Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Revenues, Adjusted Ebitda, Ebitda from Unconsolidated Ventures, Capital Expenditures, Total Assets, and Investments

	2011		2010		2009
Revenues:
Americas (a)	$	1,630	$	1,597	$	1,498
EAME		592		529		486
Asia Pacific		303		235		204
Vacation ownership and residential		688		526		516
Total segment revenues		3,213		2,887		2,704
Other revenues from managed and franchised hotels		2,339		2,117		1,931
Other corporate revenues - unallocated		72		67		61
	$	5,624	$	5,071	$	4,696

(a) Includes revenues of $1.1 billion for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, from hotels located in the United States of America. No other country contributed more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues.

	2011			2010			2009
Segment earnings:
Americas	$	555		$	484		$	456
EAME		204			191			188
Asia Pacific		186			165			110
Vacation ownership and residential		170			123			97
Total segment earnings		1,115			963			851
Other corporate unallocated		74			67			64
Corporate selling, general, administrative and other—unallocated		(156	)		(151	)		(139	)
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net		—			(39	)		(91	)
Restructuring, goodwill and other special charges (credits)		(68	)		75			(379	)
Adjustments to equity earnings (a)		(54	)		(56	)		(56	)
Interest expense		(219	)		(238	)		(230	)
Depreciation and amortization (b)		(265	)		(285	)		(309	)
Discontinued operations		(13	)		168			69
Income taxes		75			(27	)		293
Net income attributable to Starwood	$	489		$	477		$	73

(a) Includes interest expense, depreciation, and amortization expense related to equity earnings not allocated to segment earnings.

(b) In 2009, includes depreciation expense of $9 million recorded in discontinued operations.

	2011		2010		2009
Earnings from unconsolidated ventures included in segment earnings is as follows:
Americas	$	29	$	29	$	23
EAME		1		2		—
Asia Pacific		32		33		27
Vacation ownership and residential		3		2		2
Total earnings from unconsolidated ventures	$	65	$	66	$	52

	2011		2010		2009
Capital expenditures:
Americas	$	174	$	155	$	150
EAME		100		23		12
Asia Pacific		9		6		9
Vacation ownership and residential (a)		70		151		145
Total segment capital expenditures		353		335		316
Other corporate unallocated		124		42		27
	$	477	$	377	$	343

(a) Represents gross inventory capital expenditures less cost of sales of $14 million, $112 million and $108 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Additionally, includes development capital of $56 million, $39 million and $37 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

	December 2011		December 2010		December 2009
Assets:
Americas	$	2,307	$	2,543	$	2,732
EAME		830		882		750
Asia Pacific		610		594		527
Vacation ownership and residential		2,056		1,989		1,488
Total segment assets (a)		5,803		6,008		5,497
Other corporate assets		3,757		3,768		3,264
	$	9,560	$	9,776	$	8,761

(a) Includes long-lived assets of $1.8 billion, $2.0 billion and $2.2 billion at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, located in the United States of America. No other country contributed more than 10% of the Company’s total long-lived assets.

	December 2011		December 2010		December 2009
Investments in unconsolidated ventures:
Americas	$	70	$	77	$	100
EAME		22		37		55
Asia Pacific		137		171		163
Vacation ownership and residential		30		27		50
Total investments in unconsolidated ventures	$	259	$	312	$	368