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Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE:CCL) 

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Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a leisure travel company. Its ships visit approximately 700 ports under the Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard brand names. The company also ...

Founded: 1972
Full Time Employees: 87,000 (Dec 2022)
CEO: Arnold W. Donald  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Travel Services

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At a glance:
  • Demand Remains Strong Across Key Itineraries: Carnival continues to benefit from resilient leisure travel demand, with solid booking trends and healthy onboard spending helping support revenue growth.
  • Pricing and Onboard Revenue Support Top-Line Momentum: Higher ticket pricing and improved per-passenger onboard revenue (e.g., excursions, beverage packages, casinos) are key contributors to overall revenue performance.
  • Margin Recovery Driven by Operational Efficiencies: As occupancy normalizes, scale benefits and cost initiatives support improving operating margins, though results remain sensitive to fuel and other input costs.
  • Leverage and Interest Expense Remain a Central Focus: Debt taken on during the downturn continues to pressure earnings through elevated interest costs, making deleveraging and refinancing opportunities important catalysts.
  • Fuel and Macro Sensitivity Are Key Risks: Earnings can be materially impacted by fuel price volatility, foreign exchange movements, and shifts in consumer discretionary spending tied to broader economic conditions.
Bull Thesis:
  • Robust Booking Trends and Pricing Power: Carnival has consistently reported strong booking volumes and improving pricing for future cruises, indicating resilient consumer demand and the ability to command higher fares post-pandemic, driving revenue growth.
  • Significant Deleveraging Potential: With improving cash flow and profitability, Carnival is well-positioned to begin aggressively paying down its substantial pandemic-era debt. This deleveraging would reduce interest expenses, improve financial flexibility, and enhance shareholder value.
  • Operational Efficiency and Cost Management: The company has implemented various initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, including fleet optimization, route adjustments, and supply chain improvements. These efforts are leading to better cost control and margin expansion as demand recovers.
  • Sustained Pent-up Demand for Cruising: The cruise industry continues to benefit from strong pent-up demand for travel experiences, with many consumers prioritizing vacations after years of restrictions. This trend is driving high occupancy rates and strong demand across Carnival's fleet.
Bear Thesis:
  • Elevated Debt Load and High Interest Expenses: Carnival still carries a significant amount of debt accumulated during the pandemic, leading to substantial interest payments that weigh heavily on profitability and limit capital allocation flexibility for growth or shareholder returns.
  • Macroeconomic Headwinds and Discretionary Spending Risk: A potential economic slowdown, persistent inflation, or reduced consumer confidence could impact discretionary spending on cruises. This could lead to softer demand, pricing pressure, or increased cancellations for Carnival.
  • Volatility in Fuel Prices: As a major operating expense, fluctuations in global fuel prices directly impact Carnival's profitability. Unforeseen spikes in oil prices could significantly erode margins despite hedging efforts, posing a continuous risk.
  • Increasing Regulatory and Environmental Compliance Costs: The cruise industry faces growing pressure and stricter regulations regarding environmental impact and sustainability. This could lead to higher capital expenditures for fleet upgrades and increased operating costs for Carnival to comply with evolving standards.
Main Competitors:
  • Royal Caribbean Group ($RCL) (Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea), As the second-largest cruise company globally, Royal Caribbean Group directly competes with Carnival across all major cruise segments. They vie for the same leisure travel budget and customer base, offering similar itineraries, ship sizes, amenities, and target demographics, often launching new ships and experiences in direct response to each other.
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. ($NCLH) (Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is the third-largest global cruise operator. They compete with Carnival by offering a diverse portfolio of brands catering to different market segments, from contemporary (Norwegian) to premium and luxury (Oceania, Regent), competing on itineraries, onboard experiences, pricing, and customer loyalty programs.
  • MSC Cruises (MSC Cruises), MSC Cruises is a rapidly growing global cruise line, particularly strong in Europe but expanding significantly in North America and other markets. They compete with Carnival by offering modern ships, diverse itineraries, and a strong focus on family-friendly experiences and value, often targeting similar demographics and price points.
  • The Walt Disney Company ($DIS) (Disney Cruise Line, Disney Parks & Resorts), While Disney Cruise Line is a direct competitor in the family cruise segment, the broader Disney Parks, Experiences and Products division competes for the same family leisure budget. Disney offers integrated vacation experiences (theme parks, resorts, cruises) that serve as premium alternatives to a Carnival cruise, especially for families seeking themed entertainment and service.
Moat:
Carnival Corporation & plc operates in a highly competitive leisure travel market. Its primary moat stems from its immense scale, diverse brand portfolio (catering to various demographics and price points), global distribution network, and significant capital barriers to entry for new players. Competition is intense, primarily from other major cruise lines (Royal Caribbean, NCLH, MSC) for market share, pricing, and new ship innovation. Beyond direct cruise competitors, Carnival also competes with land-based vacation options like resorts, theme parks, and all-inclusive packages for discretionary consumer spending. The industry is also highly susceptible to external shocks (economic downturns, health crises, geopolitical events) and faces increasing pressure from environmental regulations.
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2026-05-31 2026-02-28 2025-11-30 2025-08-31 2025-05-31 2025-02-28 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-05-31 2024-02-29 2023-11-30 2023-08-31 2023-05-31 2023-02-28 2022-11-30 2022-08-31 2022-05-31 2022-02-28 2021-08-31 2021-05-31 2021-02-28 2020-11-30 2020-08-31 2020-05-31 2020-02-29 2019-08-31 2019-05-31 2019-02-28 2018-11-30 2018-08-31 2018-05-31 2018-02-28 2017-11-30 2017-08-31 2017-05-31 2017-02-28 2016-08-31 2016-05-31 2016-02-29 2015-11-30 2015-08-31 2015-05-31 2015-02-28 2014-08-31 2014-05-31 2014-02-28 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-05-31 2013-02-28 2012-08-31 2012-05-31 2012-02-29 2011-11-30 2011-08-31 2011-05-31 2011-02-28 2010-11-30 2010-08-31 2010-05-31 2010-02-28 2009-11-30 2009-08-31 2009-05-31 2009-02-28 2008-11-30 2008-08-31 2008-05-31 2008-02-29 2007-08-31 
                                                                          
      passenger ticket
    4,273,000,000 4,023,000,000 4,053,000,000 5,430,000,000 4,104,000,000 3,832,000,000 3,854,000,000 5,239,000,000 3,754,000,000 3,617,000,000 3,510,000,000 4,546,000,000 3,141,000,000 2,870,000,000 2,269,000,000 2,595,000,000 1,285,000,000 873,000,000 303,000,000 20,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000  446,000,000 3,234,000,000 4,477,000,000 3,257,000,000 3,199,000,000 3,236,000,000 4,353,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,148,000,000 3,130,000,000 4,138,000,000                                     
      onboard and other
    2,390,000,000 2,142,000,000 2,277,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,224,000,000 1,978,000,000 2,084,000,000 2,657,000,000 2,027,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,886,000,000 2,308,000,000 1,770,000,000 1,563,000,000 1,570,000,000 1,711,000,000 1,116,000,000 750,000,000 243,000,000 29,000,000 23,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 294,000,000 1,556,000,000 1,855,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,170,000,000 1,316,000,000 1,122,000,000 1,071,000,000 1,093,000,000 1,223,000,000 1,036,000,000 978,000,000 1,146,000,000 978,000,000 923,000,000 969,000,000 1,102,000,000 927,000,000 889,000,000 1,084,000,000 905,000,000 850,000,000 928,000,000 987,000,000 839,000,000 844,000,000 965,000,000 844,000,000 809,000,000 846,000,000 936,000,000 817,000,000 757,000,000 791,000,000 847,000,000 737,000,000 729,000,000 753,000,000 825,000,000 673,000,000 634,000,000 735,000,000 864,000,000 743,000,000 702,000,000  
      total revenues
    6,663,000,000 6,165,000,000 6,330,000,000 8,153,000,000                                                                   
      yoy
                                                                          
      qoq
    8.08% -2.61% -22.36%                                                                    
      cruise and tour operating expenses:
                                                                          
