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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)



x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018



¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-34521

HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



Delaware		20-1480589
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

150 North Riverside Plaza 8th Floor, Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(312) 750-1234

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):



Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	¨
		Emerging growth company	¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

At April 27, 2018, there were 46,469,910 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding and 70,496,643 shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

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HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

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	PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	37
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	54
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	55

	PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	56
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	56
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	56
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	57
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	57
Item 5.	Other Information	57
Item 6.	Exhibits	58

Signatures		59

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
REVENUES:
Owned and leased hotels	$	515		$	569
Management, franchise, and other fees	132			114
Amortization of management and franchise agreement assets constituting payments to customers	(5		)	(4		)
Net management, franchise, and other fees	127			110
Other revenues	11			17
Revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties	456			430
Total revenues	1,109			1,126
DIRECT AND SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:
Owned and leased hotels	384			424
Depreciation and amortization	83			87
Other direct costs	8			16
Selling, general, and administrative	95			99
Costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties	460			445
Direct and selling, general, and administrative expenses	1,030			1,071
Net gains and interest income from marketable securities held to fund rabbi trusts	3			15
Equity losses from unconsolidated hospitality ventures	(13		)	(3		)
Interest expense	(19		)	(21		)
Gains on sales of real estate	529			—
Other income (loss), net	(18		)	43
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	561			89
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	(150		)	(34		)
NET INCOME	411			55
NET INCOME AND ACCRETION ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION	$	411		$	55
EARNINGS PER SHARE—Basic
Net income	$	3.47		$	0.43
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation	$	3.47		$	0.43
EARNINGS PER SHARE—Diluted
Net income	$	3.40		$	0.42
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation	$	3.40		$	0.42
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE	$	0.15		$	—

See accompanying Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions of dollars)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
Net income	$	411	$	55
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax expense of $- for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017	23		41
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax expense of $- for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, and unrealized gains on available-for-sale equity securities, net of tax expense of $21 for the three months ended March 31, 2017	—		34
Other comprehensive income	23		75
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	434		130
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—		—
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION	$	434	$	130

See accompanying Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions of dollars, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)



	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,160		$	503
Restricted cash	450			234
Short-term investments	54			49
Receivables, net of allowances of $23 and $21 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	367			350
Inventories	13			14
Prepaids and other assets	136			153
Prepaid income taxes	16			24
Total current assets	2,196			1,327
Investments	174			212
Property and equipment, net	3,572			4,034
Financing receivables, net of allowances	18			19
Goodwill	154			150
Intangibles, net	305			305
Deferred tax assets	149			141
Other assets	1,419			1,384
TOTAL ASSETS	$	7,987		$	7,572
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	11		$	11
Accounts payable	131			136
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	466			352
Current contract liabilities	334			348
Accrued compensation and benefits	109			145
Total current liabilities	1,051			992
Long-term debt	1,439			1,440
Long-term contract liabilities	431			424
Other long-term liabilities	872			863
Total liabilities	3,793			3,719
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 12)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in preferred shares of a subsidiary	—			10
EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized and none outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017	—			—
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 47,515,803 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018, and Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 402,613,149 shares authorized, 70,496,643 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018. Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 48,231,149 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017, and Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 402,748,249 shares authorized, 70,753,837 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017	1			1
Additional paid-in capital	906			967
Retained earnings	3,511			3,054
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(230		)	(185		)
Total stockholders’ equity	4,188			3,837
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	6			6
Total equity	4,194			3,843
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITY	$	7,987		$	7,572

See accompanying Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions of dollars)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	411		$	55
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gains on sales of real estate	(529		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	83			87
Deferred income taxes	(10		)	(16		)
Equity losses from unconsolidated hospitality ventures	13			3
Realized losses	1			41
Working capital changes and other	85			(29		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	54			141
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of marketable securities and short-term investments	(97		)	(111		)
Proceeds from marketable securities and short-term investments	104			119
Contributions to equity method and other investments	(10		)	(8		)
Return of equity method and other investments	12			200
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			(245		)
Capital expenditures	(60		)	(50		)
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net of cash disposed	992			—
Other investing activities	(6		)	(1		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	935			(96		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from debt	20			180
Repayments of debt	(21		)	(3		)
Repurchases of common stock	(75		)	(348		)
Proceeds from redeemable noncontrolling interest in preferred shares in a subsidiary	—			9
Repayments of redeemable noncontrolling interest in preferred shares in a subsidiary	(10		)	—
Dividends paid	(18		)	—
Other financing activities	(5		)	(4		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(109		)	(166		)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(3		)	1
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	877			(120		)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH—BEGINNING OF YEAR	752			573
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH—END OF PERIOD	$	1,629		$	453

See accompanying Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:



	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,160	$	374
Restricted cash (1)	450		64
Restricted cash included in other assets (1)	19		15
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	1,629	$	453

(1) Restricted cash generally represents sales proceeds pursuant to like-kind exchanges, captive insurance subsidiary requirements, debt service on bonds, escrow deposits, and other arrangements.



	Three months ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	35	$	37
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	$	10	$	10
Non-cash investing and financing activities are as follows:
Non-cash contributions to equity method investments	$	4	$	—
Change in accrued capital expenditures	$	1	$	17

See accompanying Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively "Hyatt Hotels Corporation") provide hospitality and other services on a worldwide basis through the development, ownership, operation, management, franchising, and licensing of hospitality and wellness related businesses. We develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license, or provide services to a portfolio of properties consisting of full service hotels, select service hotels, resorts, and other properties, including branded spas and fitness studios, and timeshare, fractional, and other forms of residential or vacation properties. At March 31, 2018, (i) we operated or franchised 334 full service hotels, comprising 128,893 rooms throughout the world, (ii) we operated or franchised 394 select service hotels, comprising 55,937 rooms, of which 345 hotels are located in the United States, and (iii) our portfolio included 6 franchised all inclusive Hyatt-branded resorts, comprising 2,401 rooms, and 3 destination wellness resorts, comprising 399 rooms. At March 31, 2018, our portfolio of properties operated in 58 countries around the world.

As used in these Notes and throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, (i) the terms "Hyatt," "Company," "we," "us", or "our" mean Hyatt Hotels Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries and (ii) the term "portfolio of properties" refers to hotels and other properties, including branded spas and fitness studios and residential vacation ownership units, that we develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license, or provide services to, including under our Park Hyatt, Miraval, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt, Andaz, Hyatt Centric, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, exhale, and Hyatt Residence Club brands.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information or footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. As a result, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the "2017 Form 10-K").

We have eliminated all intercompany accounts and transactions in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We consolidate entities under our control, including entities where we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

Management believes the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are all of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods.

2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are detailed in Part IV, Item 15, "Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule—Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements" within the 2017 Form 10-K. Upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 ("ASU 2014-09"), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01 ("ASU 2016-01"), Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, our accounting policies have been updated as follows:

Revenue Recognition—Our revenues are primarily derived from the following products and services and are generally recognized when control of the product or service has transferred to the customer:


•	Owned and leased hotels revenues:


•	Owned and leased hotels revenues are derived from room rentals and services provided at our owned and leased properties and are recognized over time as rooms are occupied and when services are rendered. We present revenue net of sales, occupancy, and other taxes. Taxes collected on behalf of and remitted to governmental taxing authorities are excluded from the

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transaction price of the underlying products and services. In relation to the loyalty program, a portion of our owned and leased hotels revenues is deferred upon initial stay as points are earned by program members at an owned or leased hotel, and revenues are recognized upon redemption at an owned or leased hotel.


