Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2018 - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in- Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 828	$ 1	$ (212)	$ 1,181	$ (144)	$ (1)	$ 3
Beginning Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017	58,700,000	58,700,000
Net loss	$ (76)				(76)
Dividends on common stock ($0.267 per share)	(16)				(16)
Equity-based compensation	9			9
Equity-based compensation, shares		1,100,000
Purchase of common stock | Pre Spin-Off [Member]	(2)		(2)
Purchase of common stock | Post Spin-Off [Member]	(3)			(3)
Purchase of common stock, shares | Pre Spin-Off [Member]		(100,000)
Purchase of common stock, shares | Post Spin-Off [Member]		(100,000)
Retirement of treasury stock			$ 214	(214)
Cash flow hedge adjustment, net of tax	4					4
Gain on termination of cash flow hedge	(3)					$ (3)
Reorganization and separation from La Quinta Holdings Inc	739				739
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 1,480	$ 1		$ 973	$ 503		$ 3
Ending Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2018	59,600,000	59,600,000