      commissions, transportation and other
    778,000,000 872,000,000 728,000,000 973,000,000 780,000,000 850,000,000 722,000,000 958,000,000 732,000,000 819,000,000 664,000,000 823,000,000 619,000,000 655,000,000 489,000,000 565,000,000 325,000,000 251,000,000 79,000,000 22,000,000 15,000,000 41,000,000 34,000,000 297,000,000 766,000,000 803,000,000 613,000,000 709,000,000 590,000,000 760,000,000 577,000,000 663,000,000 578,000,000 699,000,000 513,000,000 569,000,000 646,000,000 495,000,000 582,000,000 490,000,000 603,000,000 481,000,000 586,000,000 638,000,000 520,000,000 620,000,000 526,000,000 654,000,000 506,000,000 617,000,000 613,000,000 519,000,000 661,000,000 550,000,000 686,000,000 562,000,000 664,000,000 817,000,000 517,000,000 440,000,000 498,000,000 448,000,000 515,000,000 440,000,000 514,000,000 489,000,000 660,000,000 525,000,000 558,000,000  
      payroll and related
    699,000,000 684,000,000 674,000,000 636,000,000 640,000,000 640,000,000 652,000,000 575,000,000 614,000,000 623,000,000 605,000,000 585,000,000 601,000,000 582,000,000 580,000,000 563,000,000 533,000,000 506,000,000 375,000,000 241,000,000 218,000,000 217,000,000 248,000,000 705,000,000 610,000,000 548,000,000 566,000,000 557,000,000 552,000,000 537,000,000 543,000,000 558,000,000 555,000,000 520,000,000 513,000,000 519,000,000 494,000,000 502,000,000 492,000,000 471,000,000 453,000,000 469,000,000 467,000,000 485,000,000 485,000,000 481,000,000 481,000,000 464,000,000 454,000,000 460,000,000 422,000,000 435,000,000 442,000,000 441,000,000 435,000,000 435,000,000 411,000,000 411,000,000 426,000,000 383,000,000 391,000,000 393,000,000 387,000,000 366,000,000 352,000,000 364,000,000 381,000,000 365,000,000 360,000,000  
      fuel
    595,000,000 397,000,000 424,000,000 451,000,000 468,000,000 465,000,000 461,000,000 515,000,000 525,000,000 505,000,000 555,000,000 468,000,000 489,000,000 535,000,000 580,000,000 668,000,000 545,000,000 365,000,000 182,000,000 113,000,000 103,000,000 105,000,000 121,000,000 201,000,000 396,000,000 401,000,000 423,000,000 381,000,000 453,000,000 434,000,000 373,000,000 359,000,000 330,000,000 307,000,000 310,000,000 297,000,000 265,000,000 196,000,000 187,000,000 253,000,000 345,000,000 333,000,000 318,000,000 518,000,000 527,000,000 523,000,000 549,000,000 544,000,000 555,000,000 559,000,000 541,000,000 645,000,000 592,000,000 582,000,000 581,000,000 579,000,000 450,000,000 413,000,000 396,000,000 416,000,000 397,000,000 378,000,000 327,000,000 243,000,000 208,000,000 428,000,000 529,000,000 425,000,000 392,000,000  
      food
    389,000,000 382,000,000 375,000,000 398,000,000 372,000,000 354,000,000 358,000,000 393,000,000 360,000,000 346,000,000 335,000,000 364,000,000 325,000,000 311,000,000 277,000,000 259,000,000 191,000,000 136,000,000 52,000,000 17,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 19,000,000 108,000,000 277,000,000 284,000,000 269,000,000 268,000,000 262,000,000 275,000,000 265,000,000 264,000,000 257,000,000 270,000,000 253,000,000 251,000,000 260,000,000 248,000,000 247,000,000 244,000,000 255,000,000 242,000,000 239,000,000 265,000,000 251,000,000 245,000,000 243,000,000 259,000,000 238,000,000 243,000,000 246,000,000 236,000,000 240,000,000 237,000,000 257,000,000 241,000,000 231,000,000 222,000,000 223,000,000 212,000,000 212,000,000 215,000,000 223,000,000 203,000,000 198,000,000 208,000,000 231,000,000 210,000,000 207,000,000  
      other operating
    1,067,000,000 986,000,000 1,046,000,000 1,044,000,000 955,000,000 858,000,000 1,005,000,000 995,000,000 938,000,000 862,000,000 880,000,000 928,000,000 875,000,000 743,000,000 840,000,000 787,000,000 774,000,000 557,000,000 381,000,000 224,000,000 181,000,000 169,000,000 208,000,000 471,000,000 1,001,000,000                                              
      total cruise and tour operating expenses
    4,225,000,000 3,939,000,000 3,910,000,000 4,385,000,000                                                                   
      selling and administrative expense
    863,000,000 924,000,000 960,000,000 779,000,000                                                                   
      depreciation and amortization expense
    723,000,000 696,000,000 726,000,000 717,000,000                                                                   
      operating income
    851,000,000 607,000,000 735,000,000 2,271,000,000 934,000,000 543,000,000 561,000,000 2,178,000,000 560,000,000 276,000,000 384,000,000 1,624,000,000 120,000,000 -172,000,000 -1,135,000,000 -279,000,000 -1,473,000,000 -1,491,000,000 -2,057,000,000 -1,616,000,000 -1,524,000,000 -1,642,000,000 -2,333,000,000 -4,177,000,000 -713,000,000 1,890,000,000 515,000,000 386,000,000 553,000,000 1,794,000,000 559,000,000 419,000,000 548,000,000 1,393,000,000 500,000,000 368,000,000 1,562,000,000 478,000,000 434,000,000 510,000,000 1,510,000,000 289,000,000 266,000,000 1,298,000,000 155,000,000 72,000,000 103,000,000 951,000,000 152,000,000 145,000,000 1,295,000,000 253,000,000 -82,000,000 308,000,000 1,433,000,000 279,000,000 235,000,000 341,000,000 1,402,000,000 349,000,000 255,000,000 294,000,000 1,196,000,000 353,000,000 311,000,000 450,000,000 1,485,000,000 482,000,000 312,000,000  
      yoy
    -8.89% 11.79% 31.02% 4.27% 66.79% 96.74% 46.09% 34.11% 366.67% -260.47% -133.83% -682.08% -108.15% -88.46% -44.82% -82.74% -3.35% -9.20% -11.83% -61.31% 113.74% -186.88% -553.01% -1182.12% -228.93% 5.35% -7.87% -7.88% 0.91% 28.79% 11.80% 13.86% -64.92% 191.42% 15.21% -27.84% 3.44% 65.40% 63.16% -60.71% 874.19% 301.39% 158.25% 36.49% 1.97% -50.34% -92.05% 275.89% -285.37% -52.92% -9.63% -9.32% -134.89% -9.68% 2.21% -20.06% -7.84% 15.99% 17.22% -1.13% -18.01% -34.67% -19.46% -26.76% -0.32%      
      qoq
    40.20% -17.41% -67.64% 143.15% 72.01% -3.21% -74.24% 288.93% 102.90% -28.13% -76.35% 1253.33% -169.77% -84.85% 306.81% -81.06% -1.21% -27.52% 27.29% 6.04% -7.19% -29.62% -44.15% 485.83% -137.72% 266.99% 33.42% -30.20% -69.18% 220.93% 33.41% -23.54% -60.66% 178.60% 35.87% -76.44% 226.78% 10.14% -14.90% -66.23% 422.49% 8.65% -79.51% 737.42% 115.28% -30.10% -89.17% 525.66% 4.83% -88.80% 411.86% -408.54% -126.62% -78.51% 413.62% 18.72% -31.09% -75.68% 301.72% 36.86% -13.27% -75.42% 238.81% 13.50% -30.89% -69.70% 208.09% 54.49%   
      operating margin %
    12.77% 9.85% 11.61% 27.85% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% 
      interest income
    12,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 12,000,000 7,000,000 16,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 33,000,000 50,000,000 59,000,000 69,000,000 56,000,000 40,000,000 24,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000  
      interest expense, net of capitalized interest
    -285,000,000 -291,000,000 -315,000,000 -317,000,000 -341,000,000 -377,000,000 -403,000,000 -431,000,000 -450,000,000 -471,000,000 -466,000,000 -518,000,000 -542,000,000 -539,000,000 -448,000,000 -422,000,000 -370,000,000 -368,000,000 -418,000,000 -437,000,000 -398,000,000 -348,000,000 -310,000,000 -182,000,000 -55,000,000 -52,000,000 -54,000,000 -51,000,000 -47,000,000 -49,000,000 -49,000,000 -48,000,000 -48,000,000 -49,000,000 -50,000,000 -51,000,000 -61,000,000 -57,000,000 -52,000,000 -50,000,000 -53,000,000 -57,000,000 -57,000,000 -69,000,000 -72,000,000 -72,000,000 -82,000,000 -76,000,000 -78,000,000 -83,000,000 -84,000,000 -87,000,000 -88,000,000 -92,000,000 -96,000,000 -91,000,000 -86,000,000 -93,000,000 -90,000,000 -99,000,000 -96,000,000 -99,000,000 -95,000,000 -90,000,000 -96,000,000 -106,000,000 -108,000,000 -102,000,000 -98,000,000  
      debt extinguishment and modification costs
      -43,000,000 -111,000,000 -4,000,000 -252,000,000 -1,000,000 -13,000,000 -33,000,000 -33,000,000 1,000,000 -81,000,000                                                           
      other income
    -23,000,000 -47,000,000 10,000,000 -2,000,000 -20,000,000 8,000,000 118,000,000 -10,000,000 -7,000,000 -18,000,000 -8,000,000 -19,000,000 -17,000,000 -30,000,000 -57,000,000 -81,000,000 6,000,000 -32,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -61,000,000 -251,000,000 -221,000,000 -32,000,000 -7,000,000 -19,000,000 -7,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 -9,000,000 10,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 14,000,000 -15,000,000 8,000,000 -2,000,000 13,000,000 -5,000,000 7,000,000 -12,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 1,000,000 11,000,000     3,000,000 -1,000,000 -10,000,000 5,000,000 -11,000,000 2,000,000 13,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 2,000,000 -8,000,000 5,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000  4,000,000 2,000,000  
      income before income taxes
    555,000,000 280,000,000 404,000,000 1,857,000,000 582,000,000 -71,000,000 289,000,000 1,743,000,000 96,000,000 -214,000,000 -39,000,000 1,065,000,000 -402,000,000 -686,000,000 -1,602,000,000 -759,000,000 -1,831,000,000 -1,888,000,000 -2,859,000,000 -2,060,000,000 -1,979,000,000 -2,237,000,000 -2,861,000,000 -4,385,000,000 -770,000,000 1,827,000,000 459,000,000 338,000,000 508,000,000 1,744,000,000 564,000,000 390,000,000 560,000,000 1,368,000,000 384,000,000 354,000,000 1,465,000,000 607,000,000 143,000,000 271,000,000 1,250,000,000 226,000,000 52,000,000 1,247,000,000 107,000,000 -14,000,000 57,000,000 935,000,000 41,000,000 39,000,000 1,336,000,000 14,000,000 -141,000,000 209,000,000 1,342,000,000 204,000,000 157,000,000 255,000,000 1,313,000,000 251,000,000 160,000,000 201,000,000 1,097,000,000 270,000,000 238,000,000 370,000,000 1,385,000,000 396,000,000 226,000,000  
      income tax expense
    -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -7,500,000 -6,000,000 -17,000,000                    -11,000,000 -47,000,000 -8,000,000 -2,000,000 -14,000,000 -37,000,000 -3,000,000  -14,000,000 -39,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -41,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -10,250,000 -34,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -750,000 -1,000,000   -6,000,000           -8,000,000 -24,000,000   1,000,000 -52,000,000    
      net income
    539,000,000 263,000,000 422,000,000 1,852,000,000 565,000,000 -78,000,000 303,000,000 1,735,000,000 92,000,000 -214,000,000 -48,000,000 1,074,000,000 -407,000,000 -693,000,000 -1,598,000,000 -770,000,000 -1,834,000,000 -1,891,000,000 -2,836,000,000 -2,072,000,000 -1,973,000,000 -2,222,000,000 -2,858,000,000 -4,374,000,000 -781,000,000 1,780,000,000 451,000,000 336,000,000 493,000,000 1,707,000,000 561,000,000 391,000,000 546,000,000 1,329,000,000 379,000,000 352,000,000 1,424,000,000 605,000,000 142,000,000 270,000,000 1,216,000,000 222,000,000 49,000,000 1,247,000,000 106,000,000 -15,000,000 66,000,000 934,000,000 41,000,000 37,000,000 1,330,000,000 14,000,000 -139,000,000 217,000,000 1,337,000,000 206,000,000 152,000,000 248,000,000 1,303,000,000 252,000,000 175,000,000 193,000,000 1,073,000,000 264,000,000 260,000,000 371,000,000 1,333,000,000 390,000,000 236,000,000  
      yoy
    -4.60% -437.18% 39.27% 6.74% 514.13% -63.55% -731.25% 61.55% -122.60% -69.12% -97.00% -239.48% -77.81% -63.35% -43.65% -62.84% -7.05% -14.90% -0.77% -52.63% 152.62% -224.83% -733.70% -1401.79% -258.42% 4.28% -19.61% -14.07% -9.71% 28.44% 48.02% 11.08% -61.66% 119.67% 166.90% 30.37% 17.11% 172.52% 189.80% -78.35% 1047.17% -1580.00% -25.76% 33.51% 158.54% -140.54% -95.04% 6571.43% -129.50% -82.95% -0.52% -93.20% -191.45% -12.50% 2.61% -18.25% -13.14% 28.50% 21.44% -4.55% -32.69% -47.98% -19.50% -32.31% 10.17%      
      qoq
    104.94% -37.68% -77.21% 227.79% -824.36% -125.74% -82.54% 1785.87% -142.99% 345.83% -104.47% -363.88% -41.27% -56.63% 107.53% -58.02% -3.01% -33.32% 36.87% 5.02% -11.21% -22.25% -34.66% 460.05% -143.88% 294.68% 34.23% -31.85% -71.12% 204.28% 43.48% -28.39% -58.92% 250.66% 7.67% -75.28% 135.37% 326.06% -47.41% -77.80% 447.75% 353.06% -96.07% 1076.42% -806.67% -122.73% -92.93% 2178.05% 10.81% -97.22% 9400.00% -110.07% -164.06% -83.77% 549.03% 35.53% -38.71% -80.97% 417.06% 44.00% -9.33% -82.01% 306.44% 1.54% -29.92% -72.17% 241.79% 65.25%   
      net income margin %
    8.09% 4.27% 6.67% 22.72% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    2,000,000                                                                      
      net income attributable to carnival corporation ltd.
    537,000,000                                                                      
      earnings per share
                                                                          
      basic
    0.39 0.19 0.32 1.41 0.43 -0.06 0.23 1.37 0.07 -0.17 -0.04 0.85 -0.32 -0.55 -1.27 -0.65 -1.61 -1.66 -2.5 -1.83 -1.8 -2.17 -3.69 -6.07 -1.14 2.58 0.65 0.48 0.72 2.42 0.79 0.54 0.76 1.84 0.52 0.48 1.93 0.81 0.18 0.35 1.56 0.29 0.06 1.61 0.14 -0.02 0.08 1.2 0.05 0.05 1.71 0.02 -0.18 0.29 1.69 0.26 0.19 0.31 1.65 0.32 0.22 0.24 1.36 0.34 0.33 0.47 1.7 0.5 0.3  
      diluted
    0.39 0.19 0.31 1.33 0.42 -0.06 0.23 1.26 0.07 -0.17 -0.04 0.79 -0.32 -0.55 -1.27 -0.65 -1.61 -1.66 -2.5 -1.83 -1.8 -2.17 -3.69 -6.07 -1.14 2.58 0.65 0.48 0.72 2.41 0.78 0.54 0.75 1.83 0.52 0.48 1.93 0.8 0.18 0.35 1.56 0.29 0.06 1.6 0.14 -0.02 0.09 1.2 0.05 0.05 1.71 0.02 -0.18 0.28 1.69 0.26 0.19 0.31 1.62 0.32 0.22 0.24 1.33 0.33 0.33 0.47 1.65 0.49 0.3  
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
     4,000,000                                                                     
      net income attributable to carnival corporation & plc
     258,000,000                                                                     
      revenues
                                                                          
