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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
On July 2, 2025, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the outstanding shares of Choice Hotels Canada, Inc. ("Choice Hotels Canada") and amended the existing master franchise agreement for a purchase price of approximately $112.0 million, subject to customary adjustments related to working capital and cash. The acquisition was funded with available cash and borrowings under the Company's senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Choice Hotels Canada franchises more than 26,000 rooms in Canada, which have been included in the Company's franchised hotel statistics as a result of the existing master franchise agreement, and will soon have the ability to offer developers access to all 22 hotel brands, including the Company's extended stay brands. Prior to the acquisition date, the Company owned 50% of the outstanding shares of Choice Hotels Canada, which was accounted for under the equity method of accounting and reported within investments in affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets. Due to the close proximity of the Choice Hotels Canada acquisition date and the Company's filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025, the initial accounting for the acquisition is incomplete as of the filing date. The initial accounting for the acquisition will be included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025.
On July 10, 2025, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement to develop and operate Everhome Suites in certain strategic markets (the "Joint Venture"). The Company contributed $71.6 million in cash to the Joint Venture in exchange for an equity ownership interest. The Company concluded that the Joint Venture represents a VIE. The Company determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE, however, the Company does exercise significant influence through its equity ownership and as a result, the Company's investment in the Joint Venture will be accounted for under the equity method of accounting and reported within investments in affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets.

Subsequent to the formation of the Joint Venture, the following transactions were completed:
The Joint Venture entered into a loan facility for up to $500 million. In connection with the loan facility, the Company has provided a limited payment guarantee, which applies to all hotel projects funded by the loan facility, with the applicable guaranteed amount being determined on a hotel project by hotel project basis. The Company’s obligation under the limited payment guarantee with respect to any hotel project is effective upon the earlier of (a) the hotel's opening date or (b) 18 months after the date on which construction first started for the hotel. As of the date of the loan facility, the Company's maximum unrecorded exposure of the principal associated with the limited payment guarantee was $11.5 million, plus unpaid expenses and accrued but unpaid interest. The Company believes the likelihood of having to perform under the guarantee is remote. In the event of performance, the Company has recourse for the limited payment guarantee in the form of partial guaranties from third parties associated with the Joint Venture.
The Company sold four wholly-owned Everhome Suites hotels under construction to the Joint Venture for an aggregate sale price of $52.0 million, subject to customary prorations. Prior to the sale, the four wholly-owned Everhome Suites hotels were reported within property and equipment in the consolidated balance sheets.