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| Franchising and Marketing and Reservation Activities |
Royalties and franchise fee revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income include initial franchise fees of $5 million and $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
In accordance with its franchise agreements, the Company is generally contractually obligated to expend the marketing and reservation fees it collects from franchisees for the operation of an international, centralized, brand-specific reservation system and for marketing purposes such as advertising, promotional and co-marketing programs, and training for the respective franchisees.
Development Advance Notes
The Company may, at its discretion, provide development advance notes to certain franchisees/hotel owners in order to assist them in converting to one of its brands, in building a new hotel to be flagged under one of its brands or in assisting in other franchisee expansion efforts. Provided the franchisee/hotel owner is in compliance with the terms of the franchise agreement, all or a portion of the development advance notes may be forgiven by the Company over the period of the franchise
agreement. Otherwise, the related principal is due and payable to the Company. In certain instances, the Company may earn interest on unpaid franchisee development advance notes.
The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the following with respect to development advances:
The Company evaluates the recoverability of the carrying value of its development advance notes on a quarterly basis. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $10 million during the first quarter of 2024.
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(a) Amounts are recorded as a reduction of both royalties and franchise fees and marketing, reservation and loyalty revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(b) Amount is recorded within impairment on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company made a non-cash reclassification of $1 million and $3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively from loan receivables to development advance notes, both of which were reported within other non-current assets.
Restricted Cash There was no restricted cash as of March 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $10 million of restricted cash that is reported within other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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