Acquisitions and Dipositions |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2018 | |
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] | |
Acquisitions and Dipositions | ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS Acquisitions In the 2018 second quarter, we purchased the Sheraton Grand Phoenix, a North American Full-Service property that we manage, for $255 million. Dispositions In the 2018 second quarter, we sold two North American Full-Service properties — The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile and Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel — and two Asia Pacific properties — The Westin Denarau Island Resort and The Sheraton Fiji Resort. We recognized total gains of $67 million in the “Gains and other income, net” caption of our Income Statements. In the 2018 second quarter, we sold our interest in three equity method investments, whose assets included a plot of land in Italy, the W Hotel Mexico City, and the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Bangkok, and we recognized total gains of $42 million in the “Gains and other income, net” caption of our Income Statements. Also in the 2018 second quarter, an equity method investee sold The Ritz-Carlton Toronto, and we recorded our share of the gain, $10 million, in the “Equity in earnings” caption of our Income Statements. In the 2018 first quarter, we sold two Caribbean and Latin America properties — The Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center and Park Tower, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Buenos Aires. We recognized total gains of $53 million in the “Gains and other income, net” caption of our Income Statements. |