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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Non-Derivative Instruments (Details) € in Millions	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Derivative Instruments
Liability Derivatives	$ 507,202,000		$ 1,044,292,000
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, Derivative Instruments, Assets	$ 2,300,000		$ 4,800,000
Derivative instrument, observation period	3 years	3 years
Percentage of debt bearing fixed interest	41.40%		31.20%			31.20%
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate			58.00%			58.00%
Net Investment Hedging
Derivative Instruments
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments	$ 325,786,000		$ 0
Interest rate swaps
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount	4,200,000,000		4,300,000,000
Interest rate swaps \| Harmony of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate				2.26%
Interest rate swaps \| Ovation of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate					3.16%
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value Hedging
Derivative Instruments
Debt amount	842,500,000
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value Hedging \| Oasis of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan			420,000,000
Debt amount	$ 192,500,000
Interest rate on hedged debt (as a percent)	5.41%
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value Hedging \| Fixed Rate 5.25 Percent Debt
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan	$ 650,000,000		650,000,000
Interest rate on hedged debt (as a percent)	5.25%
Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship	$ 3,380,278,000
Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Harmony of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan			790,100,000			€ 693.4
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship	$ 778,966,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.26%
Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Ovation of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan			830,000,000.0
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship	$ 830,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	3.16%
Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Celebrity Reflection floating rate debt
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan			490,900,000.0
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship	$ 463,604,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.85%
Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Quantum of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan			673,800,000
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship	$ 643,125,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	3.74%
Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Anthem of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Unsecured term loan			694,800,000
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship	$ 664,583,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	3.86%
Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount	$ 1,400,000,000		2,400,000,000
LIBOR \| Ovation of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%	1.00%
LIBOR \| Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value Hedging \| Oasis of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Additional interest above LIBOR rate (as a percent)	3.87%
Derivative, Variable rate of interest (as a percent)	4.78%
LIBOR \| Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value Hedging \| Fixed Rate 5.25 Percent Debt
Derivative Instruments
Additional interest above LIBOR rate (as a percent)	3.63%
Derivative, Variable rate of interest (as a percent)	4.45%
LIBOR \| Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Ovation of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%	1.00%
LIBOR \| Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Celebrity Reflection floating rate debt
Derivative Instruments
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.40%	0.40%
LIBOR \| Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Quantum of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.30%	1.30%
LIBOR \| Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Anthem of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.30%	1.30%
EURIBOR \| Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Harmony of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Derivative Instruments
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.15%	1.15%
Long Term Debt Current [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging
Derivative Instruments
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments	$ 65,595,000		0
Long-term Debt [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging
Derivative Instruments
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments	260,191,000		$ 0
TUI Cruises \| Net Investment Hedging
Derivative Instruments
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments	$ 325,800,000	€ 290.0