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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)						1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 02, 2015	Apr. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 06, 2012	Jul. 05, 2012	May. 24, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) Hotel	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($) Hotel	Jun. 30, 2009 USD ($) Hotel	Feb. 28, 2007	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Hotel LetterOfCredit	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2007 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2007 USD ($)	Jul. 06, 2007 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2007 USD ($) Hotel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on Extinguishment of Debt											$ (2,000,000)	$ (2,030,000)
Debt issuance costs											28,700,000
Debt issuance cost net											$ 22,400,000	26,200,000
Commitment fee rate		25.00%
Contributions from funds					$ 175,000,000
Cash used to pay debt					101,000,000
Hotels served as collateral for loan \| Hotel													314
Percentage of member interest pledged as collateral for loans													100.00%
Wells Fargo Bank Na [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of fee on letter of credit													2.00%
Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments					12,500,000
Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments					$ 15,625,000
Holdco I Mortgage Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor interest rate													1.00%
Debt face amount															$ 2,350,000,000		$ 2,400,000,000
Debt maturity date					Jul. 06, 2014
Debt principal payment					$ 180,000,000
Weighted average spread interest rate													2.892%
Senior Mezzanine Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount															$ 50,000,000
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on Extinguishment of Debt					$ 5,200,000
Debt face amount																$ 700,000,000
Debt maturity date					Jul. 06, 2014
Settlement of unsecured debt					$ 69,800,000
Mezzanine Loans [Member] \| Other Income (Loss) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of associated closing costs					7,700,000
Mezzanine Loans [Member] \| Gain Loss On Extinguishment Of Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of associated closing costs					$ 4,000,000
Holdco I Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor interest rate													1.00%
Holdco III Mortgage Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			4.50%	4.00%				3.50%		1.40%
Debt instrument, floor interest rate			1.00%	1.00%				1.00%
Debt face amount								$ 177,900,000										$ 101,300,000
Cash used to pay debt								$ 34,600,000
Debt principal payment							$ 7,800,000
Payment of associated closing costs							$ 1,200,000
Hotels served as collateral for loan \| Hotel							25	17										8
Debt, outstanding balance							$ 237,300,000
Deferred financing costs wrote off							500,000
Reduction in principal amount outstanding							$ 11,900,000
Voting Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of capital stock		65.00%
Nonvoting Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of capital stock		100.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Holdco I Mortgage Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate													6.803%
Maximum [Member] \| Holdco I Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate													13.90%
Weighted average spread interest rate													11.59%
Minimum [Member] \| Holdco I Mortgage Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate													0.55%
Minimum [Member] \| Holdco I Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate													9.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Step-down One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio		1.00
Minimum [Member] \| Step-down Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio		1.00
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility		$ 2,100,000,000
Line of credit facility maturity year		2021
First lien net leverage ratio		4.50												4.50
First lien net leverage ratio, description											First lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00
Debt, interest rate terms											A rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing.
Federal funds effective rate description											Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%
Adjusted LIBOR rate		1.00%
Step-down rate		0.25%												0.25%
Ticking fee		$ 1,800,000
Step-down percentage of excess cash flow		50.00%
Net cash proceeds, percentage of prepayments		100.00%
Sale of assets reinvestment period		12 months
Sale of assets commitment period		180 days
Percentage of net proceeds of debt		100.00%
Quarterly installments on term loan percentage						0.25%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Step-down One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Step-down rate		25.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Step-down Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Step-down rate		0.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor interest rate		2.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Step-down One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio		5.25
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Step-down Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio		4.00
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor interest rate		1.00%
Senior Secured Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility		$ 250,000,000
Line of credit facility maturity year		2019
First lien net leverage ratio	5.00	5.00
First lien net leverage ratio, description											First lien net leverage ratio less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00
Commitment fee rate	0.375%	0.50%
Step-down commitment fee rate		0.375%
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility		$ 50,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 20,000,000
Net leverage ratio		800.00%
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank Na [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit													$ 5,700,000
Number of letters of credit \| LetterOfCredit													2
Term Facility and/or Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional amount available under the Term Facility and/or the Revolving Facility		$ 350,000,000
First lien net leverage ratio		6.00
First lien net leverage ratio, description											First lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00
Term Facility and/or Revolving Facility [Member] \| First Anniversary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio		5.75
First lien net leverage ratio, description											First lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 5.75 to 1.00
Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility									$ 250,000,000
First lien net leverage ratio	5.00
First lien net leverage ratio, description											First lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00, 4.50 to 1.00 and 4.00 to 1.00
Debt, interest rate terms											A rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing.
Federal funds effective rate description											Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%
Adjusted LIBOR rate		1.00%
Step-down rate	0.25%	0.25%
Hotels served as collateral for loan \| Hotel									20
Debt maturity date									Jun. 26, 2010
Proceeds from letters of credit											$ 14,600,000	$ 10,600,000
Percentage of fee on letter of credit												2.63%
Step-down margin	2.38%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Step-down One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio	5.00	5.00
First lien net leverage ratio, description											First lien net leverage ratio of less than 5.00 to 1.00
Step-down rate	0.25%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Step-down Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio		4.50												4.50
First lien net leverage ratio, description											First lien net leverage ratio of less than 4.50 to 1.00
Step-down rate														0.25%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Step-down Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio		4.00