Equity of Host Inc. and Capital of Host L.P. - Common Dividends Declared Per Share (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Equity [Abstract]
Common stock dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.90	$ 0.53	$ 0
Common OP unit dividends (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.919	$ 0.541	$ 0

Cash dividends declared or paid to each outstanding limited partnership unit during the reporting period.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 4.F)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480008/505-10-S99-5

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