Organization and Recent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 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,” “Hilton Parent” or “Parent”) 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 a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes. We have been organized and operated, and we 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 and continue to have 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 2020, 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. The announcements of the COVID-19 vaccines in November 2020 and the reports of their initial effectiveness appear to have resulted in an improvement in traveler and general consumer sentiment. However, we expect that COVID-19 will continue to negatively affect our operating results for at least the first-half of 2021. During the first-half of 2020, we and our hotel managers took various actions to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, including temporarily suspending operations at 38 of our 60 hotels, limiting capacity at our hotels that remained open, deferring approximately $150 million of capital expenditures planned for 2020, suspending our dividend after the first quarter of 2020, and as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility, drawing on our revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). We have since commenced a phased reopening of 28 of our hotels as restrictions are removed and demand returns. The timing of fully reopening these hotels and reopening our hotels that still remain closed will depend primarily on government restrictions imposed or re-imposed, recommendations of health officials and market demand. In May 2020, our Operating Company, PK Domestic and PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc. (“PK Finance”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued an aggregate of $650 million of senior secured notes due 2025 (“2025 Senior Secured Notes”). We set aside $350 million of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, further increasing our liquidity, and used the remainder of the net proceeds to repay portions of our Revolver and the term loan we entered into in December 2016 (“2016 Term Loan”). In September 2020, our Operating Company, PK Domestic and PK Finance issued an aggregate of $725 million of senior secured notes due 2028 (“2028 Senior Secured Notes”). Net proceeds were used to repay the $631 million remaining balance outstanding under the 2016 Term Loan in full and to repay $80 million of our outstanding balance under the Revolver, which may be redrawn. Additionally, in September 2020, we further amended our credit facilities to, among other things, increase borrowing capacity of the Revolver, extend the maturity date with respect to $901 million of the aggregate commitments of the Revolver, extend the waiver period for the testing of the financial covenants and place certain additional restrictions on us. Refer to Note 7: “Debt” for additional information. We are committed to using our liquidity to support our hotels’ operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery, while being focused on continuing to maintain and enhance our stockholders’ value.

Organization and Recent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 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,” “Hilton Parent” or “Parent”) 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 a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes. We have been organized and operated, and we 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 and continue to have 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 2020, 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. The announcements of the COVID-19 vaccines in November 2020 and the reports of their initial effectiveness appear to have resulted in an improvement in traveler and general consumer sentiment. However, we expect that COVID-19 will continue to negatively affect our operating results for at least the first-half of 2021.

During the first-half of 2020, we and our hotel managers took various actions to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, including temporarily suspending operations at 38 of our 60 hotels, limiting capacity at our hotels that remained open, deferring approximately $150 million of capital expenditures planned for 2020, suspending our dividend after the first quarter of 2020, and as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility, drawing on our revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). We have since commenced a phased reopening of 28 of our hotels as restrictions are removed and demand returns. The timing of fully reopening these hotels and reopening our hotels that still remain closed will depend primarily on government restrictions imposed or re-imposed, recommendations of health officials and market demand.

In May 2020, our Operating Company, PK Domestic and PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc. (“PK Finance”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued an aggregate of $650 million of senior secured notes due 2025 (“2025 Senior Secured Notes”). We set aside $350 million of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, further increasing our liquidity, and used the remainder of the net proceeds to repay portions of our Revolver and the term loan we entered into in December 2016 (“2016 Term Loan”).

In September 2020, our Operating Company, PK Domestic and PK Finance issued an aggregate of $725 million of senior secured notes due 2028 (“2028 Senior Secured Notes”). Net proceeds were used to repay the $631 million remaining balance outstanding under the 2016 Term Loan in full and to repay $80 million of our outstanding balance under the Revolver, which may be redrawn. Additionally, in September 2020, we further amended our credit facilities to, among other things, increase borrowing capacity of the Revolver, extend the maturity date with respect to $901 million of the aggregate commitments of the Revolver, extend the waiver period for the testing of the financial covenants and place certain additional restrictions on us. Refer to Note 7: “Debt” for additional information.

We are committed to using our liquidity to support our hotels’ operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery, while being focused on continuing to maintain and enhance our stockholders’ value.