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Restructuring Costs Restructuring Costs (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Restructuring costs $ 9 $ 0 $ 30   $ 0
Real Estate Franchise Services          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Restructuring costs 1   4    
Company Owned Brokerage Services          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Restructuring costs 6   15    
Relocation Services          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Restructuring costs 1   4    
Title and Settlement Services          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Restructuring costs 1   1    
Business Optimization Plan [Member]          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Balance at December 31, 2015     9    
Restructuring costs 9 0 30   0
Costs paid or otherwise settled     (27)    
Balance at September 30, 2016 12   12    
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 69   69    
Amount incurred to date       $ 40  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 29   29    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Real Estate Franchise Services          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 5   5    
Amount incurred to date       4  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 1   1    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Company Owned Brokerage Services          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 45   45    
Amount incurred to date       20  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 25   25    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Relocation Services          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 5   5    
Amount incurred to date       5  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 0   0    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Title and Settlement Services          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 1   1    
Amount incurred to date       1  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 0   0    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Corporate Segment [Member]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 13   13    
Amount incurred to date       10  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 3   3    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Personnel Related [Member]          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Balance at December 31, 2015     3    
Restructuring costs [1] 6 0 17   0
Costs paid or otherwise settled     (14)    
Balance at September 30, 2016 6   6    
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 42   42    
Amount incurred to date       20  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 22   22    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Facility Related [Member]          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Balance at December 31, 2015     3    
Restructuring costs [2] 2 0 7   0
Costs paid or otherwise settled     (4)    
Balance at September 30, 2016 6   6    
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 14   14    
Amount incurred to date       10  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 4   4    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Accelerated depreciation related to asset disposals [Member]          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Balance at December 31, 2015     0    
Restructuring costs [2] 1 0 1   0
Costs paid or otherwise settled     (1)    
Balance at September 30, 2016 0   0    
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 2   2    
Amount incurred to date       1  
Total amount remaining to be incurred 1   1    
Business Optimization Plan [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]          
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]          
Balance at December 31, 2015     3    
Restructuring costs [3] 0 $ 0 5   $ 0
Costs paid or otherwise settled     (8)    
Balance at September 30, 2016 0   0    
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract]          
Total amount expected to be incurred 11   11    
Amount incurred to date       $ 9  
Total amount remaining to be incurred $ 2   $ 2    
[1] Personnel-related costs consist of severance costs provided to employees who have been terminated and duplicate payroll costs during transition.
[2] Facility-related costs consist of costs associated with planned facility closures such as contract termination costs, lease payments that will continue to be incurred under the contract for its remaining term without economic benefit to the Company and other facility and employee relocation related costs.
[3] Other restructuring costs consist of costs related to professional fees, consulting fees and other costs associated with restructuring activities which are primarily included in the Corporate and Other business segment.