HYATT HOTELS CORP, 10-Q filed on 10/29/2014
Quarterly Report
Document and Entity Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Oct. 24, 2014
Common Class A [Member]
Oct. 24, 2014
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
Entity Registrant Name
Hyatt Hotels Corp 
 
 
Entity Central Index Key
0001468174 
 
 
Current Fiscal Year End Date
--12-31 
 
 
Entity Filer Category
Large Accelerated Filer 
 
 
Document Type
10-Q 
 
 
Document Period End Date
Sep. 30, 2014 
 
 
Document Fiscal Year Focus
2014 
 
 
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Q3 
 
 
Amendment Flag
false 
 
 
Trading Symbol
h 
 
 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
 
39,277,514 
112,527,463 
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
REVENUES:
 
 
 
 
Owned and leased hotels
$ 555 
$ 521 
$ 1,695 
$ 1,585 
Management and franchise fees
94 
77 
286 
248 
Other revenues
24 
22 
68 
63 
Other revenues from managed properties
431 
406 
1,287 
1,197 
Total revenues
1,104 
1,026 
3,336 
3,093 
DIRECT AND SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
Owned and leased hotels
422 
399 
1,267 
1,203 
Depreciation and amortization
91 
81 
269 
254 
Other direct costs
11 
10 
29 
25 
Selling, general, and administrative
77 
77 
244 
236 
Other costs from managed properties
431 
406 
1,287 
1,197 
Direct And Selling, General, And Administrative Expenses
1,032 
973 
3,096 
2,915 
Net gains (losses) and interest income from marketable securities held to fund operating programs
(3)
12 
9 
22 
Equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures
6 
16 
22 
10 
Interest expense
(17)
(15)
(54)
(48)
Asset Impairments
0 1
0 1
(7)1
(11)1
Gains on sales of real estate
3 
26 
65 
125 
Other income (loss), net
2 
2 
(11)
(12)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
63 
94 
264 
264 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
(30)
(39)
(100)
(89)
NET INCOME
33 
55 
164 
175 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(1)
0 
(2)
0 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
$ 32 
$ 55 
$ 162 
$ 175 
EARNINGS PER SHARE - Basic
 
 
 
 
Net income - Basic (in dollars per share)
$ 0.22 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.06 
$ 1.10 
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Basic (in dollars per share)
$ 0.21 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.05 
$ 1.10 
EARNINGS PER SHARE - Diluted
 
 
 
 
Net income - Diluted (in dollars per share)
$ 0.22 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.06 
$ 1.10 
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Diluted (in dollars per share)
$ 0.21 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.05 
$ 1.10 
[1] In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the second quarter of 2014, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded a $7 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the second quarter of 2013, we classified a property as held for sale. We conducted an analysis to determine if our carrying value was greater than fair value based on the expected sales price at that time. As a result of this assessment we recorded a $3 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the first quarter of 2013, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded an $8 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
$ 33 
$ 55 
$ 164 
$ 175 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (benefit) expense of $(1) and $- for the three months ended and $- and $- for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively
(49)
16 
(36)
(10)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities, net of tax expense of $3 and $- for the three months ended and $2 and $- for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively
0 
0 
(6)
0 
Unrealized gains on derivative activity, net of tax expense of $- and $- for the three months ended and $- and $- for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively
1 
0 
1 
0 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(48)
16 
(41)
(10)
Comprehensive income (loss)
(15)
71 
123 
165 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1)
0 
(2)
0 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$ (16)
$ 71 
$ 121 
$ 165 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Parentheticals (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax
$ (1)
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities, tax
3 
0 
2 
0 
Unrealized gains on derivative activity, tax
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 263 
$ 454 
Restricted cash
95 
184 
Short-term investments
30 
30 
Receivables, net of allowances of $12 and $11 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
309 
273 
Inventories
18 
77 
Prepaids and other assets
109 
122 
Prepaid income taxes
46 
12 
Deferred tax assets
22 
11 
Assets held for sale
221 
0 
Total current assets
1,113 
1,163 
Investments
341 
329 
Property and equipment, net
4,640 
4,671 
Financing receivables, net of allowances
95 
119 
Goodwill
135 
147 
Intangibles, net
569 
591 
Deferred tax assets
193 
198 
Other assets
983 
959 
TOTAL ASSETS
8,069 
8,177 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
135 
194 
Accounts payable
107 
133 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
413 
411 
Accrued compensation and benefits
122 
133 
Liabilities held for sale
38 
0 
Total current liabilities
815 
871 
Long-term debt
1,292 
1,289 
Other long-term liabilities
1,271 
1,240 
Total liabilities
3,378 
3,400 
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10)
   
   
EQUITY:
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized and none outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013
0 
0 
Common stock
2 
2 
Additional paid-in capital
2,808 
3,015 
Retained earnings
1,983 
1,821 
Treasury stock at cost, 36,273 shares at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013
(1)
(1)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(109)
(68)
Total stockholders' equity
4,683 
4,769 
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
8 
8 
Total equity
4,691 
4,777 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$ 8,069 
$ 8,177 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Parentheticals (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current
$ 12 
$ 11 
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (per share)
$ 0.01 
$ 0.01 
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)
10,000,000 
10,000,000 
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)
0 
0 
Common Class A [Member]
 
 
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (per share)
$ 0.01 
$ 0.01 
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)
1,000,000,000 
1,000,000,000 
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding (in shares)
40,146,503 
43,584,144 
Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in shares)
40,182,776 
43,620,417 
Treasury Stock, Shares (in shares)
36,273 
36,273 
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (per share)
$ 0.01 
$ 0.01 
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)
444,521,875 
444,521,875 
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding (in shares)
112,527,463 
112,527,463 
Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in shares)
112,527,463 
112,527,463 
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
NET INCOME
$ 164 
$ 175 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
269 
254 
Deferred income taxes
(16)
41 
Asset Impairments
7 1
11 1
Equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures and distributions received
40 
23 
Income from cost method investments and distributions received
0 
(4)
Foreign currency losses
2 
4 
Gains on sales of real estate
(65)
(125)
Working capital changes and other
(39)
(23)
Net cash provided by operating activities
362 
356 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
Purchases of marketable securities and short-term investments
(270)
(246)
Proceeds from marketable securities and short-term investments
249 
683 
Contributions to investments
(97)
(416)
Return of investment
47 
6 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(391)
(85)
Capital expenditures
(168)
(150)
Issuance of financing receivables
(5)
0 
Proceeds from financing receivables
1 
278 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale, net of cash disposed
324 
495 
Sales proceeds transferred to escrow as restricted cash
(232)
(422)
Real estate sales proceeds transferred from escrow to cash and cash equivalents
306 
71 
Decrease (Increase) in restricted cash - investing
16 
(19)
Other investing activities
(30)
(17)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(250)
178 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs of $- and $3
184 
388 
Repayments of long-term debt
(43)
(304)
Repurchase of common stock
(228)
(252)
Repayment of capital lease obligation
(191)
0 
Other financing activities
(9)
(5)
Net cash used in financing activities
(287)
(173)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
(4)
0 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(179)
361 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-BEGINNING OF YEAR
454 
413 
Reclassification of cash and cash equivalents to assets held for sale
(12)
0 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-END OF PERIOD
263 
774 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
Cash paid during the period for interest
70 
61 
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
181 
67 
Non-cash operating activities are as follows:
 
 
Non-cash performance guarantee
0 
126 
Non-cash investing activities are as follows:
 
 
Non-cash contract acquisition costs
0 
126 
Change in accrued capital expenditures
$ 3 
$ (4)
[1] In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the second quarter of 2014, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded a $7 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the second quarter of 2013, we classified a property as held for sale. We conducted an analysis to determine if our carrying value was greater than fair value based on the expected sales price at that time. As a result of this assessment we recorded a $3 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the first quarter of 2013, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded an $8 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Parentheticals (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
 
 
Debt Issuance Cost
$ 0 
$ 3 
Organization
Organization
ORGANIZATION
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, "Hyatt Hotels Corporation") provide hospitality services on a worldwide basis through the development, management, franchising, licensing and ownership of hospitality related businesses. We develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license or provide services to a portfolio of properties consisting of full service hotels, select service hotels, resorts and other properties, including timeshare, fractional and other forms of residential or vacation properties. As of September 30, 2014, (i) we operated or franchised 278 full service hotels, comprising 112,760 rooms throughout the world, (ii) we operated or franchised 267 select service hotels, comprising 36,517 rooms, of which 258 hotels are located in the United States and (iii) our portfolio of properties included 2 franchised all inclusive Hyatt-branded resorts, comprising 926 rooms. Our portfolio of properties operate in 48 countries around the world and we hold ownership interests in certain of these properties.
As used in these Notes and throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, (i) the terms "Company," "HHC," "we," "us," or "our" mean Hyatt Hotels Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries and (ii) the term "Hyatt portfolio of properties" or "portfolio of properties" refers to hotels and other properties that we develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license or provide services to, including under our Park Hyatt, Andaz, Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Hyatt Residences and Hyatt Residential Club brands.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information or footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. As a result, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (the "2013 Form 10-K").
We have eliminated all intercompany transactions in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We consolidate entities for which we either have a controlling financial interest or are considered to be the primary beneficiary.
Management believes that the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are all of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-04 ("ASU 2013-04"), Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-04 requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. The provisions of ASU 2013-04 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-04 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2013, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-05 ("ASU 2013-05"), Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-05 requires that when a reporting entity (parent) ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business within a foreign entity, the parent is required to release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income. The provisions of ASU 2013-05 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-05 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2013, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11 ("ASU 2013-11"), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-11 requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The provisions of ASU 2013-11 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08 ("ASU 2014-08"), Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. ASU 2014-08 changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations and expands the required disclosures surrounding discontinued operations. The provisions of ASU 2014-08 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted for disposals that have not been reported in previously issued financial statements. We have elected to early adopt ASU 2014-08 and have no disposals which qualify as discontinued operations.

Future Adoption of Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for contracts with customers. The provisions of ASU 2014-09 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09.

In June 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10 (“ASU 2014-10”), Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation. ASU 2014-10 removes the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP and it eliminates an exception provided in the consolidation guidance for development stage enterprises. The provisions of ASU 2014-10 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. When adopted, ASU 2014-10 is not expected to materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 (“ASU 2014-15”), Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 provides guidance related to management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and the related footnote disclosures. The provisions of ASU 2014-15 are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. When adopted, ASU 2014-15 is not expected to materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Equity And Cost Method Investments
Equity And Cost Method Investments
    EQUITY AND COST METHOD INVESTMENTS
We have investments that are recorded under both the equity and cost methods. These investments are considered to be an integral part of our business and are strategically and operationally important to our overall results. Our equity and cost method investment balances recorded at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Equity method investments
$
318

 
$
320

Cost method investments
23

 
9

Total investments
$
341

 
$
329


Included in assets held for sale on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2014 are $30 million in equity method investments related to our vacation ownership business. See Note 6 for further details.
During 2013, a wholly owned Hyatt subsidiary invested $325 million in Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. ("Playa"), a company that was formed to own, operate and develop all inclusive resorts, certain of which are or will be Hyatt-branded. Playa issued common shares and preferred shares to Hyatt in return for our investment. Our investment in common shares gave us an initial common ownership interest of 21.8%, which has been classified as an equity method investment. The investment in preferred shares has been classified as an available for sale debt security and recorded in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 4 for further discussion of our investment in preferred shares.
During the three months ended September 30, 2014, a joint venture in which we hold an ownership interest and which is classified as an equity method investment within our owned and leased hotels segment, sold the Hyatt Place Houston/Sugar Land to a third party, for which we received proceeds of $12 million. We recorded a deferred gain of $10 million, which is being amortized over the term of the new management agreement for the hotel into management and franchise fees within the Americas management and franchising segment.
During the three months ended September 30, 2014, a joint venture in which we hold an ownership interest and which is classified as an equity method investment within our owned and leased hotels segment, sold the Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport and another building to a third party, for which we received proceeds of $19 million. We recorded a deferred gain of $18 million, which is being amortized over the remaining term of the management agreement for the hotel into management and franchise fees within the Americas management and franchising segment.
During the three months ended September 30, 2014, a joint venture in which we hold an ownership interest and which is classified as an equity method investment within our owned and leased hotels segment, sold the Hyatt Place Coconut Point to a third party, for which we received proceeds of $5 million. This hotel was sold subject to a new franchise agreement. We recorded a gain of $2 million, which has been recorded to equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures on our condensed consolidated statements of income.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, a joint venture in which we hold an ownership interest and which is classified as an equity method investment within our owned and leased hotels segment, sold the Hyatt Place Austin Downtown to a third party, for which we received proceeds of $28 million. The hotel was sold subject to a franchise agreement. We recorded a gain of $20 million, which has been recorded to equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures on our condensed consolidated statements of income.
During the three months ended September 30, 2013, a joint venture in which we held an interest and classified as an equity method investment within our owned and leased hotels segment, sold the hotel it owned and dissolved the venture. As a result of this transaction, we received a $5 million distribution, which was recorded as a deferred gain and is being amortized over the remaining term of our management agreement for the hotel into management and franchise fees within the Americas management and franchising segment.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded $1 million and $3 million, respectively, in impairment charges in equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures related to two equity method investments.
Income from cost method investments included in other income (loss), net on our condensed consolidated statements of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes a $4 million preferred return.
The following table presents summarized financial information for all unconsolidated ventures in which we hold an investment that is accounted for under the equity method.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Total revenues
$
320

 
$
246

 
$
936

 
$
721

Gross operating profit
98

 
78

 
262

 
236

Income from continuing operations
22

 
28

 
38

 
24

Net income
22

 
28

 
38

 
24

Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value Measurement
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). GAAP establishes a valuation hierarchy for prioritizing the inputs that places greater emphasis on the use of observable market inputs and less emphasis on unobservable inputs. When determining fair value, an entity is required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:
Level One—Fair values based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
Level Two—Fair values based on quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in inactive markets for identical assets and liabilities, and inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
Level Three—Fair values based on inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of significant management judgment. Valuation techniques could include the use of discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.
We have various financial instruments that are measured at fair value including certain marketable securities. We currently do not have non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
We utilize the market approach and income approach for valuing our financial instruments. The market approach utilizes prices and information generated by market transactions involving identical or similar assets and liabilities and the income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present amount (discounted). For instances in which the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had the following financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing money market funds
$
11

 
$
11

 
$
—

 
$
—

Marketable securities included in
short-term investments, prepaids and
other assets and other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds
342

 
342

 
—

 
—

Preferred shares
274

 
—

 
—

 
274

U.S. government obligations
133

 
—

 
133

 
—

U.S. government agencies
40

 
—

 
40

 
—

Corporate debt securities
126

 
—

 
126

 
—

Mortgage-backed securities
25

 
—

 
25

 
—

Asset-backed securities
21

 
—

 
21

 
—

Municipal and provincial notes and bonds
3

 
—

 
3

 
—


 
December 31, 2013
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing money market funds
$
71

 
$
71

 
$
—

 
$
—

Marketable securities included in
short-term investments, prepaids and
other assets and other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds
334

 
334

 
—

 
—

Preferred shares
278

 
—

 
—

 
278

U.S. government obligations
121

 
—

 
121

 
—

U.S. government agencies
46

 
—

 
46

 
—

Corporate debt securities
112

 
—

 
112

 
—

Mortgage-backed securities
20

 
—

 
20

 
—

Asset-backed securities
18

 
—

 
18

 
—

Municipal and provincial notes and bonds
4

 
—

 
4

 
—


During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. Our policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of each quarterly reporting period.
Marketable Securities
Our portfolio of marketable securities consists of various types of money market funds, mutual funds, preferred shares and fixed income securities, including U.S. government obligations, obligations of other U.S. government agencies, corporate debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and municipal and provincial notes and bonds. We invest a portion of our cash balance into short-term interest bearing money market funds that have a maturity of less than ninety days. Consequently, the balances are recorded in cash and cash equivalents. The funds are held with open-ended registered investment companies and the fair value of the funds is classified as Level One as we are able to obtain market available pricing information on an ongoing basis. The fair value of our mutual funds was classified as Level One as they trade with sufficient frequency and volume to enable us to obtain pricing information on an ongoing basis. The remaining securities, other than our investment in preferred shares, were classified as Level Two due to the use and weighting of multiple market inputs being considered in the final price of the security. Market inputs include quoted market prices from active markets for identical securities, quoted market prices for identical securities in inactive markets, and quoted market prices in active and inactive markets for similar securities.
The impact to net income from total gains or losses included in net gains (losses) and interest income from marketable securities held to fund operating programs due to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date was insignificant for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, we invested $325 million in Playa as of the closing date of the transaction, of which $271 million was attributable to redeemable, convertible preferred shares. Hyatt has the option to convert its preferred shares into shares of common stock at any time through the later of the second anniversary of the closing of our investment or an initial public offering by Playa. The preferred investment is redeemable at Hyatt's option in August 2021. In the event of an initial public offering or other equity issuance, Hyatt has the option to request that Playa redeem up to $125 million of preferred shares, plus any unpaid dividends accumulated thereon. As a result, we have classified the preferred investment as an available for sale debt security, which is included in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The investment is remeasured quarterly to fair value and the changes are recorded through other comprehensive income (loss).
We estimated the fair value of the Playa preferred shares using an option pricing model. This model requires that we make certain assumptions regarding the expected volatility, term, risk-free interest rate over the expected term, dividend yield and enterprise value. As Playa is not publicly traded, there is no market value for its stock. Therefore, we utilized observable data for a group of comparable peer companies to assist in developing our volatility assumptions. The expected volatility of Playa’s stock price was developed using weighted average measures of implied volatility and historic volatility for its peer group for a period equal to our expected term of the option. The weighted-average risk-free interest rate was based on a zero coupon U.S. Treasury instrument whose term was consistent with the expected term. We anticipate receiving cumulative preferred dividends on our preferred shares; therefore, the expected dividend yield was assumed to be 10% per annum compounding quarterly for two years and increasing to 12% after the second year, with such dividends to be paid-in-kind.
A summary of the significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of our preferred investment as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, is as follows:
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Expected term
1 year

