Dispositions- Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended								1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Nov. 09, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2011 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2013 Marriot Quorum	Dec. 31, 2013 Four Seasons	Dec. 31, 2013 Portland Marriott	Dec. 31, 2013 Ritz Carlton San Francisco	Dec. 31, 2013 Ritz Carlton San Francisco Final Closing Obligations	Jan. 11, 2013 Atlanta Marriott Marquis	Dec. 31, 2013 Atlanta Marriott Marquis	Jan. 10, 2014 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Subsequent Event	Jan. 10, 2014 Courtyard Nashua Subsequent Event	Apr. 30, 2013 Newport Beach Marriott Hotel Spa acre
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties sold			5	3	1
Proceeds from sales of assets, net			$ 643	$ 160	$ 46	$ 56	$ 63	$ 87	$ 161			$ 293		$ 10
Recognized deferred gain on sale of properties										11
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted per year										4
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted			11.0							11.0
Gain on sale			97	48	0							19
Deferred for an environmental contingency											5	5
Contributed land		36
Gain on sale of asset		8
Percentage of controlling interest sold													89.00%
Investment ownership percentage													11.00%
Land sold in acres															4
Cash received on land contribution	24
Net gains on property transactions and other	$ 21		$ 33	$ 13	$ 7