•	Management, franchise, and other fees:

•

Management fees primarily consist of a base fee, which is generally computed as a percentage of gross revenues, and an incentive fee, which is generally computed based on a hotel profitability measure. Management fees are recognized over time as services are performed. Additionally, we recognize royalty fees as owners derive value from access to Hyatt’s intellectual property ("IP"). Incentive fees may be subject to minimum annual profitability thresholds, and we recognize incentive fee revenues over time as services are rendered only to the extent that a significant reversal is not probable.

•

Franchise fees consist of an initial fee and ongoing royalty fees calculated based on a percentage of gross room revenues and, as applicable, food and beverage revenues. Royalty fees are recognized over time as franchisees derive value from the license to Hyatt's IP, including Hyatt's brand names. Initial fees are deferred and recognized over the expected customer life, which is typically the initial term of the franchise agreement.


•	Management, franchise, and other fees include license fees revenue associated with the licensing of the Hyatt brand name through our co-branded credit card program. License fee revenue is recognized over time as the licensee derives value from access to Hyatt’s brand names.


•	Net management, franchise, and other fees are reduced by the amortization of management and franchise agreement assets constituting payments to customers ("Contra Revenue"). Consideration provided to customers is recognized in other assets and amortized over the expected customer life, which is typically the initial term of the management or franchise agreement.


•	Other revenues:

•

Other revenues include revenues from the sale of promotional awards through our co-branded credit card and spa and fitness revenues from exhale. We recognize the revenue from our co-branded credit card upon the fulfillment or expiration of a card member's promotional awards. Revenue is recognized net of expenses incurred to fulfill the promotional award as we are deemed to be the agent in the transaction. Spa and fitness revenue is recognized at the point in time the products or services are provided to the customer.


•	Revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties:

•

Revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties represent the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of the owners of properties. These costs relate primarily to payroll costs at managed properties where we are the employer, as well as costs associated with reservations, sales, marketing, technology (collectively, "systemwide services"), and the loyalty program operated on behalf of owners of managed and franchised properties. Hyatt is reimbursed for costs incurred based on the terms of the contracts, and revenue is recognized as the underlying performance obligations are satisfied.

Gains on Sales of Real Estate—Gains on sales of real estate are generally recognized when control of the property transfers to the buyer and recognized through gains on sales of real estate in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

Equity Method Investments—We have investments in unconsolidated hospitality ventures recorded under the equity method. These investments are an integral part of our business and are strategically and operationally important to our overall results. When we receive a distribution from an investment, we determine whether it is a return on our investment or a return of our investment based on the underlying nature of the distribution. We assess investments in unconsolidated hospitality ventures for impairment quarterly.

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Debt and Equity Securities—Debt and equity securities consist of various investments, excluding equity securities classified as equity method investments:

•

Equity securities consist of interest bearing money market funds, mutual funds, common shares, and preferred shares. Equity securities with a readily determinable fair value are recorded at fair value on our condensed consolidated balance sheets based on listed market prices or dealer quotations where available. Equity investments without a readily determinable fair value are recognized at cost less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

•

Our investments in debt securities consist of various types including preferred shares, time deposits, and fixed income securities, including U.S. government obligations, obligations of other government agencies, corporate debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and municipal and provincial notes and bonds. Debt securities are classified as either trading, available for sale ("AFS"), or held to maturity ("HTM").


•	Trading securities—recorded at fair value based on listed market prices or dealer price quotations where available. Net gains and losses on trading securities are reflected in net gains and interest income from marketable securities held to fund rabbi trusts or other income (loss), net, depending on the nature of the investment, on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

•

AFS securities—recorded at fair value based on listed market prices or dealer price quotations, where available. Unrealized gains and losses on AFS debt securities are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Realized gains and losses on debt securities are recognized in other income (loss), net on our condensed consolidated statements of income.


•	HTM securities—debt security investments which we have the ability to hold until maturity and are recorded at amortized cost.

AFS and HTM debt securities are assessed for impairment quarterly.

Loyalty Program—We administer the loyalty program for the benefit of the Hyatt portfolio of properties owned, operated, managed, franchised, or licensed by us during the period of their participation in the loyalty program. The loyalty program is primarily funded through contributions from eligible revenues from loyalty program members, and the funds are used for the redemption of member awards associated with the loyalty program and payment of operating expenses.

The costs of operating the loyalty program, including the estimated cost of award redemption, are charged to the participating properties based on members' qualified expenditures. The revenues received from the properties are deferred, and revenue is recognized as loyalty points are redeemed, net of redemption expense, through revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties. Operating costs are expensed as incurred through costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties.

We actuarially determine the amount to recognize as revenue when points are redeemed, based on statistical formulas that estimate the timing of future point redemptions based on historical experience, including an estimate of breakage for points that will not be redeemed, and an estimate of the points that will eventually be redeemed. Any revenue in excess of the anticipated future redemptions is used to fund the operational expenses of the program.

The loyalty program is financed by payments from the properties and returns on marketable securities. The program invests amounts received from the properties in marketable securities which are included in other current and noncurrent assets (see Note 4). The current and noncurrent liabilities of the loyalty program are classified as contract liabilities (see Note 3).

Adopted Accounting Standards

Revenue from Contracts with Customers—In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released ASU 2014-09. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for contracts with customers. Subsequently, the FASB issued several related ASUs which further clarify the application of the standard including ASU 2015-14, which

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delayed the effective date by one year making it effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 14, 2017.

We adopted ASU 2014-09, and all related ASUs, utilizing the full retrospective transition method on January 1, 2018, which required us to adjust each prior reporting period presented. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 impacts the timing of the recognition of gains on sales of real estate subject to a long-term management agreement, and the associated impact to deferred tax assets (see Note 11), the classification of Contra Revenue, and the timing of revenue recognition related to incentive fees. However, we do not expect the new standard to have a significant impact on incentive fee revenue on a full-year basis. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 also impacts the timing of revenue recognition related to the loyalty program and as a result of the change, we recorded an increase of $116 million to the contract liability related to the loyalty program as of January 1, 2018. Upon adoption of ASU 2014-09, we recognized a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle through retained earnings, including a reclassification of $523 million related to deferred gains at January 1, 2018. We also reclassified certain management and franchise agreement assets from intangibles, net to other assets and certain current and long-term liabilities to current and long-term contract liabilities.

Financial Instruments - Recognition, Measurement, Presentation, and Disclosure—In January 2016, the FASB released ASU 2016-01. ASU 2016-01 revised the accounting for equity investments, excluding those accounted for under the equity method, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 superseded the guidance to classify equity securities with readily determinable fair values into different categories (i.e., trading versus AFS) and requires all equity securities to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis unless an equity security does not have a readily determinable fair value. Equity securities without a readily determinable fair value are remeasured at fair value only in periods in which an observable price change is available or upon identification of an impairment. All changes in fair value are recognized in net income on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

On January 1, 2018, we adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-01 on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to our opening condensed consolidated balance sheet. Upon adoption, unrealized gains of $68 million, net of tax, were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to opening retained earnings. Changes in fair value are recognized in other income (loss), net on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

Accounting for Income Taxes - Intra-Entity Asset Transfers—In October 2016, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-16 ("ASU 2016-16"), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. ASU 2016-16 requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. We adopted ASU 2016-16 on January 1, 2018 on a modified retrospective basis, resulting in a decrease of $4 million to retained earnings.

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Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash—In November 2016, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18 ("ASU 2016-18"), Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2016-18 requires amounts generally described as restricted cash to be included within cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the total beginning and ending amounts for the periods shown on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. We adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-18 on January 1, 2018 on a retrospective basis. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-18, restricted cash of $249 million, including $15 million which is recognized within other assets on our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017, is included within the beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents on our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ending March 31, 2018. The table below summarizes the effect on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
Increase/(decrease)	2017
Operating activities	$	(6	)
Investing activities	(5		)
Financing activities	(1		)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of year	91
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of period	$	79

Business Combinations - Definition of a Business—In January 2017, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01 ("ASU 2017-01"), Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. ASU 2017-01 clarifies the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. Generally, our acquisitions of individual hotels were previously accounted for as business combinations, however, upon adoption of ASU 2017-01, there is an increased likelihood that certain acquisitions of individual hotels will be accounted for as asset acquisitions. We do not expect ASU 2017-01 to have a significant impact on our accounting for the disposition of assets as we generally account for disposals as sales of assets. We adopted ASU 2017-01 on January 1, 2018 on a prospective basis, and we will evaluate the impact of the standard on future transactions based on the relevant facts and circumstances.

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The impact of the changes made to our condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-09, ASU 2016-01, and ASU 2016-16 were as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	As Reported			Effect of the adoption of ASU 2014-09			As Adjusted
REVENUES:
Owned and leased hotels	$	572		$	(3	)	$	569
Management, franchise, and other fees	122			(8		)	114
Amortization of management and franchise agreement assets constituting payments to customers	—			(4		)	(4		)
Net management, franchise, and other fees	122			(12		)	110
Other revenues	22			(5		)	17
Revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties	471			(41		)	430
Total revenues	1,187			(61		)	1,126
DIRECT AND SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:
Owned and leased hotels	427			(3		)	424
Depreciation and amortization	91			(4		)	87
Other direct costs	19			(3		)	16
Selling, general, and administrative	99			—			99
Costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties	471			(26		)	445
Direct and selling, general, and administrative expenses	1,107			(36		)	1,071
Net gains and interest income from marketable securities held to fund rabbi trusts	15			—			15
Equity losses from unconsolidated hospitality ventures	(3		)	—			(3		)
Interest expense	(21		)	—			(21		)
Other income (loss), net	40			3			43
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	111			(22		)	89
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	(41		)	7			(34		)
NET INCOME	70			(15		)	55
NET INCOME AND ACCRETION ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			—
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION	$	70		$	(15	)	$	55
EARNINGS PER SHARE—Basic
Net income	$	0.54		$	(0.11	)	$	0.43
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation	$	0.54		$	(0.11	)	$	0.43
EARNINGS PER SHARE—Diluted
Net income	$	0.54		$	(0.12	)	$	0.42
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation	$	0.54		$	(0.12	)	$	0.42

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	December 31, 2017									January 1, 2018
	As Reported			Effect of the adoption of ASU 2014-09			As Adjusted			Effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-01 and ASU 2016-16			As Adjusted
ASSETS
Investments	$	211		$	1		$	212		$	(27	)	$	185
Intangibles, net	683			(378		)	305			—			305
Deferred tax assets	242			(101		)	141			1			142
Other assets	1,006			378			1,384			22			1,406
TOTAL ASSETS	7,672			(100		)	7,572			(4		)	7,568
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	175		$	(39	)	$	136		$	—		$	136
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	635			(283		)	352			—			352
Current contract liabilities	—			348			348			—			348
Long-term contract liabilities	—			424			424			—			424
Other long-term liabilities	1,725			(862		)	863			—			863
Total liabilities	4,131			(412		)	3,719			—			3,719
Retained earnings	2,742			312			3,054			64			3,118
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(185		)	—			(185		)	(68		)	(253		)
Total equity	3,531			312			3,843			(4		)	3,839
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITY	7,672			(100		)	7,572			(4		)	7,568

The adoption of ASU 2014-09 resulted in a reclassification of $3 million from investing into operating activities related to cash outflows representing payments to customers. There were no impacts to cash provided by or used in financing activities on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Future Adoption of Accounting Standards

Leases—In February 2016, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 ("ASU 2016-02"), Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to record lease contracts on the balance sheet by recognizing a right-of-use asset and lease liability; the accounting for lessors remains largely unchanged. The provisions of ASU 2016-02 are to be applied using a modified retrospective approach and are effective for interim periods and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The real estate leases for a majority of our owned and leased hotels include contingent lease payments, which will be excluded from the impact of ASU 2016-02. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-02 and expect this ASU may have a material effect to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses—In June 2016, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update No. ("ASU 2016-13"), Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing impairment model for most financial assets from an incurred loss impairment model to a current expected credit loss model, which requires an entity to recognize an impairment allowance equal to its current estimate of all contractual cash flows the entity does not expect to collect. ASU 2016-13 also requires credit losses relating to AFS debt securities to be recognized through an allowance for credit losses. The provisions of ASU 2016-13 are to be applied using a modified retrospective approach and are effective for interim periods and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-13.

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3. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Performance Obligations

We provide products and services to our customers, which include third-party hotel owners, guests at owned and leased hotels and spa and fitness centers, and a third-party partner through our co-branded credit card program. The products and services offered by us are comprised of the following performance obligations:


•	Management and Franchise Agreements:

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License to Hyatt’s IP, including the Hyatt brand names—We receive variable consideration from third-party hotel owners in exchange for providing access to our IP, including the Hyatt brand names. The license represents a license of symbolic IP and in exchange for providing the license, Hyatt receives sales-based royalty fees. Royalty fees are generally determined based on a percentage of gross revenues for managed hotels and are generally included in the hotel management fee. Royalty fees for franchised hotels are based on a percentage of gross room revenues and, as applicable, food and beverage revenues. Fees are generally payable on a monthly basis as the third-party hotel owners derive value from access to our IP. Royalty fees are recognized over time through management, franchise, and other fees as services are rendered. Under our franchise agreements, we also receive initial fees from third-party hotel owners. The initial fees do not relate to a distinct performance obligation and, therefore, are combined with the royalty fees and recognized through management, franchise, and other fees over the expected customer life, which is typically the initial term of the agreement.

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Systemwide services—We provide sales, reservations, technology, and marketing services on behalf of owners of managed and franchised properties. The promise to provide systemwide services is not a distinct performance obligation because it is attendant to the license of our IP. Therefore, the promise to provide systemwide services is combined with the license of our IP to form a single performance obligation. We have two accounting models depending on the terms of the agreement:

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Cost reimbursement model—Third-party hotel owners are required to reimburse us for all costs incurred to operate the systemwide programs with no added margin. The reimbursements are recognized over time within revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties. We have discretion over how we spend program revenues and, therefore, we are the principal with respect to the promise to provide systemwide services. Expenses incurred related to our sales, reservations, technology, and marketing programs are recognized within costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties. The reimbursement of systemwide services is billed on a monthly basis based upon an annual estimate of costs to be incurred and are recognized as revenue commensurate with incurring the cost. To the extent that actual costs vary from estimated costs, a true-up billing or refund is issued to the hotels. Any amounts collected and not yet recognized as revenues are deferred and recognized as contract liabilities. Any costs incurred in excess of revenues collected are recognized as receivables.

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Fund model—Third-party hotel owners are invoiced a systemwide assessment fee primarily based on a percentage of hotel revenues on a monthly basis. We recognize the revenues over time as services are provided through revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties. We have discretion over how we spend program revenues and, therefore, we are the principal with respect to systemwide services. Expenses related to the sales, reservations, technology, and marketing programs are recognized as incurred through costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties. Over time, we manage the systemwide programs to break-even, but the timing of the revenue received from the owners may not align with the timing of the expenses to operate the programs and, therefore, the difference between the revenues and expenses may impact our net income.