 
2 years

Risk-free Interest Rate
0.13
%
 
0.38
%
Volatility
43.1
%
 
47.7
%
Dividend Yield
10
%
 
10
%

Our valuation considers a number of objective and subjective factors that we believe market participants would consider, including: Playa's business and results of operations, including related industry trends affecting Playa's operations; Playa's forecasted operating performance and projected future cash flows; liquidation preferences, redemption rights, and other rights and privileges of Playa's preferred stock; and market multiples of comparable peer companies.
As of September 30, 2014, financial forecasts were used in the computation of the enterprise value using the income approach. The financial forecasts were based on assumed revenue growth rates and operating margin levels. The risks associated with achieving these forecasts were assessed in selecting the appropriate cost of capital. There is inherent uncertainty in our assumptions, and fluctuations in these assumptions will result in different estimates of fair value. Due to the lack of availability of market data, the preferred shares are classified as Level Three.
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the cost or amortized cost value for our preferred investment in Playa was $271 million and the fair value of this available for sale debt security was as follows: 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) - Preferred Shares
 
2014
Balance at January 1, recorded in other assets
$
278

Gross unrealized losses, recorded to other comprehensive income (loss)
(7
)
Balance at June 30, recorded in other assets
271

Gross unrealized gains, recorded to other comprehensive income (loss)
3

Balance at September 30, recorded in other assets
$
274



There were no realized gains or losses on available for sale securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. Gross realized gains and losses on available for sale securities were $1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Other Financial Instruments
We estimated the fair value of financing receivables using discounted cash flow analysis based on current market assumptions for similar types of arrangements. Due to the lack of availability of market data, we have classified our financing receivables as Level Three. The primary sensitivity in these calculations is based on the selection of appropriate interest and discount rates. Fluctuations in these assumptions will result in different estimates of fair value. For further information on financing receivables, see Note 5.
We estimated the fair value of debt, excluding capital leases, which, as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, consisted primarily of $250 million of 3.875% senior notes due 2016 (the "2016 Notes"), $196 million of 6.875% senior notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes"), $250 million of 5.375% senior notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes"), and $350 million of 3.375% senior notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes" which, together with the 2016 Notes, the 2019 Notes, and the 2021 Notes are collectively referred to as the "Senior Notes"), bonds and other long-term debt. Our Senior Notes and bonds are classified as Level Two due to the use and weighting of multiple market inputs in the final price of the security. Market inputs include quoted market prices from active markets for identical securities, quoted market prices for identical securities in inactive markets, and quoted market prices in active and inactive markets for similar securities. We estimated the fair value of our other long-term debt instruments using a discounted cash flow analysis based on current market inputs for similar types of arrangements. Due to the lack of availability of market data, we have classified our other long-term debt as Level Three. The primary sensitivity in these calculations is based on the selection of appropriate discount rates. Fluctuations in these assumptions will result in different estimates of fair value.
The carrying amounts and fair values of our other financial instruments are as follows:

 
Asset (Liability)
 
September 30, 2014
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Financing receivables, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
26

 
$
29

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
29

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
69

 
69

 
—

 
—

 
69

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables, net included in assets held for sale
36

 
37

 
—

 
—

 
37

Debt, excluding capital lease obligations
(1,406
)
 
(1,493
)
 
—

 
(1,308
)
 
(185
)

 
Asset (Liability)
 
December 31, 2013
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Financing receivables, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
26

 
$
28

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
28

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
64

 
64

 
—

 
—

 
64

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables
37

 
38

 
—

 
—

 
38

Debt, excluding capital lease obligations
(1,275
)
 
(1,296
)
 
—

 
(1,263
)
 
(33
)
Financing Receivables
Financing Receivables
FINANCING RECEIVABLES
We have divided our financing receivables, which include loans and other financing arrangements, into three portfolio segments based on their initial measurement, risk characteristics and our method for monitoring or assessing credit risk. These portfolio segments correspond directly with our assessed class of receivables and are as follows:
•
Secured Financing to Hotel Owners—These financing receivables are senior secured mortgage loans and are collateralized by hotel properties currently in operation. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, these loans include financing provided to certain franchisees for the renovation and conversion of certain franchised hotels. These franchisee loans accrue interest at fixed rates ranging between 5.0% and 5.5%.
•
Unsecured Financing to Hotel Owners—These financing receivables are primarily made up of individual unsecured loans and other types of financing arrangements provided to hotel owners. Our other financing arrangements have stated maturities and interest rates. However, the expected repayment terms may be dependent on the future cash flows of the hotels and these financing receivable instruments, therefore, are not considered loans as the repayment dates are not fixed or determinable. Because the other types of financing arrangements are not considered loans, we do not include them in our impaired loans analysis. Since these receivables may come due earlier than the stated maturity date, the expected maturity dates have been excluded from the maturities table below.
•
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables—These financing receivables are comprised of various mortgage loans related to our financing of vacation ownership interval sales. As of September 30, 2014, the weighted-average interest rate on vacation ownership mortgage receivables was 13.9%. As of September 30, 2014, vacation ownership mortgage receivables have been reclassed to assets held for sale on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, see Note 6.
The three portfolio segments of financing receivables and their balances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
39

 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
156

 
147

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables at various interest rates with varying payments through 2031 (see below)
—

 
44

 
195

 
230

Less allowance for losses
(100
)
 
(103
)
Less current portion included in receivables, net
—

 
(8
)
Total long-term financing receivables, net
$
95

 
$
119


The balances related to the vacation ownership mortgage receivables included in assets held for sale at September 30, 2014 are as follows:
 
September 30, 2014
Vacation ownership mortgage receivables at various interest rates with varying payments through 2031 (see below)
$
43

Less allowance for losses
(7
)
Less current portion, net
(7
)
Total long-term financing receivables, net included in assets held for sale
$
29


Financing receivables held by us as of September 30, 2014 are scheduled to mature as follows:
Year Ending December 31,
Secured Financing to Hotel Owners
 
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables (included in assets held for sale)
2014
$
—

 
$
2

2015
39

 
7

2016
—

 
7

2017
—

 
5

2018
—

 
4

2019
—

 
4

Thereafter
—

 
14

Total
39

 
43

Less allowance
(13
)
 
(7
)
Net financing receivables
$
26

 
$
36


Allowance for Losses and Impairments
We individually assess all loans in the secured financing to hotel owners portfolio and the unsecured financing to hotel owners portfolio for impairment. We assess the vacation ownership mortgage receivables portfolio, which consists entirely of loans, for impairment on an aggregate basis. In addition to loans, we include other types of financing arrangements in the unsecured financing to hotel owners portfolio which we do not assess individually for impairment. However, we regularly evaluate our reserves for these other types of financing arrangements and record provisions in the financing receivables allowance as necessary. Impairment charges for loans within all three portfolios and reserves related to our other financing arrangements are recorded as provisions in the financing receivables allowance. We consider the provisions on all of our portfolio segments to be adequate based on the economic environment and our assessment of the future collectability of the outstanding receivables.
The following tables summarize the activity in our financing receivables allowance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:
 
Secured Financing
 
Unsecured Financing
 
Total, included in financing receivables, net
 
Vacation Ownership, included in assets held for sale as of September 30, 2014
Allowance at January 1, 2014
$
13

 
$
83

 
$
96

 
$
7

  Provisions
—

 
3

 
3

 
1

  Write-offs
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
  Other Adjustments
—

 
1

 
1

 
—

Allowance at June 30, 2014
$
13

 
$
87

 
$
100

 
$
7

  Provisions
—

 
2

 
2

 
—

  Other Adjustments
—

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
—

Allowance at September 30, 2014
$
13

 
$
87

 
$
100

 
$
7


Secured Financing

Unsecured Financing

Vacation Ownership
 
Total
Allowance at January 1, 2013
$
7


$
83


$
9

 
$
99

  Provisions
—


2


—

 
2

  Write-offs
—


(2
)

(2
)
 
(4
)
  Other Adjustments
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Allowance at June 30, 2013
$
7

 
$
82

 
$
7

 
$
96

  Provisions
—

 
1

 
1

 
2

Allowance at September 30, 2013
$
7

 
$
83

 
$
8

 
$
98


We routinely evaluate loans within financing receivables for impairment. To determine whether an impairment has occurred, we evaluate the collectability of both interest and principal. A loan is considered to be impaired when we determine that it is probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due under the contractual terms. We do not recognize interest income for impaired loans unless cash is received, in which case the payment is recorded to other income (loss), net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we did not record any impairment charges for loans to hotel owners.
An analysis of our loans included in secured financing to hotel owners and unsecured financing to hotel owners had the following impaired amounts at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, all of which had a related allowance recorded against them:
Impaired Loans
September 30, 2014
 
Gross Loan Balance (Principal and Interest)
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
Average
Recorded
Loan Balance
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
39

 
$
39

 
$
(13
)
 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
53

 
36

 
(53
)
 
52


Impaired Loans
December 31, 2013
 
Gross Loan Balance (Principal and Interest)
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
Average
Recorded
Loan Balance
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
39

 
$
39

 
$
(13
)
 
$
40

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
51

 
37

 
(51
)
 
52


Interest income recognized on these impaired loans within other income (loss), net on our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
—

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
2

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
—

 
—

 
—

 
—



Credit Monitoring
On an ongoing basis, we monitor the credit quality of our financing receivables based on payment activity.
•
Past due Receivables—We determine financing receivables to be past due based on the contractual terms of each individual financing receivable agreement.
•
Non-Performing Receivables—Receivables are determined to be non-performing based upon the following criteria: (1) if interest or principal is more than 90 days past due for secured financing to hotel owners and unsecured financing to hotel owners; (2) if interest or principal is more than 120 days past due for vacation ownership mortgage receivables; or (3) if an impairment charge has been recorded for a loan or a provision established for our other financing arrangements. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, no interest income was accrued for secured financing to hotel owners and unsecured financing to hotel owners more than 90 days past due or for vacation ownership receivables more than 120 days past due. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, insignificant interest income was accrued for vacation ownership receivables past due more than 90 days but less than 120 days.
If a financing receivable is non-performing, we place the financing receivable on non-accrual status. We only recognize interest income when cash is received for financing receivables on non-accrual status. Accrual of interest income is resumed when the receivable becomes contractually current and collection doubts are removed.
The following tables summarize our aged analysis of past due financing receivables by portfolio segment, the gross balance of financing receivables greater than 90 days past due and the gross balance of financing receivables on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
Analysis of Financing Receivables
September 30, 2014
 
Receivables
Past Due
 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
 
Receivables on
Non-Accrual
Status
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners*
3

 
3

 
86

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables, included in assets held for sale
1

 
—

 
—

Total
$
4

 
$
3

 
$
125


Analysis of Financing Receivables
December 31, 2013
 
Receivables
Past Due
 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
 
Receivables on
Non-Accrual
Status
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners*
3

 
3

 
82

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables
2

 
—

 
—

Total
$
5

 
$
3

 
$
121

* Certain of these receivables have been placed on non-accrual status and we have recorded allowances for these receivables based on estimates of future cash flows available for payment of these financing receivables. However, a majority of these payments are not past due.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions and Dispositions
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
We continually assess strategic acquisitions and dispositions to complement our current business.
Acquisitions
Park Hyatt New York—During the three months ended September 30, 2014, we acquired the recently constructed Park Hyatt New York hotel for a purchase price of approximately $392 million, including $1 million of cash acquired. Of the $391 million net purchase price, significant assets acquired include $386 million of property and equipment, $3 million of inventories, and $2 million of prepaids and other assets, which have been included in our owned and leased hotels segment.
Grand Hyatt San Antonio—We previously held a 30% interest and had recorded a $7 million investment in the entity which owns the Grand Hyatt San Antonio hotel prior to acquisition. Accordingly, we accounted for the investment as an unconsolidated hospitality venture under the equity method. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we purchased the remaining 70% interest in this entity for $16 million and the repayment of $44 million of mezzanine debt that was held at the hospitality venture prior to our acquisition. This transaction has been accounted for as a step acquisition, which resulted in a $1 million loss on our previously held investment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded revisions to our initial purchase price allocation.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are primarily recorded in our owned and leased hotels segment at the date of acquisition (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1