      revenues - sum
        6,328,000,000 5,810,000,000 5,938,000,000 7,896,000,000 5,781,000,000  4,049,250,000 6,854,000,000 4,911,000,000    2,401,000,000 1,623,000,000 546,000,000  26,000,000 1,390,250,000 31,000,000 740,000,000                                               
      operating expenses
                                                                          
      cruise and tour operating expenses
        3,886,000,000 3,766,000,000 3,833,000,000 4,303,000,000 3,798,000,000 3,705,000,000 3,629,000,000 3,921,000,000 3,457,000,000 3,311,000,000                                                         
      selling and administrative
        816,000,000 848,000,000 886,000,000 763,000,000 789,000,000 813,000,000 788,000,000 713,000,000 736,000,000 712,000,000 741,000,000 625,000,000 619,000,000 530,000,000 425,000,000 417,000,000 462,000,000 443,000,000 265,000,000 492,000,000 678,000,000 563,000,000 621,000,000 629,000,000 656,000,000 573,000,000 605,000,000 616,000,000 616,000,000 547,000,000 553,000,000 549,000,000 529,000,000 532,000,000 551,000,000 563,000,000 484,000,000 491,000,000 529,000,000 481,000,000 504,000,000 521,000,000 532,000,000 439,000,000 449,000,000 460,000,000 409,000,000 431,000,000 421,000,000 435,000,000 421,000,000 440,000,000 422,000,000 433,000,000 381,000,000 404,000,000 396,000,000 424,000,000 381,000,000 393,000,000 392,000,000 407,000,000 372,000,000 425,000,000 425,000,000  
      depreciation and amortization
        692,000,000 654,000,000 659,000,000 651,000,000 634,000,000 613,000,000 596,000,000 596,000,000 597,000,000 582,000,000 568,000,000 581,000,000 572,000,000 554,000,000 562,000,000 567,000,000 552,000,000 543,000,000 551,000,000 577,000,000 570,000,000 548,000,000 542,000,000 516,000,000 507,000,000 511,000,000 512,000,000 488,000,000 478,000,000 473,000,000 456,000,000 439,000,000 443,000,000 437,000,000 423,000,000 420,000,000 399,000,000 406,000,000 401,000,000 414,000,000 409,000,000 404,000,000 402,000,000 406,000,000 391,000,000 389,000,000 383,000,000 376,000,000 376,000,000 385,000,000 390,000,000 380,000,000 367,000,000 367,000,000 355,000,000 349,000,000 345,000,000 345,000,000 336,000,000 317,000,000 311,000,000 313,000,000 323,000,000 312,000,000 301,000,000  
      nonoperating income
                                                                          
      nonoperating income - sum
        -353,000,000 -614,000,000 -347,000,000 -435,000,000  -489,000,000 -398,750,000 -559,000,000   -466,000,000 -479,000,000 -358,000,000 -397,000,000 -802,000,000 -444,000,000  -595,000,000 -528,000,000 -208,000,000 -57,000,000 -63,000,000 -56,000,000 -49,000,000   5,000,000 -28,000,000 12,000,000 -25,000,000 -116,000,000 -14,000,000 -97,000,000 129,000,000 -291,000,000 -239,000,000 -260,000,000 -63,000,000 -214,000,000 -51,000,000 -48,000,000 -86,000,000 -46,000,000 -16,000,000 -111,000,000 -106,000,000 41,000,000 -239,000,000 -59,000,000 -99,000,000 -91,000,000 -75,000,000 -78,000,000 -86,000,000 -89,000,000 -98,000,000 -95,000,000 -93,000,000 -99,000,000 -83,000,000 -73,000,000 -80,000,000 -100,000,000 -86,000,000 -86,000,000  
      income tax benefit
         -7,000,000 14,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,000,000  -10,000,000 9,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 3,000,000 -11,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 23,000,000 -12,000,000 6,000,000 15,000,000 2,000,000 11,000,000                          -2,000,000   2,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 2,000,000 -5,000,000 1,500,000 -10,000,000 1,000,000 15,000,000   -6,000,000 22,000,000   -6,000,000 10,000,000  
      ship and other impairments
                  432,000,000   8,000,000 475,000,000 49,000,000  138,000,000 910,000,000 589,000,000                                               
      gain on debt extinguishment
                -31,000,000                                                          
      operating costs and expenses
                                                                          
      operating costs and expenses - sum
                  3,665,000,000 3,379,000,000   1,616,000,000 681,000,000 535,000,000 689,000,000 1,549,000,000                                                
      gains on debt extinguishment
                      -376,000,000                                                    
      goodwill impairments
                                                                          
      goodwill impairment
                         524,000,000  1,364,000,000 731,000,000                                              
      cruise
                                                                          
      tour and other
                             200,000,000 71,000,000 29,000,000 50,000,000 167,000,000 42,000,000 13,000,000 36,000,000 154,000,000 37,000,000 9,000,000 148,000,000 31,000,000 10,000,000 32,000,000 150,000,000 35,000,000 10,000,000 144,000,000 30,000,000 8,000,000 33,000,000 141,000,000 27,000,000 9,000,000 158,000,000 19,000,000 9,000,000 29,000,000 215,000,000 25,000,000 10,000,000 40,000,000 202,000,000 31,000,000           
      other ship operating
                             719,000,000 742,000,000 731,000,000 692,000,000 655,000,000 749,000,000 711,000,000 717,000,000 947,000,000 685,000,000 661,000,000 643,000,000 667,000,000 604,000,000 603,000,000 582,000,000 734,000,000 598,000,000 599,000,000 635,000,000 590,000,000 638,000,000 769,000,000 603,000,000 579,000,000 534,000,000 494,000,000 619,000,000 607,000,000 575,000,000 556,000,000 510,000,000 587,000,000 467,000,000 504,000,000 474,000,000 553,000,000 498,000,000 488,000,000 458,000,000 485,000,000 505,000,000 469,000,000 454,000,000  
      gains on fuel derivatives
                                -2,000,000 4,000,000 41,000,000 16,000,000 54,000,000 7,000,000 -53,000,000 27,000,000  171,000,000  -198,000,000 -197,000,000 -13,000,000  15,000,000 11,000,000        21,000,000                  
      cruise - sum
                              4,838,000,000  4,456,000,000 5,836,000,000 4,357,000,000 4,232,000,000 4,259,000,000 5,515,000,000 3,945,000,000 3,791,000,000 5,097,000,000 3,705,000,000 3,651,000,000 3,711,000,000 4,883,000,000 3,590,000,000 3,531,000,000 4,947,000,000 3,633,000,000 3,585,000,000 3,658,000,000 4,726,000,000 3,479,000,000 3,593,000,000 4,684,000,000 3,538,000,000 3,582,000,000 3,697,000,000 5,058,000,000 3,620,000,000 3,419,000,000 3,753,000,000 4,426,000,000 3,195,000,000 3,095,000,000 3,206,000,000 4,139,000,000 2,948,000,000 2,864,000,000 3,302,000,000 4,814,000,000 3,378,000,000 3,152,000,000  
      goodwill and trademark impairment
                                     89,000,000                                     
      dividends declared per share
                                0.5 0.5 0.5 0.45 0.45 0.4 0.4 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1          
      passenger tickets
                                      2,872,000,000 2,804,000,000 3,803,000,000 2,696,000,000 2,718,000,000 2,710,000,000 3,631,000,000 2,628,000,000 2,632,000,000 3,719,000,000 2,698,000,000 2,727,000,000 2,697,000,000 3,598,000,000 2,613,000,000 2,740,000,000 3,561,000,000 2,675,000,000 2,764,000,000 2,822,000,000 3,907,000,000 2,778,000,000 2,652,000,000 2,922,000,000 3,377,000,000 2,427,000,000 2,358,000,000 2,419,000,000 3,105,000,000 2,242,000,000 2,219,000,000 2,526,000,000 3,658,000,000 2,588,000,000 2,438,000,000  
      losses on fuel derivatives
                                        -36,000,000  -236,000,000    -169,000,000   -16,000,000      -145,000,000                   
      ibero trademark impairment charge
                                                                          
      ibero goodwill and trademark impairment charges
                                                   13,000,000     173,000,000                  
      unrealized gains on fuel derivatives
                                                  1,250,000 64,000,000  -28,000,000 136,000,000                    
      realized losses on fuel derivatives
                                                      -12,000,000                    
      other expense
                                                  -2,250,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000                      
      unrealized losses on fuel derivatives
                                                    -31,000,000                      
      costs and expenses
                                                                          
      operating
                                                                          
      total
                                                         2,569,000,000 2,814,000,000 2,521,000,000 2,395,000,000 2,612,000,000 2,288,000,000 2,093,000,000 2,099,000,000 2,143,000,000 2,226,000,000 1,885,000,000 1,850,000,000 2,132,000,000 2,634,000,000 2,159,000,000 2,114,000,000  
      other
                                                                8,000,000 34,000,000 209,000,000 33,000,000 11,000,000 41,000,000 292,000,000 47,000,000 12,000,000  
      dividends per share
                                                                     0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
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        assets
                                                                         
        current assets
                                                                         
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,424,000,000 1,763,000,000 2,146,000,000 833,000,000 1,210,000,000 1,522,000,000 1,646,000,000 2,242,000,000 2,415,000,000 2,842,000,000 4,468,000,000 5,455,000,000 4,029,000,000 7,071,000,000 7,054,000,000 6,414,000,000 7,151,000,000 7,067,000,000 9,674,000,000 9,513,000,000 8,176,000,000 6,881,000,000 1,354,000,000 1,153,000,000 1,202,000,000 649,000,000 982,000,000 526,000,000 1,053,000,000 453,000,000 395,000,000 489,000,000 597,000,000 437,000,000 462,000,000 519,000,000 778,000,000 1,395,000,000 539,000,000 298,000,000 280,000,000 436,000,000 343,000,000 421,000,000 462,000,000 981,000,000 711,000,000 476,000,000 568,000,000 900,000,000 471,000,000 450,000,000 430,000,000 557,000,000 465,000,000 429,000,000 527,000,000 594,000,000 753,000,000 538,000,000 976,000,000 485,000,000 607,000,000 650,000,000 792,000,000 988,000,000 966,000,000 
        trade and other receivables
      663,000,000 651,000,000 569,000,000 543,000,000 590,000,000 632,000,000 494,000,000 644,000,000 556,000,000 485,000,000 449,000,000 514,000,000 395,000,000 360,000,000 359,000,000 267,000,000 281,000,000 218,000,000 250,000,000 273,000,000 376,000,000 604,000,000 405,000,000 441,000,000 405,000,000 406,000,000 358,000,000 366,000,000 342,000,000 345,000,000 312,000,000 324,000,000 319,000,000 307,000,000 321,000,000 334,000,000 311,000,000 303,000,000 328,000,000 380,000,000 329,000,000 355,000,000 288,000,000 258,000,000 405,000,000 444,000,000 408,000,000 400,000,000 306,000,000 286,000,000 286,000,000 263,000,000 353,000,000 360,000,000 308,000,000 248,000,000 388,000,000 455,000,000 392,000,000 362,000,000 476,000,000 424,000,000 402,000,000 418,000,000 642,000,000 542,000,000 434,000,000 
        inventories
      510,000,000 475,000,000 476,000,000 518,000,000 507,000,000 492,000,000 509,000,000 531,000,000 528,000,000 483,000,000 438,000,000 448,000,000 428,000,000 420,000,000 425,000,000 392,000,000 322,000,000 308,000,000 312,000,000 335,000,000 349,000,000 362,000,000 440,000,000 482,000,000 501,000,000 444,000,000 450,000,000 405,000,000 402,000,000 394,000,000 387,000,000 357,000,000 351,000,000 361,000,000 314,000,000 315,000,000 333,000,000 330,000,000 305,000,000 327,000,000 332,000,000 358,000,000 383,000,000 381,000,000 374,000,000 388,000,000 381,000,000 383,000,000 364,000,000 377,000,000 381,000,000 374,000,000 366,000,000 365,000,000 343,000,000 320,000,000 291,000,000 297,000,000 321,000,000 320,000,000 309,000,000 308,000,000 305,000,000 315,000,000 365,000,000 349,000,000 331,000,000 
        prepaid expenses and other
      1,120,000,000 979,000,000 1,158,000,000 1,083,000,000 1,070,000,000 980,000,000 1,118,000,000 1,067,000,000 1,757,000,000 855,000,000 833,000,000 710,000,000 652,000,000 581,000,000 566,000,000 470,000,000 508,000,000 400,000,000 382,000,000 443,000,000 367,000,000 374,000,000 687,000,000 635,000,000 727,000,000 603,000,000 436,000,000 458,000,000 481,000,000 475,000,000 502,000,000 491,000,000 507,000,000 492,000,000 355,000,000 324,000,000 326,000,000 314,000,000 321,000,000 298,000,000 322,000,000 330,000,000 312,000,000 316,000,000 315,000,000 371,000,000 187,000,000 196,000,000 221,000,000 203,000,000 184,000,000 225,000,000 248,000,000 217,000,000 249,000,000 247,000,000 239,000,000 240,000,000 279,000,000 298,000,000 337,000,000 317,000,000 245,000,000 267,000,000 245,000,000 292,000,000 280,000,000 
        total current assets
      3,716,000,000 3,868,000,000 4,349,000,000 2,977,000,000 3,378,000,000 3,626,000,000 3,768,000,000 4,484,000,000 5,266,000,000 4,683,000,000 6,206,000,000 7,144,000,000 7,492,000,000 8,432,000,000 8,554,000,000 8,057,000,000 8,909,000,000 10,198,000,000 12,459,000,000 10,563,000,000 9,268,000,000 8,222,000,000 2,885,000,000 2,712,000,000 2,835,000,000 2,101,000,000 2,225,000,000 1,755,000,000 2,278,000,000 1,667,000,000 1,596,000,000 1,661,000,000 1,774,000,000 1,597,000,000 1,554,000,000 1,600,000,000 1,860,000,000 2,451,000,000 1,617,000,000 1,479,000,000 1,426,000,000 1,602,000,000 1,625,000,000 1,645,000,000 1,937,000,000 2,634,000,000 2,324,000,000 1,792,000,000 1,941,000,000 2,169,000,000 2,173,000,000 1,312,000,000 1,397,000,000 1,499,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,244,000,000 1,445,000,000 1,586,000,000 1,745,000,000 1,518,000,000 2,098,000,000 1,534,000,000 1,559,000,000 1,650,000,000 2,053,000,000 2,179,000,000 2,023,000,000 
        property and equipment
      43,700,000,000 42,889,000,000 42,751,000,000 41,654,000,000 41,795,000,000 42,380,000,000 42,105,000,000 41,515,000,000 40,116,000,000 39,952,000,000 39,584,000,000 39,359,000,000 38,687,000,000 38,137,000,000 39,262,000,000 40,183,000,000 38,917,000,000 39,499,000,000 39,583,000,000 38,073,000,000 36,926,000,000 37,139,000,000 38,023,000,000 36,466,000,000 36,814,000,000 37,005,000,000 35,336,000,000 35,178,000,000 35,227,000,000 35,027,000,000 34,430,000,000 34,172,000,000 33,823,000,000 32,328,000,000 32,864,000,000 33,244,000,000 31,677,000,000 31,888,000,000 32,232,000,000 32,179,000,000 32,294,000,000 33,073,000,000 33,515,000,000 32,991,000,000 32,905,000,000 32,498,000,000 32,481,000,000 31,726,000,000 31,972,000,000 32,133,000,000 31,475,000,000 32,054,000,000 33,243,000,000 32,822,000,000 31,225,000,000 30,967,000,000 30,162,000,000 29,317,000,000 29,702,000,000 29,870,000,000 28,882,000,000 28,663,000,000 26,225,000,000 26,457,000,000 27,735,000,000 27,666,000,000 26,542,000,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      1,295,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,341,000,000 1,368,000,000 1,383,000,000 1,282,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,265,000,000 1,277,000,000 1,310,000,000 1,246,000,000 1,274,000,000 1,163,000,000 1,205,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,415,000,000 1,354,000,000 1,370,000,000 1,379,000,000 1,413,000,000 1,469,000,000                                             
        goodwill
      579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 579,000,000 810,000,000 818,000,000 814,000,000 807,000,000 807,000,000 790,000,000 2,176,000,000 2,886,000,000 2,907,000,000 2,943,000,000 2,925,000,000 2,949,000,000 2,950,000,000 3,014,000,000 2,967,000,000 2,957,000,000 2,953,000,000 2,911,000,000 2,964,000,000 3,019,000,000 2,980,000,000 3,010,000,000 3,052,000,000 3,041,000,000 3,055,000,000 3,199,000,000 3,226,000,000 3,226,000,000 3,210,000,000 3,160,000,000 3,134,000,000 3,143,000,000 3,146,000,000 3,135,000,000 3,188,000,000 3,322,000,000 3,430,000,000 3,424,000,000 3,373,000,000 3,320,000,000 3,287,000,000 3,214,000,000 3,326,000,000 3,451,000,000 3,402,000,000 3,388,000,000 3,225,000,000 3,266,000,000 3,500,000,000 3,614,000,000 3,593,000,000 
        other intangibles
      1,181,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,178,000,000 1,162,000,000 1,163,000,000 1,173,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,163,000,000 1,158,000,000 1,156,000,000 1,151,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,190,000,000 1,198,000,000 1,195,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,173,000,000 1,166,000,000 1,172,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,176,000,000 1,182,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,198,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,279,000,000 1,290,000,000 1,305,000,000 1,294,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,252,000,000 1,292,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,296,000,000 1,292,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,303,000,000 1,307,000,000 1,302,000,000 1,319,000,000 1,330,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,335,000,000 1,320,000,000            
        other assets
      1,095,000,000 962,000,000 943,000,000 822,000,000 775,000,000 665,000,000 702,000,000 777,000,000 725,000,000 2,098,000,000 3,030,000,000 2,501,000,000 2,515,000,000 2,455,000,000 2,221,000,000 2,002,000,000 2,323,000,000 1,936,000,000 1,821,000,000 1,594,000,000 1,252,000,000 1,086,000,000 1,216,000,000 771,000,000 785,000,000 700,000,000 738,000,000 689,000,000 546,000,000 535,000,000 585,000,000 606,000,000 615,000,000 588,000,000 660,000,000 683,000,000 635,000,000 650,000,000 649,000,000 665,000,000 687,000,000 831,000,000 862,000,000 747,000,000 760,000,000 823,000,000 742,000,000 711,000,000 716,000,000 723,000,000 808,000,000 619,000,000 560,000,000 622,000,000 667,000,000 639,000,000 643,000,000 623,000,000 643,000,000 650,000,000 645,000,000 632,000,000 546,000,000 733,000,000 631,000,000 620,000,000 598,000,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                         
        current liabilities
                                                                         
