Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Royal Caribbean International \| Silversea Cruises Group
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	33.30%
Silversea Cruises
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 537,770	$ 537,770

This element represents the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (e)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116869197&loc=d3e4845-128472

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