Contingencies and Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended								1 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 Golf Land Leases Property	Dec. 28, 2012 Golf Land Leases Initial developer sales of interests	Dec. 28, 2012 Golf Land Leases Resales of interests	Dec. 28, 2012 Other Operating Leases Minimum	Dec. 28, 2012 Other Operating Leases Maximum	Dec. 28, 2012 Corporate Facilities Leases	Dec. 28, 2012 Project Completion Guarantee Vacation Ownership USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 Marriott International USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event Plaintiff	Dec. 28, 2012 Other Purchase Commitment USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 Other Purchase Commitment EUR (€)	Dec. 28, 2012 Information technology hardware and software USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 Commitments USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 Extended Term
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Underlying notes extended expiration year																					2022
Unfunded purchase commitments															$ 2	€ 1
Unfunded purchase commitments due in 2013															1
Unfunded purchase commitments due in 2014															1
Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2013																	10
Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2014																	9
Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2015																	9
Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2016																	5
Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2017																	5
Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due																	38
Commitments to subsidize vacation ownership associations																		7
Surety bonds issued	91	91
Standby letters of credit													1
Letters of credit outstanding	6	6
Revolving credit facility, maturity term												4 years
Revolving credit facility amount												200
Litigation settlement, expense	39	41	3	2
Repurchased inventory units at fair value from plaintiffs in settled lawsuits	13	13
Number of plaintiffs in lawsuits														13
Estimated cash outflow associated with completing all phases of existing portfolio of projects											164
Liabilities related to projects											13
Project estimated completion year											2016
Number of primary land leases					2
Lease term						20 years	50 years	3 years	10 years	8 years
Future lease payments accrued as restructuring charges expected to be paid	$ 7	$ 7																	$ 5	$ 2