        current portion of long-term debt
      1,502,000,000 1,417,000,000 1,392,000,000 1,531,000,000 1,538,000,000 2,214,000,000 2,181,000,000 2,195,000,000 2,089,000,000 1,780,000,000 1,789,000,000 2,264,000,000 2,393,000,000 2,877,000,000 3,196,000,000 2,272,000,000 1,303,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,726,000,000 1,742,000,000 2,621,000,000 2,373,000,000 2,196,000,000 1,607,000,000 1,614,000,000 1,684,000,000 1,578,000,000 688,000,000 848,000,000 1,006,000,000 1,717,000,000 1,265,000,000 1,108,000,000 1,127,000,000 739,000,000 836,000,000 813,000,000 1,344,000,000 1,218,000,000 1,316,000,000 1,321,000,000 1,754,000,000 1,048,000,000 1,212,000,000 1,408,000,000 2,030,000,000 2,000,000,000 1,643,000,000 754,000,000 1,067,000,000 1,025,000,000 1,019,000,000 1,196,000,000 890,000,000 811,000,000 613,000,000 1,153,000,000 676,000,000 785,000,000 815,000,000 1,264,000,000 1,525,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,081,000,000 888,000,000 1,386,000,000 1,333,000,000 
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      171,000,000 178,000,000 177,000,000 164,000,000 163,000,000 159,000,000 144,000,000 138,000,000 149,000,000 153,000,000 161,000,000 156,000,000 146,000,000 139,000,000 140,000,000 139,000,000 142,000,000 142,000,000 142,000,000 151,000,000 150,000,000 153,000,000 168,000,000                                             
        accounts payable
      1,242,000,000 1,173,000,000 1,198,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,133,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,063,000,000 1,103,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,103,000,000 1,042,000,000 1,022,000,000 1,050,000,000 920,000,000 912,000,000 772,000,000 672,000,000 499,000,000 505,000,000 624,000,000 691,000,000 1,809,000,000 904,000,000 695,000,000 792,000,000 798,000,000 730,000,000 666,000,000 745,000,000 795,000,000 762,000,000 639,000,000 690,000,000 669,000,000 704,000,000 667,000,000 619,000,000 627,000,000 578,000,000 637,000,000 594,000,000 610,000,000 627,000,000 554,000,000 639,000,000 601,000,000 627,000,000 570,000,000 561,000,000 532,000,000 517,000,000 576,000,000 548,000,000 552,000,000 516,000,000 503,000,000 541,000,000 548,000,000 528,000,000 568,000,000 612,000,000 543,000,000 496,000,000 512,000,000 505,000,000 454,000,000 477,000,000 
        accrued liabilities and other
      2,034,000,000 1,977,000,000 2,072,000,000 1,939,000,000 2,358,000,000 2,393,000,000 2,114,000,000 2,318,000,000 2,003,000,000 2,017,000,000 1,951,000,000 1,951,000,000 1,942,000,000 1,873,000,000 1,690,000,000 1,627,000,000 1,568,000,000 1,314,000,000 1,336,000,000 1,144,000,000 1,199,000,000 1,343,000,000 1,754,000,000 1,718,000,000 1,675,000,000 1,637,000,000 1,654,000,000 1,616,000,000 1,571,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,877,000,000 1,845,000,000 1,807,000,000 1,766,000,000 1,738,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,632,000,000 1,683,000,000 1,349,000,000 1,223,000,000 1,198,000,000 1,191,000,000 1,136,000,000 1,084,000,000 932,000,000 929,000,000 857,000,000 798,000,000 970,000,000 1,009,000,000 1,020,000,000 1,123,000,000 1,084,000,000 1,137,000,000 1,121,000,000 1,094,000,000 991,000,000 928,000,000 912,000,000 874,000,000 886,000,000 810,000,000 739,000,000 1,142,000,000 1,224,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,203,000,000 
        customer deposits
      7,472,000,000 6,691,000,000 8,082,000,000 6,853,000,000 6,425,000,000 6,436,000,000 7,883,000,000 6,642,000,000 6,072,000,000 5,955,000,000 6,892,000,000 5,495,000,000 4,874,000,000 4,470,000,000 4,767,000,000 3,367,000,000 2,707,000,000 1,992,000,000 1,826,000,000 1,940,000,000 2,150,000,000 2,618,000,000 4,690,000,000 4,674,000,000 5,815,000,000 4,755,000,000 4,395,000,000 4,418,000,000 5,308,000,000 4,288,000,000 3,958,000,000 4,038,000,000 4,778,000,000 3,734,000,000 3,585,000,000 4,275,000,000 3,335,000,000 3,272,000,000 3,314,000,000 3,907,000,000 3,147,000,000 3,130,000,000 3,698,000,000 3,080,000,000 3,031,000,000 2,980,000,000 3,626,000,000 3,015,000,000 3,078,000,000 3,634,000,000 3,046,000,000 3,106,000,000 3,141,000,000 3,668,000,000 2,882,000,000 2,805,000,000 2,776,000,000 3,208,000,000 2,515,000,000 2,575,000,000 2,536,000,000 2,852,000,000 2,280,000,000 2,519,000,000 2,917,000,000 3,605,000,000 2,794,000,000 
        total current liabilities
      12,420,000,000 11,436,000,000 12,920,000,000 11,578,000,000 11,617,000,000 12,265,000,000 13,385,000,000 12,396,000,000 11,481,000,000 11,008,000,000 11,835,000,000 11,088,000,000 10,605,000,000 12,954,000,000 13,380,000,000 10,920,000,000 9,491,000,000 8,754,000,000 8,619,000,000 8,686,000,000 10,184,000,000 11,858,000,000 10,716,000,000 8,932,000,000 10,377,000,000 9,642,000,000 9,204,000,000 8,020,000,000 9,308,000,000 8,851,000,000 8,800,000,000 7,969,000,000 9,058,000,000 7,465,000,000 7,100,000,000 7,841,000,000 6,664,000,000 6,956,000,000 6,749,000,000 7,683,000,000 7,412,000,000 7,056,000,000 7,401,000,000 6,688,000,000 6,720,000,000 7,488,000,000 8,055,000,000 6,782,000,000 5,936,000,000 7,262,000,000 6,544,000,000 6,105,000,000 6,881,000,000 6,521,000,000 6,009,000,000 5,755,000,000 5,876,000,000 6,763,000,000 5,667,000,000 4,967,000,000 5,775,000,000 6,167,000,000 5,340,000,000 5,781,000,000 5,829,000,000 7,089,000,000 7,393,000,000 
        long-term debt
      23,788,000,000 25,064,000,000 25,862,000,000 25,487,000,000 25,936,000,000 26,642,000,000 27,154,000,000 28,544,000,000 28,483,000,000 29,516,000,000 31,921,000,000 32,672,000,000 31,953,000,000 28,518,000,000 29,263,000,000 29,887,000,000 26,831,000,000 25,968,000,000 26,522,000,000 22,130,000,000 18,916,000,000 14,870,000,000 9,738,000,000 8,893,000,000 9,080,000,000 9,134,000,000 7,897,000,000 8,297,000,000 8,172,000,000 7,445,000,000 6,993,000,000 7,723,000,000 7,635,000,000 7,796,000,000 8,320,000,000 8,183,000,000 7,990,000,000 7,413,000,000 6,604,000,000 6,648,000,000 6,944,000,000 6,967,000,000 7,880,000,000 7,992,000,000 8,092,000,000 7,792,000,000 7,848,000,000 7,622,000,000 8,289,000,000 8,392,000,000 7,964,000,000 8,053,000,000 7,714,000,000 8,678,000,000 7,815,000,000 8,011,000,000 7,644,000,000 7,681,000,000 8,933,000,000 9,097,000,000 8,373,000,000 8,317,000,000 7,690,000,000 7,735,000,000 8,345,000,000 7,689,000,000 6,271,000,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      1,146,000,000 1,201,000,000 1,217,000,000 1,209,000,000 1,239,000,000 1,258,000,000 1,174,000,000 1,138,000,000 1,170,000,000 1,180,000,000 1,208,000,000 1,148,000,000 1,189,000,000 1,076,000,000 1,120,000,000 1,190,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,317,000,000 1,256,000,000 1,273,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,292,000,000 1,312,000,000                                             
        other long-term liabilities
      1,164,000,000 1,202,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,078,000,000 1,012,000,000 1,042,000,000 1,075,000,000 1,001,000,000 1,105,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,044,000,000 908,000,000 891,000,000 989,000,000 965,000,000 973,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,149,000,000 1,017,000,000 949,000,000 934,000,000 956,000,000 887,000,000 882,000,000 948,000,000 912,000,000 856,000,000 783,000,000 771,000,000 764,000,000 769,000,000 779,000,000 794,000,000 782,000,000 1,012,000,000 1,036,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,097,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,028,000,000 1,008,000,000 817,000,000 880,000,000 755,000,000 736,000,000 853,000,000 796,000,000 748,000,000                    
        contingencies and commitments
                                                                         
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                         
        carnival corporation common stock, 0.01 par value...
      14,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000                                                       
        carnival plc ordinary shares, 1.66 par value; 217 shares issued at 2026 and 2025
      361,000,000                                                                   
        additional paid-in capital
      17,871,000,000 17,238,000,000 17,208,000,000 17,180,000,000 17,155,000,000 16,723,000,000 16,701,000,000 16,679,000,000 16,712,000,000 16,699,000,000 16,684,000,000 16,635,000,000 16,872,000,000 16,626,000,000 15,457,000,000 15,360,000,000 15,146,000,000 15,005,000,000 14,977,000,000 13,948,000,000 10,680,000,000 9,683,000,000 8,829,000,000 8,798,000,000 8,785,000,000 8,776,000,000 8,756,000,000 8,741,000,000 8,721,000,000 8,708,000,000 8,690,000,000 8,690,000,000 8,673,000,000 8,660,000,000 8,618,000,000 8,605,000,000 8,592,000,000 8,562,000,000 8,505,000,000 8,412,000,000 8,398,000,000 8,369,000,000 8,345,000,000 8,333,000,000 8,325,000,000 8,312,000,000 8,284,000,000 8,277,000,000 8,218,000,000 8,205,000,000 8,196,000,000 8,180,000,000 8,167,000,000 8,155,000,000 8,148,000,000 8,094,000,000 8,109,000,000 8,059,000,000 7,967,000,000 7,707,000,000 7,695,000,000 7,699,000,000 7,687,000,000 7,677,000,000 7,666,000,000 7,653,000,000 7,626,000,000 
        retained earnings
      4,733,000,000 4,395,000,000 2,543,000,000 1,991,000,000 2,101,000,000 1,798,000,000 62,000,000 -29,000,000 185,000,000 233,000,000 -841,000,000 -434,000,000 269,000,000 1,868,000,000 2,649,000,000 4,493,000,000 9,194,000,000 12,030,000,000 14,102,000,000 16,075,000,000 18,297,000,000 21,155,000,000 25,527,000,000 26,576,000,000 25,138,000,000 25,033,000,000 25,066,000,000 24,921,000,000 23,564,000,000 23,360,000,000 23,292,000,000 23,066,000,000 22,026,000,000 21,939,000,000 21,488,000,000 20,320,000,000 19,976,000,000 20,060,000,000 20,023,000,000 19,041,000,000 19,013,000,000 19,538,000,000 18,485,000,000 18,573,000,000 18,782,000,000 18,911,000,000 18,170,000,000 18,322,000,000 18,969,000,000 17,835,000,000 18,015,000,000 18,349,000,000 18,319,000,000 17,186,000,000 17,178,000,000 17,224,000,000 17,055,000,000 15,830,000,000 15,657,000,000 15,770,000,000 15,577,000,000 14,504,000,000 14,240,000,000 13,980,000,000 13,925,000,000 12,907,000,000 12,832,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -1,738,000,000 -1,715,000,000 -1,753,000,000 -1,986,000,000 -1,975,000,000 -1,894,000,000 -1,919,000,000 -1,938,000,000 -1,939,000,000 -1,896,000,000 -1,903,000,000 -1,972,000,000 -1,982,000,000 -2,024,000,000 -1,742,000,000 -1,486,000,000 -1,349,000,000 -1,126,000,000 -1,233,000,000 -1,436,000,000 -1,439,000,000 -1,962,000,000 -2,028,000,000 -2,183,000,000 -2,076,000,000 -1,869,000,000                -28,000,000 243,000,000 273,000,000 161,000,000        585,000,000 542,000,000 141,000,000 -254,000,000 -545,000,000 -1,029,000,000 -273,000,000 462,000,000 199,000,000 107,000,000 -847,000,000 -623,000,000 666,000,000 1,306,000,000 1,219,000,000 
        treasury stock
      -8,210,000,000 -8,364,000,000 -8,364,000,000 -8,376,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,449,000,000 -8,449,000,000 -8,449,000,000 -8,433,000,000 -8,468,000,000 -8,464,000,000 -8,476,000,000 -8,428,000,000 -8,500,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,404,000,000 -8,261,000,000 -8,104,000,000 -8,063,000,000 -7,795,000,000 -7,533,000,000 -6,862,000,000 -6,565,000,000 -6,349,000,000 -6,104,000,000 -5,946,000,000 -5,864,000,000 -5,559,000,000 -4,851,000,000 -4,365,000,000 -3,475,000,000 -3,162,000,000 -3,087,000,000 -3,087,000,000 -3,087,000,000 -3,073,000,000 -3,074,000,000 -3,077,000,000 -3,077,000,000 -3,066,000,000 -3,041,000,000 -2,923,000,000 -2,856,000,000 -2,854,000,000 -2,851,000,000 -2,682,000,000 -2,394,000,000 -2,395,000,000 -2,394,000,000 -2,385,000,000 -2,357,000,000 -2,293,000,000 -2,264,000,000 -2,271,000,000 -2,285,000,000 -2,286,000,000 -2,296,000,000 -2,296,000,000 -2,296,000,000 -2,297,000,000 
        total shareholders’ equity attributable to carnival corporation & plc
      13,031,000,000                                                                   
        noncontrolling interest
      18,000,000                                                                   
        total shareholders’ equity
      13,049,000,000 11,928,000,000 10,007,000,000 9,182,000,000 9,251,000,000 8,597,000,000 6,814,000,000 6,682,000,000 6,882,000,000 6,960,000,000 5,865,000,000 6,170,000,000 7,065,000,000 8,379,000,000 8,260,000,000 10,311,000,000 14,863,000,000 17,876,000,000 19,813,000,000  19,503,000,000 20,840,000,000 24,290,000,000 25,295,000,000 24,108,000,000 24,241,000,000  24,654,000,000 23,933,000,000 24,382,000,000 24,216,000,000 24,172,000,000 22,964,000,000 22,660,000,000 22,900,000,000 22,791,000,000 22,625,000,000 23,771,000,000 24,353,000,000 23,252,000,000 23,350,000,000 25,157,000,000 24,365,000,000 24,470,000,000 24,556,000,000 24,260,000,000 23,280,000,000 23,523,000,000 24,193,000,000 23,026,000,000 23,653,000,000 23,832,000,000 24,752,000,000 23,852,000,000 23,435,000,000 23,031,000,000 22,595,000,000 20,864,000,000 21,419,000,000 22,035,000,000 21,560,000,000 20,385,000,000 19,154,000,000 19,098,000,000 20,321,000,000 19,930,000,000 19,740,000,000 
        carnival plc ordinary shares, 1.66 par value; 217 shares issued at 2025 and 2024
       361,000,000 361,000,000 361,000,000                                                                
        carnival plc ordinary shares, 1.66 par value; 217 shares issued at 2024 and 2023
          361,000,000 361,000,000 361,000,000 361,000,000                                                            
        restricted cash
              11,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 1,988,000,000                                                       
        short-term borrowings
                 200,000,000 200,000,000 2,675,000,000 2,675,000,000 2,741,000,000 3,099,000,000 3,099,000,000 3,083,000,000 3,084,000,000 3,374,000,000 3,562,000,000 1,004,000,000 238,000,000 480,000,000 768,000,000 848,000,000 632,000,000 837,000,000 1,108,000,000 485,000,000 182,000,000 675,000,000 169,000,000 334,000,000 410,000,000 265,000,000 30,000,000 38,000,000 305,000,000 874,000,000 146,000,000 508,000,000 406,000,000 60,000,000 196,000,000 14,000,000 122,000,000 9,000,000 541,000,000 538,000,000 281,000,000 912,000,000 274,000,000 679,000,000 740,000,000 415,000,000 808,000,000 927,000,000 135,000,000 199,000,000 161,000,000 283,000,000 256,000,000 63,000,000 145,000,000 188,000,000 
        carnival plc ordinary shares, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2023 and 2022 issued
              361,000,000 361,000,000 361,000,000 361,000,000                                                        
        short-term investments
                    151,000,000 515,000,000 647,000,000 2,204,000,000 1,840,000,000                                              9,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                         
        carnival plc ordinary shares, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2022 and 2021 issued
                  361,000,000                                                       
        common stock of carnival corporation, 0.01 par value...
                   12,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000         
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2022 and 2021 issued
                   361,000,000 361,000,000 361,000,000                                                    
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2021 and 2020 issued
                      361,000,000 361,000,000 361,000,000                                                 
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                         
        shareholders' equity
                                                                         