•	Hotel management agreement services—We provide hotel management agreement services, which form a single performance obligation that qualifies as a series, under the terms of our management agreements. In exchange for providing these services, we receive variable

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consideration in the form of management fees, which are comprised of base and incentive fees. Incentive fees are typically subject to the achievement of certain annual profitability targets, and therefore, we apply judgment in determining the amount of incentive fees recognized each period. Incentive fees revenue is recognized to the extent it is probable that we will not reverse a significant portion of the fees in a subsequent period. We rely on internal financial forecasts and historical trends to estimate the amount of incentive fees revenue recognized and the probability that incentive fees will reverse in the future. Generally, base management fees are due and payable on a monthly basis as services are provided, and incentive fees are due and payable based on the terms of the agreement, but at a minimum, incentive fees are billed and collected annually. Revenue is recognized over time through management, franchise, and other fees.

Under the terms of certain management agreements, primarily within the United States, we are the employer of hotel employees. When we are the employer, we are reimbursed for costs incurred related to the employee management services with no added margin, and the reimbursements are recognized over time as services are rendered within revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties. In jurisdictions in which we are the employer, we have discretion over how employee management services are provided and, therefore, we are the principal and revenues are recognized on a gross basis.


•	Loyalty program administration—We administer a loyalty program for the benefit of the Hyatt portfolio of properties owned, managed, franchised, or licensed by us. Under the program, members earn loyalty points that can be redeemed for future products and services. Points earned by loyalty program members represent a material right to free or discounted goods or services in the future.

The loyalty program has one performance obligation that consists of marketing and managing the program and arranging for award redemptions by members. The costs of operating the loyalty program are charged to the properties through an assessment fee based on members’ qualified expenditures. The assessment fee is billed and collected monthly, and the revenue received by the program is deferred until a member redeems points. Upon redemption of points at managed and franchised properties, we recognize the previously deferred revenue through revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties, net of redemption expense paid to managed and franchised hotels, as we are an agent in the transaction. We are responsible for arranging for the redemption of promotional awards, but we do not directly fulfill the award night obligation, except at owned and leased hotels. Therefore, we are the agent with respect to this performance obligation for managed and franchised hotels, and we are the principal with respect to owned hotels. When loyalty points are redeemed at owned and leased hotels, we recognize revenue through owned and leased hotels revenues on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

The revenue recognized each period includes an estimate of breakage for the loyalty points that will not be redeemed. Determining breakage involves significant judgment, and we engage third-party actuaries to estimate the ultimate redemption ratios used in the breakage calculations and to estimate the amount of revenue recognized upon redemption. Changes to the expected ultimate redemption assumptions are reflected in the current period.

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Room rentals and other services provided at owned and leased hotels—We provide room rentals and other services to our guests, including but not limited to spa, laundry, and parking. These products and services each represent individual performance obligations and, in exchange for these services, we receive fixed amounts based on published rates or negotiated contracts. Payment is due in full at the time the services are rendered or the goods are provided. If a guest enters into a package including multiple goods or services, the fixed price is allocated to each distinct good or service based on the stand-alone selling price for each item. Revenue is recognized over time within owned and leased hotels revenues when we transfer control of the good or service to the customer. Room rental revenue is recognized on a daily basis as the guest occupies the room, and revenue related to other products and services is recognized when the product or service is provided to the guest.

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revenue generated through that channel. The determination of whether to recognize revenues gross or net of rebates and commission is made based on the terms of each contract.

Due to the nature of our business, our fees are not significantly impacted by refunds or returns. Prepayments are refunded to hotel guests if the guest cancels within the specified time period, before any services are rendered. Refunds related to service are generally recognized as an adjustment to the transaction price at the time the hotel stay occurs or services are rendered.

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Spa and fitness services—Exhale spa and fitness studios provide guests with spa and fitness services as well as retail products in exchange for fixed consideration. Each spa and fitness service represents an individual performance obligation. Payment is due in full and revenue is recognized at the point in time the services are rendered or the products are delivered. If a guest purchases a spa or fitness package, the fixed price is allocated to each distinct product or service based on the published stand-alone selling price for each item and revenues are recognized as the services are rendered.

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Co-branded credit card—We have a co-branded credit card agreement with a third party and under the terms of the agreement, we have various performance obligations: granting a license to the Hyatt name, arranging for the fulfillment of points issued to cardholders through the loyalty program, and awarding cardholders with free room nights upon achievement of certain program milestones. The loyalty points and free room nights represent material rights that can be redeemed for free or discounted services in the future.

In exchange for the products and services provided, we receive fixed and variable consideration that is allocated between the performance obligations based upon the relative stand-alone selling prices. Significant judgment is involved in determining the relative stand-alone selling prices, and therefore, we engaged a third-party valuation specialist to assist us. We utilized a relief from royalty method to determine the revenue allocated to the license, which is recognized over time. We utilized observable transaction prices and adjusted market assumptions to determine the stand-alone selling price of a loyalty point and we utilized a cost plus margin approach to determine the stand-alone selling price of the free room nights. The revenues allocated to loyalty program points and free night awards are deferred and recognized upon redemption, net of redemption expenses, as we are deemed to be the agent in the transaction. We are responsible for arranging for the redemption of promotional awards, but we do not directly fulfill the award night obligation, except at owned and leased hotels. Therefore, we are the agent for managed and franchised hotels and we are the principal with respect to owned hotels. When loyalty points and free nights are redeemed at owned and leased hotels, we recognize revenue through owned and leased hotels revenues on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

We satisfy the following performance obligations over time: the license of Hyatt’s symbolic IP, hotel management agreement services, administration of the loyalty program, and the license to our brand name through our co-branded credit card agreement. Each of these performance obligations is considered a sales-based royalty or a series of distinct services, and although the activities to fulfill each of these promises may vary from day to day, the nature of each promise is the same and the customer benefits from the services every day.

For each performance obligation satisfied over time, we recognize revenue using an output method based on the value transferred to the customer. Revenue is recognized based on the transaction price and the observable outputs related to each performance obligation. We deem the following to be a faithful depiction of our progress in satisfying these performance obligations:


•	revenues and operating profits earned by the hotels during the reporting period for access to Hyatt’s IP and brand names, as they are indicative of the value third-party owners derive;


•	underlying revenues and operating profits of the hotels for the promise to provide management agreement services to the hotels;


•	award night redemptions for the administration of the loyalty program performance obligation; and


•	cardholder spend for the license to our brand name through our co-branded credit card, as it is indicative of the value our partner derives from the use of our name.

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both obligations represent services that are satisfied over time, and Hyatt recognizes revenue using an output method based on the performance of the hotel. Therefore, we have not allocated the transaction price between these two performance obligations as the allocation would result in the same pattern of revenue recognition.

