CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings / (Deficit)	Non-redeemable Non-controlling Interest of Other Consolidated Partnerships	Redeemable Non-controlling Interests of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.	Parent Company
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016		737.8
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016		$ 7	$ 8,077	$ (83)	$ (1,007)	$ 39	$ 165	$ 7,033
NET INCOME	$ 571				564		7	564
Other changes in ownership			(8)			4	8	(4)
Foreign currency translation and other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates				23		1		24
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(14)			(14)				(14)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income	$ 14			14				14
Common stock issuances (shares)		0.5
Common stock issuances			9					9
Comprehensive stock and employee stock purchase plans (shares)		0.5
Comprehensive stock and employee stock purchase plans			13					13
Common stock dividends					(628)			(628)
Redemptions of limited partner interests for common stock (shares)	0.3	0.3
Redemptions of limited partner interests for common stock	$ 6		6				(6)	6
Distributions to non-controlling interests						(15)	(7)	(15)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017		739.1
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 7	8,097	(60)	(1,071)	29	167	7,002
NET INCOME	1,151				1,087	52	12	1,139
Other changes in ownership			30			(9)	(29)	21
Foreign currency translation and other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates				(13)		1		(12)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	1			1				1
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income	$ 13			13				13
Common stock issuances (shares)		0.2
Common stock issuances			3					3
Comprehensive stock and employee stock purchase plans (shares)		0.4
Comprehensive stock and employee stock purchase plans			11					11
Common stock dividends					(630)			(630)
Redemptions of limited partner interests for common stock (shares)	0.7	0.7
Redemptions of limited partner interests for common stock	$ 15		15				(15)	15
Distributions to non-controlling interests						(1)	(7)	(1)
Cumulative effect of accounting change					4			4
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018	740.4	740.4
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 7,566	$ 7	8,156	(59)	(610)	72	128	7,566
NET INCOME	932				920	2	10	922
Other changes in ownership			(11)			1	13	(10)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(1)			(1)				(1)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income	$ 4			4				4
Comprehensive stock and employee stock purchase plans (shares)		0.6
Comprehensive stock and employee stock purchase plans			10					10
Common stock dividends					(617)			(617)
Redemptions of limited partner interests for common stock (shares)	0.2	0.2
Redemptions of limited partner interests for common stock	$ 2		2				(2)	2
Distributions to non-controlling interests						(69)	(7)	(69)
Repurchase of common stock (shares)		(27.8)
Repurchase of common stock			(482)					(482)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019	713.4	713.4
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 7,325	$ 7	$ 7,675	$ (56)	$ (307)	$ 6	$ 142	$ 7,325