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Inventory Increase (Decrease) in Inventories Purchase of operating properties for future conversion to inventory Purchase of Operating Hotels for Future Conversion to Inventory Cash Outflow Cash outflow for the portion of the purchase of operating hotels to be converted to timeshare interests in the future. 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Amounts are net of related allowances established for estimated uncollectible amounts. Accrued liabilities Accrued Liabilities Debt, net Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Net 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. 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Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of consolidated subsidiary, gross Shares Subject to Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount Gross Amount that would be paid, determined under the conditions specified in the contract, if the issuer of the share has the right to redeem the shares. 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Allowance for loan losses that would have been increased Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, That Would Have Been Increased Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, That Would Have Been Increased Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Securitizations Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Securitizations [Member] Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Securitizations [Member] Classifications of Consolidated VIE Assets and Liabilities Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block] Interest Income and Expense Recognized as a Result of Our Involvement with Variable Interest Entities Interest Income and Interest Expense Disclosure [Table Text Block] Cash Flows Between Company and Variable Interest Entities Cash Flows Between Securitization Special Purpose Entity SPE And Transferor Text Block Cash Flows Between Securitization Special Purpose Entity SPE And Transferor Text Block Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Table] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Table] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Table] Litigation Case [Axis] Litigation Case [Axis] Litigation Case [Domain] Litigation Case [Domain] William and Sharon Petrick Case William and Sharon Petrick Case [Member] William and Sharon Petrick Case [Member] Loss Contingency Nature Loss Contingency Nature [Axis] Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain] Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain] Information technology hardware and software Information Systems and Technology [Member] Information Systems and Technology Primary Obligor Primary Obligor [Member] Primary Obligor Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Axis] Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Axis] Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Domain] Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Domain] Commitment to purchase vacation ownership units located in Marco Island, Florida Purchase Commitment Three [Member] Purchase Commitment Three [Member] Commitment to purchase vacation ownership units located on the Big Island of Hawaii Purchase Commitment Two [Member] Purchase Commitment Two [Member] Period Period [Axis] Period [Axis] Period [Domain] Period [Domain] Period [Domain] 2017 Fiscal Year 2017 [Member] Fiscal Year 2017 [Member] 2018 Fiscal Year 2018 [Member] Fiscal Year 2018 [Member] Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis] Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis] Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain] Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain] Project Completion Guarantee Project Completion Guarantee [Member] Project Completion Guarantee Vacation Ownership Vacation Ownership [Member] Vacation Ownership Category of Item Purchased Category of Item Purchased [Axis] Long-term Purchase Commitment, Category of Item Purchased [Domain] Long-term Purchase Commitment, Category of Item Purchased [Domain] Extended Term Extended Term [Member] Extended Term Kapalua Bay Settlement Kapalua Bay Settlement [Member] Kapalua Bay Settlement [Member] RCC-Aspen Highlands Ritz Carlton Club, Aspen Highlands [Member] Ritz Carlton Club, Aspen Highlands [Member] New York City, New York New York City [Member] New York City [Member] Bali, Indonesia - 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Letters of credit outstanding Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount Revolving credit facility Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity Number of plaintiffs in lawsuits Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs Number of plaintiffs, released claims Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs, Released Claims Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs, Released Claims Estimated cash outflow associated with completing all phases of existing portfolio of projects Time Sharing Transactions, Estimated Cost to Complete Improvements and Promised Amenities Liabilities related to projects Time Sharing Estimated Cost to Complete Accrued The portion of the total estimated cost to complete phases of existing portfolio which is included within liabilities on the balance sheet. Project estimated completion year Expected Construction Completion, Year Expected Construction Completion, Year Schedule of Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Table] Schedule of Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Table] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items] Time Sharing Transactions, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts [Roll Forward] Time Sharing Transactions, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts [Roll Forward] January 1, 2016 Time Sharing Transactions, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Provision for loan losses Provision for Loan Losses Expensed Securitizations Securitized Financing Receivable Securitized Financing Receivable Clean-up calls Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Clean Up Call Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Clean Up Call Write-offs Time Sharing