Basis of Presentation (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Notes)	Dec. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	BASIS OF PRESENTATION Anywhere Real Estate Inc. ("Anywhere" or the "Company") is a holding company for its consolidated subsidiaries including Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC ("Anywhere Intermediate") and Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC ("Anywhere Group") and its consolidated subsidiaries. Anywhere, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of residential real estate services. Neither Anywhere, the indirect parent of Anywhere Group, nor Anywhere Intermediate, the direct parent company of Anywhere Group, conducts any operations other than with respect to its respective direct or indirect ownership of Anywhere Group. As a result, the consolidated financial positions, results of operations, comprehensive (loss) income and cash flows of Anywhere, Anywhere Intermediate and Anywhere Group are the same. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the financial statements of Anywhere and Anywhere Group. Anywhere's only asset is its investment in the common stock of Anywhere Intermediate, and Anywhere Intermediate's only asset is its investment in Anywhere Group. Anywhere's only obligations are its guarantees of certain borrowings and certain franchise obligations of Anywhere Group. All expenses incurred by Anywhere and Anywhere Intermediate are for the benefit of Anywhere Group and have been reflected in Anywhere Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Business Description The Company reports its operations in the following three business segments (the number of offices and agents are unaudited): •Anywhere Brands ("Franchise Group")—franchises a portfolio of well-known, industry-leading franchise brokerage brands, including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, Century 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA® and Sotheby's International Realty®. As of December 31, 2023, the Company's real estate franchise systems and proprietary brands had approximately 322,500 independent sales agents worldwide, including approximately 188,300 independent sales agents operating in the U.S. (which included approximately 56,700 company owned brokerage independent sales agents). As of December 31, 2023, the Company's real estate franchise systems and proprietary brands had approximately 18,900 offices worldwide in 119 countries and territories, including approximately 5,600 brokerage offices in the U.S. (which included approximately 620 company owned brokerage offices). This segment also includes the Company's global relocation services operation through Cartus® Relocation Services ("Cartus") and lead generation activities through Anywhere Leads Inc. ("Leads Group"). •Anywhere Advisors ("Owned Brokerage Group")—operates a full-service real estate brokerage business with approximately 620 owned and operated brokerage offices with approximately 56,700 independent sales agents under the Coldwell Banker®, Corcoran® and Sotheby’s International Realty® brand names in many of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. This segment also includes the Company's share of equity earnings or losses from the Company's minority-owned real estate auction joint venture. •Anywhere Integrated Services ("Title Group")—provides full-service title, escrow and settlement services to consumers, real estate companies, corporations and financial institutions primarily in support of residential real estate transactions. This segment also includes the Company's share of equity earnings or losses from Guaranteed Rate Affinity, the Company's minority-owned mortgage origination joint venture, and from the Company's minority-owned title insurance underwriter joint venture. Sale of the Title Insurance Underwriter On March 29, 2022, the Company sold its title insurance underwriter, Title Resources Guaranty Company (the "Title Underwriter") (previously reported in the Title Group reportable segment), to an affiliate of Centerbridge for $210 million (prior to expenses and tax) and a 30% equity interest in the form of common units in a title insurance underwriter joint venture that owns the Title Underwriter (the "Title Insurance Underwriter Joint Venture"). Upon closing of the transaction, the Company received $208 million of cash and recorded a $90 million investment related to its 30% equity interest in the Title Insurance Underwriter Joint Venture. As a result of the transaction, the Company disposed of $166 million of net assets, including $152 million of cash held as statutory reserves by the Title Underwriter and $32 million of goodwill, and recognized a gain of $131 million, net of fees, recorded in the Other income, net line on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company sold a portion of its interest in the Title Insurance Underwriter Joint Venture to a third party, reducing the Company's equity interest from 30% to 26% and resulting in a gain of $4 million. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company sold an additional portion of its interest in the Title Insurance Underwriter Joint Venture to a third party, reducing the Company's equity interest from 26% to 25% and resulting in a gain of $1 million. See Note 4, "Equity Method Investments", for additional information related to the Title Insurance Underwriter Joint Venture.