Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 20, 2011	Dec. 28, 2012 program_type	Dec. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jan. 01, 2010	Jan. 02, 2009	Dec. 28, 2007	Dec. 29, 2006	Dec. 30, 2005	Dec. 31, 2004	Jan. 02, 2004
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Duration of fiscal period		P52W	P52W	P52W	P52W	P53W	P52W	P52W	P52W	P52W	P52W
Licensing fees from MVW after spin-off		$ 61,000,000	$ 4,000,000
Minimum percentage of purchase price required to be received for sales recognition prior to spin-off	10.00%
Timeshare sales and services		0	1,088,000,000	1,221,000,000
Discount rate		2.00%
Self-insurance reserves		342,000,000	330,000,000	313,000,000
Liability for guest loyalty program		2,021,000,000	1,948,000,000
Reduction in estimate of breakage		10.00%
Increase in liability for guest loyalty program, contingent upon reduction in the estimate of breakage		120,000,000
Number of types of vendor rebate and allowance programs		3
Assets held for sale		0	0
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		0	0
Goodwill impairment charge		0	0	0
Fair value of goodwill as a percent of carrying value, trigger for impairment loss		100.00%
Available-for-sale securities		56,000,000	50,000,000
Reclassification of losses from accumulated other comprehensive income - other-than-temporary impairment of available-for-sale securities		0	10,000,000
Reclassification of losses from accumulated other comprehensive income - sale of available-for-sale securities		0	0
Gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions		(3,000,000)	(7,000,000)	(7,000,000)
Gains and other income		1,000,000	(2,000,000)	2,000,000
Self Insurance Program
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Self-insurance reserves		5,000,000	4,000,000
Lower Limit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership interest in equity method investments		10.00%
Upper Limit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership interest in equity method investments		49.00%
Equity Method Investment | Lower Limit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership interest in equity method investments		10.00%
Equity Method Investment | Upper Limit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership interest in equity method investments		49.00%
Deferred Profit Sharing
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Compensation costs from profit sharing		69,000,000	91,000,000	86,000,000
Interest Income
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Timeshare sales and services	143,000,000			187,000,000
Interest Income | Securitized Notes Receivable
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Timeshare sales and services	116,000,000			147,000,000
Interest Income | Nonsecuritized Notes Receivable
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Timeshare sales and services	$ 27,000,000			$ 40,000,000