Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 167,795,000	$ 134,177,000	$ 107,057,000	$ 91,259,000
Receivables	82,385,000	79,999,000
Total current assets	306,974,000	282,730,000
Property and equipment, at cost, net	67,852,000	51,651,000
Goodwill	65,813,000	65,813,000
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	9,953,000	13,473,000
Advances, marketing and reservation activities	5,844,000	29,467,000
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	15,950,000	12,755,000
Deferred income taxes	(5,149,000)	(10,864,000)
Other assets	84,036,000	76,013,000
Total assets	556,422,000	531,902,000	468,360,000
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Accounts payable	41,663,000	38,714,000
Accrued expenses	56,625,000	55,552,000
Deferred revenue	61,188,000	71,154,000
Current portion of long-term debt	10,088,000	8,195,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	2,492,000	2,522,000
Total current liabilities	174,338,000	176,137,000
Total long-term debt	783,471,000	847,150,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	22,527,000	20,399,000
Other liabilities	23,808,000	15,990,000
Total liabilities	1,009,293,000	1,070,540,000
Total shareholders' deficit	(452,871,000)	(538,638,000)	(16,221,000)	(49,396,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit	556,422,000	531,902,000
Parent [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	9,785,000	8,420,000	23,370,000	4,849,000
Receivables	72,219,000	70,011,000
Other current assets	26,395,000	44,899,000
Total current assets	108,399,000	123,330,000
Property and equipment, at cost, net	11,087,000	11,307,000
Goodwill	60,620,000	60,620,000
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	6,553,000	8,669,000
Advances, marketing and reservation activities	5,844,000	29,467,000
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Investments in affiliates	376,712,000	331,416,000
Advances to affiliates	14,198,000	14,252,000
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets	22,212,000	32,085,000
Total assets	605,625,000	611,146,000
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Accounts payable	6,276,000	5,930,000
Accrued expenses	28,215,000	18,582,000
Deferred revenue	7,065,000	17,239,000
Current portion of long-term debt	9,375,000	7,500,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	50,931,000	49,251,000
Total long-term debt	778,946,000	845,257,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Advances from affiliates	206,931,000	226,917,000
Other liabilities	21,688,000	28,359,000
Total liabilities	1,058,496,000	1,149,784,000
Total shareholders' deficit	(452,871,000)	(538,638,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit	605,625,000	611,146,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	569,000	407,000	432,000	18,659,000
Receivables	1,475,000	1,920,000
Other current assets	34,987,000	23,495,000
Total current assets	37,031,000	25,822,000
Property and equipment, at cost, net	55,963,000	39,298,000
Goodwill	5,193,000	5,193,000
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	2,096,000	2,715,000
Advances, marketing and reservation activities	0	0
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	15,950,000	12,755,000
Investments in affiliates	28,312,000	26,194,000
Advances to affiliates	189,833,000	206,770,000
Deferred income taxes	10,710,000	10,367,000
Other assets	30,342,000	18,925,000
Total assets	375,430,000	348,039,000
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Accounts payable	30,778,000	28,525,000
Accrued expenses	26,503,000	34,576,000
Deferred revenue	53,414,000	53,081,000
Current portion of long-term debt	702,000	675,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	2,492,000	2,522,000
Other current liabilities	7,401,000	2,047,000
Total current liabilities	121,290,000	121,426,000
Total long-term debt	4,507,000	1,845,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	22,520,000	20,390,000
Advances from affiliates	362,000	189,000
Other liabilities	18,216,000	9,216,000
Total liabilities	166,895,000	153,066,000
Total shareholders' deficit	208,535,000	194,973,000
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit	375,430,000	348,039,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	157,441,000	125,350,000	83,255,000	67,751,000
Receivables	8,691,000	8,068,000
Other current assets	752,000	3,528,000
Total current assets	166,884,000	136,946,000
Property and equipment, at cost, net	802,000	1,046,000
Goodwill	0	0
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	1,304,000	2,089,000
Advances, marketing and reservation activities	0	0
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Investments in affiliates	0	0
Advances to affiliates	10,896,000	13,479,000
Deferred income taxes	871,000	599,000
Other assets	31,482,000	25,003,000
Total assets	212,239,000	179,162,000
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Accounts payable	4,609,000	4,259,000
Accrued expenses	1,907,000	2,394,000
Deferred revenue	709,000	834,000
Current portion of long-term debt	11,000	20,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Other current liabilities	221,000	1,321,000
Total current liabilities	7,457,000	8,828,000
Total long-term debt	18,000	48,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	7,000	9,000
Advances from affiliates	7,634,000	7,395,000
Other liabilities	634,000	245,000
Total liabilities	15,750,000	16,525,000
Total shareholders' deficit	196,489,000	162,637,000
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit	212,239,000	179,162,000
Eliminations [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	0	0
Other current assets	(5,340,000)	(3,368,000)
Total current assets	(5,340,000)	(3,368,000)
Property and equipment, at cost, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	0	0
Advances, marketing and reservation activities	0	0
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Investments in affiliates	(405,024,000)	(357,610,000)
Advances to affiliates	(214,927,000)	(234,501,000)
Deferred income taxes	(11,581,000)	(10,966,000)
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(636,872,000)	(606,445,000)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Other current liabilities	(5,340,000)	(3,368,000)
Total current liabilities	(5,340,000)	(3,368,000)
Total long-term debt	0	0
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Advances from affiliates	(214,927,000)	(234,501,000)
Other liabilities	(11,581,000)	(10,966,000)
Total liabilities	(231,848,000)	(248,835,000)
Total shareholders' deficit	(405,024,000)	(357,610,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit	(636,872,000)	(606,445,000)
Consolidated [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	167,795,000	134,177,000	107,057,000	91,259,000
Receivables	82,385,000	79,999,000
Other current assets	56,794,000	68,554,000
Total current assets	306,974,000	282,730,000
Property and equipment, at cost, net	67,852,000	51,651,000
Goodwill	65,813,000	65,813,000
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	9,953,000	13,473,000
Advances, marketing and reservation activities	5,844,000	29,467,000
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	15,950,000	12,755,000
Investments in affiliates	0	0
Advances to affiliates	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets	84,036,000	76,013,000
Total assets	556,422,000	531,902,000
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Accounts payable	41,663,000	38,714,000
Accrued expenses	56,625,000	55,552,000
Deferred revenue	61,188,000	71,154,000
Current portion of long-term debt	10,088,000	8,195,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	2,492,000	2,522,000
Other current liabilities	2,282,000	0
Total current liabilities	174,338,000	176,137,000
Total long-term debt	783,471,000	847,150,000
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	22,527,000	20,399,000
Advances from affiliates	0	0
Other liabilities	28,957,000	26,854,000
Total liabilities	1,009,293,000	1,070,540,000
Total shareholders' deficit	(452,871,000)	(538,638,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit	$ 556,422,000	$ 531,902,000