Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 10-Q 28 Oct 21 2021 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021shares
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2021
Entity File Number	001-38432
Entity Registrant Name	Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	82-3356232
Entity Address, Address Line One	22 Sylvan Way
Entity Address, City or Town	Parsippany,
Entity Address, State or Province	NJ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	07054
City Area Code	973
Local Phone Number	753-6000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	WH
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	93,177,853
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Central Index Key	0001722684
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021

Condensed Consolidated and Comb

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income/(Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Net revenues
Net revenues	$ 463	$ 337	$ 1,173	$ 1,004
Expenses
Operating	33	25	92	82
General and administrative	30	28	81	82
Depreciation and amortization	23	24	70	73
Separation-related	0	0	3	1
Impairments, net	0	0	0	206
Restructuring	0	0	0	29
Transaction-related, net	0	0	0	13
Total expenses	302	266	815	1,071
Operating income/(loss)	161	71	358	(67)
Interest expense, net	22	29	73	83
Early extinguishment of debt	0	0	18	0
Income/(loss) before income taxes	139	42	267	(150)
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes	36	15	72	(25)
Net income/(loss)	$ 103	$ 27	$ 195	$ (125)
Earnings/(loss) per share
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 1.10	$ 0.29	$ 2.09	$ (1.34)
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 1.09	$ 0.29	$ 2.08	$ (1.34)
Fee-related and other revenues
Net revenues
Net revenues	$ 377	$ 255	$ 931	$ 730
Royalties and franchise fees
Net revenues
Net revenues	144	96	344	250
Marketing, reservation and loyalty
Net revenues
Net revenues	149	99	353	288
Expenses
Cost of revenues	130	107	327	311
Management and other fees
Net revenues
Net revenues	32	12	82	50
License and other fees
Net revenues
Net revenues	20	21	60	63
Other
Net revenues
Net revenues	32	27	92	79
Cost reimbursements
Net revenues
Net revenues	86	82	242	274
Expenses
Cost of revenues	$ 86	$ 82	$ 242	$ 274

Condensed Consolidated and Co_2

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income/(loss)	$ 103	$ 27	$ 195	$ (125)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1)	1	0	0
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges	4	4	22	(35)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	3	5	22	(35)
Comprehensive income/(loss)	$ 106	$ 32	$ 217	$ (160)

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 193	$ 493
Trade receivables, net	290	295
Prepaid expenses	45	45
Other current assets	65	67
Total current assets	593	900
Property and equipment, net	259	278
Goodwill	1,525	1,525
Other non-current assets	247	226
Total assets	4,310	4,644
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	21	21
Accounts payable	32	28
Deferred revenues	79	71
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	239	226
Total current liabilities	371	346
Long-term debt	2,067	2,576
Deferred income taxes	370	359
Deferred revenues	164	158
Other non-current liabilities	215	242
Total liabilities	3,187	3,681
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 6.0 shares, none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 600.0 shares, 101.2 and 100.8 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	1	1
Treasury stock, at cost – 8.0 and 7.7 shares at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	(436)	(408)
Additional paid-in capital	1,527	1,504
Retained earnings/(accumulated deficit)	61	(82)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(30)	(52)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,123	963
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,310	$ 4,644
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	8	7.7
Trademarks, net
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net	$ 1,202	$ 1,203
Franchise agreements and other intangibles, net
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net	$ 484	$ 512

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	6,000,000	6,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	101,200,000	100,800,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	101,200,000	100,800,000
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	8,000,000	7,700,000

Condensed Consolidated and Co_3

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Operating activities
Net income/(loss)	$ 195	$ (125)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	70	73
Provision for doubtful accounts	15	32
Impairments, net	0	209
Deferred income taxes	4	(52)
Stock-based compensation	20	15
Early extinguishment of debt	18	0
Net change in assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	(10)	(64)
Prepaid expenses	0	6
Other current assets	(6)	6
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	18	5
Deferred revenues	14	(43)
Payments of development advance notes, net	(25)	(11)
Other, net	14	6
Net cash provided by operating activities	327	57
Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	(23)	(23)
Repayments/(issuances) of loans, net	(3)	1
Other, net	(1)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(21)	(24)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings	45	1,244
Principal payments on long-term debt	(570)	(522)
Debt issuance costs	0	(10)
Dividends to shareholders	(53)	(45)
Repurchases of common stock	(26)	(50)
Net share settlement of incentive equity awards	(7)	(4)
Other, net	5	(4)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(606)	609
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	(1)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(300)	641
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	493	94
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 193	$ 735

Condensed Consolidated and Co_4

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit)	Retained Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit)Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019			94
Balance as of beginning of period, value at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 1,212,000,000	$ (10,000,000)	$ 1,000,000	$ (363,000,000)	$ 1,488,000,000	$ 113,000,000	$ (10,000,000)	$ (27,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	22,000,000					22,000,000
Period change	(39,000,000)							(39,000,000)
Dividends	(30,000,000)					(30,000,000)
Repurchase of common stock (shares)			(1)
Repurchase of common stock	(45,000,000)			(45,000,000)
Net share settlement of incentive equity awards	(2,000,000)				(2,000,000)
Change in deferred compensation	4,000,000				4,000,000
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2020			93
Balance as of end of period, value at Mar. 31, 2020	1,112,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,490,000,000	95,000,000		(66,000,000)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019			94
Balance as of beginning of period, value at Dec. 31, 2019	1,212,000,000	$ (10,000,000)	$ 1,000,000	(363,000,000)	1,488,000,000	113,000,000	$ (10,000,000)	(27,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	(125,000,000)
Period change	(35,000,000)
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2020			93
Balance as of end of period, value at Sep. 30, 2020	963,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,498,000,000	(66,000,000)		(62,000,000)
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2020			93
Balance as of beginning of period, value at Mar. 31, 2020	1,112,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,490,000,000	95,000,000		(66,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	(174,000,000)					(174,000,000)
Period change	(1,000,000)							(1,000,000)
Dividends	(8,000,000)					(8,000,000)
Net share settlement of incentive equity awards	(2,000,000)				(2,000,000)
Change in deferred compensation	6,000,000				6,000,000
Other	0				(1,000,000)	1,000,000
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2020			93
Balance as of end of period, value at Jun. 30, 2020	933,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,493,000,000	(86,000,000)		(67,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	27,000,000					27,000,000
Period change	5,000,000							5,000,000
Dividends	(7,000,000)					(7,000,000)
Change in deferred compensation	5,000,000				5,000,000
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2020			93
Balance as of end of period, value at Sep. 30, 2020	963,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,498,000,000	(66,000,000)		(62,000,000)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020			93
Balance as of beginning of period, value at Dec. 31, 2020	963,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,504,000,000	(82,000,000)		(52,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	24,000,000					24,000,000
Period change	14,000,000							14,000,000
Dividends	(15,000,000)					(15,000,000)
Net share settlement of incentive equity awards	(5,000,000)				(5,000,000)
Change in deferred compensation	5,000,000				5,000,000
Exercise of stock options	4,000,000				4,000,000
Other	1,000,000					1,000,000
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2021			93
Balance as of end of period, value at Mar. 31, 2021	991,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,508,000,000	(72,000,000)		(38,000,000)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020			93
Balance as of beginning of period, value at Dec. 31, 2020	963,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,504,000,000	(82,000,000)		(52,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	195,000,000
Period change	22,000,000
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2021			93
Balance as of end of period, value at Sep. 30, 2021	1,123,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(436,000,000)	1,527,000,000	61,000,000		(30,000,000)
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2021			93
Balance as of beginning of period, value at Mar. 31, 2021	991,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,508,000,000	(72,000,000)		(38,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	68,000,000					68,000,000
Period change	5,000,000							5,000,000
Dividends	(15,000,000)					(15,000,000)
Net share settlement of incentive equity awards	(1,000,000)				(1,000,000)
Change in deferred compensation	8,000,000				8,000,000
Exercise of stock options	4,000,000				4,000,000
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vesting (shares)			1
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vesting	0
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2021			94
Balance as of end of period, value at Jun. 30, 2021	1,060,000,000		$ 1,000,000	(408,000,000)	1,519,000,000	(19,000,000)		(33,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	103,000,000
Period change	3,000,000							3,000,000
Dividends	(23,000,000)					(23,000,000)
Repurchase of common stock (shares)			(1)
Repurchase of common stock	(27,000,000)			(27,000,000)
Net share settlement of incentive equity awards	(1,000,000)				(1,000,000)
Change in deferred compensation	8,000,000				8,000,000
Other	0			(1,000,000)	1,000,000
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2021			93
Balance as of end of period, value at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 1,123,000,000		$ 1,000,000	$ (436,000,000)	$ 1,527,000,000	$ 61,000,000		$ (30,000,000)

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Wyndham Hotels” or the “Company”) is a leading global hotel franchisor, licensing its renowned hotel brands to hotel owners in nearly 95 countries around the world. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include Wyndham Hotels’ assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows and all entities in which Wyndham Hotels has a controlling financial interest. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In presenting the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. In management’s opinion, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of interim results reported. The results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent interim period. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2020 Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements included in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and any subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Business description Wyndham Hotels operates in the following segments: • Hotel Franchising — licenses the Company’s lodging brands and provides related services to third-party hotel owners and others. • Hotel Management — provides hotel management services for full-service and limited-service hotels as well as two hotels that are owned by the Company.