Restricted cash
10

Property and equipment, net
226

Goodwill
7

Intangibles, net
10

Other assets
11

Total assets
265

Current liabilities
11

Deferred tax liability
2

Long-term debt, net of bond discount
186

Total liabilities
199

     Total net assets acquired
$
66



The purchase price allocation for this acquisition created goodwill of $7 million at the date of acquisition. The goodwill is recorded within our owned and leased hotels segment. In conjunction with the acquisition, we have $12 million of goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes. The definite lived intangibles are comprised of $9 million of lease related intangibles and $1 million of advanced bookings. The lease related intangibles are being amortized over a weighted-average useful life of 79 years and the advanced bookings are being amortized over a useful life of 4 years. As a result of our completion of this step acquisition, we recorded a $2 million reduction to our existing deferred tax asset related to Grand Hyatt San Antonio, resulting in a net deferred tax asset of $5 million, which relates primarily to property and equipment and intangibles. As part of the acquisition, we assumed outstanding Tax-Exempt Contract Revenue Empowerment Zone Bonds, Series 2005A and Contract Revenue Bonds, Senior Taxable Series 2005B, see Note 8.
The Driskill—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we acquired The Driskill hotel in Austin, Texas ("The Driskill") for a purchase price of approximately $85 million. The Driskill has a long-standing presence in a market which we view as a key location for our guests. Due to the iconic nature of the hotel and its membership in the Historic Hotels of America and Associated Luxury Hotels International, we have chosen to retain The Driskill name. Of the total $85 million purchase price, significant assets acquired consist of $72 million of property and equipment, a $7 million indefinite lived brand intangible, a $5 million management intangible and $1 million of other assets which have been included primarily in our owned and leased hotels segment.
Dispositions
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014—During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we sold nine select service properties and one full service property for a total of $311 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party. In connection with the sale, we transferred net cash and cash equivalents of $1 million, resulting in a net sales price of $310 million. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of approximately $65 million. The properties will remain Hyatt-branded hotels for a minimum of 25 years under long-term agreements. The gain has been recognized in gains on sales of real estate on our condensed consolidated statements of income during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The operating results and financial position of these hotels prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale have been used in a like-kind exchange.
Andaz Napa—During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we sold Andaz Napa for $71 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $27 million. The Company entered into a long-term management agreement with the purchaser of the hotel. The gain on sale has been deferred and is being recognized in management and franchise fees over the term of the management contract, within our Americas management and franchising segment. The operating results and financial position of this hotel prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale of Andaz Napa have been used in a like-kind exchange.
Andaz Savannah—During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we sold Andaz Savannah for $42 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $4 million. The Company entered into a long-term management agreement with the purchaser of the hotel. The gain on sale has been deferred and is being recognized in management and franchise fees over the term of the management contract, within our Americas management and franchising segment. The operating results and financial position of this hotel prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale of Andaz Savannah were held as restricted for use in a potential like-kind exchange.
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech—During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we sold Hyatt Regency Denver Tech for $59 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party, and entered into a long-term franchise agreement with the purchaser of the hotel. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $26 million, which has been recognized in gains on sales of real estate on our condensed consolidated statements of income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The operating results and financial position of this hotel prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale of Hyatt Regency Denver Tech have been used in a like-kind exchange.
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara—During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we sold Hyatt Regency Santa Clara for $91 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party, and entered into a long-term management agreement with the purchaser of the property. At the time of the sale, the transaction resulted in an insignificant loss, which has been recognized in gains on sales of real estate on our condensed consolidated statements of income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. As part of the sale agreement, we achieved an additional earn-out of $6 million based on the hotel's performance in 2013. This payment was received during the third quarter of 2014. The gain is being deferred and recognized in management and franchise fees over the term of the management contract, within our Americas management and franchising segment. The operating results and financial position of this hotel prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale of Hyatt Regency Santa Clara have been used in a like-kind exchange.
Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we sold Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf for $100 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party, and entered into a long-term franchise agreement with the owner of the property. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $55 million, which has been recognized in gains on sales of real estate on our condensed consolidated statements of income during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The operating results and financial position of this hotel prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale of Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf have been used in a like-kind exchange.
Hyatt Santa Barbara—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we sold Hyatt Santa Barbara for $60 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party, and entered into a long-term franchise agreement with the owner of the property. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $44 million, which has been recognized in gains on sales of real estate on our condensed consolidated statements of income during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The operating results and financial position of this hotel prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment.
Hyatt Place 2013—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we sold three Hyatt Place properties for a combined $36 million, net of closing costs, to an unrelated third party, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $2 million. These properties had been classified as assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2012. The Company retained long-term management agreements for each hotel with the purchaser of the hotels. The gain on sale has been deferred and is being recognized in management and franchise fees over the term of the management contracts within our Americas management and franchising segment. The operations of the hotels prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale of two of the three properties were held as restricted for use in a potential like-kind exchange.
Artwork—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we sold artwork to an unrelated third party and recognized a pre-tax gain of $29 million which was recognized in other income (loss), net on our condensed consolidated statements of income. See "Like-Kind Exchange Agreements" below, as proceeds from the sale of artwork were held as restricted for use in a potential like-kind exchange.
As a result of certain of the above-mentioned dispositions, we have agreed to provide indemnifications to third-party purchasers for certain liabilities incurred prior to sale and for breach of certain representations and warranties made during the sales process, such as representations of valid title, authority, and environmental issues that may not be limited by a contractual monetary amount. These indemnification agreements survive until the applicable statutes of limitation expire, or until the agreed upon contract terms expire.
Like-Kind Exchange Agreements
Periodically, we enter into like-kind exchange agreements upon the disposition of certain hotels. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the proceeds from the sales are placed into an escrow account administered by an intermediary. The proceeds are recorded to restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and released once they are utilized as part of a like-kind exchange agreement or when a like-kind exchange agreement is not completed within the allowable time period.
In conjunction with the sale of nine select service properties and one full service property during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we entered into a like-kind exchange agreement with an intermediary for seven of the select service hotels. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded and released net proceeds of $232 million from restricted cash as they were utilized as part of the like-kind exchange agreement to acquire the Hyatt Regency Orlando.
In conjunction with the 2013 sales of Andaz Napa, Hyatt Regency Denver Tech, Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf, we entered into like-kind exchange agreements with an intermediary. Pursuant to the like-kind exchange agreements, the proceeds from the sales of these hotels were placed into an escrow account administered by an intermediary. Accordingly, we classified combined net proceeds of $321 million related to these properties as restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the combined net proceeds were released from restricted cash. The proceeds from each were utilized as part of the like-kind exchange agreement to acquire the Hyatt Regency Orlando.
In conjunction with the 2013 sale of Andaz Savannah, we entered into a like-kind exchange agreement with an intermediary. Pursuant to the like-kind exchange agreement, the net proceeds of $42 million from the sale of this hotel were placed into an escrow account administered by an intermediary. In the fourth quarter of 2013, we released the net proceeds as a like-kind exchange agreement was not completed within allowable time periods.
In conjunction with the sale of Hyatt Key West in the fourth quarter of 2013, we entered into a like-kind exchange agreement with an intermediary. Accordingly, we classified the net proceeds of $74 million from the sale of Hyatt Key West as restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the net proceeds from Hyatt Key West were released from restricted cash as they were utilized as part of the like-kind exchange agreement to acquire the Hyatt Regency Orlando.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded and released the net proceeds from the first quarter 2013 sales of two of the three Hyatt Place properties discussed above of $23 million and released the net proceeds from the 2012 sales of four Hyatt Place properties of $44 million from restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, as like-kind exchange agreements were not completed within allowable time periods.
In conjunction with the second quarter 2013 sale of artwork, we placed proceeds received into restricted cash pursuant to a like-kind exchange agreement administered by an intermediary. We used a portion of the proceeds to fund artwork purchases and during the fourth quarter of 2013 the remainder was released from restricted cash.
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale
During the third quarter of 2014, we committed to a plan to sell the Park Hyatt Washington and classified the related assets and liabilities within our owned and leased hotels segment as held for sale at September 30, 2014. Assets held for sale related to this full service hotel were $44 million, of which $41 million related to property and equipment, net. Liabilities held for sale were $4 million. We announced the closing of the sale on October 2, 2014, see Note 17.
On October 1, 2014, we announced the closing of the sale of Hyatt Residential Group for approximately $220 million, which includes an interest in a joint venture that owns and is developing a vacation ownership property in Maui, Hawaii. After consummation of the sale transaction, we expect to receive recurring annual license fees under a master license agreement with the purchaser. The Hyatt Residence Club and the vacation ownership resorts will retain the Hyatt Residence Club brand. We have classified the related assets and liabilities as held for sale at September 30, 2014. Of these assets and liabilities, $167 million and $33 million, respectively, were recorded within our corporate and other segment. The remaining $10 million of assets and $1 million of liabilities were recorded in our owned and leased hotels segment. See Note 17 for further details.
The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities related to Hyatt Residential Group that are held for sale (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents
$
12

Restricted cash
5

Receivables, net of allowances
11

Inventories
57

Prepaids and other assets
3

Investments (see Note 3)
30

Property and equipment, net
26

Financing receivables, net of allowances (see Note 5)
29

Goodwill (see Note 7)
4

Total assets held for sale
$
177

Accounts payable
$
6

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
22

Accrued compensation and benefits
4

Other long-term liabilities
2

Total liabilities held for sale
$
34

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangibles (Notes)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
We review the carrying value of our goodwill and indefinite lived brand intangible during our annual impairment test during the fourth quarter or at an interim date if indications of impairment exist by performing either a qualitative or quantitative assessment. We define a reporting unit at the individual property or business level. When determining fair value, we utilize internally developed discounted future cash flow models, third party appraisals and, if appropriate, current estimated net sales proceeds from pending offers. We then compare the estimated fair value to our carrying value. If the carrying value of our goodwill is in excess of the fair value, we must determine our implied fair value of goodwill to evaluate if any impairment charge is necessary. If the carrying value of our indefinite lived brand intangible is in excess of the fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to the excess. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, no impairment charges were recorded related to goodwill or our indefinite lived brand intangible asset. Goodwill was $135 million and $147 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, we classified $4 million of goodwill related to Hyatt Residential Group, recorded within our corporate and other segment, as assets held for sale on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, see Note 6. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we revised our purchase price allocation related to the acquisition of Grand Hyatt San Antonio, resulting in a $7 million decrease in goodwill recorded within our owned and leased hotels segment, see Note 6. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, our indefinite lived brand intangible acquired as part of the 2013 acquisition of The Driskill was $7 million, see Note 6.

Definite lived intangible assets primarily include contract acquisition costs, franchise and management intangibles, lease related intangibles and advanced bookings intangibles. Contract acquisition costs and franchise and management intangibles are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over their contract terms, which range from approximately 5 to 40 years and 20 to 30 years, respectively. Lease related intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Advanced bookings are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of the advanced bookings. Definite lived intangibles are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. There were no impairment charges related to definite lived intangible assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The following is a summary of intangible assets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
Weighted
Average Useful
Lives in Years
 
December 31, 2013
Contract acquisition costs
$
363

 
26

 
$
348

Franchise and management intangibles
159

 
24

 
170

Lease related intangibles
148

 
111

 
155

Advanced bookings intangibles
9

 
7

 
8

Brand intangible
7

 
—

 
7

Other
8

 
12

 
8

 
694

 
 
 
696

Accumulated amortization
(125
)
 
 
 
(105
)
Intangibles, net
$
569

 
 
 
$
591


Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Amortization expense
$
7

 
$
6

 
$
22

 
$
18

Debt
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
DEBT

Long-term debt, net of current maturities, at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $1,292 million and $1,289 million, respectively.
Capital Lease Obligation - During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we acquired the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress for $191 million after exercising our purchase option. This purchase reduced our capital lease obligation, which was recorded in current maturities of long-term debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013. The purchase of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress is expected to be used as a replacement property in a potential like-kind exchange.
Floating Average Rate Construction Loan - During the year ended December 31, 2012, we obtained a secured construction loan with Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - BNDES (“BNDES”) in order to develop a hotel in Brazil. The loan is split into four separate sub-loans with different interest rates for each sub-loan. All four sub-loans mature in 2023, with options to extend the maturity up to 2031 for sub-loan (a) and (b), subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions. Borrowings under the four sub-loans bear interest at the following rates, depending on the applicable sub-loan (a) the variable rate published by BNDES plus 2.92%, (b) the Brazilian Long Term Interest Rate - TJLP plus 3.92%, (c) 2.5% and (d) the Brazilian Long Term Interest Rate - TJLP, with the interest rates referred to in sub-loans (a) and (b) subject to reduction upon the delivery of certain certifications.  As of September 30, 2014, the weighted-average interest rates for the sub-loans that we had drawn upon as of that date was 8.49%. The outstanding balance of the sub-loan subject to the interest rate described in (a) above is subject to adjustment on a daily basis based on BNDES’s calculation of the weighted average of exchange rate variations related to foreign currency funds raised by BNDES in foreign currency. As of September 30, 2014, we had borrowed Brazilian Real ("BRL") 108 million (USD $44 million), against this construction loan, of which BRL 15 million (USD $6 million) had not yet been utilized in construction and was therefore held in restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2013, we had borrowed BRL 75 million (USD $32 million) against this construction loan, of which BRL 37 million (USD $16 million) had not yet been utilized in construction and was therefore held in restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Revolving Credit Facility— As of January 6, 2014, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders that amended and restated our prior revolving credit facility and provides for a $1.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility that matures in January 2019. Interest rates on outstanding borrowings are either LIBOR-based or based on an alternate base rate, with margins in each case based on our credit rating or, in certain circumstances, our credit rating and leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2014, the interest rate for a one month LIBOR borrowing was 1.4065%, or LIBOR of 0.1565%, plus 1.25%. As of September 30, 2014, the outstanding balance on this credit facility was $130 million, which is recorded in current maturities of long-term debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. There was no outstanding balance on the prior credit facility at December 31, 2013. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had entered into various letter of credit agreements for $9 million and $104 million, respectively, which reduced our available capacity under the revolving credit facility. The available line of credit on our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2014 was $1.4 billion.
The Company also has a total of $65 million and $21 million of letters of credit issued through additional banks as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Tax-Exempt Contract Revenue Empowerment Zone Bonds, Series 2005A and Contract Revenue Bonds, Senior Taxable Series 2005B —During the year ended December 31, 2013, we acquired our partner's interest in the entity that owns the Grand Hyatt San Antonio hotel, and as a result, we recorded $198 million of bonds, net of the $9 million bond discount, which is being amortized over the life of the bond. The construction was financed in part by The City of San Antonio, Texas Convention Center Hotel Finance Corporation ("Texas Corporation"), a non-profit local government corporation created by the City of San Antonio, Texas for the purpose of providing financing for a portion of the costs of constructing the hotel. On June 8, 2005, the Texas Corporation issued $130 million of original principal amount Tax-Exempt Contract Revenue Empowerment Zone Bonds, Series 2005A ("Series 2005A Bonds") and $78 million of original principal amount Contract Revenue Bonds, Senior Taxable Series 2005B ("Series 2005B Bonds" and together with the Series 2005A Bonds, the "2005 Series Bonds"). The Series 2005A Bonds mature between 2034 and 2039, with interest ranging from 4.75% to 5.00% and the remaining $66 million of Series 2005B Bonds mature between 2015 and 2028, with interest ranging from 4.9% to 5.31%. The loan payments are required to be funded solely from net operating revenues of the Grand Hyatt San Antonio hotel and in the event that net operating revenues are not sufficient to pay debt service, the Texas Corporation under certain circumstances will be required to provide certain tax revenue to pay debt service on the 2005 Series Bonds. The indenture allows for optional early redemption of the Series 2005B Bonds subject to make-whole payments at any time with consent from the Texas Corporation and beginning in 2015 for the Series 2005A Bonds. Interest is payable semi-annually.
Senior Notes—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we issued and sold $350 million 3.375% Senior Notes due July 15, 2023 at a public offering price of 99.498%. We received net proceeds of $345 million from the sale of the 2023 Notes, after deducting underwriters' discounts and offering expenses. We used the net proceeds to pay the redemption price (as defined below) in connection with the redemption of the 2015 Notes and to repurchase the 2019 Notes tendered in the cash tender offer, with any remaining proceeds intended to be used for general corporate purposes. Interest on the 2023 Notes is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2014.
Debt Redemption—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we redeemed all of our outstanding 2015 Notes, of which an aggregate principal amount of $250 million was outstanding. The redemption price, which was calculated in accordance with the terms of the 2015 Notes and included principal plus a make-whole premium, was $278 million.
After the issuance of our 2015 Notes, we entered into eight $25 million interest rate swap contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we terminated four of the eight interest rate swap contracts, for which we received cash payments of $8 million to settle the fair value of the swaps. The cash received from the termination of the four swaps was being amortized from the settlement date as a benefit to interest expense over the remaining term of the 2015 Notes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 we settled the remaining four outstanding interest rate swap agreements. At the time the 2015 Notes were redeemed, we recognized a gain of $7 million, which included the remaining unamortized benefit from the settlement of the initial four swaps during 2012 of $5 million and a gain on the remaining four swaps of $2 million that were terminated in 2013 in anticipation of the 2015 Notes redemption. The gain is included within debt settlement costs in other income (loss), net on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Tender Offer—During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we completed a cash tender offer (the "cash tender offer") for any and all of our 2019 Notes, of which an aggregate principal amount of $250 million was outstanding. We purchased $54 million aggregate principal amount of 2019 Notes in the cash tender offer at a purchase price of $66 million, which included premiums payable in connection with the cash tender offer. Following the cash tender offer, $196 million aggregate principal amount of 2019 Notes remains outstanding.
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were 47.7% and 41.3%, respectively. The effective income tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were 37.8% and 33.8%, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate of 35% primarily due to the impact of a shift in our earnings mix in locations with higher tax rates and an expense of $6 million (including $1 million of interest) due to a provision for uncertain tax positions, primarily offset by other insignificant items. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rates of 35% primarily due to the above-mentioned items, offset by a benefit of $4 million (including $2 million of interest and penalties) related to the expiration of statutes of limitations in certain foreign locations, a benefit of $2 million related to the settlement of tax audits, a $4 million benefit for the release of a valuation allowance of a foreign subsidiary and a benefit of $2 million related to a state legislative change enacted in the first quarter of 2014.
For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate of 35% primarily due to a shift in our earnings mix in locations with higher tax rates, partially offset by a benefit of $3 million related to the reduction in statutory tax rates enacted by foreign jurisdictions during the quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate of 35% primarily due to a shift in our earnings mix in locations with higher tax rates. This increase is offset by a $4 million benefit for an adjustment to the opening balance sheet of certain deferred tax assets, a benefit of $3 million (including $1 million interest) related to the settlement of tax audits, a benefit of $4 million (including $2 million of interest and penalties) related to the expiration of statutes of limitations in certain foreign locations, a benefit of $3 million related to the reduction in statutory tax rates enacted by foreign jurisdictions during the third quarter and a benefit of $2 million with respect to foreign currency fluctuations related to uncertain tax positions.
The unrecognized tax benefits were $51 million and $53 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, of which $27 million would impact the effective tax rate if recognized.
Commitments And Contingencies
Commitments And Contingencies
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into various commitments, guarantees, surety bonds, and letter of credit agreements, which are discussed below:
Commitments—As of September 30, 2014, we are committed, under certain conditions, to lend or invest up to $254 million, net of any related letters of credit, in various business ventures.
Performance Guarantees—Certain of our contractual arrangements with third party owners require us to guarantee payments to the owners if specified levels of operating profit are not achieved by their hotels.
In connection with the inception of a performance guarantee, we recognize a liability for the fair value of our guarantee obligation within other long-term liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets with an offset to contract acquisition cost intangible assets. Upon commencement of the guarantee period, we begin to amortize the guarantee liability using a systematic and rational risk-based approach over the term of the respective performance guarantee. Under these agreements, we recorded guarantee liabilities of $109 million, net of amortization and using exchange rates as of September 30, 2014. Of the total $109 million guarantee liability, $105 million relates to four managed hotels in France that we began managing in the second quarter of 2013 and that are subject to a performance guarantee ("the four managed hotels in France"). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we amortized $2 million and $6 million, respectively, of these liabilities recorded as income in other income (loss), net on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded insignificant income and $13 million in expenses, respectively, related to these agreements in other income (loss), net on the condensed consolidated statements of income. As of September 30, 2014, we have recorded a $3 million receivable and a $1 million liability related to these performance guarantee agreements. The remaining maximum potential payments related to these agreements are $507 million, which primarily includes a maximum guarantee of €377 million (USD $478 million using exchange rates as of September 30, 2014) related to the four managed hotels in France, which has a term of 7 years and does not have an annual cap.
Additionally, we enter into certain management contracts where we have the right, but not an obligation, to make payments to certain hotel owners if their hotels do not achieve specified levels of operating profit. If we choose not to fund the shortfall, the hotel owner has the option to terminate the management contract. As of September 30, 2014, there were no amounts recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities related to these performance test clauses.
Debt Repayment Guarantees—We have entered into various debt repayment guarantees related to our hospitality venture investments in certain properties. The maximum exposure under these agreements as of September 30, 2014 was $267 million. As of September 30, 2014, we had an $8 million liability representing the carrying value of these guarantees. Included within the $267 million in debt guarantees are the following:
Property Description
 
