Accounting Policies [Abstract] Accounting Policies [Abstract] Amounts due from customers for goods, services, and vacation ownership contracts that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business. Amounts are net of related allowances established for estimated uncollectible amounts. Accounts And Contracts Receivable Net Accounts and contracts receivable Accounts and contracts receivable, net (including $4,211 and $4,992 from VIEs, respectively) Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Receivable Type [Axis] Accounts Notes Loans And Financing Receivable By Receivable Accounts Payable Accounts payable Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities Accrued liabilities (including $1,635 and $1,088 from VIEs, respectively) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Accumulated other comprehensive income AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock Additional paid-in capital Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Additional Paid-In Capital Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation and Exercise of Stock Options Amounts related to share-based compensation Adjustments to reclassification of investment to additional paid-in capital. Adjustments to Reclassification of Investment to Additional Paid-In Capital Adjustment to reclassification of Marriott International investment to Additional paid-in capital Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Share-based compensation expense Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] Notes Receivable Reserves Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Amortization of Financing Costs Amortization of debt issuance costs Debt issuance cost amortization Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share (in shares) Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Asia Pacific Segment [Member] Asia Pacific Segment [Member] Asia Pacific Asset Impairment Charges Impairment Impairment charges Assets Total Assets Total Assets Assets [Abstract] ASSETS Award Type [Axis] Award Type Balance Sheet [Member] Balance Sheet [Member] Balance Sheet Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation [Policy Text Block] Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain] Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain] Business Acquisition Additional Deposits Business Acquisition Additional Deposits Additional Payment Business Acquisition [Axis] Business Acquisition Business Acquisition [Line Items] Business Acquisition [Line Items] Business Combination, Consideration Transferred Acquisition of an operating hotel Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred Assumed net liabilities for acquisition of operating hotel Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Buildings Purchase price allocation, building and leasehold improvements Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Land Purchase price allocation, land Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets Purchase price allocation, other assets Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment Purchase price allocation, property and equipment Business Combinations [Abstract] Business Combinations [Abstract] Reported Value Measurement [Member] Carrying Amount Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract] SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES Cash Flows Between Securitization Special Purpose Entity SPE And Transferor Text Block Cash Flows Between Securitization Special Purpose Entity SPE And Transferor Text Block Cash Flows Between Company and Variable Interest Entities Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee [Abstract] Cash inflows (outflows): Cash flows between transferee and transferor, funding of restricted cash, due to timing. Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor, Funding of Restricted Cash Funding of restricted cash Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Net. Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor Net Net Cash Flows Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds Total Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Interest Receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Interest Receipts Interest receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Principal Receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Principal Receipts Principal receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Total Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Interest To Investors Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Interest To Investors Interest to investors Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Principal To Investors Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Principal To Investors Principal to investors Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor Reserve Release Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor Reserve Release Reserve release Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Payment to Purchaser Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Payment to Purchaser Voluntary clean-up call Class A Notes [Member] Class A Notes [Member] Class A Notes Class B Notes [Member] Class B Notes [Member] Class B Notes Variable Interest Entity, Classification [Domain] Variable Interest Entity, Classification [Domain] Class of Stock [Domain] Class of Stock [Domain] Commitments and Contingencies Contingencies and Commitments (Note 8) Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Table] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Table] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Table] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS Commitments Expiration, Year Commitments Expiration, Year Underlying notes extended expiration year Commitments to Subsidize Associations Commitments to Subsidize Associations Commitments to subsidize vacation ownership associations Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared Dividend declared, per share Dividends declared per share of common stock Common Stock [Member] Common Stock Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share Common stock, par value Common Stock, Shares Authorized Common stock, shares authorized Common Stock, Shares, Issued Common stock, shares issued Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Common stock, shares outstanding Common Stock, Value, Issued Common stock - $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 36,355,412 and 36,089,513 shares issued, respectively Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Consolidation Items [Axis] Consolidation Items [Axis] Consolidation Items [Domain] Consolidation Items [Domain] Consumer financing interest expense represents interest expense associated with the debt from our non-recourse warehouse credit facility and from the securitization of our vacation ownership notes receivable in the asset-backed securities market. Consumer Financing Interest Expense Consumer financing interest Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Current Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Current Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2015 Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2019 Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2018 Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2017 Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due in 2016 Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments due Thereafter Contractual Obligation Unfunded purchase commitments Corporate and Other [Member] Corporate and Other Cost of Reimbursable Expense Cost reimbursements Costs and Expenses TOTAL EXPENSES Costs and Expenses [Abstract] EXPENSES Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Domain] Credit Facility [Domain] Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Customer Advances and Deposits Advance deposits DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington, D.C. Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long term debt and capital lease obligations, gross. Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Gross Debt, gross Debt, gross Debt, gross Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long term debt and capital lease obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Net Debt, net Debt, net Debt, net (including $776,648 and $708,031 from VIEs, respectively) Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Line Items] Debt Disclosure [Line Items] Debt Disclosure [Line Items] Debt Disclosure [Table] Debt Disclosure [Table] Debt Disclosure [Table] Debt Disclosure [Text Block] DEBT Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Series A preferred stock, basic point Debt Instrument, Description Warehouse Credit Facility, debt description Debt Instrument, Face Amount Debt instrument face amount Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Debt, stated interest rate Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Warehouse Credit Facility, maturity date Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate Debt, weighted average interest rate The amount of defaulted mortgage notes receivable that were voluntarily repurchased for the period. Defaulted Mortgage Loans Repurchased Voluntary repurchases of defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis] Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis] Deferred Compensation Liability, Current and Noncurrent Deferred compensation liability Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net Deferred taxes Depreciation Depreciation Derivative Asset Derivative instruments Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal Gain on disposal of golf course and adjacent undeveloped land to be recorded over operating period Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid Dividend declared, payment date Dividends Dividends Dividends Payable Dividends payable Dividends Payable, Date of Record Dividend declared, record date Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Type Document Type Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Earnings Per Share, Basic Basic earnings per share Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract] Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share, Diluted Diluted earnings per share Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract] Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share [Text Block] EARNINGS PER SHARE Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash Equivalents Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents Eligible for Securitization [Member] Eligible for Securitization [Member] Eligible for Securitization Employee [Member] Employee [Member] Employee Employee-related Liabilities Payroll and benefits liability Employees And Non Employee Directors [Member] Employees And Non Employee Directors [Member] Employees and Non Employee Directors Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized Deferred compensation costs related to unvested awards Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Equity [Abstract] Equity [Abstract] Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Domain] Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Equity Investment And Loan Receivable [Member] Equity Investment And Loan Receivable [Member] Equity Investment And Loan Receivable Europe Segment. Europe Segment [Member] Europe Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation Expected Construction Completion, Year Expected Construction Completion, Year Project estimated completion year Extended Term Extended Term [Member] Extended Term Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table] Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table] Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block] Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measurement Basis [Axis] Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping, Disclosure Item Amounts Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Final Settlement [Member] Final Settlement [Member] Final Settlement Financial Instruments Disclosure [Text Block] FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Financial Services Costs Financing Financial Services Revenue Financing Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Domain] Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Domain] Financing Receivables, Allowance for Credit Losses, Clean-Up Call Activity associated with retirement of a notes receivable securitization. Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Clean Up Call Clean-up calls Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Repurchase Activity Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Repurchase Activity Defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable repurchase activity Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, That Would Have Been Increased Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, That Would Have Been Increased Allowance for credit losses that would have been increased Financing Receivable Average Investment Nonaccrual Loans Financing Receivable Average Investment Nonaccrual Loans Average investment in notes receivable on non-accrual status Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Before Reserves Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Before Reserves Total vacation ownership notes receivable Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current Current Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Greater Than 150 Days Past Due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Greater Than 150 Days Past Due Greater than 150 days past due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 91 to 150 Days Past Due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 91 to 150 Days Past Due 91 - 150 days past due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status Investment in notes receivable on non-accrual status Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due Total past due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 31 to 90 Days Past Due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 31 to 90 Days Past Due 31 - 90 days past due Financing Receivables [Text Block] VACATION OWNERSHIP NOTES RECEIVABLE Tabular disclosure may include identification of the fiscal period end-date, the length of the fiscal period, any reporting period lag between the entity and its subsidiaries, or equity investees. If a reporting lag exists, the closing date of the entity having a different period end is generally noted, along with an explanation of the necessity for using different closing dates. Any intervening events that materially affect the entity's financial position or results of operations are generally also disclosed. Fiscal Period [Table Text Block] Each Reference to Particular Year in These Financial Statements Means Fiscal Year Ended on Date Shown Foreclosed Collateral [Member] Foreclosed Collateral [Member] Estimated Future Foreclosures Furniture And Equipment [Member] Furniture And Equipment [Member] Furniture And Equipment Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards Policy [Policy Text Block] Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards Policy [Policy Text Block] Future Adoption of Accounting Standards Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Line Items] Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Line Items] Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Line Items] Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Table] Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Table] Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Table] Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property Gain (loss) on disposition of business Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties Gain on sale of real estate, other Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment (Losses) gains and other (expense) income Gain on disposal of property and equipment, net Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement Gain on settlement of dispute Non-cash litigation settlement General and Administrative Expense Administrative expenses General and administrative Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis] Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis] Guarantee Obligations, Carrying Value Guarantee Obligations, Carrying Value Liability for Expected Future Fundings Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted Maximum Potential Amount of Future Fundings Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain] Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain] HAWAII HAWAII Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Determination Methodology Maximum Loss Exposure, Determination Methodology Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest Segment financial results INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments Equity in earnings Equity method income