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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 14, 2014 USD ($) Offices | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) real_estate_brokerage_operations | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) real_estate_brokerage_operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  | $ 126 |
Zip Realty [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash consideration paid for acquisition | $ 167 |  |
Goodwill acquired | $ 92 |  |
Number Of Offices | Offices | 23 |  |
Property, plant, and equipment acquired | $ 18 |  |
Deferred tax assets acquired | 46 |  |
Other assets acquired | 6 |  |
Other liabilities acquired | 6 |  |
Amortizable—Customer relationships (d) | Zip Realty [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangibles acquired | 1 |  |
Amortizable—Pendings and listings (f) | Zip Realty [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangibles acquired | 3 |  |
Amortizable—Other (g) | Zip Realty [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangibles acquired | $ 7 |  |
Company Owned Brokerage Services |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of business acquired (in real estate brokerage related operations) | real_estate_brokerage_operations |  | 7 |
Cash consideration paid for acquisition |  | $ 80 |
Liabilities established related to contingent consideration |  | 10 |
Goodwill acquired |  | 79 |
Other assets acquired |  | 6 |
Other liabilities acquired |  | 3 |
Company Owned Brokerage Services | NRT Other Immaterial Business Combinations [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of business acquired (in real estate brokerage related operations) | real_estate_brokerage_operations |  |  | 16
Cash consideration paid for acquisition |  |  | $ 44
Liabilities established related to contingent consideration |  |  | 19
Goodwill acquired |  |  | 45
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  | 4
Other assets acquired |  |  | 3
Other liabilities acquired |  |  | 1
Company Owned Brokerage Services | Amortizable—Pendings and listings (f) |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | 7 |
Company Owned Brokerage Services | Amortizable—Pendings and listings (f) | NRT Other Immaterial Business Combinations [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  | 4
Company Owned Brokerage Services | Amortizable—Other (g) |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | $ 1 |
Company Owned Brokerage Services | Amortizable—Other (g) | NRT Other Immaterial Business Combinations [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  | $ 8
Title and Settlement Services |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of business acquired (in real estate brokerage related operations) | real_estate_brokerage_operations |  | 2 |
Cash consideration paid for acquisition |  | $ 33 |
Liabilities established related to contingent consideration |  | 37 |
Goodwill acquired |  | 47 |
Other assets acquired |  | 1 |
Title and Settlement Services | TRG Individually Immaterial Business Combinations [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of business acquired (in real estate brokerage related operations) | real_estate_brokerage_operations |  |  | 3
Cash consideration paid for acquisition |  |  | $ 6
Goodwill acquired |  |  | 5
Title and Settlement Services | Amortizable—Pendings and listings (f) |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | 7 |
Title and Settlement Services | Amortizable—Pendings and listings (f) | TRG Individually Immaterial Business Combinations [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  | $ 1
Title and Settlement Services | Amortizable—Other (g) |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | 5 |
Unamortizable—Trademarks (b) | Title and Settlement Services |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | 9 |
Unamortizable—Title plant shares (e) | Title and Settlement Services |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | $ 1 |

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