Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities	Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities: During 2018, 2017 and 2016, Host Inc. issued approximately 0.7 million, 0.3 million and 0.6 million shares of common stock, respectively, upon the conversion of Host L.P. units, or OP units, held by non-controlling interests valued at $15 million, $6 million and $10 million, respectively.
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS L.P.
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities	Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities: During 2018, 2017 and 2016, non-controlling partners converted common operating partnership units (“OP units”) valued at $15 million, $6 million and $10 million, respectively, in exchange for 0.7 million, 0.3 million and 0.6 million shares, respectively, of Host Inc. common stock.

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134446

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