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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Valuation allowance related to net operating loss carryforwards $ 19us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance      
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards     6trip_ExpirationOfNetForeignOperatingLosses  
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 630us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Effective income tax federal statutory rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate      
Unrecognized tax benefits 67us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 13us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 36us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 24us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 65us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate      
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact goodwill 2trip_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactGoodwill      
Total gross interest and penalties accrued 4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued   2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Estimated unrecognized tax benefit amount 1trip_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsExpectedToBePaid      
Singapore        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Effective income tax federal statutory rate   5.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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= country_SG
   
Singapore's statutory tax rate   17.00%trip_ForeignStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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= country_SG
   
Tax incentive agreement expiration date Jun. 30, 2016      
Agreement maturity extension period 5 years      
Decrease to the 2014 tax provision 6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment
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= country_SG
     
Increase in Diluted EPS $ 0.04trip_ImpactOnEarningsPerShareDilutedForForeignTaxIncentiveAgreement
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= country_SG
     
Federal        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards 42us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
     
Expiration date of NOLs Between 2020 and 2033      
State        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards 36us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
     
Expiration date of NOLs Between 2020 and 2033      
Foreign        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards $ 84us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
     
Expiration date of NOLs Between 2020 and 2033