	13	19
Non-current deferred income tax	5	5
Other non-current assets	133	120
Total assets	3,189	3,088
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	70	72
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	616	540
Deferred income taxes	24	24
Current portion of long-term debt	96	45
Total current liabilities	806	681
Long-term debt	3,389	3,528
Deferred income taxes	21	18
Other non-current liabilities	174	172
Total liabilities	4,390	4,399
Total shareholders'equity (deficit) / intercompany	(1,222)	(1,330)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	21	19
Total equity (deficit)/ intercompany	(1,201)	(1,311)
Total liabilities and equity	3,189	3,088
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	(1,213)	(1,315)
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	(1,213)	(1,315)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	9	15
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities	9	15
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities	9	15
Total shareholders'equity (deficit) / intercompany	(1,222)	(1,330)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/ intercompany	(1,222)	(1,330)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,213)	(1,315)
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	(1,390)	(1,426)
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Trademarks and tradenames
Other intangible assets, net
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide	13	19
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets
Total assets	(1,377)	(1,407)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1	1
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities	1	1
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities	1	1
Total shareholders'equity (deficit) / intercompany	(1,378)	(1,408)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/ intercompany	(1,378)	(1,408)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,377)	(1,407)
Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	85	25	3	33
Accounts receivable, net
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets	4	7
Total current assets	89	32
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	1,904	1,991
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Trademarks and tradenames
Other intangible assets, net
Cash held as collateral	79	79
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets	43	48
Total assets	2,115	2,150
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	114	104
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt	65	16
Total current liabilities	179	120
Long-term debt	3,315	3,450
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities	11	6
Total liabilities	3,505	3,576
Total shareholders'equity (deficit) / intercompany	(1,390)	(1,426)
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/ intercompany	(1,390)	(1,426)
Total liabilities and equity	2,115	2,150
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	24	51	46	19
Accounts receivable, net	14	51
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets	22	26
Total current assets	60	128
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany
Property and equipment, net	399	405
Goodwill	960	960
Trademarks and tradenames	313	313
Other intangible assets, net	569	577
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax
Other non-current assets	46	35
Total assets	2,347	2,418
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	46	45
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	140	124
Deferred income taxes	24	24
Current portion of long-term debt	31	29
Total current liabilities	241	222
Long-term debt	74	78
Deferred income taxes	17	14
Other non-current liabilities	111	113
Total liabilities	443	427
Total shareholders'equity (deficit) / intercompany	1,904	1,991
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/ intercompany	1,904	1,991
Total liabilities and equity	2,347	2,418
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	71	78	59	58
Accounts receivable, net	219	126
Deferred income taxes	1	1
Other current assets	120	101
Total current assets	411	306
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany
Property and equipment, net	23	23
Goodwill	26	26
Trademarks and tradenames	1	1
Other intangible assets, net	108	94
Cash held as collateral
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Non-current deferred income tax	5	5
Other non-current assets	44	37
Total assets	618	492
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	24	27
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	352	296
Deferred income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities	376	323
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes	4	4
Other non-current liabilities	52	53
Total liabilities	432	380
Total shareholders'equity (deficit) / intercompany	165	93
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	21	19
Total equity (deficit)/ intercompany	186	112
Total liabilities and equity	618	492
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Deferred income taxes
Other current assets
Total current assets
Investment in subsidiary/intercompany	699	750
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	699	750
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	699	750
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Total equity (deficit)/ intercompany	699	750
Total liabilities and equity	$ 699	$ 750