Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

The Acquisition of Prestige (Detail 2)

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The Acquisition of Prestige (Detail 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Earnings per share                      
Basic (in dollars per share) $ (0.12)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.99us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.54us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.25us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.18us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.84us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (0.04)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (0.49)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.64us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.50us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.95us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted (in dollars per share) $ (0.12)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.97us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.54us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.24us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.17us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.82us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (0.04)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (0.49)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.62us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.49us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.94us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Prestige brands                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 $ 4,310,079us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
$ 3,704,692us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.                 $ 497,020us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
$ (683)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
 
Earnings per share                      
Basic (in dollars per share)                 $ 2.21us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
    
Diluted (in dollars per share)                 $ 2.19us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember