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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Organization - Additional Information (Detail)	Oct. 28, 2015 Hotel	Sep. 30, 2015 Hotel Fund
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels		110
Australia
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels		1
Subsequent Event
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	108
Subsequent Event \| Australia
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	1
European Joint Venture
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels		18
Number of funds \| Fund		2
European Joint Venture \| Subsequent Event
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	10
European Joint Venture \| Fund I
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage		32.10%
European Joint Venture \| Fund I \| Subsequent Event
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	3
European Joint Venture \| Fund II
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage		33.40%
European Joint Venture \| Fund II \| Subsequent Event
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	7
Asia/Pacific Joint Venture
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage		25.00%
Asia/Pacific Joint Venture \| Australia
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels		1
Asia/Pacific Joint Venture \| India
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels		3
Number of hotels in various stages of development		4
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of the common OP Units		99.00%