Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Separation-Related and Transaction-Related Costs, Impairments and Other Charges (Details)

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Separation-Related and Transaction-Related Costs, Impairments and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Separation-related costs		$ 14	$ 17	$ 35	$ 12	$ 3	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 77	$ 3	$ 0
Transaction-related, net		$ (1)	$ 7	$ 28	$ 2	2	1	0	0	36	3	1
Pre-tax gain on sale of hotel brand	$ 23									23	0	0
Impairment						41	0	0	0	0	41	0
Loss on Contract Termination										0	0	7
Restructuring						$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1	0	1	2
Payments for Restructuring											1	$ 1
La Quinta Hotel Franchising and Management Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transaction-related, net										59
Spin-Off, Hotel Group Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Separation-related costs										$ 77
Hotel management guarantee asset and development advance note write-down
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment											25
Hotel management agreement write-down partial
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment											16
Property write-down due to hurricane [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment											$ 20

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