Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 107,057	$ 91,259	$ 67,870	$ 52,680
Receivables	53,012	47,638
Total current assets	194,796	163,582
Property and equipment, at cost, net	51,992	55,662
Goodwill	66,005	66,041
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	17,255	20,825
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	11,678	23,365
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	54,014	42,507
Deferred income taxes	22,665	24,435
Other assets	29,284	15,305
Total assets	447,689	411,722
Accounts payable	38,389	41,168
Accrued expenses	53,851	47,818
Deferred revenue	68,825	67,322
Revolving credit facility	0	200
Current portion of long-term debt	673	620
Deferred Compensation And Retirement Plan Obligations, Current	18,935	2,552
Total current liabilities	184,565	165,258
Total long-term debt	252,032	251,554
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	20,593	35,707
Other liabilities	16,060	17,274
Total liabilities	473,250	469,793
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(25,561)	(58,071)	(114,212)	(137,670)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	447,689	411,722
Income taxes payable	1,108	5,778
Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	23,370	4,849	4,281	42,734
Receivables	44,620	40,160
Deferred income taxes and other current assets	12,190	5,193
Total current assets	80,180	50,202
Property and equipment, at cost, net	9,013	11,586
Goodwill	60,620	60,620
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	11,061	13,315
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value	285,996
Investment in and advances to affiliates		251,245
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	54,014	42,507
Deferred income taxes	0	4,560
Other assets	13,808	7,339
Total assets	514,692	441,374
Accounts payable	5,324	5,700
Accrued expenses	18,288	19,257
Deferred revenue	13,584	14,070
Revolving credit facility		200
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred Compensation And Retirement Plan Obligations, Current	0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Total current liabilities	37,196	48,622
Total long-term debt	249,443	249,379
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Advances from affiliates	239,903	192,077
Other liabilities	13,711	9,367
Total liabilities	540,253	499,445
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(25,561)	(58,071)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	514,692	441,374
Income taxes payable		9,395
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	432	18,659	303	225
Receivables	2,407	2,055
Deferred income taxes and other current assets	25,997	19,616
Total current assets	28,836	40,330
Property and equipment, at cost, net	41,755	42,678
Goodwill	5,193	5,193
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	3,334	3,953
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	11,678	23,365
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value	235,571
Investment in and advances to affiliates		186,045
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	0	0
Deferred income taxes	29,050	19,745
Other assets	7,538	7,366
Total assets	362,955	328,675
Accounts payable	28,831	31,475
Accrued expenses	33,584	26,890
Deferred revenue	54,582	52,256
Revolving credit facility		0
Current portion of long-term debt	654	403
Deferred Compensation And Retirement Plan Obligations, Current	18,935
Income taxes payable	11,404	3,206
Total current liabilities	147,990	114,230
Total long-term debt	2,519	2,137
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	20,587	35,707
Advances from affiliates	468	1,097
Other liabilities	9,027	7,880
Total liabilities	180,591	161,051
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	182,364	167,624
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	362,955	328,675
Income taxes payable		0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	83,255	67,751	63,286	9,721
Receivables	5,985	5,423
Deferred income taxes and other current assets	5,226	6,444
Total current assets	94,466	79,618
Property and equipment, at cost, net	1,224	1,398
Goodwill	192	228
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	2,860	3,557
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value	8,323
Investment in and advances to affiliates		7,338
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	0	0
Deferred income taxes	313	130
Other assets	7,938	600
Total assets	115,316	92,869
Accounts payable	4,234	3,993
Accrued expenses	1,979	1,671
Deferred revenue	659	996
Revolving credit facility		0
Current portion of long-term debt	19	17
Deferred Compensation And Retirement Plan Obligations, Current	0
Income taxes payable	1,174	0
Total current liabilities	8,065	8,974
Total long-term debt	70	38
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	6	0
Advances from affiliates	9,853	10,137
Other liabilities	20	27
Total liabilities	18,014	19,176
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	97,302	73,693
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	115,316	92,869
Income taxes payable		2,297
Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	0	0
Deferred income taxes and other current assets	(8,686)	(6,568)
Total current assets	(8,686)	(6,568)
Property and equipment, at cost, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	0	0
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value	(529,890)
Investment in and advances to affiliates		(444,628)
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(6,698)	0
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(545,274)	(451,196)
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Revolving credit facility		0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred Compensation And Retirement Plan Obligations, Current	0
Income taxes payable	(8,686)	(654)
Total current liabilities	(8,686)	(6,568)
Total long-term debt	0	0
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Advances from affiliates	(250,224)	(203,311)
Other liabilities	(6,698)	0
Total liabilities	(265,608)	(209,879)
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(279,666)	(241,317)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	(545,274)	(451,196)
Income taxes payable		(5,914)
Consolidated [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	107,057	91,259	67,870	52,680
Receivables	53,012	47,638
Deferred income taxes and other current assets	34,727	24,685
Total current assets	194,796	163,582
Property and equipment, at cost, net	51,992	55,662
Goodwill	66,005	66,041
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	17,255	20,825
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	11,678	23,365
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value	0
Investment in and advances to affiliates		0
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	54,014	42,507
Deferred income taxes	22,665	24,435
Other assets	29,284	15,305
Total assets	447,689	411,722
Accounts payable	38,389	41,168
Accrued expenses	53,851	47,818
Deferred revenue	68,825	67,322
Revolving credit facility		200
Current portion of long-term debt	673	420
Deferred Compensation And Retirement Plan Obligations, Current	18,935
Income taxes payable	3,892	2,552
Total current liabilities	184,565	165,258
Total long-term debt	252,032	251,554
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	20,593	35,707
Advances from affiliates	0	0
Other liabilities	16,060	17,274
Total liabilities	473,250	469,793
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(25,561)	(58,071)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	447,689	411,722
Income taxes payable		$ 5,778