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncements	2. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS Recently adopted accounting pronouncements Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. On December 18, 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which simplifies the accounting standards for income taxes. The amendment clarifies and simplifies aspects of the accounting for income taxes to help promote consistent application of U.S. GAAP by eliminating certain exceptions to the general principles of ASC 740, Income Taxes . This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2021, as required. There was no material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures as a result of adopting this new standard.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition	3. REVENUE RECOGNITION Deferred revenues Deferred revenues, or contract liabilities, generally represent payments or consideration received in advance for goods or services that the Company has not yet provided to the customer. Deferred revenues as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Deferred initial franchise fee revenues $ 146 $ 136 Deferred loyalty program revenues 78 75 Deferred other revenues 19 18 Total $ 243 $ 229 Deferred initial franchise fees represent payments received in advance from prospective franchisees upon the signing of a franchise agreement and are generally recognized to revenue within 12 years. Deferred loyalty revenues represent the portion of loyalty program fees charged to franchisees, net of redemption costs, that have been deferred and will be recognized over time based upon loyalty point redemption patterns. As a result of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) had on travel demand in 2020, the Company’s assumptions related to redemptions, including estimated member redemption rate, member redemption pattern, and the estimated cost to satisfy such redemptions, changed. Accordingly, the Company recognized a $16 million cumulative adjustment, which resulted in an increase to loyalty revenues during the second quarter of 2020. Such increase is included within marketing, reservation and loyalty and other revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income/(Loss) during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Performance obligations A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. The consideration received from a customer is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, each performance obligation is satisfied. The following table summarizes the Company’s remaining performance obligations for the twelve-month periods set forth below: 10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2023 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024 Thereafter Total Initial franchise fee revenues $ 22 $ 8 $ 7 $ 109 $ 146 Loyalty program revenues 46 22 8 2 78 Other revenues 11 1 1 6 19 Total $ 79 $ 31 $ 16 $ 117 $ 243 Disaggregation of net revenues The table below presents a disaggregation of the Company’s net revenues from contracts with customers by major services and products for each of the Company’s segments: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Hotel Franchising Royalties and franchise fees $ 137 $ 91 $ 327 $ 234 Marketing, reservation and loyalty 149 99 353 287 License and other fees 20 21 60 63 Other 31 25 89 77 Total Hotel Franchising 337 236 829 661 Hotel Management Royalties and franchise fees 7 5 17 16 Marketing, reservation and loyalty — — — 1 Owned hotel revenues 23 5 57 29 Management fees 9 7 25 21 Cost reimbursements 86 82 242 274 Other 1 2 3 2 Total Hotel Management 126 101 344 343 Net revenues $ 463 $ 337 $ 1,173 $ 1,004 Capitalized contract costs

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	4. EARNINGS PER SHARE The computation of basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share (“EPS”) is based on net income divided by the basic weighted average number of common shares and diluted weighted average number of common shares, respectively. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS (in millions, except per share data): Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Net income/(loss) $ 103 $ 27 $ 195 $ (125) Basic weighted average shares outstanding 93.6 93.3 93.5 93.4 Stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) (a) 0.5 0.1 0.4 — Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 94.1 93.4 93.9 93.4 Earnings/(loss) per share: Basic $ 1.10 $ 0.29 $ 2.09 $ (1.34) Diluted 1.09 0.29 2.08 (1.34) Dividends: Cash dividends declared per share $ 0.24 $ 0.08 $ 0.56 $ 0.48 Aggregate dividends paid to shareholders $ 23 $ 7 $ 53 $ 45 _____________________ (a) Due to the anti-dilutive effect resulting from the reported net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 0.1 million of anti-dilutive shares were omitted from the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for the period. Stock repurchase program The following table summarizes stock repurchase activity under the current stock repurchase program (in millions, except per share data): Shares Cost Average Price Per Share As of December 31, 2020 7.7 $ 408 $ 53.43 For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 0.4 27 73.13 As of September 30, 2021 8.0 $ 436 $ 54.35 _____________________ Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Credit Loss [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Allowance for doubtful accounts The Company generates trade receivables in the ordinary course of its business and provides for estimated bad debts on such receivables. The Company adopted the new accounting guidance, ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments on January 1, 2020. As a result of adopting the new guidance, the Company recorded a $10 million (net of a $2 million income tax benefit) cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings at January 1, 2020. The following table sets forth the activity in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivables for the nine months ended: 2021 2020 Balance as of January 1, $ 72 $ 47 Cumulative effect of change in accounting standard — 12 Provision for doubtful accounts 15 32 Bad debt write-offs (8) (17) Balance as of September 30, $ 79 $ 74

Long-Lived Assets

Long-Lived Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Long-Lived Assets	6. LONG-LIVED ASSETS Property and equipment As a result of the impact COVID-19 had on the Company’s results during 2020, the Company evaluated the recoverability of its net property and equipment associated with its two owned hotels for impairment in 2020 and believed that it was more likely than not that the carrying value of those assets were recoverable from future expected cash flows, on an undiscounted basis, from such assets. Due to the ongoing recovery of travel demand in 2021 and the favorable impact it had on the Company’s operations, the Company believes there were no events that would indicate that an impairment to such property and equipment may have occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Although the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the carrying values of its net property and equipment for its two owned hotels are not impaired, the impact of COVID-19 and the ultimate duration remains uncertain. Should there be a resurgence of the virus which results in new government restrictions and slows the ongoing recovery from the effects of the pandemic, the Company’s results of operations may be negatively impacted and the property and equipment associated with its owned hotels may be exposed to impairment. Property and equipment, net as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $259 million and $278 million, respectively. Intangible assets Goodwill The Company evaluates the carrying value of its goodwill in each of its reporting units (i) hotel franchising, (ii) hotel management and (iii) owned hotels, compared to their respective estimated fair values on an annual basis during the fourth quarter of every year, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that the fair value of goodwill may be impaired, to the reporting units’ carrying values as required by guidance. As a result of the impact COVID-19 had on the Company’s results during 2020, the Company performed multiple qualitative assessments on its goodwill throughout 2020, a quantitative assessment in the second quarter of 2020 and its annual quantitative assessment as of October 1, 2020. With the exception of the assessment performed in the second quarter of 2020, the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of its reporting units continued to substantially exceed their carrying values. In connection with the Company’s assessment in the second quarter of 2020, the Company incurred a $14 million charge in the second quarter of 2020 to fully write-down the goodwill balance for its owned hotel reporting unit. Such charge was reported within impairments, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income/(Loss) and was charged to the hotel management segment. The Company believes there were no events that would indicate that an impairment may have occurred to its goodwill for its hotel franchising or hotel management reporting units in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Other Intangibles As a result of the impact COVID-19 had on the Company’s results, during 2020 the Company performed multiple assessments on the carrying value of each of its other indefinite-lived intangible assets compared to their respective estimated fair values in addition to its annual assessment as of October 1, 2020. With the exception of the assessment performed in the second quarter of 2020, the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of its other indefinite-lived intangible assets continued to substantially exceed their carrying values. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company determined through such assessment that certain of its trademarks were impaired. Accordingly, the Company recorded impairment charges of $191 million to reduce the carrying value of those trademarks to their estimated fair values. Such charges were reported within impairments, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income/(Loss) and were charged to the hotel franchising segment. Additionally, the Company performed quarterly qualitative assessments of its other indefinite-lived intangible assets during 2021 and determined through such assessments, that it was more likely than not that the fair value of such indefinite-lived intangible assets were in excess of their carrying values. During 2020, the Company also performed multiple assessments on the recoverability of each of its definite-lived intangible assets to determine if circumstances indicated that impairment may have occurred. The Company believes there were no events that would indicate that an impairment may have occurred to its franchise agreements or management contracts in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company does not anticipate the pandemic to further materially impact the results from operations, however should there be a resurgence of the virus which results in new government restrictions and slows the ongoing recovery from the effects of the pandemic, the Company’s results of operations may be negatively impacted and its intangible assets within its hotel franchising and hotel management reporting units may be exposed to future impairments. To the extent estimated market-based valuation multiples and/or discounted cash flows are revised downward, the Company may be required to write-down all or a portion of its remaining goodwill, trademarks, franchise agreements and management contracts, which would adversely impact earnings. Intangible assets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Gross Accumulated Net Gross Accumulated Net Goodwill $ 1,539 $ 14 $ 1,525 $ 1,539 $ 14 $ 1,525 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Gross Accumulated Net Gross Accumulated Net Unamortized intangible assets: Trademarks $ 1,201 $ 1,202 Amortized intangible assets: Franchise agreements $ 895 $ 507 $ 388 $ 895 $ 487 $ 408 Management agreements 136 40 96 136 33 103 Trademarks 2 1 1 2 1 1 Other 1 1 — 1 — 1 $ 1,034 $ 549 $ 485 $ 1,034 $ 521 $ 513 The following table details impairment charges related to intangible assets recorded in the second quarter of 2020: Intangible Asset Book Value Impairment Charges Adjusted Fair Value Owned hotel reporting unit goodwill $ 14 $ (14) $ — La Quinta trademark 710 (155) 555 Other trademarks (a) 103 (36) 67 Total $ 827 $ (205) $ 622 _____________________ (a) Represents the impairments of three of the Company’s trademarks.

