Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Separation-Related and Transaction-Related Costs

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Separation-Related and Transaction-Related Costs
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Separation-Related and Transaction-Related Costs
Separation-Related and Transaction-Related Expenses

Separation-Related

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred $21 million and $12 million, respectively, of separation-related costs associated with its spin-off from Wyndham Worldwide. These costs primarily consist of severance, stock-based compensation and other employee-related costs.

Transaction-Related, Net

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred $7 million of transaction-related costs primarily for integration activities related to the Company’s acquisition of La Quinta in 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 the Company incurred $2 million in net expenses consisting primarily of $7 million related to the acquisition of La Quinta, offset by a $5 million reversal of an accrued acquisition-related contingency associated with the Company’s Rio Mar property.