Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

The following table presents selected unaudited financial information for the eight quarters in the period ended December 31, 2013. The results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of future quarterly results and, accordingly, period to period comparisons should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	(in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2013
Revenue	$	229,919	$	246,937	$	255,136	$	212,669
Operating income		88,303		94,118		83,694		28,459
Net income		62,299		66,988		55,882		20,274
Net income attributable to TripAdvisor, Inc.		62,299		66,988		55,882		20,274
Basic earnings per share	$	0.44	$	0.47	$	0.39	$	0.14
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.43	$	0.46	$	0.38	$	0.14
Year ended December 31, 2012
Revenue	$	183,715	$	197,148	$	212,710	$	169,393
Operating income		73,377		83,678		92,249		46,992
Net income		48,171		53,165		59,535		33,717
Net income attributable to TripAdvisor, Inc.		48,111		53,019		59,360		33,579
Basic earnings per share	$	0.36	$	0.38	$	0.42	$	0.24
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.35	$	0.37	$	0.41	$	0.23