Franchising, Marketing and Rese

Franchising, Marketing and Reservation Activities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Franchisors [Abstract]
Franchising and Marketing and Reservation Activities	7. FRANCHISING, MARKETING AND RESERVATION ACTIVITIES Royalties and franchise fee revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss) include initial franchise fees of $4 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $11 million and $13 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In accordance with its franchise agreements, the Company is generally contractually obligated to expend the marketing and reservation fees it collects from franchisees for the operation of an international, centralized, brand-specific reservation system and for marketing purposes such as advertising, promotional and co-marketing programs, and training for the respective franchisees. Development advance notes The Company may, at its discretion, provide development advance notes to certain franchisees or hotel owners in order to assist them in converting to one of its brands, in building a new hotel to be flagged under one of its brands or in assisting in other franchisee expansion efforts. Provided the franchisee/hotel owner is in compliance with the terms of the franchise/management agreement, all or a portion of the development advance notes may be forgiven by the Company over the period of the franchise/management agreement, which typically ranges from 10 to 20 years. Otherwise, the related principal is due and payable to the Company. In certain instances, the Company may earn interest on unpaid franchisee development advance notes. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the following with respect to development advances: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Other non-current assets $ 107 $ 92 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss): Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Forgiveness of notes (a) $ 3 $ 2 $ 7 $ 7 Bad debt expense related to notes — — 1 1 ______________________ (a) Amounts are recorded as a reduction of royalties and franchise fees and marketing, reservation and loyalty revenues. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 Payments of development advance notes $ (26) $ (11) Proceeds from development advance notes 1 — Payments of development advance notes, net $ (25) $ (11)

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and state jurisdictions, as well as in foreign jurisdictions. Through May 31, 2018, the Company was part of a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and consolidated and combined state returns with Wyndham Worldwide (“former Parent”). The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years prior to 2015. The Company is no longer subject to state and local, or foreign, income tax examinations for years prior to 2014. The Company made cash income tax payments, net of refunds, of $49 million and received income tax refunds, net of payments, of $17 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates were 25.9% and 35.7% tax provision on pre-tax income during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to the impact COVID-19 had in 2020 on the mix of earnings and losses between the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions in which the Company operates that have different tax rates from the U.S. statutory rate . The Company’s effective tax rates were a 27.0% tax provision on pre-tax income and a 16.7% tax benefit on pre-tax loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was primarily related to goodwill impairment charges that are nondeductible for tax purposes in 2020 and the absence in 2021 of nonrecurring foreign and state tax benefits. La Quinta Holdings, Inc. (“LQ”) and then affiliated entities in existence prior to their acquisition by the Company are currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for tax years ended December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2016.

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Ar

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements	9. LONG-TERM DEBT AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS The Company’s indebtedness consisted of: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Long-term debt: (a) Amount Weighted Average Rate (b) Amount Weighted Average Rate (b) $750 million revolving credit facility (due May 2023) $ — $ — Term loan (due May 2025) 1,544 3.10% 1,554 3.18% 5.375% senior unsecured notes (due April 2026) — 496 5.38% 4.375% senior unsecured notes (due August 2028) 492 4.38% 492 4.38% Finance leases 52 4.50% 55 4.50% Total long-term debt 2,088 2,597 Less: Current portion of long-term debt 21 21 Long-term debt $ 2,067 $ 2,576 ______________________ (a) The carrying amount of the term loan and senior unsecured notes are net of deferred debt issuance costs of $15 million and $22 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. (b) Weighted average interest rates are based on period-end balances, including the effects from hedging. Maturities and capacity The Company’s outstanding debt as of September 30, 2021 matures as follows: Long-Term Debt Within 1 year $ 21 Between 1 and 2 years 21 Between 2 and 3 years 22 Between 3 and 4 years 1,502 Between 4 and 5 years 7 Thereafter 515 Total $ 2,088 As of September 30, 2021, the available capacity under the Company’s revolving credit facility was as follows: Revolving Credit Facility Total capacity $ 750 Less: Letters of credit 15 Available capacity $ 735 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes On April 15, 2021, the Company redeemed all of its $500 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2026, which was primarily funded through cash on hand. Due to this redemption, the Company incurred an $18 million charge in the second quarter of 2021, including $13 million of call premiums and $5 million from the acceleration of deferred financing fees. Such charge is reported as early extinguishment of debt on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income/(Loss). Deferred debt issuance costs The Company classifies deferred debt issuance costs related to its revolving credit facility within other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Such deferred debt issuance costs were $3 million and $4 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Cash flow hedge In 2018, the Company hedged a portion of its $1.6 billion term loan. The pay-fixed/receive-variable interest rate swaps hedge $1.1 billion of the Company’s term loan interest rate exposure, of which $600 million expires in the second quarter of 2024 and has a weighted average fixed rate of 2.52% and $500 million expires in the fourth quarter of 2024 and has a weighted average fixed rate of 1.09%. The variable rates of the swap agreements are based on one-month LIBOR. The aggregate fair value of these interest rate swaps was a liability of $42 million and $71 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which was included within other non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The effect of interest rate swaps on interest expense, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss) was $7 million of expense in each of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $19 million and $15 million of expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There was no hedging ineffectiveness recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 or 2020. The Company expects to reclassify approximately $23 million of losses from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) (loss) to interest expense during the next 12 months. Interest expense, net The Company incurred net interest expense of $22 million and $29 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $73 million and $83 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Cash paid related to such interest was $81 million and $71 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Fair Value