Maximum Guarantee Amount
 
Amount Recorded at September 30, 2014
Vacation ownership development
 
$
110

 
$
—

Hotel property in Brazil
 
75

 
2

Hawaii hotel development
 
30

 
1

Hotel property in Minnesota
 
25

 
4

Hotel property in Colorado
 
15

 
1

Other
 
12

 
—

Total Debt Repayment Guarantees
 
$
267

 
$
8


With respect to repayment guarantees related to certain hospitality venture properties, we have agreements with our respective partners that require each partner to pay a pro-rata portion of the guarantee amount based on each partner’s ownership percentage. Assuming successful enforcement of these agreements our maximum exposure under the various debt repayment guarantees as of September 30, 2014 would be $140 million.
Self Insurance—The Company obtains commercial insurance for potential losses for general liability, workers' compensation, automobile liability, employment practices, crime, property and other miscellaneous coverages. A reasonable amount of risk is retained on a self insurance basis primarily through a U.S. based and licensed captive insurance company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and generally insures our deductibles and retentions. Reserve requirements are established based on actuarial projections of ultimate losses. Losses estimated to be paid within 12 months are $30 million as of September 30, 2014, and are classified within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, while losses expected to be payable in later periods are $58 million as of September 30, 2014, and are included in other long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2014, standby letters of credit amounting to $7 million had been issued to provide collateral for the estimated claims. We guarantee the letters of credit. For further discussion, see the “Letters of Credit” section of this footnote.
Surety Bonds—Surety bonds issued on our behalf or guaranteed by us totaled $91 million as of September 30, 2014 and primarily relate to workers’ compensation, taxes, construction, licenses, and utilities related to our lodging operations.
Letters of Credit—Letters of credit outstanding on our behalf as of September 30, 2014 totaled $74 million, the majority of which relate to our ongoing operations. Of the $74 million letters of credit outstanding, $9 million reduces the available capacity under our revolving credit facility. See Note 8.
Capital Expenditures—As part of our ongoing business operations, significant expenditures are required to complete renovation projects that have been approved.
Other —We act as general partner of various partnerships that own hotel properties subject to mortgage indebtedness. These mortgage agreements generally limit the lender’s recourse to security interests in the assets financed and/or other assets of the partnership(s) and/or the general partner(s) thereof.
In conjunction with financing obtained for our unconsolidated hospitality ventures, we may provide standard indemnifications to the lender for loss, liability or damage occurring as a result of our actions or actions of the other hospitality venture owners.
We are subject, from time to time, to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes, and environmental matters, as well as commitments under contractual obligations. Many of these claims are covered under current insurance programs, subject to deductibles. We reasonably recognize a liability associated with commitments and contingencies when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. Although the ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined at this point, based on information currently available, we do not expect that the ultimate resolution of such claims and litigation will have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Equity
Equity
EQUITY
Stockholders’ Equity and Noncontrolling Interests—The following table details the equity activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
 
Stockholders’
equity
 
Noncontrolling interests
in consolidated
subsidiaries
 
Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2014
$
4,769

 
$
8

 
$
4,777

Net income
162

 
2

 
164

Other comprehensive loss
(41
)
 
—

 
(41
)
Repurchase of common stock
(229
)
 
—

 
(229
)
Directors compensation
2

 
—

 
2

Employee stock plan issuance
2

 
—

 
2

Share based payment activity
17

 
—

 
17

Other
1

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Balance at September 30, 2014
$
4,683

 
$
8

 
$
4,691

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2013
$
4,811

 
$
10

 
$
4,821

Net income
175

 
—

 
175

Other comprehensive loss
(10
)
 
—

 
(10
)
Repurchase of common stock
(252
)
 
—

 
(252
)
Directors compensation
2

 
—

 
2

Employee stock plan issuance
2

 
—

 
2

Share based payment activity
15

 
—

 
15

Balance at September 30, 2013
$
4,743

 
$
10

 
$
4,753


 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss—The following table details the accumulated other comprehensive loss activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
Balance at
July 1, 2014
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Balance at September 30, 2014
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(49
)
 
$
(49
)
 
$
—

 
$
(98
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Unrecognized pension cost
(5
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
1

 
—

 
(6
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(61
)
 
$
(48
)
 
$
—

 
$
(109
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2014
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Balance at September 30, 2014
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(62
)
 
$
(36
)
 
$
—

 
$
(98
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities
6

 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

Unrecognized pension cost
(5
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
1

 
—

 
(6
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(68
)
 
$
(41
)
 
$
—

 
$
(109
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at
July 1, 2013
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Balance at September 30, 2013
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(80
)
 
$
16

 
$
—

 
$
(64
)
Unrecognized pension cost
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
(7
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(93
)
 
$
16

 
$
—

 
$
(77
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2013
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (a)
 
Balance at September 30, 2013
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(54
)
 
$
(12
)
 
$
2

 
$
(64
)
Unrecognized pension cost
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
(7
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(67
)
 
$
(12
)
 
$
2

 
$
(77
)
(a) Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of an insignificant tax impact, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss were recognized within equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Share Repurchase—During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we announced that the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $300 million of the Company's common stock, in addition to the authorizations to repurchase $400 million of the Company's common stock in 2013 and $200 million in 2012. These repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, at prices that the Company deems appropriate and subject to market conditions, applicable law and other factors deemed relevant in the Company's sole discretion. The common stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of common stock and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company repurchased 4,048,230 and 6,136,089 shares of common stock, respectively. These shares were repurchased at a weighted average price of $56.65 and $41.14 per share, respectively, for an aggregate purchase price of $229 million and $252 million, respectively, excluding related expenses that were insignificant in both periods. Of the $229 million aggregate purchase price during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, $228 million was settled in cash during the period. The shares repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 represented approximately 3% of the Company's total shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2013. The shares repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 represented approximately 4% of the Company's total shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2012. The shares of Class A common stock that were repurchased on the open market were retired and returned to authorized and unissued status while the shares of Class B common stock that were repurchased were retired and the total number of authorized Class B shares was reduced by the number of shares repurchased. As of September 30, 2014, we had $259 million remaining under the current share repurchase authorization.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-Based Compensation
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
As part of our long-term incentive plan, we award Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs"), Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") and Performance Vested Restricted Stock ("PSSs") to certain employees. Compensation expense and unearned compensation figures within this note exclude amounts related to employees of our managed hotels as this expense has been and will continue to be reimbursed by our third party hotel owners and is recorded on the lines other revenues from managed properties and other costs from managed properties on our condensed consolidated statements of income. Compensation expense related to these awards for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Stock appreciation rights
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
7

 
$
6

Restricted stock units
3

 
4

 
14

 
12

Performance vested restricted stock
1

 
1

 
3

 
2


Stock Appreciation Rights—Each vested SAR gives the holder the right to the difference between the value of one share of our Class A common stock at the exercise date and the value of one share of our Class A common stock at the grant date. Vested SARs can be exercised over their life as determined by the plan. All SARs have a 10-year contractual term and are settled in shares of our Class A common stock. The Company is accounting for these SARs as equity instruments.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company granted 327,307 SARs to employees with a weighted average grant date fair value of $22.57. The fair value of each SAR was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-valuation model.
Restricted Stock Units—The Company grants both RSUs that may be settled in stock and RSUs that may be settled in cash. Each vested stock-settled RSU will be settled with a single share of our Class A common stock. The value of the stock-settled RSUs was based on the closing stock price of our Class A common stock as of the grant date. We record compensation expense earned for RSUs on a straight-line basis from the date of grant. In certain situations we also grant cash-settled RSUs which are recorded as a liability instrument. The liability and related expense for cash-settled RSUs are insignificant as of, and for the three and nine months ended, September 30, 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company granted a total of 378,780 RSUs (an insignificant portion of which are cash-settled RSUs) to employees which, with respect to stock-settled RSUs, had a weighted average grant date fair value of $49.47.
Performance Vested Restricted Stock—The Company has granted PSSs to certain executive officers. The number of PSSs that will ultimately vest with no further restrictions on transfer depends upon the performance of the Company at the end of the applicable three year performance period relative to the applicable performance target. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company granted to its executive officers a total of 162,906 PSSs, which vest in full if the maximum performance metric is achieved. At the end of the performance period, the PSSs that do not vest will be forfeited. The PSSs had a weighted average grant date fair value of $49.39. The performance period is three years beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2016. The PSSs will vest at the end of the performance period only if the performance threshold is met; there is no interim performance metric.
Our total unearned compensation for our stock-based compensation programs as of September 30, 2014 was $13 million for SARs, $31 million for RSUs and $4 million for PSSs, which will be recorded to compensation expense primarily over the next four years with respect to SARs and RSUs, with a limited portion of the RSU awards extending to six years, and over the next two years with respect to PSSs.
Related-Party Transactions
Related-Party Transactions
    RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In addition to those included elsewhere in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, related-party transactions entered into by us are summarized as follows:
Leases—Our corporate headquarters have been located at the Hyatt Center in Chicago, Illinois, since 2005. A subsidiary of the Company holds a master lease for a portion of the Hyatt Center and has entered into sublease agreements with certain related parties. Future sublease income from sublease agreements with related parties under our master lease is $8 million.
Legal Services—A partner in a law firm that provided services to us throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is the brother-in-law of our Executive Chairman. We incurred insignificant legal fees with this firm for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. We incurred $2 million and $1 million in legal fees with this firm for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Legal fees, when expensed, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had insignificant amounts due to the law firm.
Other Services—A member of our Board of Directors is a partner in a firm whose affiliates own hotels from which we recorded insignificant management and franchise fees and $2 million of management and franchise fees during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $4 million and $6 million of management and franchise fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had insignificant receivables and $1 million in receivables due from these properties, respectively.
Equity Method Investments—We have equity method investments in entities that own properties for which we provide management and/or franchise services and receive fees. We recorded fees of $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. We recorded fees of $24 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had receivables due from these properties of $10 million and $7 million, respectively. In addition, in some cases we provide loans (see Note 5) or guarantees (see Note 10) to these entities. Our ownership interest in these equity method investments generally varies from 8% to 70%.
Share Repurchase—During 2013, we repurchased 2,906,879 shares of Class B common stock at a weighted average price of $41.36 per a share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $120 million. The shares repurchased represented approximately 2% of the Company's total shares of common stock outstanding prior to the repurchase. The shares of Class B common stock were repurchased from trusts held for the benefit of certain Pritzker family members in privately-negotiated transactions and were retired, thereby reducing the total number of shares outstanding and reducing the shares of Class B common stock authorized and outstanding by the repurchased share amount.
Segment Information
Segment Information
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Our operating segments are components of the business which are managed discretely and for which discrete financial information is reviewed regularly by the chief operating decision maker to assess performance and make decisions regarding the allocation of resources. Our chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. We define our reportable segments as follows:
•
Owned and Leased Hotels—This segment derives its earnings from owned and leased hotel properties located predominantly in the United States but also in certain international locations and for purposes of segment Adjusted EBITDA, includes our pro rata share of the Adjusted EBITDA of our unconsolidated hospitality ventures, based on our ownership percentage of each venture.
•
Americas Management and Franchising—This segment derives its earnings primarily from a combination of hotel management and licensing of our portfolio of brands to franchisees located in the U.S., Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean. This segment’s revenues also include the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners and franchisees with no added margin. These costs relate primarily to payroll costs at managed properties where the Company is the employer. These revenues and costs are recorded on the lines other revenues from managed properties and other costs from managed properties, respectively. The intersegment revenues relate to management fees that are collected from the Company’s owned hotels, which are eliminated in consolidation.
•
ASPAC Management and Franchising—This segment derives its earnings primarily from a combination of hotel management and licensing of our portfolio of brands to franchisees located in Southeast Asia, as well as China, Australia, South Korea and Japan. This segment’s revenues also include the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners and franchisees with no added margin. These costs relate primarily to reservations, marketing and IT costs. These revenues and costs are recorded on the lines other revenues from managed properties and other costs from managed properties, respectively. The intersegment revenues relate to management fees that are collected from the Company’s owned hotels, which are eliminated in consolidation.
•
EAME/SW Asia Management—This segment derives its earnings primarily from hotel management of our portfolio of brands located primarily in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India, as well as countries along the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. This segment’s revenues also include the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners with no added margin. These costs relate primarily to reservations, marketing and IT costs. These revenues and costs are recorded on the lines other revenues from managed properties and other costs from managed properties, respectively. The intersegment revenues relate to management fees that are collected from the Company’s owned hotels, which are eliminated in consolidation.
Our chief operating decision maker evaluates performance based on each segment’s Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation plus our pro-rata share of unconsolidated hospitality ventures Adjusted EBITDA before equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures; asset impairments; gains on sales of real estate; other income (loss), net; net income attributable to noncontrolling interests; depreciation and amortization; interest expense; and provision for income taxes.
The table below shows summarized consolidated financial information by segment. Included within corporate and other are unallocated corporate expenses, revenues and expenses on our vacation ownership properties, and the results of our co-branded credit card.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Owned and Leased Hotels (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
555

 
$
521

 
$
1,695

 
$
1,585

Adjusted EBITDA
123

 
111

 
405

 
351

Depreciation and Amortization
82

 
73

 
245

 
231

Americas Management and Franchising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
469

 
437

 
1,413

 
1,302

Intersegment Revenues (b)
21

 
20

 
66

 
63

Adjusted EBITDA
66

 
52

 
201

 
162

Depreciation and Amortization
4

 
4

 
13

 
13

ASPAC Management and Franchising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
40

 
35

 
116

 
110

Intersegment Revenues (b)
1

 
1

 
2

 
2

Adjusted EBITDA
9

 
9

 
31

 
32

Depreciation and Amortization
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

EAME/SW Asia Management
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
31

 
30

 
93

 
95

Intersegment Revenues (b)
4

 
3

 
11

 
11

Adjusted EBITDA
9

 
11

 
30

 
39

Depreciation and Amortization
2

 
1

 
5

 
3

Corporate and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
35

 
27

 
98

 
77

Adjusted EBITDA
(28
)
 
(24
)
 
(85
)
 
(82
)
Depreciation and Amortization
2

 
2

 
5

 
6

Eliminations (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
(26
)
 
(24
)
 
(79
)
 
(76
)
Adjusted EBITDA
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Depreciation and Amortization
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
1,104

 
$
1,026

 
$
3,336

 
$
3,093

Adjusted EBITDA
179

 
159

 
582

 
502

Depreciation and Amortization
91

 
81

 
269

 
254

(a)
In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the second quarter of 2014, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded a $7 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the second quarter of 2013, we classified a property as held for sale. We conducted an analysis to determine if our carrying value was greater than fair value based on the expected sales price at that time. As a result of this assessment we recorded a $3 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the first quarter of 2013, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded an $8 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(b)
Intersegment revenues are included in the segment revenue totals and eliminated in Eliminations.
The table below shows summarized consolidated balance sheet information by segment:
Total Assets
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Owned and Leased Hotels (a)
$
5,836

 
$
5,895

Americas Management and Franchising
548

 
527

ASPAC Management and Franchising
117

 
116

EAME/SW Asia Management
178

 
201

Corporate and other
1,390

 
1,438

TOTAL
$
8,069

 
$
8,177

(a)
The decrease in Owned and Leased Hotels assets is primarily due to the disposition of nine select service properties and one full service property, partially offset by the acquisition of Park Hyatt New York during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
The table below provides a reconciliation of our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Adjusted EBITDA
$
179

 
$
159

 
$
582

 
$
502

Equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures
6

 
16

 
22

 
10

Asset impairments
—

 
—

 
(7
)
 
(11
)
Gains on sales of real estate
3

 
26

 
65

 
125

Other income (loss), net (see Note 16)
2

 
2

 
(11
)
 
(12
)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Pro rata share of unconsolidated hospitality ventures Adjusted EBITDA
(19
)
 
(13
)
 
(64
)
 
(48
)
EBITDA
170

 
190

 
585

 
566

Depreciation and amortization
(91
)
 
(81
)
 
(269
)
 
(254
)
Interest expense
(17
)
 
(15
)
 
(54
)
 
(48
)
Provision for income taxes
(30
)
 
(39
)
 
(100
)
 
(89
)
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
32

 
$
55

 
$
162

 
$
175

Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share, including a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator, are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
33

 
$
55

 
$
164

 
$
175

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
32

 
$
55

 
$
162

 
$
175

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
152,849,168

 
156,339,842

 
154,165,341

 
159,339,902

Share-based compensation
1,019,611

 
557,345

 
951,858

 
508,368

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
153,868,779

 
156,897,187

 
155,117,199

 
159,848,270

Basic Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
0.22

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.06

 
$
1.10

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.01
)
 
—

 
(0.01
)
 
—

Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
0.21

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.05

 
$
1.10

Diluted Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
0.22

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.06

 
$
1.10

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.01
)
 
—

 
(0.01
)
 
—

Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
0.21

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.05

 
$
1.10


The computations of diluted net income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 do not include the following shares of Class A common stock assumed to be issued as stock-settled SARs and RSUs because they are anti-dilutive.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Stock-settled SARs
19,500

 
307,900

 
34,400

 
198,600

RSUs
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Other Income (Loss), Net
Other Income (Loss), Net
OTHER INCOME (LOSS), NET
Other income (loss), net includes performance guarantee income (expense) (see Note 10), management realignment costs, transaction costs, foreign currency losses, interest income, guarantee liability amortization (see Note 10), cost method investment income (see Note 3), debt settlement costs (see Note 8), charitable contribution to Hyatt Hotels Foundation (formerly named Hyatt Thrive Foundation) and gain on sale of artwork (see Note 6). The table below provides a reconciliation of the components in other income (loss), net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Performance guarantee income (expense)
$
—

 
$
(2
)
 
$
(13
)
 
$
(3
)
Management realignment costs
(1
)
 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

Transaction costs
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(5
)
 
(3
)
Foreign currency losses
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Interest income
3

 
4

 
8

 
14

Guarantee liability amortization
2

 
2

 
6

 
3

Cost method investment income
—

 
—

 
1

 
4

Debt settlement costs
—

 
—

 
—

 
(35
)
Charitable contribution to Hyatt Hotels Foundation
—

 
—

 
—

 
(20
)
Gain on sale of artwork
—

 
—

 
—

 
29

Other
1

 
2

 
1

 
3

Other income (loss), net
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
(11
)
 
$
(12
)
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Notes)
Subsequent Events [Text Block]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 1, 2014, we announced the closing of the sale of Hyatt Residential Group to an unrelated third party for approximately $220 million, which includes an interest in a joint venture that owns and is developing a vacation ownership property in Maui, Hawaii. We have entered into a master license agreement with the purchaser and expect to receive recurring annual license fees under this agreement. The Hyatt Residence Club and the vacation ownership resorts will retain the Hyatt Residence Club brand.
    
