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Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | [3] | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | [3] | Jan. 01, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1],[2] | $ 1,676 | $ 1,674 | $ 4,725 | $ 4,670 |
Approximate Percentage of Total Revenue from Gross Commission Income |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |
Approximate Percentage of Total Revenue from Services Rendered |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |
Approximate Percentage of Revenue from Franchise Fees |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Approximate Percentage of Other Revenue |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Deferred Revenue |  | 102 |  | $ 102 |  | $ 114
Real Estate Franchise Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1],[2] | 221 | 224 | 634 | 631 |
Deferred Revenue | [4] | 74 |  | 74 |  | 79
Deferred Sales Commission |  | 24 |  | 24 |  | 24
Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1],[2] | 1,268 | 1,267 | 3,593 | 3,556 |
Deferred Revenue |  | 15 |  | 15 |  | 17
Relocation Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1],[2] | 108 | 111 | 292 | 290 |
Deferred Revenue |  | 13 |  | 13 |  | $ 18
Title and Settlement Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1],[2] | 162 | 154 | 444 | 431 |
Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1],[2],[5] | (83) | (82) | (238) | (238) |
Gross commission income |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [6] | 1,246 | 1,250 | 3,536 | 3,505 |
Gross commission income | Real Estate Franchise Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gross commission income | Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [6] | 1,246 | 1,250 | 3,536 | 3,505 |
Gross commission income | Relocation Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gross commission income | Title and Settlement Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gross commission income | Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Service revenue |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [7] | 268 | 261 | 728 | 710 |
Service revenue | Real Estate Franchise Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Service revenue | Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [7] | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Service revenue | Relocation Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [7] | 107 | 110 | 289 | 287 |
Service revenue | Title and Settlement Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [7] | 158 | 150 | 432 | 417 |
Service revenue | Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Franchise fees |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [8] | 109 | 111 | 302 | 296 |
Franchise fees | Real Estate Franchise Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [8] | 189 | 192 | 531 | 525 |
Franchise fees | Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Franchise fees | Relocation Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Franchise fees | Title and Settlement Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Franchise fees | Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [8] | (80) | (81) | (229) | (229) |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [9] | 53 | 52 | 159 | 159 |
Other | Real Estate Franchise Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [9] | 32 | 32 | 103 | 106 |
Other | Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [9] | 19 | 16 | 50 | 45 |
Other | Relocation Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [9] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Other | Title and Settlement Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [9] | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
Other | Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [9] | $ (3) | $ (1) | $ (9) | $ (9) |
[1] | Revenues for the Relocation Services segment include intercompany referral commissions paid by the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment of $10 million and $30 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $11 million and $31 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Such amounts are recorded as contra-revenues by the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment. There are no other material intersegment transactions.
[2] | Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation. Revenues for the Real Estate Franchise Services segment include intercompany royalties and marketing fees paid by the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment of $83 million and $238 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $82 million and $238 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Such amounts are eliminated through the Corporate and Other line.
[3] | Prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method.
[4] | Revenues recognized include intercompany marketing fees paid by the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment.
[5] | Includes the elimination of transactions between segments.
[6] | Approximately 75% of the Company's total net revenues related to gross commission income at the Company Owned Brokerage Services segment, which is recognized at a point in time at the closing of a homesale transaction.
[7] | Approximately 15% of the Company's total net revenues related to service fees primarily consisting of title and escrow fees at the Title and Settlement Services segment, which are recognized at a point in time at the closing of a homesale transaction, and relocation fees at the Relocation Services segment, which are recognized as revenue when or as the related performance obligation is satisfied, which is dependent on the type of service performed. Relocation fees at the Relocation Services segment primarily include: (i) referral fees which are recognized at a point in time of the closing of a homesale transaction, (ii) outsourcing fees, which are management fees charged to clients frequently related to a bundle of relocation services performed and are recognized over the average time period to complete a move, and (iii) referral commissions from third party suppliers which are recognized at the time of the completion of the related service.
[8] | Approximately 5% of the Company's total net revenues related to franchise fees at the Real Estate Franchise Services segment, primarily domestic royalties, which are recognized at a point in time when the underlying franchisee revenue is earned (upon close of the homesale transaction).
[9] | Approximately 5% of the Company's total net revenues related to other revenue, which comprised of brand marketing funds received at the Real Estate Franchise Services segment from franchisees and other miscellaneous revenues across all of the business segments.

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