Quarterly Selected Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ 2,004,467 | $ 2,569,544 | $ 2,195,274 | $ 2,008,560 | $ 1,909,603 | $ 2,563,741 | $ 2,105,262 | $ 1,917,795 | $ 8,777,845 | $ 8,496,401 | $ 8,299,074 | |
Operating income | 307,349 | 737,488 | 419,697 | 279,522 | 296,842 | 734,963 | 282,273 | 163,127 | 1,744,056 | 1,477,205 | 874,902 | |
Net income | $ 288,039 | $ 752,842 | $ 369,526 | $ 214,726 | $ 261,086 | $ 693,257 | $ 229,905 | $ 99,140 | $ 1,625,133 | $ 1,283,388 | $ 665,783 | |
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 1.35 | $ 3.51 | $ 1.72 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.22 | $ 3.23 | $ 1.07 | $ 0.46 | $ 7.57 | $ 5.96 | $ 3.03 | |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.34 | 3.49 | 1.71 | 0.99 | 1.21 | 3.21 | 1.06 | 0.46 | $ 7.53 | $ 5.93 | $ 3.02 | |
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.6 | $ 0.6 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.375 | $ 0.375 | $ 0.375 | |||
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
Loss from elimination of reporting lag of subsidiary | $ (21,700) | |||||||||||
Pullmantur and CDF Croisieres De France | ||||||||||||
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
Loss from elimination of reporting lag of subsidiary | $ (21,700) |