Equity in Losses of Equity Method Investees (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 28, 2012		Dec. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	$ (5)	[1]	$ (13)	[1]	$ (13)	[1]
Total segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	(3)		(11)		(15)
Total segment | North American Full-Service Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	4		2		1
Total segment | North American Limited-Service Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	3		2		(2)
Total segment | International Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	(6)		(2)		(4)
Total segment | Luxury Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	(4)		(13)		(10)
Total segment | Former Timeshare Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	0		0		0
Other unallocated corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity in losses of equity method investees	$ (2)		$ (2)		$ 2

[1] See Footnote No. 18, "Related Party Transactions," to our Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure of related party amounts.