Disaggregated Revenues

The following tables present our revenues disaggregated by the nature of the product or service:



	Three months ended March 31, 2018
Disaggregated revenue stream	Owned and leased hotels		Americas management and franchising			ASPAC management and franchising			EAME/SW Asia management and franchising			Corporate and other		Eliminations			Total
Rooms revenues	$	297	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	7	$	(9	)	$	295
Food and beverage	172		—			—			—			2		—			174
Other	38		—			—			—			8		—			46
Owned and leased hotels	507		—			—			—			17		(9		)	515

Base management fees	—		49			11			7			—		(14		)	53
Incentive management fees	—		13			17			10			—		(6		)	34
Franchise fees	—		28			—			—			—		—			28
Other fees	—		8			2			1			1		—			12
License fees	—		—			—			—			5		—			5
Management, franchise, and other fees	—		98			30			18			6		(20		)	132
Contra revenue	—		(3		)	(1		)	(1		)	—		—			(5		)
Net management, franchise, and other fees	—		95			29			17			6		(20		)	127

Other revenues	—		—			—			—			9		2			11

Revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties	—		420			20			16			—		—			456

Total	$	507	$	515		$	49		$	33		$	32	$	(27	)	$	1,109

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	Three months ended March 31, 2017
Disaggregated revenue stream	Owned and leased hotels		Americas management and franchising			ASPAC management and franchising		EAME/SW Asia management and franchising			Corporate and other		Eliminations			Total
Rooms revenues	$	326	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	6	$	(9	)	$	323
Food and beverage	195		—			—		—			3		—			198
Other	41		—			—		—			7		—			48
Owned and leased hotels	562		—			—		—			16		(9		)	569

Base management fees	—		48			9		6			—		(16		)	47
Incentive management fees	—		12			14		9			—		(5		)	30
Franchise fees	—		25			1		—			—		—			26
Other fees	—		5			1		1			—		—			7
License fees	—		—			—		—			4		—			4
Management, franchise, and other fees	—		90			25		16			4		(21		)	114
Contra revenue	—		(3		)	—		(1		)	—		—			(4		)
Net management, franchise, and other fees	—		87			25		15			4		(21		)	110

Other revenues	13		—			—		—			2		2			17

Revenues for the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed and franchised properties	—		401			17		12			—		—			430

Total	$	575	$	488		$	42	$	27		$	22	$	(28	)	$	1,126

Contract Balances

Our payments from customers are based on the billing terms established in our contracts. Customer billings are classified as accounts receivable when our right to consideration is unconditional. If our right to consideration is conditional on future performance under the contract, the balance is classified as a contract asset. Under the terms of our management agreements, we earn incentive management fees based on a percentage of hotel profitability. The incentive fee may be contingent on the hotel achieving certain annual profitability targets. We recognize an incentive fee receivable each month to the extent it is probable that we will not reverse a significant portion of the fees in a subsequent period. However, due to the profitability hurdles in the contract, incentive fees are considered contract assets until the risk related to the achievement of the profitability metric no longer exists. Once the annual profitability hurdle has been met, the incentive fee receivable balance will be reflected within accounts receivable.

Our contract assets were $21 million and insignificant at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. At March 31, 2018, the contract assets were included in receivables, net. As our profitability hurdles are generally calculated on a full-year basis, we expect our contract asset balance to be insignificant at year-end.

Payments received in advance of performance under the contract are classified as contract liabilities and recognized as revenue as we perform under the contract.

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Contract liabilities consisted of the following at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		$ Change			% Change
Contract liabilities - current	$	334	$	348	$	(14	)	(4.1	)%
Contract liabilities - noncurrent	431		424		7			1.9	%
Total contract liabilities	$	765	$	772	$	(7	)	(0.8	)%

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the contract liabilities balances above include the following:



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Advanced deposits	$	51	$	59
Deferred revenue related to the loyalty program	570		561
Deferred revenue related to systemwide services	11		9
Initial fees received from franchise owners	29		27
Other deferred revenue	104		116
Total contract liabilities	$	765	$	772

Revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of each year was $224 million and $215 million, respectively. This revenue was primarily related to revenue from the loyalty program, which is recognized net of redemption reimbursements paid to third parties.

Revenue Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. Contracted revenue expected to be recognized in future periods was approximately $160 million at March 31, 2018, of which we expect to recognize approximately 45% of the revenue over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter.

We did not estimate revenues expected to be recognized related to our unsatisfied performance obligations for the following:


•	Deferred revenue related to the loyalty program and revenue from base and incentive management fees are not included in the contracted revenue above, as the revenue is allocated to a wholly unperformed performance obligation in a series;


•	Revenues related to royalty fees as they are considered sales-based royalty fees; and


•	Revenues received for free nights granted through our co-branded credit card as the awards are required to be redeemed within 12 months.

We elected to apply the practical expedient that permits the omission of prior period information about revenue allocated to future performance obligations under ASU 2014-09.

Incremental Costs to Obtain a Contract

We did not incur significant costs to obtain a contract and generally any costs are expensed as incurred, as the amortization period would be less than one year.

4. DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES

We make investments in debt and equity securities that we believe are strategically and operationally important to our business. These investments take the form of (i) equity method investments where we have the ability to significantly influence the operations of the entity, (ii) marketable securities held to fund operating programs and for investment purposes, and (iii) other types of investments.

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Equity Method Investments



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Equity method investments	$	174	$	185

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we sold our ownership interest in an equity method investment within our owned and leased hotels segment for which we received proceeds of $9 million. We recognized a gain of $8 million in equity losses from unconsolidated hospitality ventures on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, an unconsolidated hospitality venture within our owned and leased hotels segment sold a Hyatt Place hotel. We received proceeds of $4 million and recognized a gain of $2 million in equity losses from unconsolidated hospitality ventures on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recognized impairment charges of $16 million as a result of the buyout of our partner's interest in unconsolidated hospitality ventures in Brazil, which was initiated in the first quarter of 2018 and completed subsequent to March 31, 2018. The pending acquisition indicated a carrying value in excess of fair value, which was determined to be a Level Three fair value measure and was deemed other-than-temporary. Therefore, we recognized the impairment charges. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recognized insignificant impairment charges. These charges are recognized in equity losses from unconsolidated hospitality ventures on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table presents summarized financial information for all unconsolidated hospitality ventures in which we hold an investment accounted for under the equity method:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Total revenues	$	132		$	274
Gross operating profit	39			78
Loss from continuing operations	(19		)	(18		)
Net loss	(19		)	(18		)

Marketable Securities

We hold marketable securities with readily determinable fair values to fund certain operating programs and for investment purposes. Additionally, we periodically transfer available cash and cash equivalents to purchase marketable securities for investment purposes.

Marketable Securities Held to Fund Operating Programs—Marketable securities held to fund operating programs, which are recorded at fair value and included on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:



	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Loyalty program	$	389		$	403
Deferred compensation plans held in rabbi trusts (Note 8 and 10)	409			402
Captive insurance companies	111			111
Total marketable securities held to fund operating programs	$	909		$	916
Less current portion of marketable securities held to fund operating programs included in cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and prepaids and other assets	(151		)	(156		)
Marketable securities held to fund operating programs included in other assets	$	758		$	760

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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) and interest income from marketable securities held to fund the loyalty program are recognized in other income (loss), net on our condensed consolidated statements of income:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Loyalty program	$	(4	)	$	3

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) and interest income from marketable securities held to fund rabbi trusts are recognized in net gains and interest income from marketable securities held to fund rabbi trusts on our condensed consolidated statements of income:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Unrealized gains (losses)	$	(1	)	$	11
Realized gains	4			4
Net gains and interest income from marketable securities held to fund rabbi trusts	$	3		$	15

Our captive insurance companies hold marketable securities which are classified as AFS debt securities and are invested in U.S. government agencies, time deposits, and corporate debt securities. We classify these investments as current or long-term, based on their contractual maturity dates, which range from 2018 through 2022.