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2020 and 2019 issued
                         361,000,000 361,000,000 360,000,000 359,000,000                                             
        total shareholders' equity
                         20,555,000,000       24,443,000,000                                         
        contingencies
                                                                         
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2019 and 2018 issued
                             358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000                                          
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2018 and 2017 issued
                                358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000                                      
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                -1,949,000,000 -1,840,000,000 -1,855,000,000 -1,486,000,000 -1,782,000,000 -1,845,000,000 -2,154,000,000 -2,440,000,000 -2,012,000,000 -1,648,000,000 -1,943,000,000 -1,741,000,000 -1,378,000,000 -1,479,000,000 -1,339,000,000     -251,000,000 -473,000,000 -399,000,000 -434,000,000 -521,000,000 -67,000,000 -209,000,000                
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2017 and 2016 issued
                                    358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000                                  
        insurance recoverables
                                        102,000,000 108,000,000 112,000,000 109,000,000 124,000,000 176,000,000 163,000,000 123,000,000 299,000,000 269,000,000 381,000,000 450,000,000 637,000,000 337,000,000 482,000,000 403,000,000 851,000,000                 
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 216 shares at 2016 and 2015 issued
                                        358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000                               
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 216 shares at 2015 and 2014 issued
                                           358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000                           
        claims reserve
                                            252,000,000 295,000,000 278,000,000 225,000,000 384,000,000 352,000,000 456,000,000 558,000,000 737,000,000 440,000,000 564,000,000 479,000,000 398,000,000                 
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 216 shares at 2014 and 2013 issued
                                               358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000                        
        dividends payable
                                                  194,000,000 194,000,000 194,000,000 194,000,000                    
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 216 shares at 2013 and 215 shares at 2012 issued
                                                  358,000,000 358,000,000 358,000,000                     
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 215 shares at 2013 and 2012 issued
                                                     357,000,000                    
        other long-term liabilities and deferred income
                                                      664,000,000 782,000,000 802,000,000 647,000,000 679,000,000 712,000,000 706,000,000 693,000,000 732,000,000 721,000,000 713,000,000 736,000,000 651,000,000 676,000,000 652,000,000 786,000,000 783,000,000 764,000,000 741,000,000 
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 215 shares at 2012 and 2011 issued
                                                      357,000,000 357,000,000 357,000,000                 
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 215 shares at 2011 and 214 shares at 2010 issued
                                                         357,000,000 357,000,000 357,000,000 357,000,000             
        ordinary shares of carnival plc, 1.66 par value; 214 shares at 2010 and 213 shares at 2009 issued
                                                             355,000,000 355,000,000 355,000,000 355,000,000         
        trademarks
                                                              1,310,000,000 1,289,000,000 1,316,000,000 1,346,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,294,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,393,000,000 1,389,000,000 
        convertible debt subject to current put option
                                                               595,000,000          
        common stock of carnival corporation; .01 par value...
                                                                 6,000,000    6,000,000    
        ordinary shares of carnival plc; 1.66 par value; 226 shares authorized; 213 shares at 2009 and 2008 issued
                                                                 354,000,000 354,000,000 354,000,000 354,000,000     
        convertible debt subject to current put options
                                                                  278,000,000 276,000,000 273,000,000 271,000,000 232,000,000 230,000,000 1,398,000,000 
        common stock of carnival corporation; 0.01 par value...
                                                                  6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000  6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 
        ordinary shares of carnival plc; 1.66 par value; 226 shares authorized; 213 shares at 2008 and 2007 issued
                                                                     354,000,000 354,000,000 354,000,000 354,000,000 
        operating activities
                                                                         
        net income
                                                                         
        adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                                         
        depreciation and amortization
                                                                         
        share-based compensation
                                                                         
        other
                                                                         
        changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                                         
        receivables
                                                                         
        accrued and other liabilities
                                                                         
        net cash from operating activities
                                                                         
        investing activities
                                                                         
        additions to property and equipment
                                                                         
        purchases of short-term investments
                                                                         
        sales of short-term investments
                                                                         
        proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses
                                                                         
        net cash from investing activities
                                                                         
        financing activities
                                                                         
        proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                         
        principal repayments of long-term debt
                                                                         
        dividends paid
                                                                         
        purchases of treasury stock
                                                                         
        proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                         
        proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                                                         
        net cash from financing activities
                                                                         
        effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                         
        net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                         
        cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                         
        cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                                                         
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-02-28 2025-08-31 2025-05-31 2025-02-28 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-05-31 2024-02-29 2023-11-30 2023-08-31 2023-05-31 2023-02-28 2022-11-30 2022-08-31 2022-05-31 2022-02-28 2021-08-31 2021-05-31 2021-02-28 2020-11-30 2020-08-31 2020-05-31 2020-02-29 2019-08-31 2019-05-31 2019-02-28 2018-11-30 2018-08-31 2018-05-31 2018-02-28 2017-11-30 2017-08-31 2017-05-31 2017-02-28 2016-08-31 2016-05-31 2016-02-29 2015-11-30 2015-08-31 2015-05-31 2015-02-28 2014-08-31 2014-05-31 2014-02-28 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-05-31 2013-02-28 2012-08-31 2012-05-31 2012-02-29 2011-11-30 2011-08-31 2011-05-31 2011-02-28 2010-11-30 2010-08-31 2010-05-31 2010-02-28 2009-11-30 2009-08-31 2009-05-31 2009-02-28 2008-11-30 2008-08-31 2008-05-31 2008-02-29 
                                                                           
