Background and Basis Of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Background and Basis Of Presentation	Background and Basis of Presentation Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (formerly known as Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham Worldwide”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Wyndham Destinations” or the “Company”), is a global provider of hospitality services and products. The Company operates in two segments: Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Rentals. The Vacation Ownership segment develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests (“VOIs”) to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs and provides property management services at resorts. The Exchange & Rentals segment provides vacation exchange services and products to owners of VOIs and manages and markets vacation rental properties primarily on behalf of independent owners. On May 9, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its European vacation rentals business. On May 31, 2018, the Company completed the spin-off of its hotel business (“Spin-off”) into a separate publicly traded company, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (“Wyndham Hotels”). This transaction was effected through a pro rata distribution of the new hotel entity’s stock to Wyndham Destinations shareholders. In connection with the Spin-off, the Company entered into certain agreements with Wyndham Hotels to implement the legal and structural separation, govern the relationship between the Company and Wyndham Hotels up to and after the completion of the separation, and allocate various assets, liabilities and obligations, including, among other things, employee benefits, intellectual property and tax-related assets and liabilities between the Company and Wyndham Hotels. The two public companies have entered into long-term exclusive license agreements to retain their affiliations with one of the industry’s top-rated loyalty programs, Wyndham Rewards, as well as to continue to collaborate on inventory-sharing and customer cross-sell initiatives. For all periods presented, the Company has classified the results of operations for its hotel business and its European vacation rentals business as discontinued operations. See Note 6—Discontinued Operations for further details. During 2018, the Company decided to explore strategic alternatives for its North American vacation rentals business and during the fourth quarter commenced activities to facilitate the sale of this business. The assets and liabilities of this business have been classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2018. This business does not meet the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation; therefore, the results were reflected within continuing operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 7—Held-for-Sale Business for further details. Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and transactions of Wyndham Destinations, as well as the entities in which Wyndham Destinations directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on the Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to comply with newly adopted accounting standards. See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further details. The Company changed its balance sheet presentation from classified (distinguishing between short-term and long-term accounts) to unclassified in the second quarter of 2018. This change was prompted by the spin-off of Wyndham Hotels at which time the Company became predominantly a timeshare company. This presentation conforms to that of the Company’s peers within the timeshare industry. Both the December 31, 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Balance Sheets have been presented in an unclassified format. In presenting the Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. In management’s opinion, the Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of annual results reported.

Background and Basis of Presentation

Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (formerly known as Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham Worldwide”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Wyndham Destinations” or the “Company”), is a global provider of hospitality services and products. The Company operates in two segments: Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Rentals. The Vacation Ownership segment develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests (“VOIs”) to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs and provides property management services at resorts. The Exchange & Rentals segment provides vacation exchange services and products to owners of VOIs and manages and markets vacation rental properties primarily on behalf of independent owners.

On May 9, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its European vacation rentals business.

On May 31, 2018, the Company completed the spin-off of its hotel business (“Spin-off”) into a separate publicly traded company, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (“Wyndham Hotels”). This transaction was effected through a pro rata distribution of the new hotel entity’s stock to Wyndham Destinations shareholders. In connection with the Spin-off, the Company entered into certain agreements with Wyndham Hotels to implement the legal and structural separation, govern the relationship between the Company and Wyndham Hotels up to and after the completion of the separation, and allocate various assets, liabilities and obligations, including, among other things, employee benefits, intellectual property and tax-related assets and liabilities between the Company and Wyndham Hotels. The two public companies have entered into long-term exclusive license agreements to retain their affiliations with one of the industry’s top-rated loyalty programs, Wyndham Rewards, as well as to continue to collaborate on inventory-sharing and customer cross-sell initiatives.

For all periods presented, the Company has classified the results of operations for its hotel business and its European vacation rentals business as discontinued operations. See Note 6—Discontinued Operations for further details.

During 2018, the Company decided to explore strategic alternatives for its North American vacation rentals business and during the fourth quarter commenced activities to facilitate the sale of this business. The assets and liabilities of this business have been classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2018. This business does not meet the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation; therefore, the results were reflected within continuing operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 7—Held-for-Sale Business for further details.

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and transactions of Wyndham Destinations, as well as the entities in which Wyndham Destinations directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on the Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to comply with newly adopted accounting standards. See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further details.

The Company changed its balance sheet presentation from classified (distinguishing between short-term and long-term accounts) to unclassified in the second quarter of 2018. This change was prompted by the spin-off of Wyndham Hotels at which time the Company became predominantly a timeshare company. This presentation conforms to that of the Company’s peers within the timeshare industry. Both the December 31, 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Balance Sheets have been presented in an unclassified format.

In presenting the Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. In management’s opinion, the Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of annual results reported.