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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Other Expenses and Charges (Details)

Other Expenses and Charges (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Other Expenses and Charges (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) hotel	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	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 ($) hotel	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Concessions of hotel-management fee for past services	$ 0	$ 20,000,000	$ 0	$ 0					$ 20,000,000
Number of hotel properties terminated \| hotel	8								8
Separation-related costs	$ 0	0	1,000,000	21,000,000	$ 14,000,000	$ 17,000,000	$ 35,000,000	$ 12,000,000	$ 22,000,000	$ 77,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Document Period End Date									Dec. 31, 2019
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
CorePoint Agreement Payment									18,000,000
Pre-tax gain on sale of hotel brand									0	23,000,000	0
Impairment, net	0	0	45,000,000	0					45,000,000	0	41,000,000
Contract termination	1,000,000	(34,000,000)	(9,000,000)	0					(42,000,000)	0	0
Accrued Contract Termination Costs	8,000,000								8,000,000
Restructuring	8,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0					$ 8,000,000	0	$ 1,000,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated									58		12
Payments for Restructuring									$ 0		$ 1,000,000
Accrued restructuring	$ 8,000,000				$ 0				8,000,000	0
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transaction-related, net										$ 59,000,000
Property write-down due to hurricane [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment, net											20,000,000
Contract Termination [Member] \| Receivable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment, net									48,000,000		25,000,000
Contract Termination [Member] \| Other Assets
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment, net									10,000,000		$ 16,000,000
Contract Termination [Member] \| Other Liabilities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment, net									13,000,000
Contract Termination Indemnification Obligation
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contract termination									(8,000,000)
CorePoint tax matter [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transaction-related, net									$ 7,000,000