Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Consolidating Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	$ (27)	$ (10)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	56	52
Amortization of customer loyalty payments	18	14
Amortization of debt finance costs	3	7
Accrual of repayment fee and amortization of debt discount costs	3
Loss on extinguishment of debt	5
Payment-in-kind interest	6	4
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments	(1)
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments	(1)	7
Equity in (earnings) losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	4	(2)
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries
Equity-based compensation	1
Deferred income taxes	3
Customer loyalty payments	(26)	(12)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(55)	(60)
Other current assets	4	(12)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	42	(2)
Other	(12)	(7)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	23	(21)
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(26)	(23)
Minority investment	(10)
Net intercompany funding
Net cash used in investing activities	(36)	(23)
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	50	53
Repayment of term loans	(4)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(7)	(4)
Payment related to extinguishment of debt	(3)
Debt finance costs		(2)
Payments on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts		(7)
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts	3	2
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	39	42
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	26	(2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	154	110
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	180	108
Parent Guarantor [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	(29)	(10)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Amortization of debt finance costs
Accrual of repayment fee and amortization of debt discount costs
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in (earnings) losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries	26	2
Equity-based compensation	1
Deferred income taxes
Customer loyalty payments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other current assets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(6)	3
Other
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(8)	(5)
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Minority investment
Net intercompany funding	8	5
Net cash used in investing activities	8	5
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Payment related to extinguishment of debt
Debt finance costs
Payments on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net increase (decrease) 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	(75)	(64)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Amortization of debt finance costs
Accrual of repayment fee and amortization of debt discount costs
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in (earnings) losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide	4	(2)
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries	73	66
Equity-based compensation
Deferred income taxes
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 (used in) operating activities	2
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Minority investment
Net intercompany funding	(2)
Net cash used in investing activities	(2)
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Payment related to extinguishment of debt
Debt finance costs
Payments on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net increase (decrease) 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	(73)	(66)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Amortization of debt finance costs	3	7
Accrual of repayment fee and amortization of debt discount costs	3
Loss on extinguishment of debt	5
Payment-in-kind interest	6	4
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments	(1)
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments	(1)	7
Equity in (earnings) losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries	(12)	4
Equity-based compensation
Deferred income taxes
Customer loyalty payments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other current assets	3
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	10	(38)
Other
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(57)	(82)
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Minority investment
Net intercompany funding	71	6
Net cash used in investing activities	71	6
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	50	53
Repayment of term loans	(4)
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Payment related to extinguishment of debt	(3)
Debt finance costs		(2)
Payments on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts		(7)
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts	3	2
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	46	46
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	60	(30)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	25	33
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	85	3
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	12	(4)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	54	50
Amortization of customer loyalty payments	6	4
Amortization of debt finance costs
Accrual of repayment fee and amortization of debt discount costs
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in (earnings) losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries
Equity-based compensation
Deferred income taxes	3
Customer loyalty payments	(12)	(4)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1)	(15)
Other current assets	4	(4)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	17	13
Other	(13)	7
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	70	47
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(24)	(23)
Minority investment
Net intercompany funding	(66)	7
Net cash used in investing activities	(90)	(16)
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(7)	(4)
Payment related to extinguishment of debt
Debt finance costs
Payments on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(7)	(4)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(27)	27
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	51	19
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	24	46
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	51	62
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2	2
Amortization of customer loyalty payments	12	10
Amortization of debt finance costs
Accrual of repayment fee and amortization of debt discount costs
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on interest rate derivative instruments
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in (earnings) losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries
Equity-based compensation
Deferred income taxes
Customer loyalty payments	(14)	(8)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(54)	(45)
Other current assets	(3)	(8)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	21	20
Other	1	(14)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	16	19
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(2)
Minority investment	(10)
Net intercompany funding	(11)	(18)
Net cash used in investing activities	(23)	(18)
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of term loans
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Payment related to extinguishment of debt
Debt finance costs
Payments on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(7)	1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	78	58
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	71	59
Eliminations [Member]
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	87	72
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of customer loyalty payments
Amortization of debt finance costs
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Payment-in-kind interest
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
Equity in (earnings) losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries	(87)	(72)
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 (used in) operating activities
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions
Net intercompany funding
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayment of capital lease obligations
Debt finance costs
Payments on settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Proceeds from settlement of foreign exchange derivative contracts
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period