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Quarterly Selected Financial Data (Parentheticals) (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | $ 2,700,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense | $ 20,600,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense | $ 23,100,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense | $ 5,200,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense | |||||||
| Income tax expenses benefit | 6,700,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (2,267,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 11,802,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 706,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | |||||||
| Non cash expense | 13,600,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense | 7,000,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense | 5,000,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense | 4,100,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense | 9,300,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense | 69,100,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense | 110,400,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense | ||||
| Tax restructuring cost | 900,000nclh_TaxRestructuringCost | 800,000nclh_TaxRestructuringCost | 2,300,000nclh_TaxRestructuringCost | ||||||||
| Legal accounting and integration costs | 37,200,000nclh_LegalAccountingAndIntegrationCosts | 20,300,000nclh_LegalAccountingAndIntegrationCosts | |||||||||
| Financing related cost | 15,400,000nclh_FinancingRelatedCost | ||||||||||
| Acquisition expense | 25,600,000nclh_AcquisitionExpense | ||||||||||
| Fair value adjustment of deferred revenue | 13,000,000nclh_FairValueAdjustmentOfDeferredRevenue | ||||||||||
| Amortization | 12,600,000us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization | ||||||||||
| Tax expense to change in corporate structure | $ 10,600,000nclh_TaxExpenseToChangeInCorporateStructure | ||||||||||
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This element represents acquisition expense. No definition available.
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- Definition
This element represents adjustment related to deferred revenue of fair value adjustment. No definition available.
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Represents amount of cost incurred in connection with financing transactions. No definition available.
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Amount incurred related to non cash expenses like legal accounting consulting and integration cost. No definition available.
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Represents amount related to change in corporate structure. No definition available.
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Represents amount incurred in connection with tax restructuring cost. No definition available.
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- Definition
The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Other expenses or losses included in net income that result in no cash outflows or inflows in the period and are not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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