Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)

			Share of
	Currency		other
	translation		comprehensive
	adjustments		earnings (loss)
	and other		of affiliate	Other	AOCI
	amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2014	$	—	2	—	2
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Expedia Holdings stockholders		—	(18)	—	(18)
Balance at December 31, 2014		—	(16)	—	(16)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Expedia Holdings stockholders		—	(17)	—	(17)
Balance at December 31, 2015		—	(33)	—	(33)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Expedia Holdings stockholders		(33)	33	—	—
Change in ownership of noncontrolling interest related to trivago initial public offering		—	—	1	1
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(33)	—	1	(32)

Schedule of tax effect of components of other comprehensive earnings (loss)

			Tax
	Before-tax		(expense)	Net-of-tax
	amount		benefit	amount
	amounts in millions
Year ended December 31, 2016:
Currency translation adjustments and other	$	(260)	35	(225)
Share of other comprehensive earnings (loss) of affiliate		(2)	1	(1)
Recognition of previously unrecognized holding gains (losses)		55	(21)	34
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(207)	15	(192)
Year ended December 31, 2015:
Share of other comprehensive earnings (loss) of affiliate	$	(27)	10	(17)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(27)	10	(17)
Year ended December 31, 2014:
Share of other comprehensive earnings (loss) of affiliate	$	(29)	11	(18)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(29)	11	(18)