Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Document And Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	chh
Entity Registrant Name	CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
Entity Central Index Key	0001046311
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	59,842,272