Document And Entity Information - Jun. 30, 2015 - shares	Total
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
Trading Symbol	chh
Entity Central Index Key	0001046311
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	57,608,088