          operating activities
                                                                           
          net income
        263,000,000 1,852,000,000 564,000,000 -78,000,000 303,000,000 1,736,000,000 91,000,000 -214,000,000 -48,000,000 1,074,000,000 -407,000,000 -693,000,000 -1,598,000,000 -769,000,000 -1,835,000,000 -1,891,000,000 -2,836,000,000 -2,072,000,000 -1,973,000,000 -2,222,000,000 -2,859,000,000 -4,374,000,000 -781,000,000 1,780,000,000 451,000,000 336,000,000 493,000,000 1,708,000,000 560,000,000 391,000,000 546,000,000 1,330,000,000 378,000,000 352,000,000 1,424,000,000 605,000,000 142,000,000 270,000,000 1,216,000,000 222,000,000 49,000,000 1,247,000,000 106,000,000 -15,000,000 66,000,000 934,000,000 41,000,000 37,000,000 1,330,000,000 14,000,000 -139,000,000 217,000,000 1,337,000,000 206,000,000 152,000,000 248,000,000 1,303,000,000 252,000,000 175,000,000 193,000,000 1,073,000,000 264,000,000 260,000,000 371,000,000 1,333,000,000 390,000,000 236,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                                           
          depreciation and amortization
        696,000,000 718,000,000 692,000,000 654,000,000 659,000,000 651,000,000 634,000,000 613,000,000 596,000,000 595,000,000 597,000,000 582,000,000 568,000,000 581,000,000 572,000,000 554,000,000 562,000,000 567,000,000 552,000,000 543,000,000 551,000,000 577,000,000 570,000,000 548,000,000 543,000,000 516,000,000 507,000,000 510,000,000 512,000,000 488,000,000 478,000,000 472,000,000 457,000,000 439,000,000 442,000,000 438,000,000 423,000,000 420,000,000 399,000,000 406,000,000 401,000,000 413,000,000 410,000,000 404,000,000 402,000,000 406,000,000 391,000,000 389,000,000 383,000,000 376,000,000 376,000,000 385,000,000 390,000,000 380,000,000 367,000,000 367,000,000 355,000,000 349,000,000 345,000,000 345,000,000 336,000,000 317,000,000 311,000,000 313,000,000 323,000,000 312,000,000 301,000,000 
          loss on debt extinguishment
         105,000,000 4,000,000 249,000,000 1,000,000 12,000,000 30,000,000 33,000,000  68,000,000                                                          
          share-based compensation
        28,000,000 25,000,000 27,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 22,000,000 9,000,000 22,000,000 25,000,000 28,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 26,000,000 40,000,000 53,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 11,000,000 7,000,000 20,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 20,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 18,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 14,000,000 7,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 13,000,000 19,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 19,000,000 
          amortization of discounts and debt issue costs
        27,000,000 28,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 34,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 35,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 44,000,000 40,000,000 44,000,000 41,000,000 46,000,000 48,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000                                                 
          non-cash lease expense
        42,000,000 42,000,000 40,000,000 37,000,000                                                                
          greenhouse gas regulatory expense
        15,000,000 34,000,000 23,000,000 6,000,000                                                                
          other
        72,000,000 -22,000,000 46,000,000 26,000,000 -21,000,000 37,000,000 39,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 31,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 27,000,000 18,000,000 7,000,000 5,000,000    -59,000,000 -35,000,000 17,000,000 -73,000,000 19,000,000 -2,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000 -26,000,000 -20,000,000 24,000,000 -1,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 20,000,000 24,000,000 13,000,000 9,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 4,000,000 15,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 -4,000,000 19,000,000 4,000,000 -7,000,000 41,000,000 6,000,000 32,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 -31,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 13,000,000 -9,000,000 -25,000,000 -16,000,000 -1,000,000 5,000,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                                           
          receivables
        17,000,000 -85,000,000 -11,000,000 33,000,000 23,000,000 -110,000,000 144,000,000 -106,000,000 -81,000,000 -44,000,000 66,000,000 -121,000,000 -37,000,000 -14,000,000 -98,000,000 -22,000,000 -68,000,000 25,000,000 6,000,000 100,000,000 227,000,000 -223,000,000 21,000,000 -51,000,000 -50,000,000 3,000,000 -26,000,000 -5,000,000 -30,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 5,000,000 -22,000,000 -18,000,000 27,000,000 62,000,000 -64,000,000 -21,000,000 -71,000,000 -41,000,000 146,000,000 44,000,000 -33,000,000 -5,000,000 -134,000,000 -25,000,000 -7,000,000 -22,000,000 75,000,000 3,000,000 -50,000,000 -71,000,000 164,000,000 64,000,000 -66,000,000 -56,000,000 122,000,000 -53,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 174,000,000 -128,000,000 -115,000,000 -1,000,000 
          inventories
        -3,000,000 2,000,000 50,000,000 -17,000,000 -24,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 -7,000,000 -42,000,000 -37,000,000 13,000,000 -19,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -42,000,000 -37,000,000   -1,000,000 6,000,000 13,000,000 73,000,000 -15,000,000 17,000,000 -2,000,000 7,000,000 -48,000,000 -3,000,000 -17,000,000 1,000,000 -31,000,000 1,000,000 16,000,000 -35,000,000 -1,000,000 20,000,000 -4,000,000 -30,000,000 24,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000 23,000,000 -3,000,000 -5,000,000 18,000,000 -4,000,000 5,000,000 14,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -18,000,000 -1,000,000 -16,000,000 -19,000,000 -25,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 -12,000,000 -7,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 33,000,000 -25,000,000 -17,000,000 1,000,000 
          prepaid expenses and other assets
        -149,000,000 71,000,000 -145,000,000 -64,000,000 -157,000,000 60,000,000 -185,000,000 634,000,000 323,000,000 879,000,000                                                          
          accounts payable
        -33,000,000 25,000,000 21,000,000 -31,000,000 32,000,000 -6,000,000 -41,000,000 -11,000,000 46,000,000 54,000,000 12,000,000 -35,000,000 107,000,000 37,000,000 163,000,000 -24,000,000 134,000,000 9,000,000 -128,000,000 -68,000,000 -1,149,000,000 904,000,000 148,000,000 -93,000,000 3,000,000 65,000,000 70,000,000 -80,000,000 -33,000,000 19,000,000 122,000,000 -63,000,000 9,000,000 -47,000,000 52,000,000 43,000,000 -7,000,000 59,000,000 -62,000,000 33,000,000 6,000,000 -9,000,000 75,000,000 -88,000,000 29,000,000 -32,000,000 59,000,000 23,000,000 27,000,000 31,000,000 -62,000,000 50,000,000 -9,000,000 25,000,000 1,000,000 -47,000,000 -20,000,000 47,000,000 -16,000,000 -3,000,000 66,000,000 24,000,000 -13,000,000 -19,000,000 64,000,000 -27,000,000 -84,000,000 
          accrued liabilities and other
        -296,000,000 22,000,000 61,000,000 -443,000,000 -78,000,000 275,000,000 -138,000,000 108,000,000 -8,000,000 86,000,000 41,000,000 28,000,000 79,000,000 250,000,000 77,000,000 -65,000,000 222,000,000 69,000,000 167,000,000 -142,000,000 -172,000,000 -117,000,000 120,000,000 15,000,000 43,000,000 5,000,000  83,000,000 -51,000,000 -198,000,000  45,000,000                             94,000,000       
          customer deposits
        585,000,000 -1,425,000,000 1,093,000,000 503,000,000 80,000,000 -1,544,000,000 1,352,000,000 619,000,000 72,000,000 -932,000,000 1,433,000,000 596,000,000 296,000,000 -228,000,000 1,424,000,000 187,000,000 652,000,000 294,000,000 -49,000,000 -164,000,000 -552,000,000 -1,951,000,000 -36,000,000 -1,107,000,000 1,158,000,000 358,000,000 -10,000,000 -864,000,000 1,142,000,000 271,000,000 -94,000,000 -784,000,000 1,020,000,000 219,000,000 -631,000,000 938,000,000 88,000,000 -21,000,000 -594,000,000 809,000,000 160,000,000 -534,000,000 653,000,000 23,000,000 1,000,000 -688,000,000 621,000,000 -39,000,000 -568,000,000 633,000,000 -50,000,000 22,000,000 -538,000,000 751,000,000 56,000,000 -10,000,000 -484,000,000 760,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 -325,000,000 485,000,000 -215,000,000 -267,000,000 -620,000,000 805,000,000 6,000,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        1,263,000,000 1,383,000,000 2,392,000,000 925,000,000 911,000,000 1,205,000,000 2,039,000,000 1,768,000,000 922,000,000 1,834,000,000 1,137,000,000 388,000,000 -117,000,000 -344,000,000 3,000,000 -1,212,000,000 -879,000,000 -1,359,000,000 -1,503,000,000 -1,652,000,000 -2,845,000,000 -2,720,000,000 916,000,000 1,245,000,000 2,053,000,000 1,116,000,000 1,113,000,000 1,349,000,000 2,023,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,024,000,000 1,449,000,000 1,917,000,000 932,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,883,000,000 798,000,000 978,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,515,000,000 771,000,000 1,120,000,000 1,196,000,000 477,000,000 475,000,000 803,000,000 1,157,000,000 399,000,000 1,018,000,000 1,136,000,000 322,000,000 750,000,000 1,215,000,000 1,389,000,000 412,000,000 734,000,000 1,290,000,000 1,398,000,000 396,000,000 712,000,000 1,189,000,000 1,136,000,000 305,000,000 512,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,442,000,000 373,000,000 
          capital expenditures
        -566,000,000 -647,000,000 -851,000,000 -607,000,000 -592,000,000 -577,000,000 -1,319,000,000 -2,138,000,000 -675,000,000 -837,000,000 -697,000,000 -1,075,000,000 -1,181,000,000 -538,000,000 -491,000,000 -2,730,000,000 -963,000,000 -383,000,000 -1,774,000,000 -1,721,000,000 -231,000,000 -342,000,000 -1,326,000,000 -427,000,000 -892,000,000 -2,129,000,000 -965,000,000 -583,000,000 -1,627,000,000 -574,000,000 -437,000,000 -1,447,000,000 -412,000,000 -450,000,000 -1,636,000,000 -330,000,000 -590,000,000 -323,000,000 -439,000,000 -942,000,000 -348,000,000 -976,000,000 -353,000,000 -337,000,000 -365,000,000 -1,206,000,000 -241,000,000 -167,000,000 -1,730,000,000 -267,000,000 -261,000,000 -813,000,000 -1,450,000,000 -172,000,000 -741,000,000 -670,000,000 -1,169,000,000 -446,000,000 -306,000,000 -630,000,000 -1,130,000,000 -1,335,000,000 -258,000,000 
          free cash flows
        697,000,000 736,000,000 1,541,000,000 318,000,000 319,000,000 628,000,000 720,000,000 -370,000,000 247,000,000 997,000,000 440,000,000 -687,000,000 -1,298,000,000 -882,000,000 -488,000,000 -3,942,000,000 -1,842,000,000 -1,742,000,000 -3,277,000,000 -3,373,000,000 -3,076,000,000 -3,062,000,000 -410,000,000 818,000,000 1,161,000,000 -1,013,000,000 148,000,000 766,000,000 396,000,000 490,000,000 1,024,000,000 1,012,000,000 470,000,000 520,000,000 979,000,000 247,000,000 468,000,000 388,000,000 958,000,000 1,076,000,000 -171,000,000 772,000,000 220,000,000 124,000,000 138,000,000 438,000,000 -49,000,000 158,000,000 851,000,000 -594,000,000 55,000,000 489,000,000 402,000,000 -61,000,000 240,000,000 -7,000,000 620,000,000 1,398,000,000 -773,000,000 712,000,000 743,000,000 1,136,000,000 -1,000,000 -118,000,000 -66,000,000 107,000,000 115,000,000 
          investing activities
                                                                           
          purchases of property and equipment
        -566,000,000 -647,000,000 -851,000,000 -607,000,000 -592,000,000 -577,000,000 -1,319,000,000 -2,138,000,000 -675,000,000 -837,000,000 -697,000,000 -1,075,000,000 -1,181,000,000 -538,000,000 -491,000,000 -2,730,000,000 -963,000,000 -383,000,000 -1,774,000,000 -1,721,000,000 -231,000,000 -342,000,000 -1,326,000,000 -427,000,000 -892,000,000 -2,129,000,000 -965,000,000 -583,000,000 -1,627,000,000 -574,000,000                             -1,169,000,000  -446,000,000       
          proceeds from sales of ships and other property and equipment
        3,000,000                                                                   
          advances to affiliates
        -37,000,000                                                                   
          net cash from investing activities
        -597,000,000 -624,000,000 -586,000,000 -605,000,000 -574,000,000 -577,000,000 -1,221,000,000 -2,163,000,000 -488,000,000 -813,000,000 -465,000,000 -1,044,000,000 -1,300,000,000 -360,000,000 -75,000,000 -3,032,000,000 620,000,000 -566,000,000 -3,589,000,000 -1,788,000,000 -196,000,000 -95,000,000 -1,161,000,000 -399,000,000 -859,000,000 -2,059,000,000 -896,000,000 -514,000,000 -1,501,000,000 -591,000,000 -670,000,000 -485,000,000 -1,460,000,000 -474,000,000 -449,000,000 -1,714,000,000 -459,000,000 -673,000,000 -378,000,000 -453,000,000 -974,000,000 -349,000,000 -919,000,000 -349,000,000 -249,000,000 -434,000,000 -1,206,000,000 -167,000,000 -144,000,000 -1,208,000,000 -248,000,000 -236,000,000 -785,000,000 -1,467,000,000 -158,000,000 -765,000,000 -642,000,000 -978,000,000 -1,116,000,000 -930,000,000 -492,000,000 -1,649,000,000 -313,000,000 -541,000,000 -1,136,000,000 -1,317,000,000 -261,000,000 
          financing activities
                                                                           
          principal repayments of long-term debt
        -945,000,000 -5,612,000,000 -1,616,000,000 -3,448,000,000 -597,000,000 -767,000,000 -2,682,000,000 -1,390,000,000 -832,000,000 -4,534,000,000 -1,615,000,000 -679,000,000 -1,002,000,000 -389,000,000 -181,000,000 -503,000,000 -2,142,000,000 -697,000,000 -668,000,000 -725,000,000 -513,000,000 -251,000,000 -132,000,000 -134,000,000 -243,000,000 -95,000,000 -285,000,000 -90,000,000 -218,000,000 -963,000,000 -215,000,000 -105,000,000 -806,000,000 -101,000,000 -102,000,000 -241,000,000 -628,000,000 -466,000,000 -188,000,000 -248,000,000 -336,000,000 -112,000,000 -1,089,000,000 -312,000,000 -1,270,000,000 -112,000,000 -218,000,000 -612,000,000 -426,000,000 -215,000,000 -112,000,000              -792,000,000 -1,947,000,000 -1,423,000,000 
          debt issuance costs
        -4,000,000 -27,000,000 -17,000,000 -24,000,000 -81,000,000 -5,000,000 -40,000,000 -77,000,000 -15,000,000                                                           
          debt extinguishment costs
         -45,000,000 -197,000,000 -10,000,000 -31,000,000 -12,000,000                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
         4,536,000,000 1,102,000,000 2,980,000,000 47,000,000 1,313,000,000 1,735,000,000 1,945,000,000 186,000,000 830,000,000 3,875,000,000 987,000,000 2,347,000,000 2,920,000,000 4,980,000,000 3,552,000,000 4,794,000,000 5,851,000,000 823,000,000 283,000,000 1,439,000,000 924,000,000 1,149,000,000 469,000,000 367,000,000 100,000,000 110,000,000 379,000,000 555,000,000 1,569,000,000 472,000,000   850,000,000 837,000,000 1,000,000,000                1,158,000,000 2,197,000,000 1,650,000,000 
          dividends paid
        -208,000,000                   -345,000,000 -344,000,000 -347,000,000 -346,000,000 -348,000,000 -352,000,000 -357,000,000 -323,000,000 -323,000,000 -290,000,000 -290,000,000 -253,000,000 -254,000,000 -262,000,000 -227,000,000 -232,000,000 -232,000,000 -196,000,000 -194,000,000 -194,000,000 -194,000,000 -194,000,000 -194,000,000 -194,000,000 -193,000,000 -195,000,000 -582,000,000 -196,000,000 -194,000,000 -194,000,000 -197,000,000 -197,000,000 -198,000,000 -79,000,000 -79,000,000 -79,000,000   -314,000,000 -316,000,000 -315,000,000 -314,000,000 -316,000,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        -1,166,000,000 -1,144,000,000 -521,000,000 -690,000,000 -631,000,000 -770,000,000 -1,420,000,000 237,000,000 -860,000,000 -2,677,000,000 -1,663,000,000 111,000,000 360,000,000 754,000,000 735,000,000 1,728,000,000 376,000,000 -693,000,000 5,216,000,000 4,951,000,000 4,274,000,000 8,336,000,000 1,089,000,000 -886,000,000 -638,000,000 612,000,000 247,000,000 -1,368,000,000 89,000,000 -428,000,000 -448,000,000 -1,069,000,000 -320,000,000 -615,000,000 -1,045,000,000 -434,000,000 -947,000,000 567,000,000 -648,000,000 -1,012,000,000 151,000,000 -669,000,000 -357,000,000 -162,000,000 -751,000,000 -113,000,000 287,000,000 -203,000,000 -1,220,000,000 533,000,000 -50,000,000 -485,000,000 -549,000,000 171,000,000 -230,000,000 -77,000,000 -752,000,000 -551,000,000 976,000,000 -216,000,000 -211,000,000 354,000,000 -20,000,000 -57,000,000 -34,000,000 -128,000,000 -96,000,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -2,000,000 6,000,000 30,000,000 -6,000,000 -18,000,000 16,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000 19,000,000 8,000,000 -2,000,000 -12,000,000 -32,000,000 -27,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 5,000,000 14,000,000 -10,000,000 62,000,000 8,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 1,000,000                                          
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -501,000,000 -380,000,000 1,316,000,000 -376,000,000 -311,000,000 -126,000,000 -605,000,000 -162,000,000 -435,000,000 -1,636,000,000 -984,000,000 -546,000,000 -1,070,000,000 18,000,000 636,000,000 -2,524,000,000 111,000,000 -2,612,000,000 138,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,295,000,000 5,528,000,000 838,000,000 -46,000,000 551,000,000 -331,000,000                                          
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        1,958,000,000 1,231,000,000  2,436,000,000  6,037,000,000  8,976,000,000 9,692,000,000  530,000,000 996,000,000                                          
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        1,457,000,000 -379,000,000 1,315,000,000 856,000,000  -126,000,000 -605,000,000 2,274,000,000  -1,637,000,000 -984,000,000 5,491,000,000  18,000,000 637,000,000 6,452,000,000 111,000,000 -2,611,000,000 9,829,000,000  1,295,000,000 5,528,000,000 1,368,000,000 -45,000,000 550,000,000 665,000,000                                          
          impairments
                2,000,000    462,000,000 8,000,000 475,000,000 49,000,000 17,000,000 138,000,000 910,000,000 1,953,000,000 1,062,000,000                                           
          (income) income from equity-method investments
         -8,000,000                                                                  
          gain on sales of ships
           -33,000,000                                                               
          proceeds from sales of ships and other
         301,000,000 11,000,000         15,000,000 37,000,000 18,000,000 27,000,000                                                   
          loss from equity-method investments
           2,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000  -11,000,000 16,000,000 11,000,000   -15,000,000 11,000,000                                                    
          purchase of short-term investments
                    -315,000,000 -1,000,000 -831,000,000 -1,840,000,000                                                 
          proceeds from maturity of short-term investments
                    151,000,000   1,559,000,000                                                   
          repayments of short-term borrowings
                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                          
          proceeds from issuance of common stock under the stock swap program
                                                                          
