Transactions With Former Parent |
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| Transactions With Former Parent |
The Company has a number of arrangements with its former Parent for services provided between both parties as described below.
License agreement and other agreements with former Parent
In connection with the Company’s spin-off, the Company and Wyndham Worldwide entered into long-term exclusive license agreements to retain Wyndham Destinations’ affiliations with one of the hospitality industry’s top-rated loyalty programs, Wyndham Rewards, as well as to continue to collaborate on inventory-sharing and customer cross-sell initiatives.
The Company also entered into several agreements with Wyndham Destinations that govern the relationship of the parties following the spin-off, including a separation and distribution agreement, an employee matters agreement, a tax matters agreement and a transition services agreement. Revenues recorded in connection with these agreements were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and were $1 million and $3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. Such revenues are reported within other revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
In addition, Wyndham Hotels recorded revenues from Wyndham Destinations in the amount of $16 million and $27 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $32 million and $48 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for a license, development and non-competition agreement. Further, the Company recorded revenues of $4 million and $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $7 million and $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for activities associated with the Wyndham Rewards program. The Company also recorded revenues from a former affiliate for license fees of $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and $3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. Such fees are recorded within license and other fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Transfer of former Parent liabilities and issuances of guarantees to former Parent and affiliates
Upon the distribution of the Company’s common stock to Wyndham Worldwide shareholders, the Company entered into certain guarantee commitments with its former Parent. These guarantee arrangements relate to certain former Parent contingent tax and other corporate liabilities. The Company assumed and is responsible for one-third of such contingent liabilities while its former Parent is responsible for the remaining two-thirds. The amount of liabilities assumed by the Company in connection with the spin-off was $21 million and $22 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which were included within other non-current liabilities on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company also had a $2 million liability due to its former Parent which was included within current liabilities on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. In addition, the Company had $4 million of receivables due from former Parent as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, which were included within current assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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