$BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc. Stock $bkng

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2012 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000107553113000011 Filed on February 27, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2012 Q2
Revenue	$1.191B	$1.706B	$1.327B
YoY Change	20.17%	17.45%	20.32%
Cost Of Revenue	$250.9M	$309.8M	$322.6M
YoY Change	-5.71%	-12.15%	-8.73%
Gross Profit	$939.8M	$1.397B	$1.004B
YoY Change	29.67%	26.94%	34.02%
Gross Profit Margin	78.93%	81.84%	75.68%
Selling, General & Admin	$547.8M	$95.25M	$87.25M
YoY Change	34.53%	20.81%	23.3%
% of Gross Profit	58.29%	6.82%	8.69%
Research & Development		$10.80M	$10.44M
YoY Change		26.33%	26.71%
% of Gross Profit		0.77%	1.04%
Depreciation & Amortization	$17.60M	$15.90M	$15.70M
YoY Change	28.47%	13.57%	15.44%
% of Gross Profit	1.87%	1.14%	1.56%
Operating Expenses	$565.4M	$640.9M	$545.8M
YoY Change	34.33%	32.48%	28.57%
Operating Profit	$374.4M	$755.6M	$458.4M
YoY Change	23.22%	22.59%	41.16%
Interest Expense	-$18.30M	$17.07M	$16.88M
YoY Change	258.82%	116.61%	116.57%
% of Operating Profit	-4.89%	2.26%	3.68%
Other Income/Expense, Net		-$24.42M	-$12.68M
YoY Change		439.51%	56.17%
Pretax Income	$356.0M	$731.2M	$445.7M
YoY Change	19.18%	19.5%	40.78%
Income Tax	$66.40M	$131.2M	$93.03M
% Of Pretax Income	18.65%	17.94%	20.87%
Net Earnings	$288.7M	$596.6M	$352.3M
YoY Change	27.89%	27.07%	37.44%
Net Earnings / Revenue	24.24%	34.96%	26.56%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$5.79	$11.97	$7.07
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$5.63	$11.66	$6.88
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	49.87M shares	49.85M shares	49.81M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		51.19M shares	51.23M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2012 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$5.183B	$4.668B	$3.942B
YoY Change	95.03%	94.1%	102.28%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.536B	$898.5M	$812.8M
Short-Term Investments	$3.647B	$3.770B	$3.130B
Other Short-Term Assets	$131.0M	$204.0M	$207.0M
YoY Change	-9.66%	54.55%	95.28%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$367.5M	$493.8M	$429.5M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.682B	$5.366B	$4.578B
YoY Change	85.28%	86.18%	92.69%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$89.27M	$81.93M	$78.62M
YoY Change	38.78%	51.72%	60.44%
Goodwill	$522.7M	$517.7M	$508.3M
YoY Change	3.54%
Intangibles	$208.1M	$192.5M	$196.0M
YoY Change	3.98%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$35.83M	$36.71M	$38.48M
YoY Change	52.52%	-76.91%	-78.13%
Total Long-Term Assets	$887.4M	$852.1M	$850.5M
YoY Change	-1.82%	-8.77%	-13.57%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.682B	$5.366B	$4.578B
Total Long-Term Assets	$887.4M	$852.1M	$850.5M
Total Assets	$6.570B	$6.218B	$5.429B
YoY Change	65.46%	62.94%	61.57%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$184.6M	$240.2M	$201.2M
YoY Change	25.72%	41.28%	57.19%
Accrued Expenses	$387.9M	$377.3M	$272.1M
YoY Change	74.63%	23.31%	1.53%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$520.0M	$515.0M	$509.0M
YoY Change	4.42%	4.67%	4.52%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.462B	$1.475B	$1.367B
YoY Change	32.19%	24.92%	21.37%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$937.0M	$937.0M	$938.0M
YoY Change	1116.88%	1028.92%	965.91%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$68.94M	$47.81M	$41.12M
YoY Change	75.95%	29.22%	20.95%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$68.94M	$47.81M	$41.12M
YoY Change	75.95%	-60.16%	-66.29%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.462B	$1.475B	$1.367B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$68.94M	$47.81M	$41.12M
Total Liabilities	$2.458B	$2.446B	$2.325B
YoY Change	106.2%	71.67%	69.68%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.369B	$2.105B	$1.525B
YoY Change	129.13%
Common Stock	$450.0K	$450.0K	$450.0K
YoY Change	0.9%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.061B	$1.059B	$1.059B
YoY Change	31.98%
Treasury Stock Shares	8.185M shares	8.182M shares	8.182M shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.897B	$3.578B	$2.928B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.570B	$6.218B	$5.429B
YoY Change	65.46%	62.94%	61.57%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2012 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$288.7M	$596.6M	$352.3M
YoY Change	27.89%	27.07%	37.44%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$17.60M	$15.90M	$15.70M
YoY Change	28.47%	13.57%	15.44%
Cash From Operating Activities	$496.9M	$674.9M	$431.6M
YoY Change	76.33%	20.41%	93.28%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$16.20M	-$10.60M	-$14.70M
YoY Change	-4.71%	-9.4%	50.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$154.0M	-$587.7M	-$716.1M
YoY Change	-411.11%	-19.08%	392.5%
Cash From Investing Activities	$137.9M	-$598.3M	-$730.8M
YoY Change	-307.06%	-18.94%	370.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-9.300M	700.0K	-53.00M
YoY Change	-266.07%	-187.5%	516.28%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	496.9M	674.9M	431.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	137.9M	-598.3M	-730.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	-9.300M	700.0K	-53.00M
Net Change In Cash	625.5M	77.30M	-352.2M
YoY Change	183.29%	-143.33%	-691.93%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$496.9M	$674.9M	$431.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$16.20M	-$10.60M	-$14.70M
Free Cash Flow	$513.1M	$685.5M	$446.3M
YoY Change	71.72%	19.8%	91.46%

