$CHH
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE Stock $chh

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104631113000003 Filed on February 28, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011
Revenue	$692.7M	$167.7M	$640.6M
YoY Change	8.14%	8.19%	7.47%
Cost Of Revenue	$389.7M	$96.00M	$354.2M
YoY Change	10.02%	9.22%	6.56%
Gross Profit	$303.1M	$71.70M	$286.5M
YoY Change	5.79%	6.86%	8.69%
Gross Profit Margin	43.75%	42.75%	44.72%
Selling, General & Admin	$101.9M	$33.50M	$106.4M
YoY Change	-4.28%	30.35%	12.58%
% of Gross Profit	33.61%	46.72%	37.15%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$7.691M	$2.000M	$7.497M
YoY Change	2.59%	11.11%	-9.67%
% of Gross Profit	2.54%	2.79%	2.62%
Operating Expenses	$101.9M	$32.40M	$106.4M
YoY Change	-4.28%	16.97%	12.58%
Operating Profit	$193.5M	$39.30M	$172.5M
YoY Change	12.15%	-0.25%	7.31%
Interest Expense	$27.19M	-$2.800M	$12.94M
YoY Change	110.13%	47.37%	93.7%
% of Operating Profit	14.05%	-7.12%	7.5%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$23.97M	$1.200M	-$13.81M
YoY Change	73.65%		441.2%
Pretax Income	$169.5M	$37.70M	$158.7M
YoY Change	6.8%	3.29%	0.32%
Income Tax	$48.23M	$12.50M	$47.88M
% Of Pretax Income	28.45%	33.16%	30.17%
Net Earnings	$121.6M	$25.50M	$110.4M
YoY Change	10.16%	5.81%	2.75%
Net Earnings / Revenue	17.56%	15.21%	17.23%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.09		$1.86
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.09	$444.3K	$1.85
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	57.47M shares		58.86M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	57.65M shares		58.93M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$137.7M	$119.2M	$119.2M
YoY Change	15.52%	30.56%	30.56%
Cash & Equivalents	$134.2M	$107.1M	$107.1M
Short-Term Investments	$3.500M	$12.10M	$12.10M
Other Short-Term Assets	$48.50M	$22.63M	$19.50M
YoY Change	148.72%	-6.69%	-5.8%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses		$8.202M
Receivables	$80.00M	$53.00M	$53.00M
Other Receivables	$16.60M	$3.100M	$3.100M
Total Short-Term Assets	$282.7M	$194.8M	$194.8M
YoY Change	45.12%	19.08%	19.07%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$51.70M	$51.99M	$52.00M
YoY Change	-0.58%	-6.59%	-6.64%
Goodwill		$66.01M
YoY Change		-0.05%
Intangibles		$17.26M
YoY Change		-17.14%
Long-Term Investments	$40.20M	$4.338M	$16.00M
YoY Change	151.25%	1628.29%	-32.2%
Other Assets	$13.50M	$29.28M	$30.10M
YoY Change	-55.15%	91.34%	9.85%
Total Long-Term Assets	$249.2M	$252.9M	$252.9M
YoY Change	-1.46%	1.92%	1.93%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$282.7M	$194.8M	$194.8M
Total Long-Term Assets	$249.2M	$252.9M	$252.9M
Total Assets	$531.9M	$447.7M	$447.7M
YoY Change	18.81%	8.74%	8.74%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$38.70M	$38.39M	$38.40M
YoY Change	0.78%	-6.75%	-6.8%
Accrued Expenses	$52.00M	$53.85M	$40.50M
YoY Change	28.4%	12.62%	17.39%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$8.200M	$673.0K	$700.0K
YoY Change	1071.43%	60.24%	16.67%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$176.1M	$184.6M	$184.6M
YoY Change	-4.6%	11.68%	11.68%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$847.2M	$252.0M	$252.0M
YoY Change	236.19%	0.16%	0.16%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$36.40M	$16.06M	$36.70M
YoY Change	-0.82%	-7.03%	-30.75%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$883.6M	$16.06M	$288.7M
YoY Change	206.06%	-7.03%	-5.22%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$176.1M	$184.6M	$184.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$883.6M	$16.06M	$288.7M
Total Liabilities	$1.071B	$473.3M	$473.3M
YoY Change	126.18%	0.74%	0.74%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$794.9M
YoY Change		9.19%
Common Stock		$103.2M
YoY Change		10.58%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$917.0M
YoY Change		5.12%
Treasury Stock Shares		37.07M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$538.6M	-$16.22M	-$25.60M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$531.9M	$447.7M	$447.7M
YoY Change	18.81%	8.74%	8.74%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$121.6M	$25.50M	$110.4M
YoY Change	10.16%	5.81%	2.75%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.691M	$2.000M	$7.497M
YoY Change	2.59%	11.11%	-9.67%
Cash From Operating Activities	$150.1M	$25.50M	$131.4M
YoY Change	14.28%	-30.52%	-9.36%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$15.44M	-$2.800M	$10.92M
YoY Change	41.37%	-58.21%	-55.17%
Acquisitions	$0.00		$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	$433.0K	-$700.0K	$564.0K
YoY Change	-23.23%	-75.0%	76.8%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$47.10M	-$3.500M	-$20.33M
YoY Change	131.69%	-63.16%	-36.78%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$654.1M		$43.75M
YoY Change	1395.17%		-0.14%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$22.59M		$53.62M
YoY Change	-57.88%		378.21%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$4.422M		$297.0K
YoY Change	1388.89%		1088.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$76.71M	-39.70M	-$95.07M
YoY Change	-19.31%	149.69%	4.25%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$150.1M	25.50M	$131.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$47.10M	-3.500M	-$20.33M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$76.71M	-39.70M	-$95.07M
Net Change In Cash	$26.31M	-17.70M	$15.97M
YoY Change	64.75%	-256.64%	-26.02%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$150.1M	$25.50M	$131.4M
Capital Expenditures	$15.44M	-$2.800M	$10.92M
Free Cash Flow	$134.7M	$28.30M	$120.4M
YoY Change	11.82%	-34.79%	-0.1%

Facts In Submission

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CY2012	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Future Adoption of Accounting Standards</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” ("ASU 2013-02"). ASU 2013-02 was issued in response to ASU No. 2011-12 "Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05" ("ASU No. 2011-12") which deferred certain changes required by ASU 2011-05 that related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments. The issuance of ASU 2011-12 allowed the FASB time to redeliberate whether to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a result of the issuance of ASU 2013-02, companies will be required to present either in a single note or parenthetically on the face of the financial statements, the effect of significant amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on its source (e.g., the release due to cash flow hedges from interest rate contracts) and the income statement line items affected by the reclassification (e.g., interest income or interest expense). If a component is not required to be reclassified to net income in its entirety (e.g., the net periodic pension cost), companies would instead cross reference to the related footnote for additional information (e.g., the pension footnote).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For public entities, the requirements of ASU 2013-02 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this statement will have on its financial statement presentation and will adopt the provision of this statement in 2013.</font></div></div>
CY2012	us-gaap	Direct Costs Of Hotels DirectCostsOfHotels	3505000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Direct Costs Of Hotels DirectCostsOfHotels	3466000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Direct Costs Of Hotels DirectCostsOfHotels	3186000	USD
CY2013Q1	us-gaap	Dividend Payable Date To Be Paid Day Month And Year DividendPayableDateToBePaidDayMonthAndYear	2013-04-16
