Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Room	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Room	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) Room
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation				$ 283,000,000	$ 295,000,000	$ 283,000,000
Net capital lease assets included in property and equipment	$ 20,000,000			20,000,000	19,000,000
Accumulated depreciation of capital lease assets included in property and equipment	10,000,000			10,000,000	8,000,000
Hurricanes Irma and Maria [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Expenses on property and equipment from hurricane damage		$ 20,000,000
Loss on property and equipment from hurricane damage		$ 54,000,000
Insurance proceeds received on hurricanes damage				2,000,000
Insurance settlements receivable on hurricanes damage	56,000,000			56,000,000
Business interruption insurance recognized	0			$ 0
New York Hilton Midtown [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Net book value of assets							$ 66,000,000	$ 33,000,000
Non-cash equity distribution to parent							30,000,000
Derecognized property and equipment, net	32,000,000
Liability related to derecognized property and equipment, net	$ 33,000,000
New York Hilton Midtown [Member] | Time Share Project [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of floors prior to spin-off							$ 22,000,000
Number of hotel rooms | Room								25
Hilton Waikoloa Village [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Net book value of assets								$ 177,000,000
Number of hotel rooms | Room	600			600
Derecognized property and equipment, net				$ 38,000,000
Liability related to derecognized property and equipment, net				$ 39,000,000
Lease expiration month and year				2019-12
Number of rooms released | Room	134			134
Sale-leaseback liabilities remained	$ 138,000,000			$ 138,000,000	210,000,000
Hilton Waikoloa Village [Member] | Time Share Project [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | Room								600
Hilton New York Midtown [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Sale-leaseback liabilities remained					210,000,000
Embassy Suites Washington, D.C. [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Net book value of assets			$ 40,000,000
Non-cash equity distribution to parent					$ 33,000,000
cash consideration received for transferred assets			$ 0