Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
REVENUES
Total revenues	$ 257,727	$ 182,947
OPERATING EXPENSES
Selling, general and administrative	30,324	30,267
Depreciation and amortization	6,231	6,362
Marketing and reservation system	113,650	98,173
Owned hotels	8,154	4,147
Total operating expenses	158,359	138,949
Gain on sale of asset	29	0
Operating income	99,397	43,998
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET
Interest expense	11,470	11,777
Interest income	(1,280)	(1,281)
Other (gains) losses	1,716	(1,205)
Equity in net (gain) loss of affiliates	(244)	5,997
Total other income and expenses, net	11,662	15,288
Income before income taxes	87,735	28,710
Income tax expense	20,344	6,373
Net income	$ 67,391	$ 22,337
Basic earnings per share (in usd per share)	$ 1.21	$ 0.40
Diluted earnings per share (in usd per share)	1.20	0.40
Cash dividends declared per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.2375	$ 0
Royalty fees
REVENUES
Total revenues	$ 90,739	$ 66,047
Initial franchise and relicensing fees
REVENUES
Total revenues	8,402	5,427
Procurement services
REVENUES
Total revenues	11,683	11,191
Marketing and reservation system
REVENUES
Total revenues	126,637	91,521
Owned hotels
REVENUES
Total revenues	12,037	4,354
Other
REVENUES
Total revenues	$ 8,229	$ 4,407