Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

The Acquisition of Prestige (Detail 1)

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The Acquisition of Prestige (Detail 1) (Prestige brands, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets acquired $ 190,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
Tradenames (Indefinite-lived)
  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets acquired 610,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Backlog
  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets acquired 70,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OrderOrProductionBacklogMember
Customer relationships
  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets acquired 120,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Goodwill
  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets acquired $ 985,126us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeBrandsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_GoodwillMember