Fair Value	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value	10. FAIR VALUE The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis and utilizes the fair value hierarchy to determine such fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories: Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value driver is observable. Level 3: Unobservable inputs used when little or no market data is available. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the lowest level input (closest to Level 3) that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. The fair value of financial instruments is generally determined by reference to market values resulting from trading on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques, as appropriate. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of all other financial instruments are as follows: September 30, 2021 Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Debt $ 2,088 $ 2,116 The Company estimates the fair value of its debt using Level 2 inputs based on indicative bids from investment banks or quoted market prices with the exception of finance leases, which are estimated at carrying value. Financial instruments Changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates expose the Company to market risk. The Company uses cash flow hedges as part of its overall strategy to manage its exposure to market risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. As a matter of policy, the Company only enters into transactions that it believes will be highly effective at offsetting the underlying risk, and it does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. The Company estimates the fair value of its derivatives using Level 2 inputs. Interest rate risk A portion of debt used to finance the Company’s operations is exposed to interest rate fluctuations. The Company uses various hedging strategies and derivative financial instruments to create a desired mix of fixed and floating rate assets and liabilities. Derivative instruments currently used in these hedging strategies include interest rate swaps. The derivatives used to manage the risk associated with the Company’s floating rate debt are derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. See Note 9 - Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements for the impact of such cash flow hedges. Foreign currency risk The Company has foreign currency rate exposure to exchange rate fluctuations worldwide, particularly with respect to the Canadian Dollar, Chinese Yuan, Euro, British Pound, Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso. The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts at various times to manage and reduce the foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with its foreign currency denominated receivables and payables, forecasted royalties and forecasted earnings and cash flows of foreign subsidiaries and other transactions. Gains recognized in income from freestanding foreign currency exchange contracts were not material during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and were $2 million during the same period in 2020. The Company recognized gains of $1 million and immaterial losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Such gains or losses are included in operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss). The Company accounts for Argentina as a highly inflationary economy. Foreign currency exchange losses related to Argentina were not material and $1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Foreign currency exchange losses related to Argentina were $1 million and $2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Such losses are included in operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss). Credit risk and exposure The Company is exposed to counterparty credit risk in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to various agreements and sales transactions. The Company manages such risk by evaluating the financial position and creditworthiness of such counterparties and often by requiring collateral in instances in which financing is provided. The Company mitigates counterparty credit risk associated with its derivative contracts by monitoring the amounts at risk with each counterparty to such contracts, periodically evaluating counterparty creditworthiness and financial position, and where possible, dispersing its risk among multiple counterparties.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation The Company is involved, at times, in claims, legal and regulatory proceedings and governmental inquiries arising in the ordinary course of its business, including but not limited to: breach of contract, fraud and bad faith claims with franchisees in connection with franchise agreements and with owners in connection with management contracts, as well as negligence, breach of contract, fraud, employment, consumer protection and other statutory claims asserted in connection with alleged acts or occurrences at owned, franchised or managed properties or in relation to guest reservations and bookings. The Company may also at times be involved in claims, legal and regulatory proceedings and governmental inquiries relating to bankruptcy proceedings involving efforts to collect receivables from a debtor in bankruptcy, employment matters, claims of infringement upon third parties’ intellectual property rights, claims relating to information security, privacy and consumer protection, fiduciary duty/trust claims, tax claims, environmental claims and landlord/tenant disputes. Along with many of its competitors, the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries have been named as defendants in litigation matters filed in state and federal courts, alleging statutory and common law claims related to purported incidents of sex trafficking at certain franchised and managed hotel facilities. These matters generally are in the discovery stages at this time. As of September 30, 2021, the Company is aware of approximately 40 pending matters filed naming the Company and/or subsidiaries. Based upon the status of these pending matters, the Company has not made a determination as to the likelihood of loss of any one of these matters and is unable to estimate a range of losses at this time. The Company records an accrual for legal contingencies when it determines, after consultation with outside counsel, that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In making such determinations, the Company evaluates, among other things, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome, and when it is probable that a liability has been incurred, its ability to make a reasonable estimate of loss. The Company reviews these accruals each reporting period and makes revisions based on changes in facts and circumstances, including changes to its strategy in dealing with these matters. The Company believes that it has adequately accrued for such matters with reserves of $5 million and $4 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company also had receivables of $3 million as of September 30, 2021 and immaterial receivables as of December 31, 2020, for certain matters which are covered by insurance and were included in other current assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Litigation is inherently unpredictable and, although the Company believes that its accruals are adequate and/or that it has valid defenses in these matters, unfavorable results could occur. As such, an adverse outcome from such proceedings for which claims are awarded in excess of the amounts accrued, if any, could be material to the Company with respect to earnings and/or cash flows in any given reporting period. As of September 30, 2021, the potential exposure resulting from adverse outcomes of such legal proceedings could, in the aggregate, range up to approximately $11 million in excess of recorded accruals. However, the Company does not believe that the impact of such litigation will result in a material liability to the Company in relation to its combined financial position or liquidity. Guarantees Hotel-management guarantees The Company had previously entered into hotel-management agreements that provided the hotel owner with a guarantee of a certain level of profitability based upon various metrics. Under such agreements, the Company was required to compensate the hotel owner for any profitability shortfall over the life of the management agreement up to a specified aggregate amount. For certain agreements, the Company may have been able to recapture all or a portion of the shortfall payments in the event that future operating results exceed targets. As a result of COVID-19, on June 30, 2020, the Company provided notice of termination of its one remaining hotel performance guarantee pursuant to a force majeure provision in the hotel-management agreement. The notice provides for termination of the management agreement as of the 90th day following the notice date. Such termination has not yet occurred as the hotel’s owner and the Company are engaged in alternate dispute resolution. As a result of the Company’s notice of termination of the management agreement, the Company’s receivable of $4 million became fully impaired as of June 30, 2020 with the charge recorded within impairments, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss). As of September 30, 2021, the Company had no other hotel-management guarantee contracts. Separation-related guarantees The Company assumed one-third of certain contingent and other corporate liabilities of former Parent incurred prior to the spin-off, including liabilities of former Parent related to, arising out of or resulting from certain terminated or divested businesses, certain general corporate matters of former Parent and any actions with respect to the separation plan or the distribution made or brought by any third party.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Stock-Based Compensation	12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION The Company has a stock-based compensation plan available to grant non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock-settled appreciation rights (“SSARs”), RSUs, performance-vesting restricted stock units (“PSUs”) and/or other stock-based awards to key employees and non-employee directors. Under the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 2018 Equity and Incentive Plan (“Stock Plan”), which became effective on May 14, 2018, a maximum of 10.0 million shares of common stock may be awarded. As of September 30, 2021, 5.3 million shares remained available. Incentive equity awards granted by the Company The activity related to the Company’s incentive equity awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 consisted of the following: RSUs PSUs Number of Weighted Number Weighted Balance as of December 31, 2020 0.9 $ 54.15 0.2 $ 52.93 Granted (a) 0.7 65.60 0.1 65.21 Vested (0.3) 54.77 — — Canceled (0.1) 57.04 — — Balance as of September 30, 2021 1.2 (b) $ 60.24 0.3 (c) $ 57.51 ______________________ (a) Represents awards granted by the Company primarily in February 2021. (b) RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2021 are expected to vest over time and have an aggregate unrecognized compensation expense of $57 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years. (c) PSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2021 are expected to vest over time and have an aggregate maximum potential unrecognized compensation expense of $14 million, which may be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years based on attainment of targets. The activity related to stock options granted by the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 consisted of the following: Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions) Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 1.4 $ 55.57 Granted 0.1 65.21 Exercised (0.1) 55.99 Canceled (0.1) 55.26 Outstanding as of September 30, 2021 1.3 $ 56.12 4.8 $ 27 Unvested as of September 30, 2021 0.7 (a) $ 55.47 5.0 $ 15 Exercisable as of September 30, 2021 0.6 $ 56.85 4.5 $ 12 ______________________ (a) Unvested options as of September 30, 2021 are expected to vest over time and have an aggregate unrecognized compensation expense of $6 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. The fair value of stock options granted by the Company are estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the relevant assumptions outlined in the table below. Expected volatility is based on both historical and implied volatilities of the stock for both Wyndham Hotels and comparable companies over the estimated expected life of the options. The expected life represents the period of time the options are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on yields on U.S. Treasury strips with a maturity similar to the estimated expected life of the options. The projected dividend yield was based on the Company’s anticipated annual dividend divided by the price of the Company’s stock on the date of the grant. 2021 2020 Grant date fair value $19.58 $8.59 Grant date strike price $65.21 $53.40 Expected volatility 40.18% 24.30% Expected life 4.25 years 4.25 years Risk-free interest rate 0.40% 1.21% Projected dividend yield 0.98% 2.40% Stock-based compensation expense Stock-based compensation expense was $7 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Further, stock-based compensation expense was $20 million and $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, $1 million was recorded within restructuring costs on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss).

