Common shares purchased by Liberty Interactive Corporation in December 2012.

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Common stock shares held by related party.

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The percentage of common stock owned by a related party.

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The percentage of common stock owned by a related party if Class B shares were converted to common shares.

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The voting rights percentage assuming the related party voted both common and class B stock.

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The percentage of the previous owner's (and related party) interest in the registrant that was ultimately transferred to the current related party as a result of a spin-off transaction.

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Description of voting rights of common stock. Includes eligibility to vote and votes per share owned. Include also, if any, unusual voting rights.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Liberty
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock purchased by Liberty	4,799,848
Beneficially ownership of shares of common stock	18,159,752
Percentage of interest held by related party		100.00%	100.00%
LTRIP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Beneficially ownership of shares of common stock		18,159,752
Percentage taken from outstanding shares of common stock		14.00%
Percentage of beneficially ownership of shares of common stock		21.70%
Right to voting		one vote per share
Beneficially ownership of equity securities		56.60%
Class B Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Right to voting		10 votes per share
Class B Common Stock \| Liberty
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Beneficially ownership of shares of common stock			12,799,999
Class B Common Stock \| LTRIP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Beneficially ownership of shares of common stock		12,799,999
Percentage taken from outstanding shares of common stock		100.00%
Right to voting		Ten votes per share
Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Right to voting		one vote per share
Common Stock \| Liberty
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Beneficially ownership of shares of common stock			18,159,752