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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) ft² in Thousands, ₺ in Millions, € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended									3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) ft²	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 TRY (₺)	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 GBP (£)
Commitments and Contingencies
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 56											$ 82
Booking.com \| Headquarters
Commitments and Contingencies
Acquisition of land use rights							$ 48	€ 43
Aggregate payments related to contractual obligation												224		€ 195
Contractual obligation												78		66
Decrease in amounts owed for contractual obligations										$ 10	€ 9
Booking.com \| Headquarters \| Headquarters Vendor
Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual obligation												35		30
Booking.com \| Headquarters \| Ground Lease
Commitments and Contingencies
Remaining lease payments												82		70
Potential Fine under Contractual Parity Agreement
Commitments and Contingencies
Loss contingency accrual												12
French Tax Audit
Commitments and Contingencies
Assessed taxes including interest and penalties	82	€ 70							€ 356
Payment required to appeal a litigation matter			$ 403	€ 356
Unrecognized tax benefits												59		50
Assessment, transfer taxes
Commitments and Contingencies
Assessed taxes including interest and penalties	46	39
Italian Tax Audit
Commitments and Contingencies
Assessed taxes including interest and penalties	68	58			$ 56	€ 48
Payment required to appeal a litigation matter	11	€ 10
Unrecognized tax benefits												5		€ 4
Turkish Tax Audit
Commitments and Contingencies
Assessed taxes including interest and penalties												98	₺ 754
Travel Transaction Related Taxes
Commitments and Contingencies
Loss contingency accrual	$ 67											62
Estimated loss in excess of amount accrued, not including penalties and interest, if applicable												25
Pension-related litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Estimated loss in excess of amount accrued, not including penalties and interest, if applicable												$ 265
Manchester, England \| Rentalcars.com \| Headquarters
Commitments and Contingencies
Area of real estate property \| ft²					222	222
Lease term of operating leases which have not commenced at period end												13 years		13 years	13 years
Manchester, England \| Rentalcars.com \| Headquarters \| Operating Lease Obligations
Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual obligation												$ 84			£ 65