Marketable Securities Held for Investment Purposes—Marketable securities held for investment purposes, which are recorded at fair value and included on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:



	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Interest bearing money market funds	$	9		$	26
Time deposits	37			37
Common shares	124			131
Total marketable securities held for investment purposes	$	170		$	194
Less current portion of marketable securities held for investment purposes included in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments	(46		)	(63		)
Marketable securities held for investment purposes included in other assets	$	124		$	131

During 2013, we invested in the common shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. ("Playa"), and we accounted for our common share investment as an equity method investment. In March 2017, Playa completed a business combination. Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. ("Playa N.V.") is now publicly traded on the NASDAQ and our ownership percentage was diluted to 11.57%. As we no longer have the ability to significantly influence Playa N.V., our investment was recharacterized as an equity security with a readily determinable fair value in March 2017. The fair value of the common shares is classified as Level One in the fair value hierarchy as we are able to obtain market available pricing information. The remeasurement of our investment at fair value resulted in unrealized losses of $7 million recognized in other income (loss), net for the period ending March 31, 2018 (see Note 18). We did not sell any shares of common stock during the quarter.

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Other Investments

Preferred shares—During 2013, we also invested $271 million in Playa for convertible redeemable preferred shares which were classified as an AFS debt security. The fair value of the preferred shares was:



	2017
Fair value at January 1	$	290
Gross unrealized losses	(54		)
Realized losses (1) (Note 18)	(40		)
Interest income (Note 18)	94
Cash redemption	(290		)
Fair value at March 31	$	—
(1) The realized losses were the result of a difference between the fair value of the initial investment and the contractual redemption price of $8.40 per share.

HTM Debt Securities—At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we held investments in HTM debt securities of $47 million, respectively, which are investments in third-party entities that own certain of our hotels and are recorded within other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The securities are mandatorily redeemable between 2020 and 2025. The amortized cost of our investments approximate fair value. We estimated the fair value of our investments using internally developed discounted cash flow models based on current market inputs for similar types of arrangements. Based upon the lack of available market data, our investments are classified as Level Three within the fair value hierarchy. The primary sensitivity in these calculations is based on the selection of appropriate discount rates. Fluctuations in these assumptions could result in different estimates of fair value.

Equity Securities Without a Readily Determinable Fair Value—At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had investments of $27 million in equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, which represent investments in entities where we do not have the ability to significantly influence the operations of the entity. At December 31, 2017, the securities were included in investments on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, we have reclassified the investments to other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2018.

Fair Value—We measured the following financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis:



	March 31, 2018		Cash and cash equivalents		Short-term investments		Prepaids and other assets		Other assets
Level One - Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
Interest bearing money market funds	$	60	$	60	$	—	$	—	$	—
Mutual funds	409		—		—		—		409
Common shares	124		—		—		—		124
Level Two - Significant Other Observable Inputs
Time deposits	50		—		40		—		10
U.S. government obligations	152		—		—		33		119
U.S. government agencies	46		—		2		6		38
Corporate debt securities	170		—		12		29		129
Mortgage-backed securities	24		—		—		5		19
Asset-backed securities	41		—		—		9		32
Municipal and provincial notes and bonds	3		—		—		1		2
Total	$	1,079	$	60	$	54	$	83	$	882

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	December 31, 2017		Cash and cash equivalents		Short-term investments		Prepaids and other assets		Other assets
Level One - Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
Interest bearing money market funds	$	75	$	75	$	—	$	—	$	—
Mutual funds	402		—		—		—		402
Common shares	131		—		—		—		131
Level Two - Significant Other Observable Inputs
Time deposits	50		—		39		—		11
U.S. government obligations	158		—		—		38		120
U.S. government agencies	47		—		2		7		38
Corporate debt securities	179		—		8		33		138
Mortgage-backed securities	25		—		—		6		19
Asset-backed securities	40		—		—		10		30
Municipal and provincial notes and bonds	3		—		—		1		2
Total	$	1,110	$	75	$	49	$	95	$	891

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. We do not have non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

5. FINANCING RECEIVABLES



	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Unsecured financing to hotel owners	$	128		$	127
Less allowance for losses	(109		)	(108		)
Less current portion included in receivables, net	(1		)	—
Total long-term financing receivables, net of allowances	$	18		$	19

Allowance for Losses and Impairments—The following table summarizes the activity in our unsecured financing receivables allowance:



	2018			2017
Allowance at January 1	$	108		$	100
Provisions	2			2
Other adjustments	(1		)	1
Allowance at March 31	$	109		$	103

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Credit Monitoring—Our unsecured financing receivables were as follows:



	March 31, 2018
	Gross loan balance (principal and interest)		Related allowance			Net financing receivables		Gross receivables on non-accrual status
Loans	$	14	$	—		$	14	$	—
Impaired loans (1)	59		(59		)	—		59
Total loans	73		(59		)	14		59
Other financing arrangements	55		(50		)	5		50
Total unsecured financing receivables	$	128	$	(109	)	$	19	$	109

(1) The unpaid principal balance was $44 million and the average recorded loan balance was $59 million at March 31, 2018.



	December 31, 2017
	Gross loan balance (principal and interest)		Related allowance			Net financing receivables		Gross receivables on non-accrual status
Loans	$	13	$	—		$	13	$	—
Impaired loans (2)	59		(59		)	—		59
Total loans	72		(59		)	13		59
Other financing arrangements	55		(49		)	6		49
Total unsecured financing receivables	$	127	$	(108	)	$	19	$	108

(2) The unpaid principal balance was $44 million and the average recorded loan balance was $58 million at December 31, 2017.

Fair Value—We estimated the fair value of financing receivables, which are classified as Level Three in the fair value hierarchy, to be $19 million at March 31, 2018 and $20 million at December 31, 2017.

6. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Acquisitions

Miraval—During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we acquired Miraval Group ("Miraval") from an unrelated third party. The transaction included the Miraval Life in Balance Spa brand, Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona, Travaasa Resort in Austin, Texas, and the option to acquire Cranwell Spa & Golf Resort ("Cranwell") in Lenox, Massachusetts. We subsequently exercised our option and acquired approximately 95% of Cranwell during the three months ended March 31, 2017. Total cash consideration for Miraval was $237 million, inclusive of working capital adjustments of $2 million finalized post-acquisition.

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The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired in the acquisition of Miraval, which is recorded within corporate and other:




Current assets, net of cash acquired	$	1
Property and equipment	172
Indefinite-lived intangibles (1)	37
Management agreement intangibles (2)	14
Goodwill (3)	21
Other definite-lived intangibles (4)	7
Total assets	$	252

Current liabilities	$	13
Deferred tax liabilities	3
Total liabilities	16
Total net assets acquired attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation	236
Total net assets acquired attributable to noncontrolling interests	1
Total net assets acquired	$	237

(1) Includes an intangible attributable to the Miraval brand.

(2) Amortized over a useful life of 20 years.

(3) The goodwill, of which $10 million is deductible for tax purposes, is attributable to Miraval's reputation as a renowned provider of wellness and mindfulness experiences, the extension of the Hyatt brand beyond traditional hotel stays, and the establishment of deferred tax liabilities.

(4) Amortized over useful lives ranging from two to seven years.

In conjunction with the acquisition of Miraval, a consolidated hospitality venture for which we are the managing partner (the "Miraval Venture") issued $9 million of redeemable preferred shares to unrelated third-party investors. The preferred shares were non-voting, except as required by applicable law and certain contractual approval rights, and had liquidation preference over all other classes of securities within the Miraval Venture. The redeemable preferred shares earned a return of 12%. The shares were classified as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in preferred shares of a subsidiary, which were presented between liabilities and equity on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and carried at the redemption value. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the preferred shares were redeemed for $10 million.