On October 2, 2014, we announced the closing of the sale of Park Hyatt Washington to an unrelated third party, for approximately $100 million. A Hyatt affiliate will continue to manage the hotel under a new management agreement.
Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Acquisitions Dispositions And Discontinued Operations [Policy Text Block] 
Periodically, we enter into like-kind exchange agreements upon the disposition of certain hotels. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the proceeds from the sales are placed into an escrow account administered by an intermediary. The proceeds are recorded to restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and released once they are utilized as part of a like-kind exchange agreement or when a like-kind exchange agreement is not completed within the allowable time period.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] 
Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-04 ("ASU 2013-04"), Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-04 requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. The provisions of ASU 2013-04 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-04 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2013, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-05 ("ASU 2013-05"), Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-05 requires that when a reporting entity (parent) ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business within a foreign entity, the parent is required to release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income. The provisions of ASU 2013-05 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-05 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2013, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11 ("ASU 2013-11"), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-11 requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The provisions of ASU 2013-11 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08 ("ASU 2014-08"), Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. ASU 2014-08 changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations and expands the required disclosures surrounding discontinued operations. The provisions of ASU 2014-08 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted for disposals that have not been reported in previously issued financial statements. We have elected to early adopt ASU 2014-08 and have no disposals which qualify as discontinued operations.

Future Adoption of Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for contracts with customers. The provisions of ASU 2014-09 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09.

In June 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10 (“ASU 2014-10”), Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation. ASU 2014-10 removes the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP and it eliminates an exception provided in the consolidation guidance for development stage enterprises. The provisions of ASU 2014-10 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. When adopted, ASU 2014-10 is not expected to materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 (“ASU 2014-15”), Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 provides guidance related to management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and the related footnote disclosures. The provisions of ASU 2014-15 are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. When adopted, ASU 2014-15 is not expected to materially impact our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Organization [Policy Text Block] 
We have eliminated all intercompany transactions in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We consolidate entities for which we either have a controlling financial interest or are considered to be the primary beneficiary.
Fair Value [Policy Text Block] 
Our portfolio of marketable securities consists of various types of money market funds, mutual funds, preferred shares and fixed income securities, including U.S. government obligations, obligations of other U.S. government agencies, corporate debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and municipal and provincial notes and bonds. We invest a portion of our cash balance into short-term interest bearing money market funds that have a maturity of less than ninety days. Consequently, the balances are recorded in cash and cash equivalents. The funds are held with open-ended registered investment companies and the fair value of the funds is classified as Level One as we are able to obtain market available pricing information on an ongoing basis. The fair value of our mutual funds was classified as Level One as they trade with sufficient frequency and volume to enable us to obtain pricing information on an ongoing basis. The remaining securities, other than our investment in preferred shares, were classified as Level Two due to the use and weighting of multiple market inputs being considered in the final price of the security. Market inputs include quoted market prices from active markets for identical securities, quoted market prices for identical securities in inactive markets, and quoted market prices in active and inactive markets for similar securities.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). GAAP establishes a valuation hierarchy for prioritizing the inputs that places greater emphasis on the use of observable market inputs and less emphasis on unobservable inputs. When determining fair value, an entity is required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:
Level One—Fair values based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
Level Two—Fair values based on quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in inactive markets for identical assets and liabilities, and inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
Level Three—Fair values based on inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of significant management judgment. Valuation techniques could include the use of discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.
We have various financial instruments that are measured at fair value including certain marketable securities. We currently do not have non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
We utilize the market approach and income approach for valuing our financial instruments. The market approach utilizes prices and information generated by market transactions involving identical or similar assets and liabilities and the income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present amount (discounted). For instances in which the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy.
Our Senior Notes and bonds are classified as Level Two due to the use and weighting of multiple market inputs in the final price of the security. Market inputs include quoted market prices from active markets for identical securities, quoted market prices for identical securities in inactive markets, and quoted market prices in active and inactive markets for similar securities. We estimated the fair value of our other long-term debt instruments using a discounted cash flow analysis based on current market inputs for similar types of arrangements. Due to the lack of availability of market data, we have classified our other long-term debt as Level Three. The primary sensitivity in these calculations is based on the selection of appropriate discount rates. Fluctuations in these assumptions will result in different estimates of fair value.
We estimated the fair value of financing receivables using discounted cash flow analysis based on current market assumptions for similar types of arrangements. Due to the lack of availability of market data, we have classified our financing receivables as Level Three. The primary sensitivity in these calculations is based on the selection of appropriate interest and discount rates. Fluctuations in these assumptions will result in different estimates of fair value. For further information on financing receivables, see Note 5.
Financing Receivables [Policy Text Block] 
On an ongoing basis, we monitor the credit quality of our financing receivables based on payment activity.
•
Past due Receivables—We determine financing receivables to be past due based on the contractual terms of each individual financing receivable agreement.
•
Non-Performing Receivables—Receivables are determined to be non-performing based upon the following criteria: (1) if interest or principal is more than 90 days past due for secured financing to hotel owners and unsecured financing to hotel owners; (2) if interest or principal is more than 120 days past due for vacation ownership mortgage receivables; or (3) if an impairment charge has been recorded for a loan or a provision established for our other financing arrangements. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, no interest income was accrued for secured financing to hotel owners and unsecured financing to hotel owners more than 90 days past due or for vacation ownership receivables more than 120 days past due. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, insignificant interest income was accrued for vacation ownership receivables past due more than 90 days but less than 120 days.
If a financing receivable is non-performing, we place the financing receivable on non-accrual status. We only recognize interest income when cash is received for financing receivables on non-accrual status. Accrual of interest income is resumed when the receivable becomes contractually current and collection doubts are removed.
We have divided our financing receivables, which include loans and other financing arrangements, into three portfolio segments based on their initial measurement, risk characteristics and our method for monitoring or assessing credit risk. These portfolio segments correspond directly with our assessed class of receivables and are as follows:
•
Secured Financing to Hotel Owners—These financing receivables are senior secured mortgage loans and are collateralized by hotel properties currently in operation. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, these loans include financing provided to certain franchisees for the renovation and conversion of certain franchised hotels. These franchisee loans accrue interest at fixed rates ranging between 5.0% and 5.5%.
•
Unsecured Financing to Hotel Owners—These financing receivables are primarily made up of individual unsecured loans and other types of financing arrangements provided to hotel owners. Our other financing arrangements have stated maturities and interest rates. However, the expected repayment terms may be dependent on the future cash flows of the hotels and these financing receivable instruments, therefore, are not considered loans as the repayment dates are not fixed or determinable. Because the other types of financing arrangements are not considered loans, we do not include them in our impaired loans analysis. Since these receivables may come due earlier than the stated maturity date, the expected maturity dates have been excluded from the maturities table below.
•
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables—These financing receivables are comprised of various mortgage loans related to our financing of vacation ownership interval sales. As of September 30, 2014, the weighted-average interest rate on vacation ownership mortgage receivables was 13.9%. As of September 30, 2014, vacation ownership mortgage receivables have been reclassed to assets held for sale on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, see Note 6.
We routinely evaluate loans within financing receivables for impairment. To determine whether an impairment has occurred, we evaluate the collectability of both interest and principal. A loan is considered to be impaired when we determine that it is probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due under the contractual terms. We do not recognize interest income for impaired loans unless cash is received, in which case the payment is recorded to other income (loss), net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
We individually assess all loans in the secured financing to hotel owners portfolio and the unsecured financing to hotel owners portfolio for impairment. We assess the vacation ownership mortgage receivables portfolio, which consists entirely of loans, for impairment on an aggregate basis. In addition to loans, we include other types of financing arrangements in the unsecured financing to hotel owners portfolio which we do not assess individually for impairment. However, we regularly evaluate our reserves for these other types of financing arrangements and record provisions in the financing receivables allowance as necessary. Impairment charges for loans within all three portfolios and reserves related to our other financing arrangements are recorded as provisions in the financing receivables allowance. We consider the provisions on all of our portfolio segments to be adequate based on the economic environment and our assessment of the future collectability of the outstanding receivables.
Goodwill and Intangibles [Policy Text Block] 
Definite lived intangible assets primarily include contract acquisition costs, franchise and management intangibles, lease related intangibles and advanced bookings intangibles. Contract acquisition costs and franchise and management intangibles are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over their contract terms, which range from approximately 5 to 40 years and 20 to 30 years, respectively. Lease related intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Advanced bookings are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of the advanced bookings. Definite lived intangibles are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
We review the carrying value of our goodwill and indefinite lived brand intangible during our annual impairment test during the fourth quarter or at an interim date if indications of impairment exist by performing either a qualitative or quantitative assessment. We define a reporting unit at the individual property or business level. When determining fair value, we utilize internally developed discounted future cash flow models, third party appraisals and, if appropriate, current estimated net sales proceeds from pending offers. We then compare the estimated fair value to our carrying value. If the carrying value of our goodwill is in excess of the fair value, we must determine our implied fair value of goodwill to evaluate if any impairment charge is necessary. If the carrying value of our indefinite lived brand intangible is in excess of the fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to the excess.
Commitments and Contingencies [Policy Text Block] 
We act as general partner of various partnerships that own hotel properties subject to mortgage indebtedness. These mortgage agreements generally limit the lender’s recourse to security interests in the assets financed and/or other assets of the partnership(s) and/or the general partner(s) thereof.
In conjunction with financing obtained for our unconsolidated hospitality ventures, we may provide standard indemnifications to the lender for loss, liability or damage occurring as a result of our actions or actions of the other hospitality venture owners.
We are subject, from time to time, to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes, and environmental matters, as well as commitments under contractual obligations. Many of these claims are covered under current insurance programs, subject to deductibles. We reasonably recognize a liability associated with commitments and contingencies when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. Although the ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined at this point, based on information currently available, we do not expect that the ultimate resolution of such claims and litigation will have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In connection with the inception of a performance guarantee, we recognize a liability for the fair value of our guarantee obligation within other long-term liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets with an offset to contract acquisition cost intangible assets. Upon commencement of the guarantee period, we begin to amortize the guarantee liability using a systematic and rational risk-based approach over the term of the respective performance guarantee.
Segment Reporting [Policy Text Block] 
Our operating segments are components of the business which are managed discretely and for which discrete financial information is reviewed regularly by the chief operating decision maker to assess performance and make decisions regarding the allocation of resources. Our chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. We define our reportable segments as follows:
•
Owned and Leased Hotels—This segment derives its earnings from owned and leased hotel properties located predominantly in the United States but also in certain international locations and for purposes of segment Adjusted EBITDA, includes our pro rata share of the Adjusted EBITDA of our unconsolidated hospitality ventures, based on our ownership percentage of each venture.
•
Americas Management and Franchising—This segment derives its earnings primarily from a combination of hotel management and licensing of our portfolio of brands to franchisees located in the U.S., Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean. This segment’s revenues also include the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners and franchisees with no added margin. These costs relate primarily to payroll costs at managed properties where the Company is the employer. These revenues and costs are recorded on the lines other revenues from managed properties and other costs from managed properties, respectively. The intersegment revenues relate to management fees that are collected from the Company’s owned hotels, which are eliminated in consolidation.
•
ASPAC Management and Franchising—This segment derives its earnings primarily from a combination of hotel management and licensing of our portfolio of brands to franchisees located in Southeast Asia, as well as China, Australia, South Korea and Japan. This segment’s revenues also include the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners and franchisees with no added margin. These costs relate primarily to reservations, marketing and IT costs. These revenues and costs are recorded on the lines other revenues from managed properties and other costs from managed properties, respectively. The intersegment revenues relate to management fees that are collected from the Company’s owned hotels, which are eliminated in consolidation.
•
EAME/SW Asia Management—This segment derives its earnings primarily from hotel management of our portfolio of brands located primarily in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India, as well as countries along the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. This segment’s revenues also include the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners with no added margin. These costs relate primarily to reservations, marketing and IT costs. These revenues and costs are recorded on the lines other revenues from managed properties and other costs from managed properties, respectively. The intersegment revenues relate to management fees that are collected from the Company’s owned hotels, which are eliminated in consolidation.
Our chief operating decision maker evaluates performance based on each segment’s Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation plus our pro-rata share of unconsolidated hospitality ventures Adjusted EBITDA before equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures; asset impairments; gains on sales of real estate; other income (loss), net; net income attributable to noncontrolling interests; depreciation and amortization; interest expense; and provision for income taxes.
Equity And Cost Method Investments (Tables)
Schedule of Equity and Cost Method Investments [Table Text Block] 
Our equity and cost method investment balances recorded at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Equity method investments
$
318

 
$
320

Cost method investments
23

 
9

Total investments
$
341

 
$
329

Summarized Financial Information 
The following table presents summarized financial information for all unconsolidated ventures in which we hold an investment that is accounted for under the equity method.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Total revenues
$
320

 
$
246

 
$
936

 
$
721

Gross operating profit
98

 
78

 
262

 
236

Income from continuing operations
22

 
28

 
38

 
24

Net income
22

 
28

 
38

 
24

Fair Value Measurement (Tables)
Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] 
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had the following financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing money market funds
$
11

 
$
11

 
$
—

 
$
—

Marketable securities included in
short-term investments, prepaids and
other assets and other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds
342

 
342

 
—

 
—

Preferred shares
274

 
—

 
—

 
274

U.S. government obligations
133

 
—

 
133

 
—

U.S. government agencies
40

 
—

 
40

 
—

Corporate debt securities
126

 
—

 
126

 
—

Mortgage-backed securities
25

 
—

 
25

 
—

Asset-backed securities
21

 
—

 
21

 
—

Municipal and provincial notes and bonds
3

 
—

 
3

 
—


 
December 31, 2013
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing money market funds
$
71

 
$
71

 
$
—

 
$
—

Marketable securities included in
short-term investments, prepaids and
other assets and other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds
334

 
334

 
—

 
—

Preferred shares
278

 
—

 
—

 
278

U.S. government obligations
121

 
—

 
121

 
—

U.S. government agencies
46

 
—

 
46

 
—

Corporate debt securities
112

 
—

 
112

 
—

Mortgage-backed securities
20

 
—

 
20

 
—

Asset-backed securities
18

 
—

 
18

 
—

Municipal and provincial notes and bonds
4

 
—

 
4

 
—

Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Table Text Block] 
A summary of the significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of our preferred investment as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, is as follows:
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Expected term
1 year

 
2 years

Risk-free Interest Rate
0.13
%
 
0.38
%
Volatility
43.1
%
 
47.7
%
Dividend Yield
10
%
 
10
%
Investments Classified As Available For Sale [Table Text Block] 
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the cost or amortized cost value for our preferred investment in Playa was $271 million and the fair value of this available for sale debt security was as follows: 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) - Preferred Shares
 
2014
Balance at January 1, recorded in other assets
$
278

Gross unrealized losses, recorded to other comprehensive income (loss)
(7
)
Balance at June 30, recorded in other assets
271

Gross unrealized gains, recorded to other comprehensive income (loss)
3

Balance at September 30, recorded in other assets
$
274

Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Other Financial Instruments [Table Text Block] 
The carrying amounts and fair values of our other financial instruments are as follows:

