Leases (Textuals) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Jan. 01, 2019 |
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| Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ 235,000 | |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] | nclh:AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent us-gaap:OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent | |
| Operating lease liability | $ 246,369 | |
| Reclassification operating right of use assets | 8,800 | |
| Undiscounted minimum annual guarantees | $ 1,100,000 | |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Existence of Option to Extend | true | |
| Renewal term | 5 years | |
| ASU No. 2016-02 | Restatement | ||
| Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] | ||
| Operating lease liability | $ 243,800 |
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- Definition Represents amount of undiscounted minimum annual guarantees. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount reclassified to operating right-of-use assets from other asset and liability accounts relating to the existing leases. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Indicates (true false) whether lessee has option to extend operating lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Indicates line item in statement of financial position that includes operating lease liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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