Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Information - Additional Information (Detail) (HOST HOTELS & RESORTS L.P., Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, Full Service)	Jun. 17, 2011 Location
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS L.P. \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries \| Full Service
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Number of hotels	40

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