 
Asset (Liability)
 
September 30, 2014
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Financing receivables, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
26

 
$
29

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
29

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
69

 
69

 
—

 
—

 
69

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables, net included in assets held for sale
36

 
37

 
—

 
—

 
37

Debt, excluding capital lease obligations
(1,406
)
 
(1,493
)
 
—

 
(1,308
)
 
(185
)

 
Asset (Liability)
 
December 31, 2013
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level One)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level Two)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level Three)
Financing receivables, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
26

 
$
28

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
28

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
64

 
64

 
—

 
—

 
64

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables
37

 
38

 
—

 
—

 
38

Debt, excluding capital lease obligations
(1,275
)
 
(1,296
)
 
—

 
(1,263
)
 
(33
)
Financing Receivables (Tables)
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block] 
The three portfolio segments of financing receivables and their balances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
39

 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
156

 
147

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables at various interest rates with varying payments through 2031 (see below)
—

 
44

 
195

 
230

Less allowance for losses
(100
)
 
(103
)
Less current portion included in receivables, net
—

 
(8
)
Total long-term financing receivables, net
$
95

 
$
119

Schedule of held for sale Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] 
The balances related to the vacation ownership mortgage receivables included in assets held for sale at September 30, 2014 are as follows:
 
September 30, 2014
Vacation ownership mortgage receivables at various interest rates with varying payments through 2031 (see below)
$
43

Less allowance for losses
(7
)
Less current portion, net
(7
)
Total long-term financing receivables, net included in assets held for sale
$
29

Schedule of Future Maturities of Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] 
Financing receivables held by us as of September 30, 2014 are scheduled to mature as follows:
Year Ending December 31,
Secured Financing to Hotel Owners
 
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables (included in assets held for sale)
2014
$
—

 
$
2

2015
39

 
7

2016
—

 
7

2017
—

 
5

2018
—

 
4

2019
—

 
4

Thereafter
—

 
14

Total
39

 
43

Less allowance
(13
)
 
(7
)
Net financing receivables
$
26

 
$
36

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] 
The following tables summarize the activity in our financing receivables allowance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:
 
Secured Financing
 
Unsecured Financing
 
Total, included in financing receivables, net
 
Vacation Ownership, included in assets held for sale as of September 30, 2014
Allowance at January 1, 2014
$
13

 
$
83

 
$
96

 
$
7

  Provisions
—

 
3

 
3

 
1

  Write-offs
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
  Other Adjustments
—

 
1

 
1

 
—

Allowance at June 30, 2014
$
13

 
$
87

 
$
100

 
$
7

  Provisions
—

 
2

 
2

 
—

  Other Adjustments
—

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
—

Allowance at September 30, 2014
$
13

 
$
87

 
$
100

 
$
7


Secured Financing

Unsecured Financing

Vacation Ownership
 
Total
Allowance at January 1, 2013
$
7


$
83


$
9

 
$
99

  Provisions
—


2


—

 
2

  Write-offs
—


(2
)

(2
)
 
(4
)
  Other Adjustments
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Allowance at June 30, 2013
$
7

 
$
82

 
$
7

 
$
96

  Provisions
—

 
1

 
1

 
2

Allowance at September 30, 2013
$
7

 
$
83

 
$
8

 
$
98


Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] 
An analysis of our loans included in secured financing to hotel owners and unsecured financing to hotel owners had the following impaired amounts at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, all of which had a related allowance recorded against them:
Impaired Loans
September 30, 2014
 
Gross Loan Balance (Principal and Interest)
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
Average
Recorded
Loan Balance
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
39

 
$
39

 
$
(13
)
 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
53

 
36

 
(53
)
 
52


Impaired Loans
December 31, 2013
 
Gross Loan Balance (Principal and Interest)
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
Average
Recorded
Loan Balance
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
39

 
$
39

 
$
(13
)
 
$
40

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
51

 
37

 
(51
)
 
52

ImpairedFinancingReceivablesInterestIncomeAccrualMethod [Table Text Block] 
Interest income recognized on these impaired loans within other income (loss), net on our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
—

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
2

Unsecured financing to hotel owners
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Analysis Of Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] 
The following tables summarize our aged analysis of past due financing receivables by portfolio segment, the gross balance of financing receivables greater than 90 days past due and the gross balance of financing receivables on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
Analysis of Financing Receivables
September 30, 2014
 
Receivables
Past Due
 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
 
Receivables on
Non-Accrual
Status
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners*
3

 
3

 
86

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables, included in assets held for sale
1

 
—

 
—

Total
$
4

 
$
3

 
$
125


Analysis of Financing Receivables
December 31, 2013
 
Receivables
Past Due
 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
 
Receivables on
Non-Accrual
Status
Secured financing to hotel owners
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
39

Unsecured financing to hotel owners*
3

 
3

 
82

Vacation ownership mortgage receivables
2

 
—

 
—

Total
$
5

 
$
3

 
$
121

* Certain of these receivables have been placed on non-accrual status and we have recorded allowances for these receivables based on estimates of future cash flows available for payment of these financing receivables. However, a majority of these payments are not past due.

Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] 
The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are primarily recorded in our owned and leased hotels segment at the date of acquisition (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1

Restricted cash
10

Property and equipment, net
226

Goodwill
7

Intangibles, net
10

Other assets
11

Total assets
265

Current liabilities
11

Deferred tax liability
2

Long-term debt, net of bond discount
186

Total liabilities
199

     Total net assets acquired
$
66

Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block] 
The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities related to Hyatt Residential Group that are held for sale (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents
$
12

Restricted cash
5

Receivables, net of allowances
11

Inventories
57

Prepaids and other assets
3

Investments (see Note 3)
30

Property and equipment, net
26

Financing receivables, net of allowances (see Note 5)
29

Goodwill (see Note 7)
4

Total assets held for sale
$
177

Accounts payable
$
6

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
22

Accrued compensation and benefits
4

Other long-term liabilities
2

Total liabilities held for sale
$
34

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables)
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] 
The following is a summary of intangible assets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
Weighted
Average Useful
Lives in Years
 
December 31, 2013
Contract acquisition costs
$
363

 
26

 
$
348

Franchise and management intangibles
159

 
24

 
170

Lease related intangibles
148

 
111

 
155

Advanced bookings intangibles
9

 
7

 
8

Brand intangible
7

 
—

 
7

Other
8

 
12

 
8

 
694

 
 
 
696

Accumulated amortization
(125
)
 
 
 
(105
)
Intangibles, net
$
569

 
 
 
$
591

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] 
Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Amortization expense
$
7

 
$
6

 
$
22

 
$
18

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
Debt Repayment Guarantees [Table Text Block]
Included within the $267 million in debt guarantees are the following:
Property Description
 
Maximum Guarantee Amount
 
Amount Recorded at September 30, 2014
Vacation ownership development
 
$
110

 
$
—

Hotel property in Brazil
 
75

 
2

Hawaii hotel development
 
30

 
1

Hotel property in Minnesota
 
25

 
4

Hotel property in Colorado
 
15

 
1

Other
 
12

 
—

Total Debt Repayment Guarantees
 
$
267

 
$
8

Equity (Tables)
Schedule Of Stockholders' Equity And Noncontrolling Interest 
Stockholders’ Equity and Noncontrolling Interests—The following table details the equity activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
 
Stockholders’
equity
 
Noncontrolling interests
in consolidated
subsidiaries
 
Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2014
$
4,769

 
$
8

 
$
4,777

Net income
162

 
2

 
164

Other comprehensive loss
(41
)
 
—

 
(41
)
Repurchase of common stock
(229
)
 
—

 
(229
)
Directors compensation
2

 
—

 
2

Employee stock plan issuance
2

 
—

 
2

Share based payment activity
17

 
—

 
17

Other
1

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Balance at September 30, 2014
$
4,683

 
$
8

 
$
4,691

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2013
$
4,811

 
$
10

 
$
4,821

Net income
175

 
—

 
175

Other comprehensive loss
(10
)
 
—

 
(10
)
Repurchase of common stock
(252
)
 
—

 
(252
)
Directors compensation
2

 
—

 
2

Employee stock plan issuance
2

 
—

 
2

Share based payment activity
15

 
—

 
15

Balance at September 30, 2013
$
4,743

 
$
10

 
$
4,753

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss—The following table details the accumulated other comprehensive loss activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
Balance at
July 1, 2014
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Balance at September 30, 2014
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(49
)
 
$
(49
)
 
$
—

 
$
(98
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Unrecognized pension cost
(5
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
1

 
—

 
(6
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(61
)
 
$
(48
)
 
$
—

 
$
(109
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2014
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Balance at September 30, 2014
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(62
)
 
$
(36
)
 
$
—

 
$
(98
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities
6

 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

Unrecognized pension cost
(5
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
1

 
—

 
(6
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(68
)
 
$
(41
)
 
$
—

 
$
(109
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at
July 1, 2013
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Balance at September 30, 2013
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(80
)
 
$
16

 
$
—

 
$
(64
)
Unrecognized pension cost
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
(7
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(93
)
 
$
16

 
$
—

 
$
(77
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2013
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (a)
 
Balance at September 30, 2013
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(54
)
 
$
(12
)
 
$
2

 
$
(64
)
Unrecognized pension cost
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
(7
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$
(67
)
 
$
(12
)
 
$
2

 
$
(77
)
(a) Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of an insignificant tax impact, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss were recognized within equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
Compensation Expense Related To Long-Term Incentive Plan
Compensation expense related to these awards for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Stock appreciation rights
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
7

 
$
6

Restricted stock units
3

 
4

 
14

 
12

Performance vested restricted stock
1

 
1

 
3

 
2

Segment Information (Tables)
Summarized Consolidated Financial Information by Segment 
The table below shows summarized consolidated financial information by segment. Included within corporate and other are unallocated corporate expenses, revenues and expenses on our vacation ownership properties, and the results of our co-branded credit card.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Owned and Leased Hotels (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
555

 
$
521

 
$
1,695

 
$
1,585

Adjusted EBITDA
123

 
111

 
405

 
351

Depreciation and Amortization
82

 
73

 
245

 
231

Americas Management and Franchising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
469

 
437

 
1,413

 
1,302

Intersegment Revenues (b)
21

 
20

 
66

 
63

Adjusted EBITDA
66

 
52

 
201

 
162

Depreciation and Amortization
4

 
4

 
13

 
13

ASPAC Management and Franchising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
40

 
35

 
116

 
110

Intersegment Revenues (b)
1

 
1

 
2

 
2

Adjusted EBITDA
9

 
9

 
31

 
32

Depreciation and Amortization
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

EAME/SW Asia Management
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
31

 
30

 
93

 
95

Intersegment Revenues (b)
4

 
3

 
11

 
11

Adjusted EBITDA
9

 
11

 
30

 
39

Depreciation and Amortization
2

 
1

 
5

 
3

Corporate and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
35

 
27

 
98

 
77

Adjusted EBITDA
(28
)
 
(24
)
 
(85
)
 
(82
)
Depreciation and Amortization
2

 
2

 
5

 
6

Eliminations (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
(26
)
 
(24
)
 
(79
)
 
(76
)
Adjusted EBITDA
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Depreciation and Amortization
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
1,104

 
$
1,026

 
$
3,336

 
$
3,093

Adjusted EBITDA
179

 
159

 
582

 
502

Depreciation and Amortization
91

 
81

 
269

 
254

(a)
In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the second quarter of 2014, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded a $7 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the second quarter of 2013, we classified a property as held for sale. We conducted an analysis to determine if our carrying value was greater than fair value based on the expected sales price at that time. As a result of this assessment we recorded a $3 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the first quarter of 2013, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded an $8 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(b)
Intersegment revenues are included in the segment revenue totals and eliminated in Eliminations.
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] 
The table below shows summarized consolidated balance sheet information by segment:
Total Assets
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Owned and Leased Hotels (a)
$
5,836

 
$
5,895

Americas Management and Franchising
548

 
527

ASPAC Management and Franchising
117

 
116

EAME/SW Asia Management
178

 
201

Corporate and other
1,390

 
1,438

TOTAL
$
8,069

 
$
8,177

(a)
The decrease in Owned and Leased Hotels assets is primarily due to the disposition of nine select service properties and one full service property, partially offset by the acquisition of Park Hyatt New York during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Reconciliation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and a Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income Attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation 
The table below provides a reconciliation of our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Adjusted EBITDA
$
179

 
$
159

 
$
582

 
$
502

Equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures
6

 
16

 
22

 
10

Asset impairments
—

 
—

 
(7
)
 
(11
)
Gains on sales of real estate
3

 
26

 
65

 
125

Other income (loss), net (see Note 16)
2

 
2

 
(11
)
 
(12
)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Pro rata share of unconsolidated hospitality ventures Adjusted EBITDA
(19
)
 
(13
)
 
(64
)
 
(48
)
EBITDA
170

 
190

 
585

 
566

Depreciation and amortization
(91
)
 
(81
)
 
(269
)
 
(254
)
Interest expense
(17
)
 
(15
)
 
(54
)
 
(48
)
Provision for income taxes
(30
)
 
(39
)
 
(100
)
 
(89
)
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
32

 
$
55

 
$
162

 
$
175

Earnings Per Share (Tables)
Schedule of the Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share 
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share, including a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator, are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
33

 
$
55

 
$
164

 
$
175

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
32

 
$
55

 
$
162

 
$
175

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
152,849,168

 
156,339,842

 
154,165,341

 
159,339,902

Share-based compensation
1,019,611

 
557,345

 
951,858

 
508,368

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
153,868,779

 
156,897,187

 
155,117,199

 
159,848,270

Basic Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
0.22

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.06

 
$
1.10

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.01
)
 
—

 
(0.01
)
 
—

Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
0.21

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.05

 
$
1.10

Diluted Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
0.22

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.06

 
$
1.10

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.01
)
 
—

 
(0.01
)
 
—

Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$
0.21

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.05

 
$
1.10

Anti-dilutive Shares Issued 
The computations of diluted net income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 do not include the following shares of Class A common stock assumed to be issued as stock-settled SARs and RSUs because they are anti-dilutive.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Stock-settled SARs
19,500

 
307,900

 
34,400

 
198,600

RSUs
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Other Income (Loss), Net (Tables)
Other income (loss), net [Table Text Block]
The table below provides a reconciliation of the components in other income (loss), net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Performance guarantee income (expense)
$
—

 
$
(2
)
 
$
(13
)
 
$
(3
)
Management realignment costs
(1
)
 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

Transaction costs
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(5
)
 
(3
)
Foreign currency losses
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Interest income
3

 
4

 
8

 
14

Guarantee liability amortization
2

 
2

 
6

 
3

Cost method investment income
—

 
—

 
1

 
4

Debt settlement costs
—

 
—

 
—

 
(35
)
Charitable contribution to Hyatt Hotels Foundation
—

 
—

 
—

 
(20
)
Gain on sale of artwork
—

 
—

 
—

 
29

Other
1

 
2

 
1

 
3

Other income (loss), net
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
(11
)
 
$
(12
)
Organization (Details)
Sep. 30, 2014
Countries
Organization [Line Items]
 
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates (Number of countries)
48 
Full Service [Member]
 
Organization [Line Items]
 
Number of hotels operated or franchised (Number of hotels)
278 
Number of rooms operated or franchised (Number of rooms)
112,760 
Select Service [Member]
 
Organization [Line Items]
 
Number of hotels operated or franchised (Number of hotels)
267 
Number of rooms operated or franchised (Number of rooms)
36,517 
All inclusive [Domain]
 
Organization [Line Items]
 
Number of hotels operated or franchised (Number of hotels)
2 
Number of rooms operated or franchised (Number of rooms)
926 
UNITED STATES |
Select Service [Member]
 
Organization [Line Items]
 
Number of hotels operated or franchised (Number of hotels)
258 
Equity and Cost Method Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt Place Houston/Sugar Land [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt Place Austin Downtown [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt Place Coconut Point [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Long-term investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 30 
Contributions to investments
 
97 
416 
 
325 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Method Investment, Deferred Gain on Sale
 
 
 
18 
 
10 
 
 
5 
 
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage
 
 
 
 
21.80% 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments
 
47 
6 
19 
 
12 
28 
5 
 
 
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain on Disposal
 
 
 
 
 
 
20 
2 
 
 
Preferred Returns on Cost Method Investments
 
 
4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment
$ 1 
$ 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity And Cost Method Investments (Equity And Cost Method Investment Balances) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Equity And Cost Method Investments [Abstract]
 
 
Equity Method Investments
$ 318 
$ 320 
Cost method investments
23 
9 
Total Investments
$ 341 
$ 329 
Equity Method Investments (Summarized Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$ 320 
$ 246 
$ 936 
$ 721 
Gross operating profit
98 
78 
262 
236 
Income from continuing operations
22 
28 
38 
24 
Net income
$ 22 
$ 28 
$ 38 
$ 24 
Fair Value Measurement (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
2016 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2016 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
2019 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2019 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
2021 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2021 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
2023 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2023 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
2023 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member]
Preferred Shares [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member]
Preferred Shares [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member]
10% Expected Dividend Rate Years 1-2 [Member]
Preferred Shares [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member]
12% Expected Dividend Rate Year 3 [Member]
Preferred Shares [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value transfers between levels
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contributions to investments
 
