REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | |||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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May 18, 2010
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Dec. 31, 2013
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Dec. 31, 2012
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Apr. 30, 2012
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Apr. 30, 2011
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Mar. 31, 2011
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Jun. 30, 2010
Priceline.com International Limited (PIL)
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Jun. 30, 2010
Bookingcom Limited [Member]
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Acquisition of Controlling and Redeemable Controlling Interest | |||||||||||||||||
Payments to purchase a controlling interest of the outstanding equity of TravelJigsaw Holdings Limited and its operating subsidiary | $ 108,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Transaction costs | 1,900,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Percent purchased, by certain key members of the management team of Booking.com, of ownership interest in TravelJigsaw from PIL (as a percent) | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Proportion of redeemable shares subject to put and call options in each of 2011, 2012 and 2013 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent | 12.70% | 19.00% | 24.40% | ||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of redeemable noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||||||||
Balance, Beginning of Year | 160,287,000 | 160,287,000 | 127,045,000 | 45,751,000 | |||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 135,000 | 4,471,000 | 2,760,000 | ||||||||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests fair value adjustment | (42,522,000) | (84,693,000) | (91,743,000) | 42,522,000 | [1] | 84,693,000 | [1] | 91,743,000 | [1] | ||||||||
Purchase of subsidiary shares at fair value | (192,530,000) | [1] | (61,079,000) | [1] | (12,986,000) | [1] | |||||||||||
Currency translation adjustments | (10,414,000) | 5,157,000 | (223,000) | ||||||||||||||
Balance, End of Year | $ 0 | $ 160,287,000 | $ 0 | $ 160,287,000 | $ 127,045,000 | ||||||||||||
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