Capital Expenditures (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 437	$ 183	$ 307
Total Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	372	124	247
North American Full-Service Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	9	8	7
North American Limited-Service Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	19	11	13
International Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	38	52	35
Luxury Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	306	40	168
Former Timeshare Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	0	13	24
Other Unallocated Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 65	$ 59	$ 60