Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

The Acquisition of Prestige (Detail)

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The Acquisition of Prestige (Detail) (Prestige brands, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Nov. 19, 2014
Prestige brands
   
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Accounts receivable $ 6,916us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Inventories 12,579us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets 48,670us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsPrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Amortizable intangible assets 190,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Property and equipment 2,175,039us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Goodwill and tradenames 1,595,126nclh_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedGoodwillAndTradenames
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Other long-term assets 15,607us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Current portion of long-term debt (97,006)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
(1,600,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
Accounts payable (14,880)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (190,256)nclh_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Advance ticket sales (439,313)nclh_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAdvanceTicketSales
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Long-term debt (1,456,038)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Other long-term liabilities (142,216)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Total consideration allocated, net of $295.8 million of cash acquired $ 1,704,228us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember