Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 30, 2018
USD ($)
hotel
rooms
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2020
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Sep. 30, 2020
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Jun. 30, 2020
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Mar. 31, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Sep. 30, 2019
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Mar. 31, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Apr. 30, 2018
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Net cash consideration                     $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,703,000,000  
Transaction-related, net   $ 0 $ 0 $ 5,000,000 $ 8,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 12,000,000 $ 11,000,000 $ 7,000,000   12,000,000 $ 40,000,000 36,000,000  
5.375% senior unsecured notes (due April 2026)                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument, face amount                           $ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage                           5.375%
Term loan (due May 2025)                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument, face amount $ 1,600,000,000                          
Term loan (due May 2025) | Long-term Debt                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument, face amount   $ 1,600,000,000                 $ 1,600,000,000      
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage   3.18%       4.00%         3.18% 4.00%    
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  
Pro forma operating income                         294,000,000  
Net cash consideration $ 1,703,000,000                          
Transaction-related, net                         $ 59,000,000