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CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	21041000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations FederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	41637000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations FederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	56246000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations FederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	41991000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	200579000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	28203000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	30880000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	33713000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	362663000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	208113000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	288560000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	244131000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	165668000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	123652000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	173171000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	81185000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	522672000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	504784000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	510894000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	4462000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	13426000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	-6110000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	3079880000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	4083681000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	724697000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	1100148000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	505808000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	136300000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	95000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	1222900000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	1666900000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	218141000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	308663000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	337832000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-125824000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-175932000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-58927000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	261199000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	616654000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	478728000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-1308000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	20752000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	10730000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	5296000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	6762000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	5168000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	232762000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	169320000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	29275000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	125793000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities	256021000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities	84750000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-17775000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	-260000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	2756000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	2922000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	501000	shares
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CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1628000	shares
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	200151000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	31721000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	62064000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	4901000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	3860000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	8119000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">BUSINESS DESCRIPTION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Priceline.com Incorporated (the "Priceline Group" or the "Company") is a leading online travel company that offers its customers hotel and accommodation reservations worldwide through the Booking.com, priceline.com and Agoda.com brands.  In the United States, the Company also offers its customers reservations for car rentals, airline tickets, vacation packages, destination services and cruises through the priceline.com brand. The Company offers car rental reservations worldwide through rentalcars.com (formerly known as TravelJigsaw), which it acquired in May 2010. </font></div></div>
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-151027000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-904768000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	777297000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	1785750000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	1341812000	USD
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	352347000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	181970000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	596586000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	256368000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	104790000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	225715000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	469499000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	4471000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	2760000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	1056371000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	527541000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	1419566000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-31128000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-67924000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	2253888000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	1680958000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1829793000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1398922000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	20936000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	26185000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	32070000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	17700000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	30900000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	10400000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	12305000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	35828000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	23490000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-55128000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	212000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-620000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	96000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	175000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	-158000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	39183000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	13389000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	12662000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	11925000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Hedge Investing Activities PaymentsForHedgeInvestingActivities	4014000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Hedge Investing Activities PaymentsForHedgeInvestingActivities	9561000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Hedge Investing Activities PaymentsForHedgeInvestingActivities	42032000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	257021000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	163171000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	129445000	USD
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CY2012	pcln	Payments Related To Conversion Of Senior Notes PaymentsRelatedToConversionOfSeniorNotes	1000	USD
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CY2012	pcln	Period Of Time Eligibility For Innovation Box Tax PeriodOfTimeEligibilityForInnovationBoxTax	6	Months
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CY2012	pcln	Reclassification Adjustment For Convertible Debt In Mezzanine ReclassificationAdjustmentForConvertibleDebtInMezzanine	22705000	USD
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CY2011	pcln	Share Based Compensation And Other Stock Based Expense ShareBasedCompensationAndOtherStockBasedExpense	66194000	USD
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CY2012Q4	pcln	Unrepatriated Foreign Earnings No Provision For Income Tax UnrepatriatedForeignEarningsNoProvisionForIncomeTax	3200000000	USD
CY2012	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2012	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
CY2012	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-12-31
CY2012	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2012	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0001075531
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CY2012	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2012	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2012Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	32800000000	USD
CY2012	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	PRICELINE COM INC
CY2012	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2012	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes

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