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CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	643374000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	43506000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	42700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	43500000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Current And Noncurrent DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	0	USD
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CY2013Q1	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Date Of Record Day Month And Year DividendsPayableDateOfRecordDayMonthAndYear	2013-04-02
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CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.08
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.86
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.85
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.80
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.07
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	1802000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	809000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-172000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.287
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.301
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.321
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.087
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.027
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.034
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.015
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.010
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.008
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CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-0.009
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-0.021
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.017
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.015
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.016
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensation	14511000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensation	12375000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensation	9304000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	31053000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	32236000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	20100000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	4100000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	4100000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	3300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	1139000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	1310000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	1155000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	9228000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	10550000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	4338000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	27453000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	1227000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	625000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	1559000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Sale Leaseback Transactions FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsSaleLeasebackTransactions	432000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Sale Leaseback Transactions Thereafter FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsSaleLeasebackTransactionsThereafter	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Sale Leaseback Transactions Within Five Years FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFiveYears	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Sale Leaseback Transactions Within Four Years FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFourYears	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Sale Leaseback Transactions Within One Year FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinOneYear	304000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Sale Leaseback Transactions Within Three Years FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinThreeYears	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Sale Leaseback Transactions Within Two Years FutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinTwoYears	128000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-526000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	65813000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Guarantees Indemnifications And Warranties Policies GuaranteesIndemnificationsAndWarrantiesPolicies	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:18px;text-indent:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Guarantees</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company has historically issued certain guarantees to support the growth of its brands. A liability is recognized for the fair value of such guarantees upon inception of the guarantee and upon any subsequent modification, such as renewals, when the Company remains contingently liable. The fair value of a guarantee is the estimated amount at which the liability could be settled in a current transaction between willing unrelated parties. The Company evaluates these guarantees on a quarterly basis.</font></div></div>
CY2012	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	200000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	0	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf	1800000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	169168000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	158057000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	158211000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1226000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	212000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	269000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	48481000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	47661000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	50770000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	1400000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	51548000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	45483000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	50127000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Income Taxes Receivable IncomeTaxesReceivable	2732000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Taxes Receivable IncomeTaxesReceivable	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-1851000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	11000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	5744000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	6346000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	12376000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	10630000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	2381000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	540000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	-5514000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	1523000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	2188000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	15413000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes	-3193000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes	-4562000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes	-1417000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	3162000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	12705000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	3476000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	29000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	