Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2010 USD ($)	Nov. 10, 2011	Dec. 31, 1999	Dec. 30, 2011 Leasehold Purchase USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 Leasehold Purchase EUR (€)	Dec. 30, 2011 Group 13 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2011 Group 11 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 Group 12 USD ($) location	Dec. 31, 2010 Group 8 USD ($) location	Dec. 31, 2010 Group 9 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2010 Group 9 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Group 10 USD ($) location	Dec. 31, 2010 Limited Service Group 10 location	Dec. 31, 2010 Full Service Group 10 location	Dec. 31, 2010 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary Limited Service Group 10 location	Jan. 27, 2012 Property Plant and Equipment [Member] Group 13 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 Commitments Within Three Years From Balance Sheet Date USD ($) Year	Dec. 30, 2011 Commitments Within Three Years From Balance Sheet Date EUR (€)	Dec. 30, 2011 Commitments Group 4 USD ($) Entity Year	Dec. 30, 2011 Commitments Group 4 EUR (€) Year
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Cash contributed for interest in operation, management and development of AC Hotels by Marriott																						$ 51,000,000	€ 37,000,000
Acquisition interests in joint ventures																						50.00%	50.00%
Number of new joint ventures																						2	2
Contingent acquisition period (in years)																						9	9
Initial payment to acquire certain assets and a leasehold on a hotel							34,000,000	25,000,000
Unfunded purchase commitments																				58,000,000	45,000,000
Number of years to acquire remaining interest																				3	3
Deposits in conjunction with commitments to purchase									6,000,000					11,000,000
Capital expenditures		183,000,000	307,000,000	147,000,000															160,000,000
Spin-off distribution ratio, spinnee shares received					1
Spin-off distribution ratio, spinnor shares held					10
Gain (loss) recognized as a result of spin-off	0
Cash proceeds received										17,000,000	1,000,000				114,000,000
Recorded net gain										2,000,000	(2,000,000)				27,000,000
Hotel or property, ownership interest sold						89.00%					11.00%
Number of properties sold											1					2	1
Change in assets due to sale of interest											(19,000,000)
Change in liabilities due to sale of interest											17,000,000
Number of land parcels acquired for hotel development												1
Number of hotels acquired												1
Cash consideration paid												$ 175,000,000	$ 112,000,000
Number of land parcels sold															1
Properties continued to operate under management agreement																1	1
Properties that left system																		1