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Stock Based Awards and Other Equity Instruments - Amount of Stock-Based Compensation Related to Stock-Based Awards, Primarily Stock Options and RSUs (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation $ 63us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 49us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 30us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation (24)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (18)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (10)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax effect 39us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 31us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 20us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
Selling and Marketing      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation 13us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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11us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Technology and Content      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation 27us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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21us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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11us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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General and Administrative      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation $ 23us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 17us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 14us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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