Transactions, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, Deductions for Direct Write-offs Charged Against Allowance Defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable repurchase activity(2) Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Repurchase Activity Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Repurchase Activity September 9, 2016 Schedule of Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Table] Schedule of Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Table] Scenario [Axis] Scenario [Axis] Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] Scenario, Forecast Scenario, Forecast [Member] Class of Stock Class of Stock [Axis] Class of Stock [Domain] Class of Stock [Domain] Series A Preferred Stock Series A Preferred Stock [Member] Non-voting Nonvoting Preferred Stock [Member] Nonvoting Preferred Stock [Member] Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption by Settlement Terms [Line Items] Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption by Settlement Terms [Line Items] Series A preferred stock issued value Redeemable Preferred Stock Value, Issued Redeemable Preferred Stock Value, Issued Series A preferred stock, basic point Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Series A preferred stock, dividend rate Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage Series A preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference value Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference, Value Series A preferred stock, share authorized (In shares) Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized The maximum number of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws. Series A preferred stock, share issued (In shares) Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, Shares Issued Total number of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares issued to shareholders. Series A preferred stock, share outstanding (In shares) Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding Aggregate share number for all mandatorily redeemable preferred stock held by stockholders. ASSETS Assets [Abstract] Cash and cash equivalents Restricted cash (including $88,559 and $26,884 from VIEs, respectively) Accounts and contracts receivable, net (including $4,687 and $4,893 from VIEs, respectively) Vacation ownership notes receivable, net (including $730,076 and $669,179 from VIEs, respectively) Inventory Inventory Timeshare Total of (1) improvements, (2) held-for-sale, (3) land and land under development, (4) construction-in-process, and (5) operating supplies, held in the normal course of business. Property and equipment Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Other Other Assets Total Assets Assets LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] Accounts payable Accounts Payable Advance deposits Customer Advances and Deposits Accrued liabilities (including $1,361 and $669 from VIEs, respectively) Deferred revenue Deferred Revenue Payroll and benefits liability Employee-related Liabilities Liability for Marriott Rewards customer loyalty program Liability For Rewards Loyalty Program, Current And Noncurrent The company's future redemption obligation for its rewards loyalty program. Deferred compensation liability Deferred Compensation Liability, Current and Noncurrent Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of consolidated subsidiary, net Shares Subject to Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount Net Amount that would be paid, determined under the conditions specified in the contract, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, if the issuer of the share has the right to redeem the shares. Debt, net (including $806,716 and $684,604 from VIEs, respectively) Other Deferred taxes Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net Total Liabilities Liabilities Contingencies and Commitments Commitments and Contingencies Preferred stock — $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding Preferred Stock, Value, Issued Common stock — $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 36,626,327 and 36,393,800 shares issued, respectively Common Stock, Value, Issued Treasury stock — at cost; 9,634,735 and 6,844,256 shares, respectively Treasury Stock, Value Additional paid-in capital Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock Accumulated other comprehensive income Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Retained earnings Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Total Equity Total Liabilities and Equity Liabilities and Equity Accounting Policies [Abstract] Fiscal quarter-end date Period End Date Period End Date Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Antidilutive Securities Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Performance Shares Performance Shares [Member] Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share (in shares) Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount SARS not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because exercise prices exceeded market prices, exercise prices (in usd per share) Exercise Price Securities, Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Exercise Price, stock options and SARs not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because exercise prices exceeded average market prices for the applicable periods. Dividends Payable [Table] Dividends Payable [Table] Dividends [Axis] Dividends [Axis] Dividends [Domain] Dividends [Domain] Period One Period 1 [Member] Period 1 [Member] Period Two Period 2 [Member] Period 2 [Member] Period Three Period 3 [Member] Period 3 [Member] Dividends Payable [Line Items] Dividends Payable [Line Items] Declaration Date Dividends Payable, Date Declared Shareholder Record Date Dividends Payable, Date of Record Distribution Date Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid Dividend per Share (in usd per share) Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] Award Type Award Type [Axis] Equity Award [Domain] Equity Award [Domain] Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock and Cash Incentive Plan Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation [Member] Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit [Member] Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit [Member] Restricted stock units Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis] Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis] Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Domain] Equity-Based Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Domain] Officers and Key Management Employees Officers and Key Management Employees [Member] Officers and Key Management Employees Title of Individual [Axis] Title of Individual [Axis] Relationship to Entity [Domain] Relationship to Entity [Domain] Employees and Non Employee Directors Employees And Non Employee Directors [Member] Employees And Non Employee Directors [Member] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] Shares authorized for issuance under the plan (in shares) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized Shares available for grants under the plan (in shares) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant Share-based compensation expense Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Deferred compensation costs related to unvested awards Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized Stock awards, grants in period (in shares) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period Stock awards granted, weighted average (in usd per share) grant date fair value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Stock awards, vesting period Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period Maximum amount of RSU subject to vesting (in shares) Maximum Performance Awards Maximum amount of Restricted Stock Units that may vest under performance-based vesting criteria. Stock awards, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Granted Weighted Average Exercise Price Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Granted Weighted Average Exercise Price Stock awards, expiration from grant date Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period Schedule of Financing Receivables Past Due [Table] Schedule of Financing Receivables Past Due [Table] Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] 31 – 90 days past due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 31 to 90 Days Past Due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 31 to 90 Days Past Due 91 – 150 days past due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 91 to 150 Days Past Due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 91 to 150 Days Past Due Greater than 150 days past due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Greater Than 150 Days Past Due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Greater Than 150 Days Past Due Total past due Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due Current Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current Total vacation ownership notes receivable Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Before Reserves Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Before Reserves Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table] Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table] Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] Revenue Revenues Stockholders' Equity [Table] Stockholders' Equity [Table] Stockholders' Equity [Table] Share Repurchase Program [Axis] Share Repurchase Program [Axis] Share Repurchase Program [Domain] Share Repurchase Program [Domain] Accelerated Share Repurchase Program Accelerated Share Repurchase Program [Member] Accelerated Share Repurchase Program [Member] Excluding ASR Excluding Accelerated Share Repurchase [Member] Excluding Accelerated Share Repurchase [Member] Stockholders' Equity [Line Items] Stockholders Equity [Line Items] Stockholders Equity [Line Items] Common stock, shares outstanding Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Share repurchase program, number of additional common stock authorized to be repurchased (in shares) Stock Repurchase Program Number Of Additional Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased Stock Repurchase Program Number Of Additional Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased Share repurchase program, termination date Stock Repurchase Program Expiration Date Share repurchase program, number of common stock authorized to be repurchased (in shares) Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased Repurchase of common stock Treasury stock, value Shares remained available for repurchase under the program (in shares) Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate Our Business Nature of Operations [Policy Text Block] Nature of Operations Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation [Policy Text Block] Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation New Accounting Standards New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] Future Adoption of Accounting Standards Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards Policy [Policy Text Block] Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards Policy [Policy Text Block] Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of consolidated subsidiary, gross Unamortized debt issuance costs Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs The remaining balance of debt issuance costs that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective debt, including mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of consolidated subsidiary that is treated as a liability for accounting purposes. Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of consolidated subsidiary, net Interest expense to investors Interest Expense, Related Party Debt issuance cost amortization Administrative expenses General and Administrative Expense Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Operations located outside the United States Outside United States [Member] Outside United States Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] Number of business segments Number of Reportable Segments Number of properties Number of Properties Number of Properties Number of countries and territories in which company operates Number of Countries in which Entity Operates Number of primary sources of revenues generated Number of Sources of Revenues Number of Sources of Revenues Percent of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows discussed Percentage of Assets, Liabilities, Revenues, Expenses and Cash Flows Consolidated and Discussed Percentage of Assets, Liabilities, Revenues, Expenses and Cash Flows Consolidated and Discussed INCOME TAXES Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt, gross Capital leases Capital Lease Obligations Debt, net Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Table] Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Table] Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Table] Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Securitizations Capital Leases Capital Leases [Member] Capital Leases [Member] Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Line Items] Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Line Items] Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Line Items] 2016 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year 2017 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two 2018 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three 2019 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four 2020 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five Thereafter Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five September 9, 2016 Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Basic earnings per share (in usd per share) Earnings Per Share, Basic Employee stock options and SARs Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Stock Option And Stock Appreciation Right Plans Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of share based payment arrangements for stock options and Stock Appreciation Rights using the treasury stock method. Restricted stock units Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Restricted Stock Units Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of share based payment arrangements for Restricted Stock Units using the treasury stock method. Shares for diluted earnings per share (in shares) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted Diluted earnings per share (in usd per share) Earnings Per Share, Diluted DEBT Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Number of programs Number of Programs Number of Programs Unamortized debt issuance costs Income Statement [Abstract] REVENUES Revenues [Abstract] Sale of vacation ownership products Time Share Revenue Resort management and other services Resort Management And Other Services Revenue Resort management and other services revenues earned for managing resorts, for providing ancillary offerings including food and beverage, retail, and golf and spa offerings, from annual club dues and certain transaction-based fees charged to owners and other third parties for services and for providing other services to our guests. Financing Financial Services Revenue Rental Rental Revenue Revenue from transient rentals of inventory held for development and sale as interests in vacation ownership programs or residences or inventory controlled under various usage options permitted under vacation ownership programs. Cost reimbursements Reimbursement Revenue TOTAL REVENUES EXPENSES Costs and Expenses [Abstract] Cost of vacation ownership products Time Share Costs Marketing and sales Selling and Marketing Expense Resort management and other services Resort Management And Other Services Expenses Resort management and other services expense include costs to operate the food and beverage and other ancillary operations and overall customer support services, including reservations. Financing Financial Services Costs Rental Rental Expenses Costs including maintenance fees on unsold inventory, costs to provide alternate usage rights, subsidy payments to property owner associations, and marketing costs and direct operating and related expenses in connection with the rental business, including housekeeping, credit card expenses and reservation services. General and administrative Litigation settlement Litigation Settlement, Amount Organizational and separation related Organizational and Separation Related Charges Expense recorded for organization and separation related charges. Consumer financing interest Consumer Financing Interest Expense 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. Royalty fee Royalty Expense Cost reimbursements Cost of Reimbursable Expense TOTAL EXPENSES Costs and Expenses Gains (losses) and other income (expense) Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Interest expense Interest Income (Expense), Nonoperating, Net Other Other Transaction Related Expenses Income Non-capitalizable cost and income incurred in connection with pursuit of acquisitions including those accounted for as business combinations. INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES Provision for income taxes NET INCOME Shares used in computing basic earnings per share (in shares) Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share (in shares) Dividends declared per share of common stock (in usd per share) Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document Type Document Type Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Trading Symbol Trading Symbol Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block] Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Total Assets SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] Revenues Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] Net Income (Loss) Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] Assets Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] Finished goods Inventory, Real Estate, Timeshare Available-for-sale Work-in-progress Inventory, Work in Process, Gross Real estate inventory Inventory Timeshare, Gross Total of (1) improvements, (2) held-for-sale, (3) land and land under development, and (4) construction-in-process. Operating supplies and retail inventory Operating Supplies and Inventories Operating Supplies and Inventories Inventory Reconciliation of Earnings and Number of Shares Used in Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] Each Reference to Particular Year in These Financial Statements Means Fiscal Year Ended on Date Shown Fiscal Period [Table Text Block] 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. Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] Derivative instrument adjustment Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Other Ownership Interests Name Other Ownership Interests Name [Axis] Other Ownership Interests, Name [Domain] Other Ownership Interests, Name [Domain] Equity Investment And Loan Receivable Equity Investment And Loan Receivable [Member] Equity Investment And Loan Receivable [Member] Noncontrolling interest Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Limit to repurchasing defaulted mortgage notes at the outstanding principal balance Percentage of Defaulted Mortgage Loans Repurchase The percentage of the initial mortgage balance of securitized mortgage notes receivable that we are limited in repurchasing upon default, based on the Timeshare note securitization transaction documents for each transaction. Aggregate funding that could be required above the overcollateralization Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Additional Aggregate Amount that Could be Required Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Additional Aggregate Amount that Could be Required Financing receivable, net and equity investment Financing Receivable, Net and Equity Investment Financing receivable, net and equity investment. Increase in litigation matters cost expected to be incurred in joint venture interest Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount Capital lease asset Capital Leases, Lessor Balance Sheet, Net Investment in Direct Financing and Sales Type Leases, Noncurrent Capital lease liability Note receivable Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Noncurrent Proceeds from vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations Proceeds from accounts receivable securitizations, net Proceeds from securitizations of receivables treated as collateralized borrowings, which are classified as financing transactions. Principal receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Principal Receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Principal Receipts Interest receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Interest Receipts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds From Interest Receipts Reserve release Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor Reserve Release Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor Reserve Release Cash inflows, Total Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds Principal to investors Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Principal To Investors Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Principal To Investors Voluntary repurchases of defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable Defaulted Mortgage Loans Repurchased The amount of defaulted mortgage notes receivable that were voluntarily repurchased for the period. Repayment of Warehouse Credit Facility Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Warehouse Credit Facility Cash flows between transferee and transgeror repayments of warehouse credit facility Voluntary clean-up call Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Payment to Purchaser Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Payment to Purchaser Interest to investors Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Interest To Investors Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Of Interest To Investors Funding of restricted cash Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor, Funding of Restricted Cash Cash flows between transferee and transferor, funding of restricted cash, due to timing. Cash outflows, Total Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Repayments Net Cash Flows Cash Flows Between Transferee and Transferor Net Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Net. Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Vacation ownership notes receivable, net of reserves Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable [Member] Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable [Member] Interest receivable Interest Receivable [Member] Interest Receivable Restricted cash(1) Restricted Cash [Member] Restricted Cash Interest payable Interest Payable [Member] Interest Payable VIE Assets Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets VIE Liabilities Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Table] Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Table] Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items] Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items] Composition of Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Balances, Net of Reserves Notes Receivable, Balances, Net Of Reserves [Table Text Block] Notes Receivable, Balances, Net Of Reserves [Table Text Block] Future Principal Payments, Net of Reserves, and Interest Rates of Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Schedule of Financing Receivables, Minimum Payments [Table Text Block] Interest Income Associated with Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Schedule Of Components Of Investment Income Included In Interest Income Table [Text Block] Interest Income associated with vacation ownership notes receivable. Notes Receivable Reserves Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] Recorded Investment in Non-accrual Notes Receivable that are 90 Days or More Past Due Schedule of Financing Receivables, Non Accrual Status [Table Text Block] Aging of Recorded Investment in Principal, Before Reserves, in Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] BUSINESS SEGMENTS Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Investment in notes receivable on non-accrual status Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status Average investment in notes receivable on non-accrual status Financing Receivable Average Investment Nonaccrual Loans Financing Receivable Average Investment Nonaccrual Loans MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY Redeemable Preferred Stock [Text Block] Disclosure of the purchase or issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of a consolidated subsidiary INVENTORY Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]