Segment Information

Segment Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	13. SEGMENT INFORMATION The reportable segments presented below represent the Company’s operating segments for which separate financial information is available and is utilized on a regular basis by its chief operating decision maker to assess performance and allocate resources. In identifying its reportable segments, the Company also considers the nature of services provided by its operating segments. Management evaluates the operating results of each of its reportable segments based upon net revenues and “adjusted EBITDA”, which is defined as net income excluding net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, early extinguishment of debt charges, impairment charges, restructuring and related charges, contract termination costs, transaction-related items (acquisition-, disposition- or separation-related), foreign currency impacts of highly inflationary countries, stock-based compensation expense, income taxes and development advance notes amortization. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of performance for its segments which, when considered with U.S. GAAP measures, allows a more complete understanding of its operating performance. The Company uses this measure internally to assess operating performance, both absolutely and in comparison to other companies, and to make day to day operating decisions, including in the evaluation of selected compensation decisions. The Company’s presentation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company modified the definition of adjusted EBITDA to exclude the amortization of development advance notes to reflect how the Company’s chief operating decision maker reviews operating performance beginning in 2021. The Company has applied the modified definition of adjusted EBITDA to all periods presented. Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 Net Revenues Adjusted EBITDA Net Revenues Adjusted EBITDA (a) Hotel Franchising $ 337 $ 193 $ 236 $ 119 Hotel Management 126 16 101 2 Total Reportable Segments 463 209 337 121 Corporate and Other — (15) — (18) Total Company $ 463 $ 194 $ 337 $ 103 ______________________ (a) Adjusted EBITDA for 2020 has been recasted to conform with the current year presentation. The table below is a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA. Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 (a) Net income $ 103 $ 27 Provision for income taxes 36 15 Depreciation and amortization 23 24 Interest expense, net 22 29 Stock-based compensation expense 7 5 Development advance notes amortization 3 2 Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries — 1 Adjusted EBITDA $ 194 $ 103 ______________________ (a) Adjusted EBITDA for 2020 has been recasted to conform with the current year presentation.

Other Expenses and Charges

Other Expenses and Charges	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Other Expenses [Abstract]
Other Expenses and Charges	14. OTHER EXPENSES AND CHARGES Separation-related Separation-related expenses associated with the Company’s spin-off from Wyndham Worldwide were not material for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred separation-related charges associated with its spin-off of $3 million and $1 million, respectively. Restructuring The Company incurred $29 million of charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to three restructuring initiatives implemented in response to COVID-19. The first quarter of 2020 plan resulted in a reduction of 262 employees for a charge of $13 million. The Company initiated another plan in the second quarter of 2020 to further reduce headcount by 180 employees and to consolidate its corporate facilities, resulting in a charge of $16 million. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company initiated another restructuring plan to further reduce headcount by 186 full and part-time employees, primarily at the Company’s owned hotels, resulting in a charge of less than $1 million. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company had implemented restructuring initiatives, primarily focused on enhancing its organizational efficiency and rationalizing its operations. Below is the activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 relating to restructuring activities by plan: 2020 Activity Liability as of December 31, 2019 Costs Recognized Cash Payments Other (a) Liability as of 2019 Plan Personnel-related $ 8 $ — $ (6) $ (1) $ 1 2020 Plans Personnel-related — 23 (17) (1) 5 Facility-related — 5 (1) — 4 Other — 1 (1) — — Total 2020 Plans — 29 (19) (1) 9 Total accrued restructuring $ 8 $ 29 $ (25) $ (2) $ 10 ______________________ (a) Represents non-cash payments in Company stock. The Company did not incur restructuring charges during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2021. Below is the activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 relating to all three of the Company’s restructuring plans implemented in 2020: 2021 Activity Liability as of December 31, 2020 Cash Payments Liability as of Personnel-related $ 7 $ (6) $ 1 Facility-related 3 (2) 1 Total accrued restructuring $ 10 $ (8) $ 2 The remaining liability of $2 million as of September 30, 2021 is expected to be primarily paid by the end of 2021. Impairments, net As a result of COVID-19 and the significant negative impact it had on travel demand during 2020, the Company reviewed its intangible assets for potential impairment and determined that the carrying value of certain intangible assets were in excess of their fair values. Accordingly, the Company recorded impairment charges of $205 million in the second quarter of 2020, primarily related to certain trademarks and goodwill associated with its owned hotel reporting unit. See Note 6 - Long-Lived Assets for more information. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2020, the Company incurred a $4 million non-cash impairment charge for the write-off of a receivable associated with the expected termination of an unprofitable hotel-management agreement. See Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies for more information. The Company also recovered cash proceeds of $3 million of a previously impaired asset in the second quarter of 2020. These charges were all reported within impairments, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income/(Loss). Transaction-related, net Transaction-related expenses incurred by the Company were not material during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and $13 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. These expenses were primarily related to integration activities for the acquisition of La Quinta. There were no transaction-related expenses incurred in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Transactions With Former Parent

Transactions With Former Parent	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Transactions With Former Parent	15. TRANSACTIONS WITH FORMER PARENT The Company has a number of arrangements with 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 former Parent entered into long-term exclusive license agreements to retain former Parents’ 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. In connection with the Company’s license, development and non-competition agreement, the Company recorded revenues from former Parent in the amount of $16 million each for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $49 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Further, the Company recorded revenues of $3 million each for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $7 million and $10 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 for activities associated with the Wyndham Rewards program. The Company also recorded revenues from a former affiliate for license fees of $1 million and $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $4 million each for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Such fees are recorded within license and other fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss). Transfer of former Parent liabilities and issuances of guarantees to former Parent and affiliates Upon the distribution of the Company’s common stock to former Parent shareholders, the Company entered into certain guarantee commitments with 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 former Parent is responsible for the remaining two-thirds. The amount of liabilities assumed by the Company in connection with the spin-off was $18 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, which were included within other non-current liabilities on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company also had a $4 million and $3 million liability due to former Parent which was included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. In addition, the Company had $2 million and $4 million of receivables due from former Parent as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which were included within current assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Wyndham Worldwide’s sale of its European Vacation Rentals business In connection with the sale of the European Vacation Rentals business, the Company was entitled to one-third of the excess of net proceeds from the sale above a pre-set amount. During 2019, the Buyer notified former Parent of certain proposed post-closing adjustments of approximately $44 million which could serve to reduce the net consideration received from the sale of the European Vacation Rentals business. On October 22, 2021, former Parent entered into a letter of intent to settle the post-closing adjustment claims which will be split one-third and two-thirds between the Company and former Parent, respectively. Such settlement amount is immaterial to the Company.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	16. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) The components of AOCI are as follows: Net of Tax Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Cash Flow Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Balance as of December 31, 2020 $ 2 $ (54) $ (52) Period change — 14 14 Balance as of March 31, 2021 2 (40) (38) Period change 1 4 5 Balance as of June 30, 2021 3 (36) (33) Period change (1) 4 3 Balance as of September 30, 2021 $ 2 $ (32) $ (30) Net of Tax Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ (1) $ (26) $ (27) Period change (3) (36) (39) Balance as of March 31, 2020 (4) (62) (66) Period change 1 (2) (1) Balance as of June 30, 2020 (3) (64) (67) Period change 1 4 5 Balance as of September 30, 2020 $ (2) $ (60) $ (62)

Basis of Presentation (Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Consolidation	The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include Wyndham Hotels’ assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows and all entities in which Wyndham Hotels has a controlling financial interest.All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Basis of Accounting	The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Use of Estimate	In presenting the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements	Recently adopted accounting pronouncements Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. On December 18, 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which simplifies the accounting standards for income taxes. The amendment clarifies and simplifies aspects of the accounting for income taxes to help promote consistent application of U.S. GAAP by eliminating certain exceptions to the general principles of ASC 740, Income Taxes . This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2021, as required. There was no material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures as a result of adopting this new standard.

Revenue Recognition (Tables)

Revenue Recognition (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Schedule of Contract Liabilities	Deferred revenues as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Deferred initial franchise fee revenues $ 146 $ 136 Deferred loyalty program revenues 78 75 Deferred other revenues 19 18 Total $ 243 $ 229
Schedule of Performance Obligations	The following table summarizes the Company’s remaining performance obligations for the twelve-month periods set forth below: 10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2023 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024 Thereafter Total Initial franchise fee revenues $ 22 $ 8 $ 7 $ 109 $ 146 Loyalty program revenues 46 22 8 2 78 Other revenues 11 1 1 6 19 Total $ 79 $ 31 $ 16 $ 117 $ 243
Schedule of Disaggregation of Net Revenues	The table below presents a disaggregation of the Company’s net revenues from contracts with customers by major services and products for each of the Company’s segments: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Hotel Franchising Royalties and franchise fees $ 137 $ 91 $ 327 $ 234 Marketing, reservation and loyalty 149 99 353 287 License and other fees 20 21 60 63 Other 31 25 89 77 Total Hotel Franchising 337 236 829 661 Hotel Management Royalties and franchise fees 7 5 17 16 Marketing, reservation and loyalty — — — 1 Owned hotel revenues 23 5 57 29 Management fees 9 7 25 21 Cost reimbursements 86 82 242 274 Other 1 2 3 2 Total Hotel Management 126 101 344 343 Net revenues $ 463 $ 337 $ 1,173 $ 1,004

