Other Assets - Schedule of Other Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
VOI notes receivable, net of allowance of $61 and $52	$ 295	$ 217
Prepaid expenses	223hot_PrepaidTaxesNoncurrent	186hot_PrepaidTaxesNoncurrent
Deposits and other	193hot_DepositAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent	140hot_DepositAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total	$ 711us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	$ 543us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent

Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 17

-Article 5

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