 
97 
416 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
325 
 
 
 
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
271 
271 
 
 
Option to Redeem Investment in Preferred Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
125 
 
 
Dividend Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.00% 
10.00% 
10.00% 
12.00% 
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss)
0 
1 
0 
1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable Securities, Gain (Loss), Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments
0 
0 
0 
0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
$ 250 
$ 250 
$ 196 
$ 196 
$ 196 
$ 250 
$ 250 
$ 250 
$ 350 
$ 350 
$ 350 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage (percent)
 
 
 
 
3.875% 
3.875% 
6.875% 
6.875% 
 
 
5.375% 
5.375% 
3.375% 
3.375% 
3.375% 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement (Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Interest Bearing Money Market Funds [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
$ 11 
$ 71 
Interest Bearing Money Market Funds [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
11 
71 
Interest Bearing Money Market Funds [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
0 
0 
Interest Bearing Money Market Funds [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities recorded in cash and cash equivalents
0 
0 
Mutual Funds [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
342 
334 
Mutual Funds [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
342 
334 
Mutual Funds [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Mutual Funds [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Preferred Shares [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
274 
278 
Preferred Shares [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Preferred Shares [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Preferred Shares [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
274 
278 
U.S. Government Obligations [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
133 
121 
U.S. Government Obligations [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
U.S. Government Obligations [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
133 
121 
U.S. Government Obligations [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
U.S. Government Agencies [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
40 
46 
U.S. Government Agencies [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
U.S. Government Agencies [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
40 
46 
U.S. Government Agencies [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
126 
112 
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
126 
112 
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
25 
20 
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
25 
20 
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
21 
18 
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
21 
18 
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Municipal and provincial notes and bonds [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
3 
4 
Municipal and provincial notes and bonds [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
0 
0 
Municipal and provincial notes and bonds [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
3 
4 
Municipal and provincial notes and bonds [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Bases [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities included in short-term investments, prepaids and other assets, and other assets
$ 0 
$ 0 
Fair Value Measurement (Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information) (Details) (Preferred Shares [Member], Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member])
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Preferred Shares [Member] |
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
 
 
Expected Term
1 year 
2 years 
Risk-free Interest Rate
0.13% 
0.38% 
Volatility
43.10% 
47.70% 
Dividend Yield
10.00% 
10.00% 
Fair Value Measurement (FV Preferred Shares) (Details) (Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member], Preferred Shares [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. [Member] |
Preferred Shares [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
 
 
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Beginning Balance
$ 271 
$ 278 
Gross unrealized gains (losses)
3 
(7)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Ending Balance
$ 274 
$ 271 
Fair Value Measurement (Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Other Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Debt, excluding capital lease obligations, Carrying Amount
$ (1,406)
$ (1,275)
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Carrying Amount
26 
26 
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Carrying Amount
69 
64 
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Carrying Amount
 
37 
Total Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Debt, excluding capital lease obligations, Fair Value
(1,493)
(1,296)
Total Fair Value [Member] |
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
29 
28 
Total Fair Value [Member] |
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
69 
64 
Total Fair Value [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
 
38 
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Debt, excluding capital lease obligations, Fair Value
0 
0 
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
0 
0 
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
0 
0 
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
 
0 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Debt, excluding capital lease obligations, Fair Value
(1,308)
(1,263)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
0 
0 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
0 
0 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
 
0 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Debt, excluding capital lease obligations, Fair Value
(185)
(33)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
29 
28 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
69 
64 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
 
38 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Carrying Amount
36 
 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Total Fair Value [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
37 
 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
0 
 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
0 
 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
 
 
Financing receivables, Fair Value
$ 37 
 
Financing Receivables (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Interest income accrued for secured financing receivables greater than 90 days
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
Interest income accrued for unsecured financing receivables greater than 90 days
0 
0 
0 
0 
Interest income accrued for vacation ownership receivables greater than 120 days
0 
0 
0 
0 
Interest Income Accrued from Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables Greater than 90 Days but Less than 120 Days
0 
0 
0 
0 
Financing Receivables Impairment Charges
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum
 
 
5.00% 
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum
 
 
5.50% 
 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rate on vacation ownership mortgages receivable
 
 
13.90% 
 
Financing Receivables (Schedule Of Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Receivable, Gross
$ 195 
 
$ 230 
 
 
 
Less allowance for losses
(100)
 
(103)
(98)
(96)
(99)
Less current portion, net
0 
 
(8)
 
 
 
Total long-term financing receivables, net
95 
 
119 
 
 
 
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Receivable, Gross
39 
 
39 
 
 
 
Less allowance for losses
(13)
(13)
(13)
(7)
(7)
(7)
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Receivable, Gross
0 
 
44 
 
 
 
Less allowance for losses
 
 
(7)
(8)
(7)
(9)
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Receivable, Gross
156 
 
147 
 
 
 
Less allowance for losses
$ (87)
$ (87)
$ (83)
$ (83)
$ (82)
$ (83)
Financing Receivables Schedule of held for sale Financing Receivables (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Schedule of held for sale Financing Receivables [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Receivable, Gross
$ 195 
$ 230 
 
 
 
$ 0 
$ 44 
 
 
 
$ 43 
 
Less allowance for losses
(100)
(103)
(98)
(96)
(99)
 
(7)
(8)
(7)
(9)
(7)
(7)
Less current portion, net
0 
(8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7)
 
Financing receivables, net of allowances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 29 
 
Financing Receivables (Schedule of Future Maturities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$ 195 
 
$ 230 
 
 
 
Less allowance
(100)
 
(103)
(98)
(96)
(99)
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
0 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
39 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
0 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
0 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
0 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
0 
 
 
 
 
 
Thereafter
0 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
39 
 
39 
 
 
 
Less allowance
(13)
(13)
(13)
(7)
(7)
(7)
Net financing receivables
26 
 
26 
 
 
 
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
0 
 
44 
 
 
 
Less allowance
 
 
(7)
(8)
(7)
(9)
Net financing receivables
 
 
37 
 
 
 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
2 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
7 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
7 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
5 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
4 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
4 
 
 
 
 
 
Thereafter
14 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
43 
 
 
 
 
 
Less allowance
(7)
(7)
 
 
 
 
Net financing receivables
$ 36 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Receivables (Allowance Rollforward) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Allowances in Financing Receivables excluding Assets held for sale [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Allowances in Financing Receivables excluding Assets held for sale [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Credit Losses, Beginning Balance
$ 96 
$ 99 
$ 100 
$ 103 
$ 13 
$ 7 
$ 13 
$ 7 
$ 7 
$ 7 
$ 9 
$ 87 
$ 82 
$ 83 
$ 83 
$ 7 
$ 100 
$ 96 
Provisions
2 
2 
 
 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
2 
1 
3 
2 
0 
2 
3 
Write-offs
 
(4)
 
 
 
 
0 
0 
 
(1)
(2)
 
 
0 
(2)
 
 
0 
Other Adjustments
 
(1)
 
 
0 
 
0 
0 
 
0 
0 
(2)
 
1 
(1)
0 
(2)
1 
Allowance for Credit Losses, Ending Balance
$ 98 
$ 96 
$ 100 
$ 103 
$ 13 
$ 7 
$ 13 
$ 7 
$ 8 
 
$ 7 
$ 87 
$ 83 
$ 87 
$ 82 
$ 7 
$ 100 
$ 100 
Financing Receivables (Impaired Loans) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
 
 
Gross Loan Balance (Principal and Interest)
$ 39 
$ 39 
Unpaid Principal Balance
39 
39 
Related Allowance
(13)
(13)
Average Recorded Loan Balance
39 
40 
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
 
 
Gross Loan Balance (Principal and Interest)
53 
51 
Unpaid Principal Balance
36 
37 
Related Allowance
(53)
(51)
Average Recorded Loan Balance
$ 52 
$ 52 
Financing Receivables Financing Receivables (Interest Income Recognized) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income
$ 0 
$ 1 
$ 1 
$ 2 
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
Financing Receivables (Analysis Of Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
 
 
Receivables Past Due
$ 4 
$ 5 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
3 
3 
Receivables on Non-Accrual Status
125 
121 
Secured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
 
 
Receivables Past Due
0 
0 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
0 
0 
Receivables on Non-Accrual Status
39 
39 
Unsecured Financing To Hotel Owners [Member]
 
 
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
 
 
Receivables Past Due
3 1
3 1
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
3 1
3 1
Receivables on Non-Accrual Status
86 1
82 1
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
 
 
Receivables Past Due
 
2 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
 
0 
Receivables on Non-Accrual Status
 
0 
Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |
Vacation Ownership Mortgage Receivables [Member]
 
 
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
 
 
Receivables Past Due
1 
 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
0 
 
Receivables on Non-Accrual Status
$ 0 
 
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Acquisitions Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Grand Hyatt San Antonio [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Grand Hyatt San Antonio [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Park Hyatt New York [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Driskill [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Driskill [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Driskill [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Lease Related Intangibles [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Lease Related Intangibles [Member]
Grand Hyatt San Antonio [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Advance Booking Intangible [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Advance Booking Intangible [Member]
Grand Hyatt San Antonio [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross
 
 
 
$ 16 
 
$ 392 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
1 
1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
391 
85 
 
 
 
391 
85 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property and Equipment, Net
 
 
 
 
226 
386 
72 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventories
 
 
 
 
 
3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaids and Other Assets
 
 
 
 
 
2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage
 
 
 
30.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value
 
 
 
7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage
 
 
 
70.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repayments of long-term debt
43 
304 
 
44 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Loss
 
 
 
1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
135 
 
147 
 
7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount
 
 
 
 
12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangibles, net
 
 
 
 
10 
 
5 
 
 
 
9 
 
1 
Weighted Average Useful Lives [in years]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
111 years 
79 years 
7 years 
4 years 
Deferred tax liability
 
 
 
 
2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax asset
 
 
 
 
5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Current Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 7 
$ 7 
$ 7 
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Dispositions Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Sales proceeds transferred to escrow as restricted cash
 
 
$ 232 
$ 422 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale, net of cash disposed
 
 
324 
495 
Gains on sales of real estate
3 
26 
65 
125 
Gain on sale of artwork
0 
0 
0 
29 
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Sales proceeds transferred to escrow as restricted cash
 
 
232 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
 
311 
 
Cash disposed from sale of assets
 
 
(1)
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale, net of cash disposed
 
 
310 
 
Gains on sales of real estate
 
 
65 
 
Combined Management and Franchise Agreement Minimum Term (in years)
 
 
25 years 
 
Andaz Napa [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
71 
 
 
Deferred Gain on Sale of Property
 
27 
 
27 
Andaz Savannah [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Sales proceeds transferred to escrow as restricted cash
 
42 
 
 
Deferred Gain on Sale of Property
 
4 
 
4 
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
59 
 
 
Gains on sales of real estate
 
26 
 
26 
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
91 
 
 
Deferred Gain on Sale of Property
6 
 
6 
 
Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
 
 
100 
Gains on sales of real estate
 
 
 
55 
Hyatt Santa Barbara [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
 
 
60 
Gains on sales of real estate
 
 
 
44 
Hyatt Place 2013 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
 
 
36 
Deferred Gain on Sale of Property
 
$ 2 
 
$ 2 
Select Service [Member] |
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Number of hotels sold (hotels)
 
 
9 
 
Select Service [Member] |
Hyatt Place 2013 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Number of hotels sold (hotels)
 
 
 
3 
Full Service [Member] |
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
Number of hotels sold (hotels)
 
 
1 
 
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Like-Kind Exchange Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2013 Sale of Full Service Real Estate related to 1031 exchange [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
2013 Sale of Full Service Real Estate related to 1031 exchange [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Andaz Savannah [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Andaz Savannah [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Hyatt Key West [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt Key West [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Hyatt Place 2013 [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Hyatt Place 2012 [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Select Service [Member]
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
Hotels
Sep. 30, 2013
Select Service [Member]
Hyatt Place 2013 [Member]
Hotels
Sep. 30, 2014
Full Service [Member]
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on sales of real estate
$ 3 
$ 26 
$ 65 
$ 125 
$ 65 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of hotels sold (hotels)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9 
3 
1 
Real Estate Sales proceeds transferred from escrow to cash and cash equivalents
 
 
306 
71 
232 
321 
 
42 
 
 
74 
23 
44 
 
 
 
Sales proceeds transferred to escrow as restricted cash
 
 
$ (232)
$ (422)
$ (232)
 
$ (321)
 
$ (42)
$ (74)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Assets and Liabilities Held For Sale Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Park Hyatt Washington [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Corporate and Other [Member]
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
Oct. 29, 2014
Subsequent Event [Member]
Park Hyatt Washington [Member]
Oct. 29, 2014
Subsequent Event [Member]
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets held for sale
$ 221 
$ 0 
$ 44 
$ 177 
$ 167 
$ 10 
 
 
Liabilities held for sale
38 
0 
4 
34 
33 
1 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
 
 
41 
26 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 100 
$ 220 
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Acquisitions Table) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
 
 
Goodwill
$ 135 
$ 147 
Grand Hyatt San Antonio [Member]
 
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
1 
 
Restricted cash
10 
 
Property and Equipment, Net
226 
 
Goodwill
7 
 
Finite-Lived Intangibles, net
10 
 
Other assets
11 
 
Total assets
265 
 
Current liabilities
11 
 
Deferred tax liability
2 
 
Long-term debt, net of bond discount
186 
 
Total liabilities
199 
 
Total net assets acquired
$ 66 
 
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Assets Held for Sale Table) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale
 
 
Total assets held for sale
$ 221 
$ 0 
Total liabilities held for sale
38 
0 
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
 
 
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
12 
 
Restricted cash
5 
 
Receivables, Net of Allowance
11 
 
Inventories
57 
 
Prepaids and other assets
3 
 
Investments
30 
 
Property and equipment, net
26 
 
Financing Receivables, net of allowance
29 
 
Goodwill
4 
 
Total assets held for sale
177 
 
Accounts payable
6 
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
22 
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
4 
 
Other long-term liabilities
2 
 
Total liabilities held for sale
$ 34 
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Goodwill Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
 
Goodwill
135 
 
135 
 
147 
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill Classified as Held-for-sale
4 
 
4 
 
 
Grand Hyatt San Antonio [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
7 
 
7 
 
 
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments
 
 
$ (7)
 
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Indefinite-Lived Intangibles Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Driskill [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Driskill [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Driskill [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
 
 
 
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
 
 
 
 
$ 7 
$ 7 
$ 7 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Definite-Lived Intangibles Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 0 
Contract Acquisition Costs [Member] |
Minimum [Member]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
 
 
5 years 
 
Contract Acquisition Costs [Member] |
Maximum [Member]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
 
 
40 years 
 
Franchise and management intangibles [Member] |
Minimum [Member]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
 
 
20 years 
 
Franchise and management intangibles [Member] |
Maximum [Member]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
 
 
30 years 
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Assets Table) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Intangible Asset by Major Class [Line Items]
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross
$ 694 
$ 696 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization
125 
105 
Intangibles, net
569 
591 
Contract Acquisition Costs [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Intangible Asset by Major Class [Line Items]
 
 
Finite-Lived Contractual Rights, Gross
363 
348 
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life
26 years 
 
Franchise and management intangibles [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Intangible Asset by Major Class [Line Items]
 
 
Franchise and management intangibles
159 
170 
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life
24 years 
 
Lease Related Intangibles [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Intangible Asset by Major Class [Line Items]
 
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Acquired-in-Place Leases
148 
155 
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life
111 years 
 
Advance Booking Intangible [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Intangible Asset by Major Class [Line Items]
 
 
Advance Booking Intangible
9 
8 
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life
7 years 
 
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Intangible Asset by Major Class [Line Items]
 
 
Other Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross
8 
8 
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life
12 years 
 
Trade Names [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Intangible Asset by Major Class [Line Items]
 
 
Indefinite-Lived Trade Names
$ 7 
$ 7 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense Table) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Amortization of Intangible Assets
$ 7 
$ 6 
$ 22 
$ 18 
Debt (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities
$ 1,292 
 
$ 1,289 
Repayments of long-term capital lease obligations
191 
0 
 
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress [Member]
 
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Repayments of long-term capital lease obligations
$ 191 
 
 
Debt (Floating Average Rate Construction Loan Narrative) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Floating average rate construction loan [Member]
USD ($)
sub-loan
Sep. 30, 2014
Floating average rate construction loan [Member]
BRL
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating average rate construction loan [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating average rate construction loan [Member]
BRL
Sep. 30, 2014
Subloan (a) [Member]
Floating average rate construction loan [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Subloan (b) [Member]
Floating average rate construction loan [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Subloan (c) [Member]
Floating average rate construction loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Loans
 
 
4 
4 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.92% 
3.92% 
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage (percent)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.50% 
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
 
8.49% 
8.49% 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term Construction Loan, Noncurrent
 
 
$ 44 
 108 
$ 32 
 75 
 
 
 
Restricted cash
$ 95 
$ 184 
$ 6 
 15 
$ 16 
 37 
 
 
 
