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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail Textuals)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Share exchange ratio       Each Unit holder has the right, subject to the same time-based and performance-based vesting requirements of the profits interests, to exchange Units for NCLH's ordinary shares at a rate equal to one ordinary share for every Unit.  
Share repurchase program, authorized amount $ 500,000,000        
Share repurchase program period 3 years        
Number of ordinary shares repurchased       2.5  
Amount of ordinary shares repurchased   82,000,000   82,000,000  
Amounts of tax included on a gross basis   51,500,000 44,300,000 134,000,000 111,900,000
NCLC partnership tax distributions       3,853,000  
Estimated payment pursuant to partnership tax distribution       3,600,000  
Prior year immaterial change to statements of changes in shareholders' equity       1,200,000  
Non-controlling Interest
          
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Increase in the non-controlling interest       9,041,000 (6,915,000)
Reorganization Items         (20,176,000)
NCLC partnership tax distributions       $ 3,853,000