Number of Hotels with Rooms, Primarily Consisting of Luxury and Upper Upscale, by Location (Detail)	Jun. 15, 2012 Room Hotel
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	120
Rooms	64,005
United States
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	104
Rooms	59,716
Australia
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	1
Rooms	364
Brazil
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	1
Rooms	245
Canada
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	4
Rooms	1,643
Chile
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	2
Rooms	518
Mexico
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	1
Rooms	312
New Zealand
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	7
Rooms	1,207
European Joint Venture
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	13
Rooms	4,188
European Joint Venture | ITALY
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	3
Rooms	1,053
European Joint Venture | SPAIN
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	2
Rooms	950
European Joint Venture | United Kingdom
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	2
Rooms	630
European Joint Venture | BELGIUM
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	3
Rooms	539
European Joint Venture | FRANCE
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	1
Rooms	396
European Joint Venture | POLAND
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	1
Rooms	350
European Joint Venture | NETHERLANDS
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Hotels	1
Rooms	270