Organization and Recent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization and Recent Events	Note 1: Organization and Recent Events Organization Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation that owns a portfolio of premium-branded hotels and resorts primarily located in prime city center and resort locations. On January 3, 2017, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton”) completed the spin-off of a portfolio of hotels and resorts that established Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. as an independent, publicly traded company. On May 5, 2019, the Company, PK Domestic Property LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company (“PK Domestic”), and PK Domestic Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PK Domestic (“Merger Sub”) entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Chesapeake Lodging Trust (“Chesapeake”). On September 18, 2019, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Chesapeake merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”) and each of Chesapeake’s common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share was converted into $11.00 in cash and 0.628 of a share of our common stock. No fractional shares of our common stock were issued in the Merger. The value of any fractional interests to which a Chesapeake shareholder would otherwise have been entitled was paid in cash. We are treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes, and we believe we have been organized and operated, and expect to continue to be organized and operate in a manner to qualify as a REIT. From the date of our spin-off from Hilton, Park Intermediate Holdings LLC (our “Operating Company”), directly or indirectly, has held all our assets and has conducted all of our operations. We own 100% of the interests in our Operating Company. Recent Events The novel strain of coronavirus and the disease it causes (“COVID-19”) have had a significant effect on the hospitality industry and our business. The effects of COVID-19, including government restrictions such as mandated closings of non-essential businesses and travel restrictions, have severely reduced overall lodging demand. Since the beginning of March, we have experienced a significant decline in occupancy and Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) associated with COVID-19 throughout our portfolio, which resulted in a decline in our operating cash flow. We expect that COVID-19 will continue to negatively affect our operating results for at least the second and third quarters of 2020, as well as the debt and equity capital markets, which in the near-term could make obtaining financing or refinancing debt obligations more challenging. We and our hotel managers have taken various actions to mitigate the effect of COVID-19, including temporarily suspending operations at 38 of our 60 hotels, limiting capacity at our hotels that remain open, deferring approximately $150 million of capital expenditures planned for 2020 and suspending our dividend after the first quarter of 2020. Additionally, as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility, we fully drew our $1 billion revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). We were in compliance with our debt covenants under our credit and term loan facilities as of March 31, 2020. However, in order to maintain compliance under our credit and term loan facilities in future quarters, we have amended our facilities to suspend compliance with all existing financial covenants tested through and including March 31, 2021 and to adjust the levels of particular financial covenants after such period. As part of the amendment process, we (i) agreed to comply with a monthly minimum liquidity covenant, to pledge equity in certain subsidiaries to secure the facilities, and for certain subsidiaries to become guarantors under the facilities, and (ii) exercised our two six-month extension options on our Revolver to extend its maturity to December 24, 2021. The amendment also added additional covenants that restrict our ability to make dividend and distribution payments (except to the extent required to maintain REIT status) and stock repurchases, make prepayments of other indebtedness, make capital expenditures, conduct asset dispositions or transfers and make investments, including acquisitions or mergers, in each case subject to various exceptions. We are committed to using our liquidity to support our hotels’ operations during this pandemic and subsequent recovery, while being focused on increasing value for our stockholders.

Organization and Recent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Note 1: Organization and Recent Events

Organization

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation that owns a portfolio of premium-branded hotels and resorts primarily located in prime city center and resort locations. On January 3, 2017, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton”) completed the spin-off of a portfolio of hotels and resorts that established Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. as an independent, publicly traded company.

On May 5, 2019, the Company, PK Domestic Property LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company (“PK Domestic”), and PK Domestic Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PK Domestic (“Merger Sub”) entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Chesapeake Lodging Trust (“Chesapeake”). On September 18, 2019, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Chesapeake merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”) and each of Chesapeake’s common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share was converted into $11.00 in cash and 0.628 of a share of our common stock. No fractional shares of our common stock were issued in the Merger. The value of any fractional interests to which a Chesapeake shareholder would otherwise have been entitled was paid in cash.

We are treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes, and we believe we have been organized and operated, and expect to continue to be organized and operate in a manner to qualify as a REIT. From the date of our spin-off from Hilton, Park Intermediate Holdings LLC (our “Operating Company”), directly or indirectly, has held all our assets and has conducted all of our operations. We own 100% of the interests in our Operating Company.

Recent Events

The novel strain of coronavirus and the disease it causes (“COVID-19”) have had a significant effect on the hospitality industry and our business. The effects of COVID-19, including government restrictions such as mandated closings of non-essential businesses and travel restrictions, have severely reduced overall lodging demand. Since the beginning of March, we have experienced a significant decline in occupancy and Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) associated with COVID-19 throughout our portfolio, which resulted in a decline in our operating cash flow. We expect that COVID-19 will continue to negatively affect our operating results for at least the second and third quarters of 2020, as well as the debt and equity capital markets, which in the near-term could make obtaining financing or refinancing debt obligations more challenging.

We and our hotel managers have taken various actions to mitigate the effect of COVID-19, including temporarily suspending operations at 38 of our 60 hotels, limiting capacity at our hotels that remain open, deferring approximately $150 million of capital expenditures planned for 2020 and suspending our dividend after the first quarter of 2020. Additionally, as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility, we fully drew our $1 billion revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). We were in compliance with our debt covenants under our credit and term loan facilities as of March 31, 2020. However, in order to maintain compliance under our credit and term loan facilities in future quarters, we have amended our facilities to suspend compliance with all existing financial covenants tested through and including March 31, 2021 and to adjust the levels of particular financial covenants after such period. As part of the amendment process, we (i) agreed to comply with a monthly minimum liquidity covenant, to pledge equity in certain subsidiaries to secure the facilities, and for certain subsidiaries to become guarantors under the facilities, and (ii) exercised our two six-month extension options on our Revolver to extend its maturity to December 24, 2021. The amendment also added additional covenants that restrict our ability to make dividend and distribution payments (except to the extent required to maintain REIT status) and stock repurchases, make prepayments of other indebtedness, make capital expenditures, conduct asset dispositions or transfers and make investments, including acquisitions or mergers, in each case subject to various exceptions. We are committed to using our liquidity to support our hotels’ operations during this pandemic and subsequent recovery, while being focused on increasing value for our stockholders.