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Group statement of changes in equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | IFRS 15 [member] | IFRS 9 [member] | Equity share capital [member] | Equity share capital [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Capital redemption reserve [member] | Capital redemption reserve [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Shares held by employee share trusts [member] | Shares held by employee share trusts [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Other reserves [member] | Other reserves [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Fair value reserve [member] | Fair value reserve [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Cash flow hedging reserve [member] | Cash flow hedging reserve [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Currency translation reserve [member] | Currency translation reserve [member] IFRS 15 [member] | Currency translation reserve [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Retained earnings [member] | Retained earnings [member] IFRS 15 [member] | Retained earnings [member] IFRS 9 [member] | IHG shareholders' equity [member] | IHG shareholders' equity [member] IFRS 15 [member] | IHG shareholders' equity [member] IFRS 9 [member] | Non-controlling interests [member] | Non-controlling interests [member] IFRS 9 [member]
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Impact of adopting accounting policy |  | $ (437) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  | $ (444) |  |  | $ (437) |  |  |
Beginning balance (Previously reported [member]) at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 319 |  |  | $ 169 |  | $ 11 |  | $ (18) |  | $ (2,888) |  | $ 113 |  |  |  | $ 269 |  |  | $ 2,653 |  |  | $ 309 |  |  | $ 10 |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | (118) |  |  | 169 |  | 11 |  | (18) |  | (2,888) |  | 113 |  |  |  | 276 |  |  | 2,209 |  |  | (128) |  |  | 10 |
Profit for the year | 459 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 456 |  |  | 456 |  |  | 3 |
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains on valuation of available-for-sale financial assets | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Fair value gain reclassified to profit on disposal of available-for-sale financial asset | (7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |
Exchange gains on retranslation of foreign operations | 190 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  |
Total items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss | 188 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year | 188 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  |  |  | 188 |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income for the year | 647 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | 190 |  |  | 456 |  |  | 644 |  |  | 3 |
Transfer of treasury shares to employee share trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (24) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of own shares by employee share trusts | (10) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |  |  |  |
Release of own shares by employee share trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-settled share-based cost | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |
Tax related to share schemes | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |
Equity dividends paid | (1,698) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,693) |  |  | (1,693) |  |  | (5) |
Transaction costs relating to shareholder returns | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |
Exchange adjustments |  |  |  | (28) |  | (2) |  | 2 |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (Previously reported [member]) at Dec. 31, 2016 | (1,146) |  |  | 141 |  | 9 |  | (11) |  | (2,860) |  | 111 |  |  |  | 466 |  |  | 990 |  |  | (1,154) |  |  | 8 |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | (1,146) |  |  | 141 |  | 9 |  | (11) |  | (2,860) |  | 111 |  |  |  | 466 |  |  | 990 |  |  | (1,154) |  |  | 8 |
Profit for the year | Previously reported [member] | 593 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit for the year | 541 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 540 |  |  | 540 |  |  | 1 |
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains on valuation of available-for-sale financial assets | 41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |
Fair value gain reclassified to profit on disposal of available-for-sale financial asset | (73) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73) |  |  |  |
Exchange gains on retranslation of foreign operations | Previously reported [member] | (77) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange gains on retranslation of foreign operations | (88) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (89) |  |  |  |  |  | (89) |  |  | 1 |
Total items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss | (120) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32) |  |  |  | (89) |  |  |  |  |  | (121) |  |  | 1 |
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Re-measurement (losses)/gains on defined benefit plans | (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |
Deferred tax charge on defined benefit plans arising from significant US tax reform | (11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11) |  |  | (11) |  |  |  |
Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | (15) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15) |  |  | (15) |  |  |  |
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year | (135) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32) |  |  |  | (89) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (136) |  |  | 1 |
Total comprehensive income for the year | Previously reported [member] | 469 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income for the year | 406 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32) |  |  |  | (89) |  |  | 525 |  |  | 404 |  |  | 2 |
Transfer of treasury shares to employee share trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (20) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of own shares by employee share trusts | (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |
Release of own shares by employee share trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-settled share-based cost | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |
Tax related to share schemes | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |
Equity dividends paid | (596) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (593) |  |  | (593) |  |  | (3) |
Exchange adjustments |  |  |  | 13 |  | 1 |  |  |  | (14) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (Previously reported [member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 | (1,301) |  |  | 154 |  | 10 |  | (5) |  | (2,874) |  | 79 |  | $ 0 |  | 377 |  |  | 951 |  |  | (1,308) |  |  | 7 |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | (1,301) |  |  | 154 |  | 10 |  | (5) |  | (2,874) |  | 61 |  | 0 |  | 377 |  |  | 969 |  |  | (1,308) |  |  | 7 |
Impact of adopting accounting policy |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ (18) |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 18 |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Profit for the year | 352 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 351 |  |  | 351 |  |  | 1 |
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains on cash flow hedges | 5 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 5 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 0 |
Gains on valuation of available-for-sale financial assets | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs of hedging | (1) |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (1) |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 0 |
Hedging gains reclassified to financial expenses | (8) |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (8) |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | (8) |  |  | 0 |
Exchange gains on retranslation of foreign operations | 43 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 42 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 1 |
Total items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss | 39 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (4) |  | 42 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 1 |
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses on equity instruments classified as fair value through other comprehensive income | (14) |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (14) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | (14) |  |  | 0 |
Re-measurement (losses)/gains on defined benefit plans | 8 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 0 |
Deferred tax charge on defined benefit plans arising from significant US tax reform | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | (6) |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (14) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 0 |
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year | 33 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (14) |  | (4) |  | 42 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 1 |
Total comprehensive income for the year | 385 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (14) |  | (4) |  | 42 |  |  | 359 |  |  | 383 |  |  | 2 |
Transfer of treasury shares to employee share trusts | 0 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (19) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Purchase of own shares by employee share trusts | (3) |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (3) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 0 |
Release of own shares by employee share trusts | 0 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 24 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | (24) |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Equity-settled share-based cost | 39 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 0 |
Tax related to share schemes | 3 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 0 |
Equity dividends paid | (200) |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | (199) |  |  | (199) |  |  | (1) |
Transaction costs relating to shareholder returns | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange adjustments | 0 |  |  | (8) |  | 0 |  | (1) |  | 9 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ (1,077) |  |  | $ 146 |  | $ 10 |  | $ (4) |  | $ (2,865) |  | $ 47 |  | $ (4) |  | $ 419 |  |  | $ 1,166 |  |  | $ (1,085) |  |  | $ 8 |

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