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted EPS	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS (in millions, except per share data): Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Net income/(loss) $ 103 $ 27 $ 195 $ (125) Basic weighted average shares outstanding 93.6 93.3 93.5 93.4 Stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) (a) 0.5 0.1 0.4 — Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 94.1 93.4 93.9 93.4 Earnings/(loss) per share: Basic $ 1.10 $ 0.29 $ 2.09 $ (1.34) Diluted 1.09 0.29 2.08 (1.34) Dividends: Cash dividends declared per share $ 0.24 $ 0.08 $ 0.56 $ 0.48 Aggregate dividends paid to shareholders $ 23 $ 7 $ 53 $ 45
Schedule of Stock Repurchase Activity	The following table summarizes stock repurchase activity under the current stock repurchase program (in millions, except per share data): Shares Cost Average Price Per Share As of December 31, 2020 7.7 $ 408 $ 53.43 For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 0.4 27 73.13 As of September 30, 2021 8.0 $ 436 $ 54.35 _____________________ Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Accounts Receivable (Tables)

Accounts Receivable (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Credit Loss [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	The following table sets forth the activity in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivables for the nine months ended: 2021 2020 Balance as of January 1, $ 72 $ 47 Cumulative effect of change in accounting standard — 12 Provision for doubtful accounts 15 32 Bad debt write-offs (8) (17) Balance as of September 30, $ 79 $ 74

Long-Lived Assets (Tables)

Long-Lived Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of Impaired Intangible Assets	The following table details impairment charges related to intangible assets recorded in the second quarter of 2020: Intangible Asset Book Value Impairment Charges Adjusted Fair Value Owned hotel reporting unit goodwill $ 14 $ (14) $ — La Quinta trademark 710 (155) 555 Other trademarks (a) 103 (36) 67 Total $ 827 $ (205) $ 622 _____________________
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Intangible assets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Gross Accumulated Net Gross Accumulated Net Goodwill $ 1,539 $ 14 $ 1,525 $ 1,539 $ 14 $ 1,525 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Gross Accumulated Net Gross Accumulated Net Unamortized intangible assets: Trademarks $ 1,201 $ 1,202 Amortized intangible assets: Franchise agreements $ 895 $ 507 $ 388 $ 895 $ 487 $ 408 Management agreements 136 40 96 136 33 103 Trademarks 2 1 1 2 1 1 Other 1 1 — 1 — 1 $ 1,034 $ 549 $ 485 $ 1,034 $ 521 $ 513

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing _2

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Company's Indebtedness	The Company’s indebtedness consisted of: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Long-term debt: (a) Amount Weighted Average Rate (b) Amount Weighted Average Rate (b) $750 million revolving credit facility (due May 2023) $ — $ — Term loan (due May 2025) 1,544 3.10% 1,554 3.18% 5.375% senior unsecured notes (due April 2026) — 496 5.38% 4.375% senior unsecured notes (due August 2028) 492 4.38% 492 4.38% Finance leases 52 4.50% 55 4.50% Total long-term debt 2,088 2,597 Less: Current portion of long-term debt 21 21 Long-term debt $ 2,067 $ 2,576 ______________________ (a) The carrying amount of the term loan and senior unsecured notes are net of deferred debt issuance costs of $15 million and $22 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. (b) Weighted average interest rates are based on period-end balances, including the effects from hedging.
Schedule of Outstanding Debt Maturities	The Company’s outstanding debt as of September 30, 2021 matures as follows: Long-Term Debt Within 1 year $ 21 Between 1 and 2 years 21 Between 2 and 3 years 22 Between 3 and 4 years 1,502 Between 4 and 5 years 7 Thereafter 515 Total $ 2,088
Schedule of Available Capacity Under Borrowing Arrangements	As of September 30, 2021, the available capacity under the Company’s revolving credit facility was as follows: Revolving Credit Facility Total capacity $ 750 Less: Letters of credit 15 Available capacity $ 735

Fair Value (Tables)

Fair Value (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments	The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of all other financial instruments are as follows: September 30, 2021 Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Debt $ 2,088 $ 2,116

Stock-Based Compensation (Table

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Activity Related to Incentive Equity Awards	The activity related to the Company’s incentive equity awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 consisted of the following: RSUs PSUs Number of Weighted Number Weighted Balance as of December 31, 2020 0.9 $ 54.15 0.2 $ 52.93 Granted (a) 0.7 65.60 0.1 65.21 Vested (0.3) 54.77 — — Canceled (0.1) 57.04 — — Balance as of September 30, 2021 1.2 (b) $ 60.24 0.3 (c) $ 57.51 ______________________ (a) Represents awards granted by the Company primarily in February 2021. (b) RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2021 are expected to vest over time and have an aggregate unrecognized compensation expense of $57 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years. (c) PSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2021 are expected to vest over time and have an aggregate maximum potential unrecognized compensation expense of $14 million, which may be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years based on attainment of targets. The activity related to stock options granted by the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 consisted of the following: Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions) Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 1.4 $ 55.57 Granted 0.1 65.21 Exercised (0.1) 55.99 Canceled (0.1) 55.26 Outstanding as of September 30, 2021 1.3 $ 56.12 4.8 $ 27 Unvested as of September 30, 2021 0.7 (a) $ 55.47 5.0 $ 15 Exercisable as of September 30, 2021 0.6 $ 56.85 4.5 $ 12 ______________________ (a) Unvested options as of September 30, 2021 are expected to vest over time and have an aggregate unrecognized compensation expense of $6 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.
Schedule of Valuation Assumptions	2021 2020 Grant date fair value $19.58 $8.59 Grant date strike price $65.21 $53.40 Expected volatility 40.18% 24.30% Expected life 4.25 years 4.25 years Risk-free interest rate 0.40% 1.21% Projected dividend yield 0.98% 2.40%

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Summary of Net Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 Net Revenues Adjusted EBITDA Net Revenues Adjusted EBITDA (a) Hotel Franchising $ 337 $ 193 $ 236 $ 119 Hotel Management 126 16 101 2 Total Reportable Segments 463 209 337 121 Corporate and Other — (15) — (18) Total Company $ 463 $ 194 $ 337 $ 103 ______________________ (a) Adjusted EBITDA for 2020 has been recasted to conform with the current year presentation.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA	The table below is a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA. Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 (a) Net income $ 103 $ 27 Provision for income taxes 36 15 Depreciation and amortization 23 24 Interest expense, net 22 29 Stock-based compensation expense 7 5 Development advance notes amortization 3 2 Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries — 1 Adjusted EBITDA $ 194 $ 103 ______________________ (a) Adjusted EBITDA for 2020 has been recasted to conform with the current year presentation.

Other Expenses and Charges (Tab

Other Expenses and Charges (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Other Expenses [Abstract]
Schedule of Restructuring Activities	Below is the activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 relating to restructuring activities by plan: 2020 Activity Liability as of December 31, 2019 Costs Recognized Cash Payments Other (a) Liability as of 2019 Plan Personnel-related $ 8 $ — $ (6) $ (1) $ 1 2020 Plans Personnel-related — 23 (17) (1) 5 Facility-related — 5 (1) — 4 Other — 1 (1) — — Total 2020 Plans — 29 (19) (1) 9 Total accrued restructuring $ 8 $ 29 $ (25) $ (2) $ 10 ______________________ (a) Represents non-cash payments in Company stock. 2021 Activity Liability as of December 31, 2020 Cash Payments Liability as of Personnel-related $ 7 $ (6) $ 1 Facility-related 3 (2) 1 Total accrued restructuring $ 10 $ (8) $ 2

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The components of AOCI are as follows: Net of Tax Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Cash Flow Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Balance as of December 31, 2020 $ 2 $ (54) $ (52) Period change — 14 14 Balance as of March 31, 2021 2 (40) (38) Period change 1 4 5 Balance as of June 30, 2021 3 (36) (33) Period change (1) 4 3 Balance as of September 30, 2021 $ 2 $ (32) $ (30) Net of Tax Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ (1) $ (26) $ (27) Period change (3) (36) (39) Balance as of March 31, 2020 (4) (62) (66) Period change 1 (2) (1) Balance as of June 30, 2020 (3) (64) (67) Period change 1 4 5 Balance as of September 30, 2020 $ (2) $ (60) $ (62)

Basis of Presentation (Details)

Basis of Presentation (Details)	Sep. 30, 2021hotel
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of countries operating in (approximately)	95
Owned hotel properties	2

Revenue Recognition (Narrative)

Revenue Recognition (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Franchise agreement, revenue recognition period (within)	12 years
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, net	$ 32	$ 33
Other Current Assets
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, net	4	7
Other Noncurrent Assets
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, net	$ 28	$ 26