Dispositions

Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, and Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa—During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we sold Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort together with adjacent land, and Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa to an unrelated third party as a portfolio for approximately $992 million, net of proration adjustments and closing costs, and entered into a long-term management agreement for each property upon sale. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $529 million, which was recognized in gains on sales of real estate on our condensed consolidated statements of income during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The operating results and financial position of these hotels prior to the sale remain within our owned and leased hotels segment. Although we concluded the disposal of these properties does not qualify as discontinued operations, the disposal is considered to be material. Pre-tax net income attributable to the three properties during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 was $15 million and $10 million, respectively.

Like-Kind Exchange Agreements

Periodically, we enter into like-kind exchange agreements upon the disposition or acquisition of certain hotels. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the proceeds from the sales are placed into an escrow account administered by a qualified intermediary. The proceeds are recognized as restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and released (i) if they are utilized as part of a like-kind exchange agreement, (ii) if we do not identify a suitable replacement property within 45 days after the agreement date, or (iii) when a like-kind exchange agreement is not completed within the remaining allowable time period.

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In conjunction with the sale of Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa during the three months ended March 31, 2018, proceeds of $221 million were held as restricted for use in a potential like-kind exchange.

In conjunction with the sale of Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch during the year ended December 31, 2017, proceeds of $207 million were initially held as restricted for use in a potential like-kind exchange. However, we were unable to acquire the identified replacement property within the specified 180 day period and the proceeds were released in April 2018.

7. INTANGIBLES, NET



	March 31, 2018			Weighted- average useful lives in years	December 31, 2017
Management and franchise agreement intangibles	$	179		23	$	178
Lease related intangibles	131			110	127
Brand and other indefinite-lived intangibles	53			—	53
Advanced bookings intangibles	9			6	9
Other definite-lived intangibles	9			11	9
	381				376
Accumulated amortization	(76		)		(71		)
Intangibles, net	$	305			$	305



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Amortization expense	$	3	$	3

8. OTHER ASSETS



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Marketable securities held to fund rabbi trusts (Note 4)	$	409	$	402
Management and franchise agreement assets constituting payments to customers (1)	390		378
Loyalty program marketable securities (Note 4)	297		298
Common shares of Playa N.V. (Note 4)	124		131
Long-term investments	129		109
Other	70		66
Total other assets	$	1,419	$	1,384
(1) Assets include cash consideration as well as other forms of consideration provided, such as debt repayment or performance guarantees.

9. DEBT

Long-term debt, net of current maturities was $1,439 million and $1,440 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Revolving Credit Facility—During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we refinanced our $1.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of lenders, extending the maturity of the facility to January 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we had borrowings of $20 million and repayments of $20 million on our revolving credit facility, resulting in no outstanding balance and an available line of credit of $1.5 billion at March 31, 2018. The weighted-average interest rate on these borrowings was 4.85% at March 31, 2018. At December 31, 2017, we had no outstanding balance.

Fair Value—We estimated the fair value of debt, excluding capital leases, which consists of $196 million of 6.875% senior notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes"), $250 million of 5.375% senior notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes"), $350 million of 3.375% senior notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes"), and $400 million of 4.850% senior notes due 2026 (the "2026 Notes"), collectively referred to as the "Senior Notes," bonds, and other long-term debt. Our Senior Notes and bonds are classified as Level Two due to the use and weighting of multiple market inputs in

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the final price of the security. We estimated the fair value of other debt instruments using a discounted cash flow analysis based on current market inputs for similar types of arrangements. Based upon the lack of available market data, we have classified our revolving credit facility and other debt instruments as Level Three. The primary sensitivity in these calculations is based on the selection of appropriate discount rates. Fluctuations in these assumptions will result in different estimates of fair value.



	March 31, 2018
	Carrying value		Fair value		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level one)		Significant other observable inputs (level two)		Significant unobservable inputs (level three)
Debt (1)	$	1,451	$	1,510	$	—	$	1,426	$	84

(1) Excludes capital lease obligations of $13 million and unamortized discounts and deferred financing fees of $14 million.



	December 31, 2017
	Carrying value		Fair value		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level one)		Significant other observable inputs (level two)		Significant unobservable inputs (level three)
Debt (2)	$	1,452	$	1,546	$	—	$	1,459	$	87

(2) Excludes capital lease obligations of $13 million and unamortized discounts and deferred financing fees of $14 million.

10. OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Deferred compensation plans held to fund rabbi trusts (Note 4)	$	409	$	402
Guarantee liabilities (Note 12)	99		104
Self-insurance liabilities (Note 12)	73		69
Deferred income taxes	64		62
Other	227		226
Total other long-term liabilities	$	872	$	863

11. INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were 26.7% and 37.9%, respectively. Our effective tax rate decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017, primarily due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") enacted on December 22, 2017, which reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. This benefit is partially offset by the impact of certain U.S. disallowed expenses resulting from the Tax Act.

Our accounting for the Tax Act is incomplete because we are continuing to review information to more precisely determine the amount of foreign earnings and profits subject to U.S. tax at December 31, 2017 as well as the amount of non-U.S. income taxes paid on such earnings. Additionally, we are continuing to evaluate the impact of the Tax Act on our ability to utilize foreign tax credits in the future. As a result, we have not made any measurement period adjustments during the three months ended March 31, 2018 to our provisional estimates recognized at December 31, 2017 related to our net deferred tax revaluation, deemed repatriation tax, valuation allowance on certain foreign tax credits, or our global intangible low-tax income policy election. We expect to complete our accounting within the prescribed measurement period.

As a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-09, our deferred tax asset related to deferred gains on sales of real estate was no longer required. The reversal of this deferred tax asset was recognized through opening equity and resulted in a $52 million reduction in deferred tax expense on our full-year 2017 adjusted financial statements originally recognized as a result of the Tax Act.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $94 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, of which $34 million and $33 million, respectively, would impact the effective tax rate, if recognized.

During the first quarter of 2017, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued a "Notice of Deficiency" for our 2009 through 2011 tax years. We disagree with the IRS' assessment as it relates to the inclusion of loyalty program contributions as taxable income to the Company. In the second quarter of 2017, we filed a petition with the U.S. Tax

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Court for redetermination of the tax liability asserted by the IRS related to the loyalty program. If the IRS' position is upheld, it would result in an income tax liability of $127 million (including $31 million of estimated interest, net of federal benefit) for these tax years that would be partially offset by a deferred tax asset. Future tax benefits will be recognized at the reduced U.S. corporate income tax rate, therefore, $63 million of the liability and related interest would have an impact on the effective tax rate, if recognized. We believe we have an adequate liability recognized in connection with this matter.

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into various commitments, guarantees, surety bonds, and letter of credit agreements, which are discussed below:

Commitments—At March 31, 2018, we are committed, under certain conditions, to lend or invest up to $445 million, net of any related letters of credit, in various business ventures.

Performance Guarantees—Certain of our contractual agreements with third-party owners require us to guarantee payments to the owners if specified levels of operating profit are not achieved by their hotels.

Our most significant performance guarantee relates to four managed hotels in France that we began managing in the second quarter of 2013 ("the four managed hotels in France"), which has a term of seven years, with approximately two and one-quarter years remaining. This guarantee has a maximum cap, but does not have an annual cap. The remaining maximum exposure related to our performance guarantees at March 31, 2018 was $329 million, of which €224 million ($276 million using exchange rates at March 31, 2018) related to the four managed hotels in France.

We had total net performance guarantee liabilities of $72 million and $71 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which included $41 million and $45 million recognized in other long-term liabilities, $32 million and $26 million in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and $1 million and $0 in receivables, net on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively.



