Relationship with Major Customer - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 12,784	$ 11,814	$ 12,317
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of lodging properties operated under long-term agreements of affiliated unconsolidated partnerships	66	124
Revenues	1,957	2,226	2,210
Host Partnerships
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of lodging properties operated under long-term agreements of affiliated unconsolidated partnerships	10	10	5
Revenues	$ 87	$ 75	$ 59

Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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