Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Discontinued Operations

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Discontinued Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations During 2018, the Company completed the spin-off of its hotel business (“Spin-off”) Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (“Wyndham Hotels”) and the sale of its European vacation rentals business. Prior to their classification as discontinued
operations, the hotel business comprised the Hotel Group segment and the European vacation rentals business was part of the Travel and Membership segment.

During 2022, the Company had $5 million of Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows which included $6 million related to the settlement of post-closing adjustment claims associated with the sale of the European vacation rentals business (see Note 27—Transactions with Former Parent and Former Subsidiaries for additional details) partially offset by $1 million of tax refunds related to various pre-sale tax items included in Gain/(loss) on disposal of discontinued business, net of income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss).

During 2021, the Company recognized a loss on disposal of discontinued business, net of income taxes of $5 million as a result of entering into a settlement agreement for post-closing adjustment claims related to the sale of the European vacation rentals business. See Note 27—Transactions with Former Parent and Former Subsidiaries for additional information. The Company had no cash flow activity related to discontinued operations during 2021.

During 2020, the Company recognized a $2 million loss on disposal of discontinued business, net of income taxes resulting from a tax audit related to the European vacation rentals business and had $5 million of Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 associated with the sale of the European vacation rentals business.

The Company does not expect to incur significant ongoing gains and/or losses for the aforementioned discontinued operations.