	The four managed hotels in France						Other performance guarantees						All performance guarantees
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018			2017
Beginning balance, January 1	$	58		$	66		$	13		$	13		$	71		$	79
Amortization of initial guarantee obligation liability into income	(4		)	(3		)	(1		)	(1		)	(5		)	(4		)
Performance guarantee expense, net	27			26			1			—			28			26
Net payments during the period	(23		)	(22		)	(1		)	(4		)	(24		)	(26		)
Foreign currency exchange, net	2			2			—			—			2			2
Ending balance, March 31	$	60		$	69		$	12		$	8		$	72		$	77

Additionally, we enter into certain management contracts where we have the right, but not an obligation, to make payments to certain hotel owners if their hotels do not achieve specified levels of operating profit. If we choose not to fund the shortfall, the hotel owner has the option to terminate the management contract. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no amounts recognized on our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to these performance test clauses.

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Debt Repayment and Other Guarantees—We enter into various debt repayment and other guarantees in order to assist hotel owners in obtaining third-party financing or to obtain more favorable borrowing terms. Included within debt repayment and other guarantees are the following:



Property description	Maximum potential future payments		Maximum exposure net of recoverability from third parties		Other long-term liabilities recorded at March 31, 2018		Other long-term liabilities recorded at December 31, 2017		Year of guarantee expiration
Hotel property in Washington State(1), (3), (4), (5)	$	215	$	—	$	24	$	26	2020
Hotel properties in India (2), (3)	184		184		15		17		2020
Hotel property in Massachusetts (6)	107		107		1		1		2020
Hotel and residential properties in Brazil (1), (4)	98		40		4		4		various, through 2021
Hotel properties in California (1)	31		13		5		6		various, through 2021
Hotel property in Minnesota	25		25		2		2		2021
Hotel property in Arizona (1), (4)	25		—		1		1		2019
Other (1)	30		19		6		2		various, through 2022
Total	$	715	$	388	$	58	$	59

(1) We have agreements with our unconsolidated hospitality venture partner, the respective hotel owners, or other third parties to recover certain amounts funded under the debt repayment guarantee; the recoverability mechanism may be in the form of cash, financing receivable, or HTM debt security.

(2) Debt repayment guarantee is denominated in Indian rupees and translated using exchange rates at March 31, 2018. We have the contractual right to recover amounts funded from the unconsolidated hospitality venture, which is a related party. We expect our maximum exposure to be $92 million, taking into account our partner’s 50% ownership interest in the unconsolidated hospitality venture.

(3) Under certain events or conditions, we have the right to force the sale of the property(ies) in order to recover amounts funded.

(4) If certain funding thresholds are met or if certain events occur, we have the ability to assume control of the property. This right only exists for the residential property in Brazil.

(5) We are subject to a completion guarantee whereby the parties agree to substantially complete the construction of the project by a specified date. In the event of default, we are obligated to complete construction using the funds available from the outstanding loan. Any additional funds paid by us are subject to recovery through a HTM debt security.

(6) We are subject to a completion guarantee whereby the parties agree to substantially complete the construction of the project by a specified date. In the event of default, we are obligated to complete construction and any additional funds paid by us are not recoverable.

At March 31, 2018, we are not aware of, nor have we received notification that hotel owners are not current on their debt service obligations, where we have provided a debt repayment guarantee.

Guarantee Liabilities Fair Value—We estimated the fair value of our guarantees to be $190 million and $177 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Due to the lack of readily available market data, we have classified our guarantees as Level Three in the fair value hierarchy.

Insurance—We obtain commercial insurance for potential losses for general liability, workers' compensation, automobile liability, employment practices, crime, property, cyber risk, and other miscellaneous coverages. A portion of the risk is retained on a self-insurance basis primarily through U.S. based and licensed captive insurance companies that are wholly owned subsidiaries of Hyatt and generally insure our deductibles and retentions. Reserve requirements are established based on actuarial projections of ultimate losses. Losses estimated to be paid within 12 months are $33 million and $32 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and are classified within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, while losses expected to be payable in future periods are $73 million and $69 million at March 31, 2018 and

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December 31, 2017, respectively, and are included in other long-term liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At March 31, 2018, standby letters of credit of $9 million were issued to provide collateral for the estimated claims, which are guaranteed by us.

Collective Bargaining Agreements—At March 31, 2018, approximately 25% of our U.S. based employees were covered by various collective bargaining agreements, generally providing for basic pay rates, working hours, other conditions of employment, and orderly settlement of labor disputes. Certain employees are covered by union sponsored multi-employer pension and health plans pursuant to agreements between us and various unions. Generally, labor relations have been maintained in a normal and satisfactory manner, and we believe our employee relations are good.

Surety Bonds—Surety bonds issued on our behalf were $25 million at March 31, 2018 and primarily relate to workers’ compensation, taxes, licenses, and utilities related to our lodging operations.

Letters of Credit—Letters of credit outstanding on our behalf at March 31, 2018 were $307 million, which relate to our ongoing operations, hotel properties under development in the U.S., including one unconsolidated hospitality venture, collateral for estimated insurance claims, and securitization of our performance under our debt repayment guarantee associated with the hotel properties in India, which is only called upon if we default on our guarantee. The letters of credit outstanding do not reduce the available capacity under our revolving credit facility (see Note 9).

Capital Expenditures—As part of our ongoing business operations, significant expenditures are required to complete renovation projects that have been approved.

Other—We act as general partner of various partnerships owning hotel properties that are subject to mortgage indebtedness. These mortgage agreements generally limit the lender's recourse to security interests in assets financed and/or other assets of the partnership(s) and/or the general partner(s) thereof.

In conjunction with financing obtained for our unconsolidated hospitality ventures, certain managed hotels, and other properties, we may provide standard indemnifications to the lender for loss, liability, or damage occurring as a result of our actions or actions of the other unconsolidated hospitality venture partners, respective hotel owners, or other third parties.

As a result of certain dispositions, we have agreed to provide customary indemnifications to third-party purchasers for certain liabilities incurred prior to sale and for breach of certain representations and warranties made during the sales process, such as representations of valid title, authority, and environmental issues that may not be limited by a contractual monetary amount. These indemnification agreements survive until the applicable statutes of limitation expire or until the agreed upon contract terms expire.

We are subject, from time to time, to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes, and environmental matters, as well as commitments under contractual obligations. Many of these claims are covered under our current insurance programs, subject to deductibles. Although the ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined at this point, based on information currently available, we do not expect the ultimate resolution of such claims and litigation will have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

On April 18, 2018, we received a notice from the Indian tax authorities assessing additional service tax on our operations in India. We plan to appeal this decision and do not believe a loss is probable, therefore, we have not recognized a liability in connection with this matter. Our maximum exposure is not expected to exceed $17 million.

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13. EQUITY



	Stockholders' equity			Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	3,833		$	6	$	3,839
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation	411			—		411
Other comprehensive income	23			—		23
Repurchase of common stock	(75		)	—		(75		)
Dividends	(18		)	—		(18		)
Employee stock plan issuance	1			—		1
Share-based payment activity	13			—		13
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	4,188		$	6	$	4,194


	Stockholders' equity			Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2017 (a)	$	4,075		$	5	$	4,080
Net income attributable to Hyatt Hotels Corporation	55			—		55
Other comprehensive income	75			—		75
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—			1		1
Repurchase of common stock	(348		)	—		(348		)
Employee stock plan issuance	1			—		1
Share-based payment activity	13			—		13
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	3,871		$	6	$	3,877
(a) Balances have been adjusted for the adoption of ASU 2014-09 with an opening adjustment to retained earnings of $172 million.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss