Additional Information on Outstanding RSUs Issued to Employees (Detail) - Restricted stock units - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Jan. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2015	Jan. 03, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	[1]	$ 12,222	$ 11,857	$ 10,691
Weighted average grant-date fair value	[2],[3]	$ 75.61
Aggregate intrinsic value of converted and distributed		$ 17,809	$ 8,361	$ 6,648
Pre Spin Off
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant-date fair value		$ 16.92	$ 32.52	$ 32.07
Subsequent to Spin - Off
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant-date fair value	[1]	$ 53.94	$ 36.39	$ 29.19

[1] Includes RSUs with performance based vesting criteria.

[2] Includes 133 RSU dividend equivalents granted to Marriott International employees.

[3] Includes 79,605 RSUs held by Marriott International employees.