INVENTORY - Composition of Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 391	$ 352
Work-in-progress	2	40
Land and infrastructure	330	331
Real estate inventory	723	723
Operating supplies and retail inventory	5	4
Inventory	$ 728	$ 727

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- Definition

Amount of real estate which is available for sale in the form of shared property ownership in which rights vest in several owners (buyers, timeshare holders) to use the property for a specified period each year (timeshare). Included in this item would be real estate assets in which timeshares are for sale, such as in condominiums at timeshare resorts. Excluded from this item would be assets, other than real estate, in which the Entity has sold or intends to sell timeshares, such as for cruises, recreational vehicles, campgrounds, aircraft (fractional ownership) and other types of rights.

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Amount before valuation and LIFO reserves of merchandise or goods in the production process expected to be completed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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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 210.5-02.6(a)(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

Inventory, Land and Infrastructure

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- Definition

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.

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Total of (1) improvements, (2) held-for-sale, (3) land and land under development, and (4) construction-in-process.

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Operating Supplies and Inventories

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