Revenue Recognition (Contract L

Revenue Recognition (Contract Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities		$ 243	$ 229
Deferred initial franchise fee revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities		146	136
Deferred loyalty program revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities		78	75
Contract liability, cumulative adjustment	$ 16
Deferred other revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities		$ 19	$ 18

Revenue Recognition (Performanc

Revenue Recognition (Performance Obligations) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 79
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-10-01 | Initial franchise fee revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 22
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-10-01 | Loyalty program revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 46
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-10-01 | Other revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 11
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 31
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-10-01 | Initial franchise fee revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 8
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-10-01 | Loyalty program revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 22
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-10-01 | Other revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 1
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 16
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-10-01 | Initial franchise fee revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 7
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-10-01 | Loyalty program revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 8
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-10-01 | Other revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 1
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 117
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-10-01 | Initial franchise fee revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 109
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-10-01 | Loyalty program revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 2
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-10-01 | Other revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 6
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 243
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-10-01 | Initial franchise fee revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 146
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-10-01 | Loyalty program revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 78
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-10-01 | Other revenues
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 19
Remaining performance obligation, period	1 year

Revenue Recognition (Disaggrega

Revenue Recognition (Disaggregation of Net Revenues) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	$ 463	$ 337	$ 1,173	$ 1,004
Royalties and franchise fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	144	96	344	250
Marketing, reservation and loyalty
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	149	99	353	288
Cost reimbursements
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	86	82	242	274
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	32	27	92	79
Reportable Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	463	337	1,173	1,004
Reportable Segments | Hotel Franchising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	337	236	829	661
Reportable Segments | Hotel Franchising | Royalties and franchise fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	137	91	327	234
Reportable Segments | Hotel Franchising | Marketing, reservation and loyalty
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	149	99	353	287
Reportable Segments | Hotel Franchising | License and other fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	20	21	60	63
Reportable Segments | Hotel Franchising | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	31	25	89	77
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	126	101	344	343
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management | Royalties and franchise fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	7	5	17	16
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management | Marketing, reservation and loyalty
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues				1
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management | Owned hotel revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	23	5	57	29
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management | Management fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	9	7	25	21
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management | Cost reimbursements
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	86	82	242	274
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	$ 1	$ 2	$ 3	$ 2

Earnings Per Share (Computation

Earnings Per Share (Computation of Basic and Diluted EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income/(loss)	$ 103	$ 68	$ 24	$ 27	$ (174)	$ 22	$ 195	$ (125)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	93.6			93.3			93.5	93.4
Stock Options and restricted stock units (RSUs) (in shares)	0.5			0.1			0.4	0
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	94.1			93.4			93.9	93.4
Earnings/(loss) per share
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 1.10			$ 0.29			$ 2.09	$ (1.34)
Diluted (in usd per share)	1.09			0.29			2.08	(1.34)
Cash dividends declared per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.24			$ 0.08			$ 0.56	$ 0.48
Dividends:
Aggregate dividends paid to shareholders	$ 23			$ 7			$ 53	$ 45
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares)								0.1

Earnings Per Share (Stock Repur

Earnings Per Share (Stock Repurchase Activity) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Shares
Treasury stock, beginning (in shares) | shares	7.7
Treasury stock, acquired (in shares) | shares	0.4
Treasury stock, ending (in shares) | shares	8
Cost
Treasury stock, cost, beginning | $	$ 408
Treasury stock, cost, acquired | $	27
Treasury stock, cost, ending | $	$ 436
Average Price Per Share
Treasury stock, average price per share, beginning (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 53.43
Treasury stock, average price per share, acquired (in usd per share) | $ / shares	73.13
Treasury stock, average price per share, ending (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 54.35

Earnings Per Share (Narrative)

Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021USD ($)
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Share repurchase, remaining availability	$ 164

Accounts Receivable - Narrative

Accounts Receivable - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss		$ 79	$ 74	$ 79	$ 74	$ 72	$ 47
Income tax benefit		$ 36	$ 15	$ 72	$ (25)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss	$ 10					$ 12
Income tax benefit	$ 2

Accounts Receivable - Allowance

Accounts Receivable - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 1,	$ 72	$ 47
Provision for doubtful accounts	15	32
Bad debt write-offs	(8)	(17)
Balance as of September 30,	79	$ 74
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 1,	$ 12

Long-Lived Assets - Narrative (

Long-Lived Assets - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021USD ($)hotel	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Owned hotel properties | hotel		2
Property and equipment, net		$ 259	$ 278
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment	$ 205
Reportable Segments | Hotel Franchising
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment	$ 191

Long-Lived Assets - Schedule of

Long-Lived Assets - Schedule of Impairment of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross			$ 1,539	$ 1,539
Goodwill			$ 1,525	$ 1,525
Impaired Assets
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Gross		$ 827
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$ (205)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		622
Owned Hotel Reporting Unit [Member] | Impaired Assets
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross		14
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		14
Goodwill		0
La Quinta trademark [Member] | Impaired Assets
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Gross		710
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived		(155)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		555
Other impaired trademarks | Impaired Assets
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Gross		103
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$ (36)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 67

Long-Lived Assets - Schedule _2

Long-Lived Assets - Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross	$ 1,539	$ 1,539
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	14	14
Goodwill	1,525	1,525
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	1,034	1,034
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	549	521
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	485	513
Trademarks
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	1,201	1,202
Franchise agreements
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	895	895
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	507	487
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	388	408
Management agreements
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	136	136
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	40	33
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	96	103
Trademarks
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	2	2
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	1	1
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	1	1
Other
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	1	1
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	1	0
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 0	$ 1

Franchising, Marketing and Re_2

Franchising, Marketing and Reservation Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	$ (463)	$ (337)	$ (1,173)	$ (1,004)
Bad debt expense related to notes	0	0	1	1
Payments of development advance notes			(26)	(11)
Proceeds from development advance notes			1	0
Payments of development advance notes, net			(25)	(11)
Franchisees and hotel owners
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Development advance notes	107		$ 107		$ 92
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Franchise/management agreement term			10 years
Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Franchise/management agreement term			20 years
Initial franchise fee
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	(4)	(5)	$ (11)	(13)
Forgiveness of note receivable
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net Revenues	$ 3	$ 2	$ 7	$ 7

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes paid, net			$ (49)	$ 17
Effective tax rate	25.90%	35.70%	27.00%	16.70%

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing _3

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements (Schedule of Company's Indebtedness) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	$ 2,088	$ 2,597
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	21	21
Long-term debt	$ 2,067	$ 2,576
Finance leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.50%	4.50%
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent	$ 52	$ 55
$750 million revolving credit facility (due May 2023)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	3	4
Line of Credit | $750 million revolving credit facility (due May 2023)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0	0
Long-term Debt | Term loan (due May 2025)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,544	$ 1,554
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.10%	3.18%
Senior Notes | 5.375% senior unsecured notes (due April 2026)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 0	$ 496
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		5.38%
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes due August 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 492	$ 492
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.38%	4.38%
Term loan and senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 15	$ 22

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing _4

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements (Schedule of Outstanding Debt Maturities) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Within 1 year	$ 21
Between 1 and 2 years	21
Between 2 and 3 years	22
Between 3 and 4 years	1,502
Between 4 and 5 years	7
Thereafter	515
Total	$ 2,088

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing _5

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements (Schedule of Available Capacity Under Borrowing Arrangements) (Details) - $750 million revolving credit facility (due May 2023) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total capacity	$ 750
Less: Letters of credit	15
Available capacity	$ 735

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing _6

Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Apr. 15, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	May 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early extinguishment of debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ 18,000,000	$ 0
Interest rate cash flow hedge liability at fair value	42,000,000		42,000,000			$ 71,000,000
Gain (loss) on interest rate cash flow hedge ineffectiveness			0
Interest rate cash flow hedge gain (loss) to be reclassified during next 12 months, net	23,000,000		23,000,000
Interest expense, net	22,000,000	29,000,000	73,000,000	83,000,000
Interest paid			81,000,000	71,000,000
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notional amount	1,100,000,000		1,100,000,000
Interest rate cash flow hedge gain (loss) reclassified to earnings, net	(7,000,000)	$ (7,000,000)	(19,000,000)	$ (15,000,000)
Interest Rate Swap 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notional amount	$ 600,000,000		$ 600,000,000
Fixed interest rate on interest rate swap	2.52%		2.52%
Interest Rate Swap 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notional amount	$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Fixed interest rate on interest rate swap	1.09%		1.09%
Senior Unsecured Notes due August 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 500,000,000
Early extinguishment of debt	$ 18,000,000
Call premiums	13,000,000
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost	5,000,000
5.375% senior unsecured notes (due April 2026) | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					5.375%
Term loan (due May 2025) | Long-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 1,600,000,000
$750 million revolving credit facility (due May 2023)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000			$ 4,000,000

