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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)

Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)	May 30, 2018 USD ($) hotel rooms $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) hotel	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net cash consideration											$ 0	$ 1,703,000,000	$ 140,000,000
Transaction-related, net			$ 10,000,000	$ 12,000,000	$ 11,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ (1,000,000)	$ 7,000,000	$ 28,000,000	$ 2,000,000	40,000,000	$ 36,000,000	3,000,000
Senior unsecured notes (due April 2026) \| Long-term Debt
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount														$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage														5.375%
Term loan (due May 2025) \| Long-term Debt
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,600,000,000		$ 1,600,000,000								$ 1,600,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			4.00%				4.25%				4.00%	4.25%
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, consideration	1,950,000,000
Cash withheld for payments of employee related liabilities	8,000,000
Reserve for estimated taxes expected to be incurred with spin-off	$ 240,000,000
Franchised hotels \| hotel	900
Franchised hotel rooms \| rooms	89,000
Managed hotel properties \| hotel	116
Managed hotel properties, post business combination \| hotel	440
Amount received by stockholders (in usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 16.80
Aggregate amount received by stockholders in acquisition	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Repayments of debt	715,000,000
Incremental net revenues							$ 198,000,000
Incremental operating income							$ 29,000,000
Pro forma net revenues												$ 2,221,000,000	2,041,000,000
Pro forma operating income												294,000,000	263,000,000
Net cash consideration	$ 1,703,000,000
Transaction-related, net												$ 59,000,000
AmericInn
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Franchised hotels \| hotel		200
Net cash consideration		$ 140,000,000
Number of hotel properties sold \| hotel		10
Proceeds from hotel properties sold		$ 28,000,000
Transaction-related, net													$ 2,000,000