Investment in Affiliates - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended								1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Nov. 09, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Contract Hotel	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2011 Fund II	Jun. 30, 2013 European Joint Venture USD ($) Hotel	Jun. 30, 2013 European Joint Venture EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 European Joint Venture USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 European Joint Venture USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 European Joint Venture EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2011 European Joint Venture USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 European Joint Venture EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 European Joint Venture Forward Currency Sale Contracts Contract	Dec. 31, 2013 European Joint Venture Mortgage Loans Due Twenty Sixteen EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 European Joint Venture Fund I EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 European Joint Venture Fund II EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Asia/Pacific Joint Venture USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Asia/Pacific Joint Venture USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Asia/Pacific Joint Venture India	Dec. 31, 2013 Asia/Pacific Joint Venture India Bangalore Hotel	Dec. 31, 2013 Asia/Pacific Joint Venture India Chennai and Delhi Hotel	Nov. 09, 2012 Maui JV USD ($) Room	Dec. 31, 2013 Maui JV USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Maui JV USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2012 Maui JV Fair Value USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Hyatt Place JV USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Hyatt Place JV USD ($)	May 31, 2012 Hyatt Place JV USD ($) Room	Aug. 29, 2013 Sheraton Stockholm Hotel Sweden USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Sheraton Stockholm Hotel Sweden EUR (€)	Aug. 29, 2013 Sheraton Stockholm Hotel European Joint Venture Sweden USD ($) Room	Aug. 29, 2013 Sheraton Stockholm Hotel European Joint Venture Sweden EUR (€) Room	Oct. 22, 2013 Courtyard Paris La Defense West – Colombes European Joint Venture USD ($)	Oct. 22, 2013 Courtyard Paris La Defense West – Colombes European Joint Venture EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. Asia/Pacific Joint Venture USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2012 HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. Maui JV USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2012 HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. Maui JV Fair Value USD ($)
Investments In And Advances To Affiliates [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					33.40%										32.10%	33.40%	25.00%	25.00%	36.00%			67.00%	67.00%	67.00%		50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Total assets		$ 2,856	$ 2,601					$ 2,600				€ 1,900
Management fees								15	13		11
Partners contribution															631	369
Percentage of total equity commitment funded															91.00%	82.00%
Mortgage repayment		411.0	113.0	210.0										95.0																			14.4	10.4
Number of rooms																						131						255			465	465
Acquisition date total consideration transferred																															135.0	102.0
Issuances of debt																															81	61
Interest rate of secured debt						4.50%	4.50%																								5.67%	5.67%
Amount of contribution in connection acquisition																	73					3				6			19	14					18
Proceeds from sales of assets, net		643	160	46																													26	19
Gain on sale of asset																																	2.3	1.7
Mortgage debt		709	993			1,363	989
Number of hotels		115				6	6													2	5
Mortgage on debt principal reduction before refinancing									446	337
Mortgage on debt principal reduction after refinancing						320	242
Draws on credit facility		393	231	153		48	37
Foreign currency forward purchase contract		5											5
Hedged amount of our net investment in the European joint venture								265				194
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates		(17)	2	4				(15)
Construction loan and partner contributions																																				110
Amount withdrawn on construction loan, current																							50.5			23.6
Contributed land	36																					11			36												36
Pre-formation expenditures contributed to joint venture																						8
Investment in joint venture		415	347					374	305								20	22				8	16	15		5	5
Hotels to be developed, agreement amount																												43
Issuance of long term debt		500.0	461.0					444.0	443.0								10.0	11.0					34.0	7.0		12.0		34.8
Investment in joint venture																	$ 73					$ 3				$ 6			$ 19	€ 14					$ 18