Commitments and Contingencies - Guarantees (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Lease Obligations and Debt Securities Payable
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Property Lease Guarantee
ExecuStay
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Primary Obligor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Primary Obligor
Debt service
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Primary Obligor
Operating profit
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Primary Obligor
Other guarantees
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Primary Obligor
Not Yet In Effect Condition
Debt service
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Primary Obligor
Not Yet In Effect Condition
Operating profit
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Primary Obligor
Not Yet In Effect Condition
Other guarantees
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
MVW Spin-off
USD ($)
guarantee
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
MVW Spin-off
Expiration in 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
MVW Spin-off
Expiration in 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
MVW Spin-off
Expiration in 2022
SGD
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Property Lease Guarantee
Sunrise Senior Living Inc
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2011
Secondarily Liable
Property Lease Guarantee
Sunrise Senior Living Inc
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Property Lease Guarantee
Sunrise Senior Living Inc
Key Bank
Letter of Credit
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2011
Secondarily Liable
Property Lease Guarantee
Sunrise Senior Living Inc
Key Bank
Letter of Credit
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Property Lease Guarantee
Renaissance Hotel Group N.V.
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Property Lease Guarantee
Renaissance Hotel Group N.V.
EUR (€)
Sep. 09, 2005
Secondarily Liable
Property Lease Guarantee
Renaissance Hotel Group N.V.
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Debt Securities Payable
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Debt Securities Payable
Sunrise Senior Living Inc
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Debt Securities Payable
CNL Retirement Properties Inc
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secondarily Liable
Lease is Terminated by End of 2019
Property Lease Guarantee
ExecuStay
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
New York City EDITION Hotel
Primary Obligor
Debt service
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
New York City EDITION Hotel
Primary Obligor
Other guarantees
Mar. 31, 2015
Other Current Liabilities
Primary Obligor
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Primary Obligor
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]                                                            
Funding guarantees, minimum term 4 years                                                          
Funding guarantees, maximum term 10 years                                                          
Maximum potential amount of future fundings       $ 140 $ 49 $ 78 $ 13 $ 13 $ 20 $ 1 $ 75 $ 11 $ 4 $ 7 10 $ 56             $ 19 $ 3 $ 16 $ 6 $ 315      
Guarantor obligations, number of guarantees                       2                                    
Liability for guarantees       57 14 42 1                                           6 51
Guarantee obligations, carrying value   3 1                 1                                    
Guarantor obligations, term                                                       2 years    
Guarantor obligations, extended term                                                       3 years    
Guarantee obligations, cash collateralized                                 1     3 2 35                
Letter of credit provided by Sunrise, amount available                                     85                      
Letter of credit provided by Sunrise, amount available at period end                                   65                        
Collateral for continuing lease obligation contingency, future minimum annual payments due from 2014 until 2018                                 1                          
Annual rent payments, approximately                                       5                    
Remaining rent payments, approximately                                       $ 22