          purchase of treasury stock under the stock swap program
                  -5,000,000 -59,000,000 -23,000,000                                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                           
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                           
          noncash lease expense
             38,000,000 33,000,000 34,000,000 36,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 45,000,000 35,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000                                                 
          proceeds from sales of ships
                 5,000,000 232,000,000 23,000,000       9,000,000 63,000,000 35,000,000 10,000,000 226,000,000 9,000,000   107,000,000 180,000,000                                      
          (gain) loss on debt extinguishment
                                                                           
          (gain) loss on sales of ships
                                                                           
          purchase of minority interest
                                                                       
          loss on ship sales and other
                        40,000,000 30,000,000 50,000,000                                                 
          issuance of common stock
                    1,150,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 7,000,000 -1,000,000 997,000,000 2,471,000,000 220,000,000                                               
          issuance of common stock under the stock swap program
                    6,000,000 62,000,000 27,000,000                                                    
          debt issue costs and other
                  -41,000,000 -40,000,000 -37,000,000 -6,000,000 -25,000,000 -86,000,000 -135,000,000 -11,000,000 -93,000,000                                                 
          prepaid expenses and other
                   -57,000,000 -158,000,000 -321,000,000 -351,000,000 -44,000,000 -525,000,000 -433,000,000 -263,000,000 -218,000,000 -162,000,000 291,000,000 -120,000,000 82,000,000 -148,000,000 -154,000,000 -2,000,000 17,000,000 -39,000,000 98,000,000 -12,000,000 27,000,000                   6,000,000 -21,000,000 7,000,000 36,000,000 -4,000,000 27,000,000 -44,000,000 8,000,000 -5,000,000 57,000,000 -28,000,000 -34,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 38,000,000 -19,000,000 -47,000,000 
          proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings
                    -2,476,000,000 -66,000,000 -48,000,000   -289,000,000 -192,000,000 2,554,000,000 779,000,000 -243,000,000   235,000,000   611,000,000     -78,000,000          -138,000,000     5,000,000 257,000,000     326,000,000 -402,000,000 -107,000,000 809,000,000        70,000,000 
          premium paid on extinguishment of debt
                                                                           
          purchases of common stock
                                                                           
          derivative settlements and other
                     28,000,000 16,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 -44,000,000 17,000,000 -130,000,000                                               
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                           
          purchases of treasury stock under the stock swap program
                                                                           
          purchases of treasury stock
                           -12,000,000 -156,000,000 -42,000,000 -274,000,000 -263,000,000 -692,000,000 -295,000,000 -218,000,000 -247,000,000 -153,000,000 -83,000,000 -69,000,000 -709,000,000 -485,000,000 -916,000,000 -367,000,000       -25,000,000 -113,000,000    -166,000,000    -10,000,000 -209,000,000 -246,000,000 -59,000,000   -9,000,000 1,000,000 -84,000,000 
          gains on fuel derivatives
                                     -16,000,000                     -21,000,000                 
          loss on repurchases of convertible notes
                                                                           
          (gain) loss on ship sales and other
                                                                           
          loss on repurchase of convertible notes
                                                                           
          gain on ship sales and other
                                                                           
          payments of fuel derivative settlements
                               -6,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -13,000,000 -21,000,000 -46,000,000 -58,000,000 -47,000,000 -52,000,000 -61,000,000 -82,000,000 -88,000,000                               
          (repayments of) proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                 -81,000,000     306,000,000   -289,000,000    -8,000,000 -268,000,000               -408,000,000 -63,000,000       -140,000,000 -115,000,000     
          losses on fuel derivatives
                                  2,000,000 -4,000,000   -54,000,000 -8,000,000 54,000,000 -27,000,000 37,000,000 -171,000,000 236,000,000 198,000,000 197,000,000 12,000,000 169,000,000  -10,000,000 16,000,000   31,000,000 28,000,000                    
          accrued and other liabilities
                                         3,000,000 79,000,000 -9,000,000 -75,000,000              10,000,000 27,000,000 -16,000,000 37,000,000 -89,000,000 -6,000,000 92,000,000 19,000,000 -24,000,000    -74,000,000 -87,000,000 84,000,000 103,000,000 -63,000,000 
          sales of treasury stock
                                          40,000,000 97,000,000       35,000,000        11,000,000 217,000,000 255,000,000 62,000,000         
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                  -8,000,000 5,000,000 -10,000,000 12,000,000 -3,000,000 23,000,000 -9,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 -9,000,000 -16,000,000 -14,000,000 -32,000,000 1,000,000 -9,000,000 2,000,000 -7,000,000 6,000,000 14,000,000 -3,000,000 -18,000,000 14,000,000 -32,000,000 -3,000,000 -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -1,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 37,000,000 -28,000,000 -41,000,000 -4,000,000 5,000,000 37,000,000 -15,000,000 -56,000,000 -90,000,000 25,000,000 7,000,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                  456,000,000 -527,000,000 600,000,000 58,000,000        856,000,000    93,000,000 -78,000,000 -41,000,000 -519,000,000 270,000,000 235,000,000 11,000,000 -332,000,000 429,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 -127,000,000 92,000,000 36,000,000  -67,000,000 -159,000,000 215,000,000  491,000,000 -122,000,000 -43,000,000  -196,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                   395,000,000  603,000,000 1,395,000,000  331,000,000 462,000,000  465,000,000 450,000,000  429,000,000  538,000,000  650,000,000  943,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                   -527,000,000 600,000,000 453,000,000  -108,000,000 160,000,000 437,000,000 -57,000,000 -259,000,000 778,000,000  241,000,000 18,000,000 280,000,000 93,000,000 -78,000,000 421,000,000  270,000,000 235,000,000 476,000,000 -332,000,000 429,000,000 471,000,000  -127,000,000 92,000,000 465,000,000  -67,000,000 -159,000,000 753,000,000  491,000,000 -122,000,000 607,000,000  -196,000,000 22,000,000 966,000,000 
          proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                            235,000,000    210,000,000   344,000,000    67,000,000                    
          additions to property and equipment
                                       -437,000,000 -1,447,000,000 -412,000,000 -450,000,000 -1,636,000,000 -330,000,000 -590,000,000 -323,000,000 -439,000,000 -942,000,000 -348,000,000 -976,000,000 -353,000,000 -337,000,000 -365,000,000 -1,206,000,000 -241,000,000 -167,000,000 -1,730,000,000 -267,000,000 -261,000,000 -813,000,000 -1,450,000,000 -172,000,000 -741,000,000 -670,000,000      -306,000,000 -630,000,000 -1,130,000,000 -1,335,000,000 -258,000,000 
          collateral proceeds for fuel derivatives
                                                                           
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                       -108,000,000 160,000,000 -166,000,000  -259,000,000 -617,000,000   18,000,000 -51,000,000                           
          collateral payments for fuel derivatives
                                           32,000,000 -57,000,000                               
          insurance recoverables, prepaid expenses and other
                                         -10,000,000 -14,000,000 16,000,000 -12,000,000 37,000,000 33,000,000 41,000,000 20,000,000 201,000,000 98,000,000 103,000,000 125,000,000 68,000,000 133,000,000 76,000,000                    
          losses on ship sales and ship impairments
                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of ships
                                                    70,000,000                    
          gains on ship sales and ship impairment
                                                                           
          claims reserves and accrued and other liabilities
                                              -14,000,000 30,000,000 -35,000,000 -160,000,000 -94,000,000 -125,000,000 -198,000,000                       
          (payments) receipts of fuel derivative settlements
                                              -44,000,000 -53,000,000 -42,000,000                           
          (gains) on ship sales and ship impairment
                                                                           
          (gains) on ship sales and ship impairments
                                                                           
          trademark and other impairment charges
                                                                           
          losses on ship sales including impairments
                                                                          
          goodwill, trademark and other impairment charges
                                                                          
          insurance proceeds for the ship
                                                                          
          unrealized gains on fuel derivatives
                                                                           
          realized losses on fuel derivatives
                                                                           
          ibero goodwill and trademark impairment charges
                                                        173,000,000                 
          claims reserves, accrued and other liabilities
                                                      -116,000,000 -23,000,000 -65,000,000                   
          principal repayments of revolvers
                                                           -11,000,000 -2,000,000 -9,000,000 -18,000,000 -65,000,000 -258,000,000         
          proceeds from revolvers
                                                           8,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 84,000,000         
          principal repayments of other long-term debt
                                                           -216,000,000 -701,000,000 -185,000,000 -135,000,000 -761,000,000 -285,000,000 -578,000,000 -218,000,000 -966,000,000 -91,000,000 -125,000,000 -91,000,000     
          proceeds from issuance of other long-term debt
                                                           706,000,000   474,000,000 253,000,000 553,000,000 748,000,000 564,000,000 787,000,000 200,000,000     
          proceeds from settlement of foreign currency swaps
                                                                   113,000,000     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding businesses acquired and sold
                                                                           
          purchases of short-term investments
                                                                       -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 
          sales of short-term investments
                                                                       1,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired and sales of businesses
                                                                           
          principal repayments of revolver
                                                                           
          proceeds from revolver
                                                                           
          acquisition of minority interest
                                                                           
          principal repayments of revolving credit facility
                                                                    573,000,000 -1,455,000,000 -858,000,000     
          proceeds from revolving credit facility
                                                                    -1,284,000,000 1,321,000,000 1,048,000,000     
          principal repayments of facility
                                                                           
          proceeds from facility
                                                                           
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                        2,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 
          proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses