Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

The following table presents selected unaudited financial information for the eight quarters in the period ended December 31, 2014. The results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of future quarterly results and, accordingly, period to period comparisons should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	(in millions)
Year ended December 31, 2014
Revenue	$	281	$	323	$	354	$	288
Operating income		96		100		84		60
Net income		68		68		54		36
Net income attributable to TripAdvisor, Inc.		68		68		54		36
Basic earnings per share	$	0.48	$	0.48	$	0.38	$	0.25
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.47	$	0.47	$	0.37	$	0.25
Year ended December 31, 2013
Revenue	$	230	$	247	$	255	$	213
Operating income		88		94		84		28
Net income		62		67		56		20
Net income attributable to TripAdvisor, Inc.		62		67		56		20
Basic earnings per share	$	0.44	$	0.47	$	0.39	$	0.14
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.43	$	0.46	$	0.38	$	0.14