Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Information

	Year ended December 31, 2019
	Hotels, Media & Platform (1)		Experiences & Dining		Other (2)		Corporate and Unallocated			Total
	(in millions)
Revenue	$	939	$	456	$	165	$	—		$	1,560
Adjusted EBITDA		378		5		55		—			438
Depreciation								(93	)		(93	)
Amortization of intangible assets								(33	)		(33	)
Stock-based compensation								(124	)		(124	)
Restructuring and other related reorganization costs								(1	)		(1	)
Operating income											187
Other income, net											7
Income before income taxes											194
Provision for income taxes											(68	)
Net income										$	126

	Year ended December 31, 2018
	Hotels, Media & Platform (1)		Experiences & Dining		Other (2)		Corporate and Unallocated			Total
	(in millions)
Revenue	$	1,001	$	372	$	242	$	—		$	1,615
Adjusted EBITDA		329		48		45		—			422
Depreciation								(82	)		(82	)
Amortization of intangible assets								(34	)		(34	)
Stock-based compensation								(118	)		(118	)
Legal reserves and settlements								(5	)		(5	)
Operating income											183
Other expense, net											(10	)
Income before income taxes											173
Provision for income taxes											(60	)
Net income										$	113

	Year ended December 31, 2017
	Hotels, Media & Platform (1)		Experiences & Dining		Other (2)		Corporate and Unallocated			Total
	(in millions)
Revenue	$	1,022	$	264	$	270	$	—		$	1,556
Adjusted EBITDA		267		23		41		—			331
Depreciation								(79	)		(79	)
Amortization of intangible assets								(32	)		(32	)
Stock-based compensation								(96	)		(96	)
Operating income											124
Other expense, net											(14	)
Income before income taxes											110
Provision for income taxes (3)											(129	)
Net loss										$	(19	)

(1) Includes allocated corporate general and administrative costs of $69 million, $77 million and $76 million and Tripadvisor-branded advertising expenses (primarily television advertising) of $77 million, $122 million and $82 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(2) Other consists of the combination of our Rentals, Flights/Cruises/Car, SmarterTravel and Tripadvisor China business units and does not constitute a reportable segment.

(3) The year ended December 31, 2017 reflects $67 million of Transition Tax and $6 million of tax expense recorded due to the remeasurement of net deferred tax assets related to the 2017 Tax Act enacted on December 22, 2017. Refer to “Note 11: Income Taxes” for further information.

Summary of Revenue by Geographic Area

The Company measures its geographic revenue information to the physical location of the Tripadvisor subsidiary which generates the revenue, which is consistent with our measurement of long-lived physical assets, or property and equipment, net. The geographic classification is independent of where the consumer resides, where the consumer is physically located while using the Company's services, or the location of the travel service provider, experience operator or restaurant. For example, a reservation made through Tripadvisor.com at a hotel in the U.S. by a consumer in the U.S. could be part of the Company's non-U.S. revenue.

	Year ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(in millions)
Revenue
United States	$	821	$	835	$	802
United Kingdom		466		508		530
All other countries		273		272		224
Total revenue	$	1,560	$	1,615	$	1,556

Property and Equipment, Net

The Company’s property and equipment, net for the United States and all other countries based on the geographic location of the assets consists of the following for the periods presented:

	December 31,
	2019		2018
	(in millions)
Property and equipment, net
United States	$	227	$	214
All other countries		43		39
Total	$	270	$	253