Debt (Revolving Credit Facility Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Additional Non-Revolving Credit Facility Banks [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Additional Non-Revolving Credit Facility Banks [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Borrowing Capacity Reduction [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Borrowing Capacity Reduction [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
one-month Libor [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,500,000,000 
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.4065% 
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIBOR 
 
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.1565% 
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.25% 
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding
130,000,000 
0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
74,000,000 
 
65,000,000 
21,000,000 
9,000,000 
104,000,000 
 
 
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,400,000,000 
Debt (Contract Revenue Bonds Narrative) (Details) (GH San Antonio Bonds [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Series 2005B [Member]
Contract Revenue Bonds [Member]
Jun. 8, 2005
Series 2005B [Member]
Contract Revenue Bonds [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Series 2005A [Member]
Contract Revenue Bonds [Member]
Jun. 8, 2005
Series 2005A [Member]
Contract Revenue Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term Debt
$ 198 
$ 66 
$ 78 
 
$ 130 
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount
$ 9 
 
 
 
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum
 
4.90% 
 
4.75% 
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum
 
5.31% 
 
5.00% 
 
Debt (Senior Notes Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
2023 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
2023 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2023 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
2015 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives
Sep. 30, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
2019 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2019 Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
2012 Interest Rate Swap Termination [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2012 Interest Rate Swap Termination [Member]
Derivatives
Sep. 30, 2013
2013 Interest Rate Swap Termination [Member]
Derivatives
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes
 
$ 350 
$ 350 
$ 350 
$ 250 
 
$ 196 
$ 196 
$ 196 
$ 250 
 
 
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage (percent)
 
3.375% 
3.375% 
3.375% 
 
 
 
6.875% 
6.875% 
 
 
 
 
Discount Price Percentage
 
99.498% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt
 
345 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repayments of Debt
 
 
 
 
278 
 
66 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held (number of derivatives)
 
 
 
 
 
8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative, Notional Amount
 
 
 
 
 
25 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Terminated (number of derivatives)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 
4 
Derivative, Cash Received on Hedge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8 
 
Derivative, Gain on Derivative, Net
7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 
 
2 
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 54 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
47.70% 
41.30% 
37.80% 
33.80% 
 
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
35.00% 
35.00% 
35.00% 
35.00% 
 
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Current Period Tax Positions
$ 6 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense
1 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations
 
 
(4)
(4)
 
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense
 
 
(2)
(2)
 
Tax Settlement
 
 
(2)
(3)
 
Income Tax Examination, Interest Expense
 
 
 
(1)
 
Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance
 
 
(4)
 
 
Change in Enacted Tax Rate
 
 
(2)
 
 
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential, Amount
 
(3)
 
(3)
 
Deferred Tax Assets, Other
 
 
 
(4)
 
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Foreign Currency Translation
 
 
 
(2)
 
Total unrecognized tax benefits
51 
 
51 
 
53 
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the tax rate if recognized
$ 27 
 
$ 27 
 
 
Commitments And Contingencies (Guarantees And Commitments Narrative) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Performance Guarantee [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Performance Guarantee [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Repayment Guarantees [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Performance Test Clause Guarantee [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Four Hotels in France [Member]
Performance Guarantee [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Four Hotels in France [Member]
Performance Guarantee [Member]
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
Performance Guarantee [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Performance Guarantee [Member]
USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments
$ 254 
 
$ 254 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrual for guarantee
 
 
 
 
109 
109 
8 
0 
105 
 
1 
 
Guarantee liability amortization
2 
2 
6 
3 
2 
6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Guarantee Income (Expense)
0 
(2)
(13)
(3)
0 
(13)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Guarantee Receivable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 
Maximum exposure
 
 
 
 
507 
507 
267 
 
478 
377 
 
 
Performance Guarantee Term
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 years 
7 years 
 
 
Successful Enforcement Of Guarantee Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 140 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments And Contingencies (Self Insurance Surety Bonds and Letters Of Credit Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
 
Self Insurance Reserve, Current
$ 30 
 
Self Insurance Reserve, Noncurrent
58 
 
Surety bonds
91 
 
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
74 
 
Self Insurance Collateral [Member]
 
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
 
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
7 
 
Borrowing Capacity Reduction [Member]
 
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
 
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
$ 9 
$ 104 
Commitments and Contingencies (Debt Guarantees Table) (Details) (Debt Repayment Guarantees [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
Maximum exposure
$ 267 
Accrual for guarantee
8 
Vacation ownership development [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
Maximum exposure
110 
Accrual for guarantee
0 
Hotel property in Brazil [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
Maximum exposure
75 
Accrual for guarantee
2 
Joint Venture Hawaii [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
Maximum exposure
30 
Accrual for guarantee
1 
Hotel property in Minnesota [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
Maximum exposure
25 
Accrual for guarantee
4 
Hotel Property in Colorado [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
Maximum exposure
15 
Accrual for guarantee
1 
Other Debt Repayment Guarantee [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
 
Maximum exposure
12 
Accrual for guarantee
$ 0 
Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share Repurchase [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount
$ 300 
 
$ 400 
$ 200 
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares (in shares)
4,048,230 
6,136,089 
 
 
Repurchase of common stock
229 
252 
 
 
Stock repurchase related costs
0 
0 
 
 
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
228 
252 
 
 
Percent of Stock Outstanding Repurchased During Period (in percent)
3.00% 
4.00% 
 
 
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount
$ 259 
 
 
 
Weighted Average [Member]
 
 
 
 
Share Repurchase [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period Per Share Value (in dollars per share)
$ 56.65 
$ 41.14 
 
 
Equity (Schedule Of Stockholders' Equity And Noncontrolling Interest) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Shareholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - Attributable to Parent
 
 
$ 4,769 
 
Beginning balance - Attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
 
8 
 
Beginning balance - Including noncontrolling interests
 
 
4,777 
 
Net Income Attributable to Parent
32 
55 
162 
175 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
1 
0 
2 
0 
NET INCOME
33 
55 
164 
175 
Other comprehensive loss
(48)
16 
(41)
(10)
Repurchase of common stock
 
 
(229)
(252)
Ending balance - Attributable to Parent
4,683 
 
4,683 
 
Ending balance - Attributable to noncontrolling interests
8 
 
8 
 
Ending balance - Including noncontrolling interests
4,691 
 
4,691 
 
Stockholders' Equity [Member]
 
 
 
 
Shareholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - Attributable to Parent
 
 
4,769 
4,811 
Net Income Attributable to Parent
 
 
162 
175 
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
(41)
(10)
Repurchase of common stock
 
 
(229)
(252)
Directors compensation
 
 
2 
2 
Employee stock plan issuance
 
 
2 
2 
Share based payment activity
 
 
17 
15 
Other
 
 
1 
 
Ending balance - Attributable to Parent
4,683 
4,743 
4,683 
4,743 
Noncontrolling Interests In Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member]
 
 
 
 
Shareholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - Attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
 
8 
10 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
 
2 
0 
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
0 
0 
Repurchase of common stock
 
 
0 
0 
Directors compensation
 
 
0 
0 
Employee stock plan issuance
 
 
0 
0 
Share based payment activity
 
 
0 
0 
Other
 
 
(2)
 
Ending balance - Attributable to noncontrolling interests
8 
10 
8 
10 
Total Equity [Member]
 
 
 
 
Shareholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - Including noncontrolling interests
 
 
4,777 
4,821 
NET INCOME
 
 
164 
175 
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
(41)
(10)
Repurchase of common stock
 
 
(229)
(252)
Directors compensation
 
 
2 
2 
Employee stock plan issuance
 
 
2 
2 
Share based payment activity
 
 
17 
15 
Other
 
 
(1)
 
Ending balance - Including noncontrolling interests
$ 4,691 
$ 4,753 
$ 4,691 
$ 4,753 
Equity (Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$ (61)
$ (93)
$ (68)
$ (67)
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
(48)
16 
(41)
(12)
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
0 
0 
0 
2 1
Ending Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(109)
(77)
(109)
(77)
Foreign Currency Translation Reclassification Adjustment Realized upon Sale, Tax
 
 
 
0 1
Foreign currency translation adjustments [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(49)
(80)
(62)
(54)
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
(49)
16 
(36)
(12)
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
0 
0 
0 
2 
Ending Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(98)
(64)
(98)
(64)
Unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
0 
 
6 
 
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
0 
 
(6)
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
0 
 
0 
 
Ending Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
0 
 
0 
 
Unrecognized pension cost [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(5)
(6)
(5)
(6)
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
0 
0 
0 
0 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
0 
0 
0 
0 
Ending Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(5)
(6)
(5)
(6)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments [Member]
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(7)
(7)
(7)
(7)
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
1 
0 
1 
0 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
0 
0 
0 
0 
Ending Balance - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
$ (6)
$ (7)
$ (6)
$ (7)
Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period
 
10 years 
Grants in period (in shares)
 
327,307 
Grants in period, Weighted-average fair value at grant date (in dollars per share)
 
$ 22.57 
Total unearned compensation
$ 13 
$ 13 
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
Grants in period (in shares)
 
378,780 
Grants in period, Weighted-average fair value at grant date (in dollars per share)
 
$ 49.47 
Total unearned compensation
31 
31 
Amortization period, deferred compensation expense (years)
 
6 years 
Performance Shares [Member]
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
Grants in period (in shares)
 
162,906 
Grants in period, Weighted-average fair value at grant date (in dollars per share)
 
$ 49.39 
Performance period (in years)
 
3 years 
Total unearned compensation
4 
4 
Amortization period, deferred compensation expense (years)
 
2 years 
SARs and RSUs [Member]
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
Amortization period, deferred compensation expense (years)
 
4 years 
Cash Settled RSUs [Member]
 
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
 
 
Cash-settled liability
0 
0 
Cash-settled expense
$ 0 
$ 0 
Cash-settled, grants in period
 
0 
Related-Party Transactions (Leases Narrative) (Details) (Related Party [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Related Party [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
Future sublease income
$ 8 
Related-Party Transactions (Other Services Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Management and franchise fees
$ 94 
$ 77 
$ 286 
$ 248 
 
Related Party Other Services [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Management and franchise fees
0 
2 
4 
6 
 
Due (to) from related parties
$ 0 
 
$ 0 
 
$ 1 
Related-Party Transactions (Equity Method Investments Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Management and franchise fees
$ 94 
$ 77 
$ 286 
$ 248 
 
Equity Method Investments [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Management and franchise fees
8 
8 
24 
24 
 
Due (to) from related parties
$ 10 
 
$ 10 
 
$ 7 
Maximum [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage
70.00% 
 
70.00% 
 
 
Minimum [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage
8.00% 
 
8.00% 
 
 
Related Party Transactions (Share Repurchase Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares (in shares)
4,048,230 
6,136,089 
Repurchase of common stock
$ 229 
$ 252 
Percent of Stock Outstanding Repurchased During Period (in percent)
3.00% 
4.00% 
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares (in shares)
 
2,906,879 
Repurchase of common stock
 
$ 120 
Percent of Stock Outstanding Repurchased During Period (in percent)
 
2.00% 
Weighted Average [Member]
 
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period Per Share Value (in dollars per share)
$ 56.65 
$ 41.14 
Weighted Average [Member] |
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
 
 
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period Per Share Value (in dollars per share)
 
$ 41.36 
Segment Information (Summarized Consolidated Financial Information by Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Property and equipment, net [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Property and equipment, net [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Corporate and Other [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Corporate and Other [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Corporate and Other [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Corporate and Other [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2013
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Impairments
$ 0 1
$ 0 1
$ (7)1
$ (11)1
$ (8)
$ (7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ (3)
Revenues
1,104 
1,026 
3,336 
3,093 
 
 
555 
521 
1,695 
1,585 
469 
437 
1,413 
1,302 
40 
35 
116 
110 
31 
30 
93 
95 
35 
27 
98 
77 
(26)2
(24)2
(79)2
(76)2
21 2
20 2
66 2
63 2
1 2
1 2
2 2
2 2
4 2
3 2
11 2
11 2
 
Adjusted EBITDA
179 
159 
582 
502 
 
 
123 
111 
405 
351 
66 
52 
201 
162 
9 
9 
31 
32 
9 
11 
30 
39 
(28)
(24)
(85)
(82)
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$ 91 
$ 81 
$ 269 
$ 254 
 
 
$ 82 
$ 73 
$ 245 
$ 231 
$ 4 
$ 4 
$ 13 
$ 13 
$ 1 
$ 1 
$ 1 
$ 1 
$ 2 
$ 1 
$ 5 
$ 3 
$ 2 
$ 2 
$ 5 
$ 6 
$ 0 2
$ 0 2
$ 0 2
$ 0 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[1] In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the second quarter of 2014, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded a $7 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the second quarter of 2013, we classified a property as held for sale. We conducted an analysis to determine if our carrying value was greater than fair value based on the expected sales price at that time. As a result of this assessment we recorded a $3 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the first quarter of 2013, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded an $8 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Segment Information Segment Information (Total Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
Select Service [Member]
Hotels
Sep. 30, 2014
Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House 2014 [Member]
Full Service [Member]
Hotels
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
Owned and Leased Hotels [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
Americas Management and Franchising [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
ASPAC Management and Franchising [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
EAME/SW Asia Management [Domain]
Sep. 30, 2014
Corporate and Other [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of hotels sold (hotels)
 
 
9 
1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
$ 8,069 
$ 8,177 
 
 
$ 5,836 1
$ 5,895 
$ 548 
$ 527 
$ 117 
$ 116 
$ 178 
$ 201 
$ 1,390 
$ 1,438 
Segment Information (Reconciliation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and a Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 179 
$ 159 
$ 582 
$ 502 
Equity earnings from unconsolidated hospitality ventures
6 
16 
22 
10 
Asset Impairments
0 1
0 1
(7)1
(11)1
Gains on sales of real estate
3 
26 
65 
125 
Other income (loss), net (see Note 16)
2 
2 
(11)
(12)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1)
0 
(2)
0 
Pro rata share of unconsolidated hospitality ventures Adjusted EBITDA
(19)
(13)
(64)
(48)
EBITDA
170 
190 
585 
566 
Depreciation and amortization
(91)
(81)
(269)
(254)
Interest expense
(17)
(15)
(54)
(48)
Provision for income taxes
(30)
(39)
(100)
(89)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
$ 32 
$ 55 
$ 162 
$ 175 
[1] In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the second quarter of 2014, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded a $7 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the second quarter of 2013, we classified a property as held for sale. We conducted an analysis to determine if our carrying value was greater than fair value based on the expected sales price at that time. As a result of this assessment we recorded a $3 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In conjunction with our regular assessment of impairment indicators in the first quarter of 2013, we identified property and equipment whose carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded an $8 million impairment charge to asset impairments on our condensed consolidated statements of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Earnings Per Share (Schedule of the Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
$ 33 
$ 55 
$ 164 
$ 175 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1)
0 
(2)
0 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
$ 32 
$ 55 
$ 162 
$ 175 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)
152,849,168 
156,339,842 
154,165,341 
159,339,902 
Share-based compensation (in shares)
1,019,611 
557,345 
951,858 
508,368 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)
153,868,779 
156,897,187 
155,117,199 
159,848,270 
Net income - Basic (in dollars per share)
$ 0.22 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.06 
$ 1.10 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - Basic (in dollars per share)
$ (0.01)
$ 0.00 
$ (0.01)
$ 0.00 
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Basic (in dollars per share)
$ 0.21 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.05 
$ 1.10 
Net income - Diluted (in dollars per share)
$ 0.22 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.06 
$ 1.10 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - Diluted (in dollars per share)
$ (0.01)
$ 0.00 
$ (0.01)
$ 0.00 
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Diluted (in dollars per share)
$ 0.21 
$ 0.35 
$ 1.05 
$ 1.10 
Earnings Per Share (Anti-dilutive Shares Issued) (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
 
 
 
 
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share
 
 
 
 
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computations of diluted net income per share (in shares)
19,500 
307,900 
34,400 
198,600 
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
 
 
 
 
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share
 
 
 
 
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computations of diluted net income per share (in shares)
0 
0 
0 
0 
Other Income (Loss), Net (Reconciliation of Components in Other Loss, Net) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Other Income (Loss), Net [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Performance Guarantee Income (Expense)
$ 0 
$ (2)
$ (13)
$ (3)
Management realignment costs
(1)
0 
(7)
0 
Transaction costs
(2)
(3)
(5)
(3)
Foreign currency losses
(1)
(1)
(2)
(4)
Interest income
3 
4 
8 
14 
Guarantee liability amortization
2 
2 
6 
3 
Cost method investment income
0 
0 
1 
4 
Debt Settlement Costs
0 
0 
0 
(35)
Charitable contributions to Hyatt Hotels Foundation
0 
0 
0 
(20)
Gain on sale of artwork
0 
0 
0 
29 
Other
1 
2 
1 
3 
Other income (loss), net
$ 2 
$ 2 
$ (11)
$ (12)
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2014
Hyatt Residential Group [Member]
 
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
$ 220 
Park Hyatt Washington [Member]
 
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
 
Proceeds from sales of real estate and assets held for sale
$ 100