| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2429404 - Disclosure - Segment Information Segment Information - Revenue by Geographic Area, Based on Where Guests are Sourced (Details) (http://www.carnival.com/role/SegmentInformationSegmentInformationRevenueByGeographicAreaBasedOnWhereGuestsAreSourcedDetails) |
| Table | Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000815097 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-12-01 - 2016-11-30 | 2014-12-01 - 2015-11-30 | 2013-12-01 - 2014-11-30 | |||||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||||||
| North America | Europe | Australia and Asia | Other | Geographical [Domain] | North America | Europe | Australia and Asia | Other | Geographical [Domain] | North America | Europe | Australia and Asia | Other | Geographical [Domain] | |
Revenue | 16,389,000,000 | 15,714,000,000 | 15,884,000,000 | ||||||||||||