7374000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-17520000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	9229000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	7785000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	17255000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Land Held For Sale InventoryLandHeldForSale	1300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	1306000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	548000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	6680000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	27189000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	2036000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	16954000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	15527000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current And Noncurrent InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	16695000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current And Noncurrent InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	4908000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	1540000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Land Available For Sale LandAvailableForSale	8541000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Land Available For Sale LandAvailableForSale	10141000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	8400000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	9200000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	8400000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	473250000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	510772000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	447689000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	184565000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Subject To Compromise Income Tax Contingencies LiabilitiesSubjectToCompromiseIncomeTaxContingencies	6718000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Subject To Compromise Income Tax Contingencies LiabilitiesSubjectToCompromiseIncomeTaxContingencies	6499000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Amount Outstanding LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Increase Decrease For Period Net LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet	277500000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Increase Decrease For Period Net LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet	-57000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	847150000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	252032000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	8195000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	175729000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	12293000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	10421000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-95070000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-76710000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-23804000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-32155000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties Noncurrent NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent	35103000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-57999000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	161020000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	134844000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	144935000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	120687000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	110396000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	107441000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-23974000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-13806000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-2551000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Current NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent	3104000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Current NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent	14415000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	49518000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	20612000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties NotesReceivableRelatedParties	60068000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties NotesReceivableRelatedParties	29840000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties Current NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent	14415000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties Current NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent	3104000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties Noncurrent NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent	17508000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	193142000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	160762000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	96666000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	10086000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	9840000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	10485000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	10486000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	10163000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	45606000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Sublease Rentals1 OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1	300000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Sublease Rentals1 OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1	300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Sublease Rentals1 OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1	300000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	3522000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	2649000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	22633000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	36669000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Current OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent	3019000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Current OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent	1186000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	983000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	0	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	862000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Hedge Financing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromHedgeFinancingActivities	0	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	2356000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	43747000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	10924000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross	0	USD
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	chh	Total Rentable Square Feet Per Cash Flow Participation Agreement TotalRentableSquareFeetPerCashFlowParticipationAgreement	1.58	sqft
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CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
CY2012	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-12-31
CY2012	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2012	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0001046311
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CY2012	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
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CY2012	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
CY2012	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2012	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2012	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	chh

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