Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards - Additional Information (Detail)		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Hotel	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Federal deposit insurance corporation limit			$ 250,000
Insurance settlements receivable			22,600,000	$ 2,000,000
Capitalized Indirect Costs			5,200,000	4,500,000	$ 2,700,000
Liability for returns points, customer loyalty program			18,900,000	17,100,000
Liability for returns points, customer loyalty program, current			6,544,000	5,923,000
Noncontrolling interest in joint venture			2,600,000	2,800,000
Total distributions to the non-controlling interest holder			$ 300,000	300,000	500,000
Revised corporate income tax rate			35.00%
Adjustment to retained earnings			$ (144,041,000)	(296,006,000)
Adjustment for non-current assets			2,725,343,000	2,647,103,000
Elimination of excess tax benefit in operating and financing cash activities			$ (111,556,000)	493,000	22,487,000
ASU 2016-15 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Reclassification from insurance proceeds on casualty disasters to accounts receivable in cash flow				$ 1,600,000	2,200,000
ASU 2016-09 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Elimination of excess tax benefit in operating and financing cash activities					$ 800,000
Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Adjustment to retained earnings	$ (20,000,000)
Adjustment for non-current assets	7,000,000
Adjustment to deferred revenue	$ 27,000,000
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revised corporate income tax rate		21.00%
TEXAS
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Margin tax			0.75%
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Period from January 1, 2015 To December 31, 2017 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue required to be withheld by franchisees			10.00%
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Period from January 1, 2015 To December 31, 2017 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue required to be withheld by franchisees			33.00%
Joint Venture [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncontrolling equity interest in joint venture			60.00%
External partners interest in joint venture			40.00%
LOUISIANA
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of hotels owned and operated by joint venture | Hotel			1
Pre Opening Inspections [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Initial franchise fees			$ 2,500
Pre Opening Training Marketing [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Initial franchise fees			$ 5,000
Franchise Agreements Prior to April 1, 2013 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Royalty fee			4.00%
Royalty fee			4.50%
Royalty fee rebate percentage			0.50%
Franchise Agreements on or after April 1, 2013 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Royalty fee			4.50%
Royalty fee			5.00%
Royalty fee rebate percentage			0.50%
Franchise Agreements on or after April 1, 2013 [Member] | Non US [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Royalty fee from new franchisees outside of the US			4.50%