Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
REVENUES:
Royalty fees	$ 77,670	$ 58,540	$ 79,460	$ 72,638	$ 56,108	$ 78,038	$ 136,210	$ 128,746	$ 208,206	$ 202,987	$ 267,812	$ 261,680	$ 246,475
Initial franchise and relicensing fees	4,722			4,416			8,462	8,193
Procurement services	8,020			7,546			12,798	11,496
Marketing and reservation	103,766	89,606	124,809	104,072	82,323	117,965	193,372	186,395	311,204	294,345	407,633	389,678	354,152
Other	3,486			2,258			6,558	4,271
Total revenues	197,664	159,736	216,718	190,930	148,171	205,271	357,400	339,101	555,819	527,709	724,650	692,728	640,602
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative	31,413	26,680	26,409	29,731	26,668	23,072	58,093	56,399	82,808	72,322	111,713	101,879	106,436
Marketing and reservation	103,766	89,606	124,809	104,072	82,323	117,965	193,372	186,395	311,204	294,345	407,633	389,678	354,152
Depreciation and amortization	2,332	2,278	2,272	2,388	2,041	1,860	4,610	4,429	6,701	5,588	9,056	7,691	7,497
Total operating expenses	137,511	118,564	153,490	136,191	111,032	142,897	256,075	247,223	400,713	372,255	528,402	499,248	468,085
Operating income	60,153	41,172	63,228	54,739	37,139	62,374	101,325	91,878	155,106	155,454	196,248	193,480	172,517
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:
Interest expense	10,710			10,807			20,881	21,577
Total other income and expenses, net	9,919			10,235			19,563	19,792
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	50,234	31,528	54,271	44,504	27,582	52,789	81,762	72,086	126,357	141,386	158,672	169,506	158,711
Income taxes	(14,955)	(10,059)	(15,698)	(12,880)	(7,806)	(10,152)	(25,014)	(20,686)	(36,384)	(40,747)	(45,322)	(48,228)	(47,878)
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	35,279	21,469	38,573	31,624	19,776	42,637	56,748	51,400	89,973	100,639	113,350	121,278	110,833
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	121			183			1,762	150
Net income	35,400			31,807			58,510	51,550
Parent [Member]
REVENUES:
Royalty fees	71,090			66,228			124,085	116,644
Initial franchise and relicensing fees	4,435			4,087			8,019	7,655
Procurement services	7,842			7,384			12,473	11,184
Marketing and reservation	92,289			92,381			171,110	163,426
Other	3,342			2,015			6,298	3,803
Total revenues	178,998			172,095			321,985	302,712
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative	37,137			35,121			67,711	64,405
Marketing and reservation	96,232			96,364			177,817	169,956
Depreciation and amortization	756			759			1,507	1,473
Total operating expenses	134,125			132,244			247,035	235,834
Operating income	44,873			39,851			74,950	66,878
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:
Interest expense	10,703			10,783			20,871	21,519
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(13,188)			(13,215)			(24,114)	(21,660)
Other items, net	(297)			(564)			(725)	(1,112)
Total other income and expenses, net	(2,782)			(2,996)			(3,968)	(1,253)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	47,655			42,847			78,918	68,131
Income taxes	(12,255)			(11,040)			(20,408)	(16,581)
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	35,400			31,807			58,510	51,550
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0			0			0	0
Net income	35,400			31,807			58,510	51,550
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Royalty fees	36,759			35,111			60,974	59,316
Initial franchise and relicensing fees	0			0			0	0
Procurement services	0			0			0	0
Marketing and reservation	94,301			94,569			168,200	170,732
Other	1			0			1	0
Total revenues	131,061			129,680			229,175	230,048
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative	33,503			31,394			55,594	53,382
Marketing and reservation	90,658			91,251			161,602	164,413
Depreciation and amortization	1,416			1,426			2,734	2,553
Total operating expenses	125,577			124,071			219,930	220,348
Operating income	5,484			5,609			9,245	9,700
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:
Interest expense	1			17			2	50
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(11)			0			50	0
Other items, net	(450)			147			(517)	(564)
Total other income and expenses, net	(460)			164			(465)	(514)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	5,944			5,445			9,710	10,214
Income taxes	(2,380)			(2,222)			(4,184)	(4,300)
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	3,564			3,223			5,526	5,914
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	121			183			1,762	150
Net income	3,685			3,406			7,288	6,064
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Royalty fees	12,360			11,191			22,882	20,578
Initial franchise and relicensing fees	287			329			443	538
Procurement services	178			162			325	312
Marketing and reservation	5,034			5,037			9,169	9,584
Other	143			243			259	468
Total revenues	18,002			16,962			33,078	31,480
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative	3,312			3,108			6,519	6,404
Marketing and reservation	4,734			4,372			9,060	9,373
Depreciation and amortization	160			203			369	403
Total operating expenses	8,206			7,683			15,948	16,180
Operating income	9,796			9,279			17,130	15,300
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:
Interest expense	6			7			8	8
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	0			0			0	0
Other items, net	(44)			(155)			(76)	(109)
Total other income and expenses, net	(38)			(148)			(68)	(101)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	9,834			9,427			17,198	15,401
Income taxes	(320)			382			(422)	195
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	9,514			9,809			16,776	15,596
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0			0			0	0
Net income	9,514			9,809			16,776	15,596
Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Royalty fees	(42,539)			(39,892)			(71,731)	(67,792)
Initial franchise and relicensing fees	0			0			0	0
Procurement services	0			0			0	0
Marketing and reservation	(87,858)			(87,915)			(155,107)	(157,347)
Other	0			0			0	0
Total revenues	(130,397)			(127,807)			(226,838)	(225,139)
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative	(42,539)			(39,892)			(71,731)	(67,792)
Marketing and reservation	(87,858)			(87,915)			(155,107)	(157,347)
Depreciation and amortization	0			0			0	0
Total operating expenses	(130,397)			(127,807)			(226,838)	(225,139)
Operating income	0			0			0	0
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:
Interest expense	0			0			0	0
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	13,199			13,215			24,064	21,660
Other items, net	0			0				0
Total other income and expenses, net	13,199			13,215			24,064	21,660
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(13,199)			(13,215)			(24,064)	(21,660)
Income taxes	0			0			0	0
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	(13,199)			(13,215)			(24,064)	(21,660)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0			0			0	0
Net income	(13,199)			(13,215)			(24,064)	(21,660)
Consolidated [Member]
REVENUES:
Royalty fees	77,670			72,638			136,210	128,746
Initial franchise and relicensing fees	4,722			4,416			8,462	8,193
Procurement services	8,020			7,546			12,798	11,496
Marketing and reservation	103,766			104,072			193,372	186,395
Other	3,486			2,258			6,558	4,271
Total revenues	197,664			190,930			357,400	339,101
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative	31,413			29,731			58,093	56,399
Marketing and reservation	103,766			104,072			193,372	186,395
Depreciation and amortization	2,332			2,388			4,610	4,429
Total operating expenses	137,511			136,191			256,075	247,223
Operating income	60,153			54,739			101,325	91,878
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:
Interest expense	10,710			10,807			20,881	21,577
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	0			0			0	0
Other items, net	(791)			(572)			(1,318)	(1,785)
Total other income and expenses, net	9,919			10,235			19,563	19,792
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	50,234			44,504			81,762	72,086
Income taxes	(14,955)			(12,880)			(25,014)	(20,686)
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	35,279			31,624			56,748	51,400
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	121			183			1,762	150
Net income	$ 35,400			$ 31,807			$ 58,510	$ 51,550