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Stock Based Awards and Other Equity Instruments - Amount of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Related to Stock-Based Awards, Primarily Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]    
Total stock-based compensation $ 16us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 14us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation (6)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (5)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax effect 10us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 9us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
Selling and Marketing    
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]    
Total stock-based compensation 4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
Technology and Content    
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]    
Total stock-based compensation 6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= trip_TechnologyAndContentMember
6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= trip_TechnologyAndContentMember
General and Administrative    
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]    
Total stock-based compensation $ 6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
$ 5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember