Hotel Management Operating and License Agreements	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Hotel Management Operating And License Agreements [Abstract]
Hotel Management Operating and License Agreements	Note 13: Hotel Management Operating and License Agreements Management and Franchise Fees We have management agreements, whereby we pay a base fee equal to a percentage of total revenues, as defined, as well as an incentive fee if specified financial performance targets are achieved. Our managers generally have sole responsibility for all activities necessary for the operation of the hotels, including establishing room rates, processing reservations and promoting and publicizing the hotels. Our managers also generally provide all employees for the hotels, prepare reports, budgets and projections, and provide other administrative and accounting support services to the hotels. We have consultative and limited approval rights with respect to certain actions of our managers, including entering into long-term or high value contracts, engaging in certain actions relating to legal proceedings, approving the operating budget, making certain capital expenditures and the hiring of certain management personnel. Our management agreements have initial terms ranging from 5 to 30 years and allow for one or more renewal periods. Assuming all renewal periods are exercised by our hotel managers, the total term of our management agreements range from 30 to 70 years. We also have franchise agreements for 12 hotels. The franchise agreements have an initial term of 7 to 20 years and cannot be extended without the franchisor’s consent. Marketing Fees Additionally, the management and franchise agreements generally require a marketing fee equal to a percentage of rooms revenues. Total marketing fees were $53 million, $53 million and $55 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and were included in other departmental and support expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Employee Cost Reimbursements We are responsible for reimbursing our managers for certain employee related costs outside of payroll. These costs include contributions to a defined contribution 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan administered by our managers, union-sponsored pension plans and other post-retirement plans. All of these plans are the responsibility of our managers and our obligation is only for the reimbursement of these costs for individuals who work at our hotel properties. Total employee cost reimbursements were $133 million, $134 million and $131 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and were included in the respective operating expenses line item in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income based upon the nature of services provided by such employees.

Hotel Management Operating and License Agreements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Hotel Management Operating And License Agreements [Abstract]

Hotel Management Operating and License Agreements

Note 13: Hotel Management Operating and License Agreements

Management and Franchise Fees

We have management agreements, whereby we pay a base fee equal to a percentage of total revenues, as defined, as well as an incentive fee if specified financial performance targets are achieved. Our managers generally have sole responsibility for all activities necessary for the operation of the hotels, including establishing room rates, processing reservations and promoting and publicizing the hotels. Our managers also generally provide all employees for the hotels, prepare reports, budgets and projections, and provide other administrative and accounting support services to the hotels. We have consultative and limited approval rights with respect to certain actions of our managers, including entering into long-term or high value contracts, engaging in certain actions relating to legal proceedings, approving the operating budget, making certain capital expenditures and the hiring of certain management personnel.

Our management agreements have initial terms ranging from 5 to 30 years and allow for one or more renewal periods. Assuming all renewal periods are exercised by our hotel managers, the total term of our management agreements range from 30 to 70 years.

We also have franchise agreements for 12 hotels. The franchise agreements have an initial term of 7 to 20 years and cannot be extended without the franchisor’s consent.

Marketing Fees

Additionally, the management and franchise agreements generally require a marketing fee equal to a percentage of rooms revenues. Total marketing fees were $53 million, $53 million and $55 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and were included in other departmental and support expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Employee Cost Reimbursements

We are responsible for reimbursing our managers for certain employee related costs outside of payroll. These costs include contributions to a defined contribution 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan administered by our managers, union-sponsored pension plans and other post-retirement plans. All of these plans are the responsibility of our managers and our obligation is only for the reimbursement of these costs for individuals who work at our hotel properties. Total employee cost reimbursements were $133 million, $134 million and $131 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and were included in the respective operating expenses line item in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income based upon the nature of services provided by such employees.