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NOTE 16: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Expedia
Related-party revenue from Expedia of $203.8 million, $211.0 million and $171.1 million for the years
ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, primarily consists of click-based advertising and other
advertising services provided to Expedia and its subsidiaries and is recorded at contract value, which we believe
is a reasonable reflection of the value of the services provided. Related-party revenue represented 27%, 33% and
35% of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Prior to the Spin-Off, our operating expenses included a related-party shared services fee, of $9.2 million
and $7.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which was comprised of
allocations from Expedia for accounting, legal, tax, corporate development, financial reporting, treasury and real
estate functions and included an allocation of employee compensation within these functions. These allocations
were determined on a basis that Expedia and we considered to be a reasonable reflection of the cost of services
provided or the benefit received by us. These expenses were allocated based on a number of factors including
headcount, estimated time spent and operating expenses. It was not practicable to determine the amounts of these
expenses that would have been incurred had we operated as an unaffiliated entity. In the opinion of our
management, the allocation method was reasonable.
Other related-party operating expenses which were included within selling and marketing expense were $6.4
million, $4.3 million, and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively,
which primarily consisted of marketing expense for exit windows.
Related party net interest income (expense) of $0.5 million and ($0.2) million for the years ending
December 31, 2011 and 2010 are reflected in the consolidated and combined statements of operations within
interest income (expense), net and were primarily intercompany in nature, arising from the transfer of liquid
funds between Expedia and us that occurred as part of Expedia’s treasury operations prior to the Spin-Off.
The net related party receivable balances with Expedia reflected in our consolidated balance sheets as of
December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $24.0 million receivable and $14.1 million, respectively. In addition to the
revenue and expense relationships described above, the change in the net related party receivable balance was
also affected by our transfer of domestic cash receipts to Expedia during the periods prior to the Spin-Off offset
by Expedia’s funding of our payroll and income tax payments as well as certain acquisitions. In connection with
the Spin-Off, all domestic intercompany receivables/payables with Expedia were extinguished.
As discussed in “Note 1—Organization and Basis of Presentation” above, we transferred $405.5 million in
cash to Expedia in the form of a dividend, prior to completion of the Spin-Off. Per the Separation Agreement we
were to retain $165 million in cash on hand immediately following the Spin-off and the agreement also provided
for a subsequent reconciliation process to ensure the appropriate amount was retained. The completion of this
reconciliation resulted in us recording an additional receivable from Expedia of $7 million at December 31, 2011,
which was subsequently received by us during 2012.
We were a guarantor of Expedia’s credit facility and outstanding senior notes. These guarantees were full,
unconditional, joint and several, and were released upon Spin-Off.
Following the Spin-Off, as a result of the irrevocable proxy of Liberty Interactive Corporation (“Liberty”)
described in more detail below under “—Liberty and Barry Diller”, Mr. Diller was effectively able to control the
outcome of all matters submitted to a vote or for the consent of TripAdvisor’s stockholders (other than with
respect to the election by the holders of TripAdvisor common stock of 25% of the members of TripAdvisor’s
Board of Directors and matters as to which Delaware law requires a separate class vote). Additionally, Mr. Diller
was the Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia, and through similar arrangements between Mr. Diller and
Liberty, Mr. Diller was effectively able to control the outcome of all matters submitted to a vote or for the
consent of Expedia’s stockholders (other than with respect to the election by the holders of Expedia common
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