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Other Financial Assets - Schedule of Fair Value and Dividend Income of Significant Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of fair value of investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income [line items] |  |  |
Dividend income | $ 11 | $ 16 | $ 21
InterContinental The Willard Washington DC [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income [line items] |  |  |
Equity securities measured at fair value | 25 | 22 |
Dividend income | 0 | 0 |
InterContinental San Francisco [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income [line items] |  |  |
Equity securities measured at fair value | 17 | 15 |
Dividend income | 0 | 1 |
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income [line items] |  |  |
Equity securities measured at fair value | 35 | 27 |
Dividend income | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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