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Represents the fees payable to the applicable export credit agency based on the outstanding loan balance, semi-annually over the term of the loan.

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Represents the percentage of loan obtained by the entity, for which guarantee to the lender for payment has been provided by third party.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum borrowing capacity which the company has arranged under a credit agreement.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum borrowing which the company has arranged for each ship constructed.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Anthem of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Long-Term Debt
Guarantee Percent		95.00%
Anthem of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity		$ 742.1
Long term debt, term		12 years
Margin on floating rate base		1.30%
Effective interest rate		1.71%
Revolving Credit Facility Due in June 2020 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base		1.50%
Current borrowing capacity		$ 1,100.0
Credit agency fees percentage of outstanding loan balance		0.25%
Additional amount allowed to increase credit facility		$ 300.0
Amendment to debt \| Revolving Credit Facility Due In August 2018 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base	1.50%
Current borrowing capacity	$ 1,200.0
Credit agency fees percentage of outstanding loan balance	0.25%
Additional amount allowed to increase credit facility	$ 300.0
Amendment to debt \| Unsecured Term Loan LIBOR Plus 1 Point 75 Percent Due August 2018 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity	$ 380.0
Margin on floating rate base	1.75%
Amendment to debt \| Unsecured Term Loan EURIBOR Plus 1 point 75 Percent Due July 2017 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity \| €			€ 365.0
Margin on floating rate base	1.75%
Amendment to debt \| Unsecured Term Loan LIBOR Plus 1 Point 75 Percent Due February 2018 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity	$ 290.0
Margin on floating rate base	1.75%
Amendment to debt \| Unsecured Term Loan LIBOR Plus 1 Point 75 Percent Due December 2019 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity	$ 65.0
Margin on floating rate base	1.75%
Interest rate swaps \| Anthem of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship		$ 725.0
Fixed interest rate		3.86%