Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 124,734	$ 91,259	$ 79,548	$ 67,870
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,546 and $9,159, respectively)	62,009	47,638
Total current assets	209,757	163,582
Property and equipment, at cost, net	53,504	55,662
Goodwill	66,021	66,041
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	17,913	20,825
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	54,040	42,507
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	22,017	23,365
Deferred income taxes	21,580	24,435
Other assets	23,089	15,305
Total assets	467,921	411,722
Accounts payable	44,529	41,168
Accrued expenses	37,085	47,818
Deferred revenue	76,643	67,322
Current portion of long-term debt	691	620
Revolving credit facility	0	200
Income taxes payable	20,129	5,778
Total current liabilities	181,797	165,258
Total long-term debt	252,320	251,554
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	33,818	35,707
Other liabilities	14,427	17,274
Total liabilities	482,362	469,793
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(14,441)	(58,071)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	467,921	411,722
Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	40,518	4,849	3,198	4,281
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,546 and $9,159, respectively)	53,976	40,160
Other current assets	5,598	5,193
Total current assets	100,092	50,202
Property and equipment, at cost, net	10,188	11,586
Goodwill	60,620	60,620
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	11,488	13,315
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	54,040	42,507
Investment in and advances to affiliates	278,794	251,245
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Deferred income taxes	1,817	4,560
Other assets	10,230	7,339
Total assets	527,269	441,374
Accounts payable	11,639	5,700
Accrued expenses	14,886	19,257
Deferred revenue	20,317	14,070
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Revolving credit facility		200
Income taxes payable	20,154	9,395
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	66,996	48,622
Total long-term debt	249,427	249,379
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Advances from affiliates	218,768	192,077
Other liabilities	6,519	9,367
Total liabilities	541,710	499,445
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(14,441)	(58,071)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	527,269	441,374
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	386	18,659	352	303
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,546 and $9,159, respectively)	1,805	2,055
Other current assets	15,169	19,616
Total current assets	17,360	40,330
Property and equipment, at cost, net	42,096	42,678
Goodwill	5,193	5,193
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	3,488	3,953
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	0	0
Investment in and advances to affiliates	213,423	186,045
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	22,017	23,365
Deferred income taxes	19,751	19,745
Other assets	7,528	7,366
Total assets	330,856	328,675
Accounts payable	28,616	31,475
Accrued expenses	20,744	26,890
Deferred revenue	55,406	52,256
Current portion of long-term debt	671	403
Revolving credit facility		0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Other current liabilities	3,374	3,206
Total current liabilities	108,811	114,230
Total long-term debt	2,811	2,137
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	33,812	35,707
Advances from affiliates	471	1,097
Other liabilities	7,876	7,880
Total liabilities	153,781	161,051
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	177,075	167,624
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	330,856	328,675
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	83,830	67,751	75,998	63,286
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,546 and $9,159, respectively)	6,228	5,423
Other current assets	4,018	6,444
Total current assets	94,076	79,618
Property and equipment, at cost, net	1,220	1,398
Goodwill	208	228
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	2,937	3,557
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	0	0
Investment in and advances to affiliates	4,992	7,338
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Deferred income taxes	12	130
Other assets	5,331	600
Total assets	108,776	92,869
Accounts payable	4,274	3,993
Accrued expenses	1,455	1,671
Deferred revenue	920	996
Current portion of long-term debt	20	17
Revolving credit facility		0
Income taxes payable	1,092	2,297
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	7,761	8,974
Total long-term debt	82	38
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	6	0
Advances from affiliates	12,779	10,137
Other liabilities	32	27
Total liabilities	20,660	19,176
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	88,116	73,693
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	108,776	92,869
Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,546 and $9,159, respectively)	0	0
Other current assets	(1,771)	(6,568)
Total current assets	(1,771)	(6,568)
Property and equipment, at cost, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	0	0
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	0	0
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(497,209)	(444,628)
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(498,980)	(451,196)
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Revolving credit facility		0
Income taxes payable	(1,117)	(5,914)
Other current liabilities	(654)	(654)
Total current liabilities	(1,771)	(6,568)
Total long-term debt	0	0
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	0	0
Advances from affiliates	(232,018)	(203,311)
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(233,789)	(209,879)
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(265,191)	(241,317)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	(498,980)	(451,196)
Consolidated [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	124,734	91,259	79,548	67,870
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,546 and $9,159, respectively)	62,009	47,638
Other current assets	23,014	24,685
Total current assets	209,757	163,582
Property and equipment, at cost, net	53,504	55,662
Goodwill	66,021	66,041
Franchise rights and other identifiable intangibles, net	17,913	20,825
Receivable - marketing and reservation fees	54,040	42,507
Investment in and advances to affiliates	0	0
Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value	22,017	23,365
Deferred income taxes	21,580	24,435
Other assets	23,089	15,305
Total assets	467,921	411,722
Accounts payable	44,529	41,168
Accrued expenses	37,085	47,818
Deferred revenue	76,643	67,322
Current portion of long-term debt	691	420
Revolving credit facility		200
Income taxes payable	20,129	5,778
Other current liabilities	2,720	2,552
Total current liabilities	181,797	165,258
Total long-term debt	252,320	251,554
Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations	33,818	35,707
Advances from affiliates	0	0
Other liabilities	14,427	17,274
Total liabilities	482,362	469,793
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(14,441)	(58,071)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	$ 467,921	$ 411,722