CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 288,957	$ 75,387	$ 222,878
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	24,773	25,831	18,828
Depreciation and amortization - marketing and reservation system	25,721	22,625	17,294
Franchise agreement acquisition cost amortization	13,222	11,310	7,992
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	3,097
Impairment of long-lived assets	282	14,751	7,259
Loss on sale of business, net	0	0	4,674
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	16,565	7,188
Loss (gain) on sale and disposal of assets, net	530	0	(2,103)
Non-cash stock compensation and other charges	35,731	9,690	17,615
Non-cash interest, investment, and affiliate income	(13,509)	(6,723)	(4,010)
Deferred income taxes	(1,006)	(44,826)	9,810
Equity in net loss of affiliates, less distributions received	23,985	15,439	12,562
Franchise agreement acquisition costs, net of reimbursements	(38,230)	(36,479)	(38,944)
Change in working capital and other, net of acquisition	23,240	6,491	(13,584)
Net cash provided by operating activities	383,696	110,061	270,556
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investment in property and equipment	(74,294)	(33,603)	(57,342)
Investment in intangible assets	(3,573)	(1,359)	(6,699)
Proceeds from sales of assets	6,119	0	10,585
Asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0	(168,954)
Cash received from extinguishment of notes receivable	301	0	0
Proceeds from sale of tax credits for rehabilitation of historic building	0	9,197	0
Payment on business disposition, net	0	0	(10,783)
Contributions to investments in affiliates	(2,778)	(5,454)	(27,828)
Distributions and sales proceeds from investments in affiliates	15,554	10,798	19,178
Purchases of investments, employee benefit plans	(1,705)	(2,562)	(3,175)
Proceeds from sales of investments, employee benefit plans	2,609	2,478	2,217
Issuance of notes receivable	(20,133)	(9,845)	(20,722)
Collections of notes receivable	213	6,494	14,231
Other items, net	(1,239)	(623)	(1,875)
Net cash used in investing activities	(78,926)	(24,479)	(251,167)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issuance of long term debt	0	0	422,376
Proceeds from issuance of Term Loan	0	249,500	0
Proceeds from issuance of 2020 Senior Notes	0	447,723	0
Net (repayments) borrowings pursuant to revolving credit facilities	0	(18,480)	(72,400)
Principal payments on long-term debt	0	(473,857)	(250,497)
Payments to extinguish long-term debt	0	(14,347)	(6,312)
Debt issuance costs	(365)	(4,620)	(3,936)
Purchases of treasury stock	(13,365)	(55,450)	(50,638)
Dividends paid	(25,044)	(25,274)	(48,089)
Payments on transfer of interest in notes receivable	0	0	(24,409)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	11,054	10,203	21,410
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(27,720)	115,398	(12,495)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	277,050	200,980	6,894
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(224)	33	230
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	234,779	33,766	26,642
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	511,605	234,779	33,766
Cash payments during the year for
Income taxes, net of refunds	106,539	8,605	41,859
Interest, net of capitalized interest	43,939	45,145	48,179
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Dividends declared but not paid	13,208	0	12,535
Asset acquisition from extinguishment of note receivable	21,133	0	0
Investment in property, equipment and intangibles acquired in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 3,518	$ 1,421	$ 959