Fair Value (Details)

Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loss on foreign currency derivatives recorded in earnings	$ 0	$ (2)	$ (1)	$ 0
Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries	0	$ 1	1	$ 2
Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt	2,088		2,088
Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt	$ 2,116		$ 2,116

Commitments and Contingencies -

Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation reserves	$ 5			$ 5		$ 4
Litigation receivable covered by insurance	3			3		$ 0
Impairments, net	0	$ 0		0	$ 206
Contract Termination
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Impairments, net			$ 4
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Range of possible loss, portion not accrued (up to)	$ 11			$ 11

Stock-Based Compensation (Narra

Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	May 14, 2018
Restructuring Charges
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				$ 1
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 2018 Equity and Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares approved (in shares)					10
Remaining shares available (in shares)	5.3		5.3
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 7	$ 5	$ 20	$ 15

Stock-Based Compensation (Incen

Stock-Based Compensation (Incentive Equity Awards Activity) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 8.59
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 19.58
RSUs
Number of RSUs
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	0.9
Granted (in shares) | shares	0.7
Vested/exercised (in shares) | shares	(0.3)
Canceled (in shares) | shares	(0.1)
Ending balance (in shares) | shares	1.2
Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 54.15
Granted (in dollars per share)	65.60
Vested/exercised (in dollars per share)	54.77
Canceled (in dollars per share)	57.04
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 60.24
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense | $	$ 57
Compensation expense not yet recognized, weighted average period	2 years 8 months 12 days
Performance Shares
Number of RSUs
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	0.2
Granted (in shares) | shares	0.1
Ending balance (in shares) | shares	0.3
Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 52.93
Granted (in dollars per share)	65.21
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 57.51
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense | $	$ 14
Compensation expense not yet recognized, weighted average period	1 year 6 months
Options
Number of Options
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	1.4
Granted (in shares) | shares	0.1
Exercised (in shares) | shares	(0.1)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares	(0.1)
Ending balance (in shares) | shares	1.3
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 55.57
Granted (in dollars per share)	65.21
Exercised (in dollars per share)	55.99
Canceled (in dollars per share)	55.26
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 56.12
Unvested options outstanding | shares	0.7
Options exercisable | shares	0.6
Unvested options weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 55.47
Exercisable options weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 56.85
Weighted average remaining contractual term, outstanding	4 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, unvested	5 years
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable	4 years 6 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding | $	$ 27
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Unvested | $	15
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable | $	12
Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense | $	$ 6
Compensation expense not yet recognized, weighted average period	2 years 1 month 6 days

Stock-Based Compensation (Valua

Stock-Based Compensation (Valuation Assumptions) (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 19.58		$ 8.59
Grant date strike price (in dollars per share)	$ 65.21		$ 53.40
Expected volatility	40.18%	24.30%
Expected life	4 years 3 months	4 years 3 months
Risk-free interest rate	0.40%	1.21%
Projected dividend yield	0.98%	2.40%

Segment Information (Summary of

Segment Information (Summary of Net Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues	$ 463	$ 337	$ 1,173	$ 1,004
Adjusted EBITDA	194	103	459	278
Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues	463	337	1,173	1,004
Adjusted EBITDA	209	121	502	329
Reportable Segments | Hotel Franchising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues	337	236	829	661
Adjusted EBITDA	193	119	464	315
Reportable Segments | Hotel Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues	126	101	344	343
Adjusted EBITDA	16	2	38	14
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues	0	0	0	0
Adjusted EBITDA	$ (15)	$ (18)	$ (43)	$ (51)

Segment Information (Reconcilia

Segment Information (Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net income/(loss)	$ 103	$ 68	$ 24	$ 27	$ (174)	$ 22	$ 195	$ (125)
Provision for income taxes	36			15			72	(25)
Depreciation and amortization	23			24			70	73
Interest expense, net	22			29			73	83
Early extinguishment of debt	0			0			18	0
Separation-related expenses							3	1
Impairments, net	0			0			0	206
Restructuring	0			0	$ 16	$ 13	0	29
Transaction-related expenses, net	0			0			0	13
Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries	0			1			1	2
Net Revenues	(463)			(337)			(1,173)	(1,004)
Adjusted EBITDA	194			103			459	278
Forgiveness of note receivable
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues	3			2			7	7
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 2018 Equity and Incentive Plan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	7			5			20	15
Nonseparation related | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 2018 Equity and Incentive Plan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 7			$ 5			$ 20	$ 14

Other Expenses and Charges - Na

Other Expenses and Charges - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Separation-related	$ 0		$ 0			$ 3	$ 1
Restructuring	0		0	$ 16	$ 13	0	29
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment				205
Impairments, net	0		0			0	(206)
Transaction-related, net	$ 0		$ 0			$ 0	$ 13
Contract Termination
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairments, net				(4)
Contract Termination | Accounts Receivable
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairments, net				$ (4)
Previously impaired asset
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairments, net		$ 3

Other Expenses and Charges - Ac

Other Expenses and Charges - Accrued Restructuring Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Liability at beginning of period				$ 8		$ 8
Costs Recognized	$ 0	$ 0	$ 16	13	$ 0	29
Cash Payments						(25)
Liability at end of period	2	10			2	10
Other						(2)
2019 Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Liability at beginning of period				8		8
Costs Recognized						0
Cash Payments						(6)
Liability at end of period		1				1
Other						(1)
2020 Plans
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Liability at beginning of period				0	10	0
Costs Recognized						29
Cash Payments					(8)	(19)
Liability at end of period	2	9			2	9
Other						(1)
Personnel-related | 2020 Plans
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Liability at beginning of period				0	7	0
Costs Recognized						23
Cash Payments					(6)	(17)
Liability at end of period	1	5			1	5
Other						(1)
Facility-related | 2020 Plans
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Liability at beginning of period				0	3	0
Costs Recognized						5
Cash Payments					(2)	(1)
Liability at end of period	$ 1	4			$ 1	4
Other						0
Other | 2020 Plans
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Liability at beginning of period				$ 0		0
Costs Recognized						1
Cash Payments						(1)
Liability at end of period		$ 0				0
Other						$ 0

Transactions With Former Pare_2

Transactions With Former Parent (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Litigation reserves	$ 5			$ 5		$ 4
Other non-current liabilities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Separation and distribution agreement, contingent liability assumed, remaining amount	18			18		18
Other Current Liabilities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Separation and distribution agreement, contingent liability assumed, remaining amount	4			4		3
Other Current Assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables due from former parent	2			2		$ 4
Wyndham Worldwide | Licensing Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from former parent	16	$ 16		49	$ 49
Affiliated Entity | Licensing Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from former parent	1	2		4	4
Affiliated Entity | Wyndham Rewards
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from former parent	$ 3	$ 3		$ 7	$ 10
Affiliated Entity | Sale of European Vacation Rentals Business
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Post Closing-Adjustment to Reduce Net Consideration			$ 44

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Balance as of beginning of period, value	$ 1,060	$ 991	$ 963	$ 933	$ 1,112	$ 1,212	$ 963	$ 1,212
Balance as of beginning of period	(33)	(38)	(52)	(67)	(66)	(27)	(52)	(27)
Period change	(1)	1	0	1	1	(3)	0	0
Period change	4	4	14	4	(2)	(36)	22	(35)
Period change	3	5	14	5	(1)	(39)	22	(35)
Balance as of end of period	(30)	(33)	(38)	(62)	(67)	(66)	(30)	(62)
Balance as of end of period, value	1,123	1,060	991	963	933	1,112	1,123	963
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Balance as of beginning of period, value	3	2	2	(3)	(4)	(1)	2	(1)
Balance as of end of period, value	2	3	2	(2)	(3)	(4)	2	(2)
Cash Flow Hedges
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Balance as of beginning of period, value	(36)	(40)	(54)	(64)	(62)	(26)	(54)	(26)
Balance as of end of period, value	$ (32)	$ (36)	$ (40)	$ (60)	$ (64)	$ (62)	$ (32)	$ (60)