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Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Carrying amount of total other intangibles $ 659 $ 620
Accumulated Amortization 333 304
Net carrying amount of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets 326 316
Amortizable—Franchise agreements (a)    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [1] 2,019 2,019
Accumulated Amortization [1] 641 591
Net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [1] $ 1,378 1,428
Amortization period 30 years  
Amortizable—License agreements (c)    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [2] $ 45 45
Accumulated Amortization [2] 9 8
Net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [2] $ 36 37
Amortization period 50 years  
Amortizable—Customer relationships (d)    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [3] $ 550 530
Accumulated Amortization [3] 304 284
Net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [3] $ 246 246
Amortizable—Customer relationships (d) | Minimum [Member]    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization period 2 years  
Amortizable—Customer relationships (d) | Maximum    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization period 20 years  
Amortizable—Pendings and listings (f)    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [4] $ 10 3
Accumulated Amortization [4] 5 1
Net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets [4] $ 5 2
Amortization period 5 months  
Amortizable—Other (g)    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets $ 36 31
Accumulated Amortization 15 11
Net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets $ 21 20
Amortizable—Other (g) | Minimum [Member]    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization period 5 years  
Amortizable—Other (g) | Maximum    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization period 10 years  
Indefinite life—Trademarks (b)    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross carrying amount of indefinite-lived intangible assets [5] $ 748 745
Indefinite life—Title plant shares (e)    
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross carrying amount of indefinite-lived intangible assets [6] $ 18 $ 11
[1] Generally amortized over a period of 30 years.
[2] Relates to the Sotheby’s International Realty® and Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate agreements which are being amortized over 50 years (the contractual term of the license agreements).
[3] Relates to the customer relationships at the Relocation Services segment, the Title and Settlement Services segment, the Real Estate Franchise Services segment and our Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment. These relationships are being amortized over a period of 2 to 20 years.
[4] Generally amortized over a period of 5 months.
[5] elates to the Century 21®, Coldwell Banker®, ERA®, Corcoran®, Coldwell Banker Commercial® and Cartus tradenames, which are expected to generate future cash flows for an indefinite period of time.
[6] Ownership in a title plant is required to transact title insurance in certain states. The Company expects to generate future cash flows for an indefinite period of time.