CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
REVENUES
Revenue	$ 1,068,854	$ 772,598	$ 1,113,662
Total revenues	1,069,298	774,072	1,114,820
OPERATING EXPENSES
Selling, general and administrative	145,623	148,910	168,937
Depreciation and amortization	24,773	25,831	18,828
Marketing and reservation system	444,946	446,847	579,139
Owned hotels	24,754	16,066	14,448
Total operating expenses	640,096	637,654	781,352
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	(3,097)
Impairment of long-lived assets	(282)	(14,751)	(7,259)
Gain (loss) on sale of business and assets, net	13	0	(4,574)
Operating income	428,933	121,667	318,538
OTHER EXPENSES AND INCOME, NET
Interest expense	46,680	49,028	46,807
Interest income	(4,981)	(7,688)	(9,996)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	16,565	7,188
Other gains, net	(5,134)	(4,533)	(4,966)
Equity in net loss of affiliates	15,876	15,289	9,576
Total other expenses (income), net	52,441	68,661	48,609
Income before income taxes	376,492	53,006	269,929
Income tax expense (benefit)	87,535	(22,381)	47,051
Net income	$ 288,957	$ 75,387	$ 222,878
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 5.20	$ 1.36	$ 4.00
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 5.15	$ 1.35	$ 3.98
Royalty fees
REVENUES
Revenue	$ 397,218	$ 263,308	$ 388,151
Initial franchise and relicensing fees
REVENUES
Revenue	26,342	25,906	27,489
Procurement services
REVENUES
Revenue	50,393	45,242	61,429
Marketing and reservation system
REVENUES
Revenue	528,843	402,568	577,426
Owned hotels
REVENUES
Revenue	37,389	19,736	20,166
Owned hotels	37,833	20,168	20,282
Other
REVENUES
Revenue	28,669	15,838	39,001
Owned hotels	$ 28,669	$ 16,880	$ 40,043