Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 22, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest	$ 0
Vacation ownership notes receivable	1,016,000,000	1,056,000,000
Minimum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Limit to repurchasing defaulted mortgage notes at the outstanding principal balance	15.00%
Maximum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Limit to repurchasing defaulted mortgage notes at the outstanding principal balance	20.00%
Variable Interest Entity
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum Loss Exposure, Determination Methodology	Our maximum exposure to loss relating to the entities that own these vacation ownership notes receivable is the overcollateralization amount (the difference between the loan collateral balance and the balance on the outstanding vacation ownership notes receivable), plus cash reserves and any residual interest in future cash flows from collateral.
Vacation ownership notes receivable	745,000,000	727,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Equity Investment And Loan Receivable
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum Loss Exposure, Determination Methodology	We have a remaining accrual of $10 million for potential future funding included in other liabilities on our Balance Sheet, representing our remaining expected exposure to loss related to our involvement with this entity.
Vacation ownership notes receivable	0
Accrued liability for additional funding	$ 10,000,000