2.2.0.7 false Basis of Presentation 10101 - Disclosure - Basis of Presentation true false false false 1 USD false false Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit14 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 5 Basis of Presentation 3 us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div><font size="2" class="_mt"> </font> <div style="margin-left: 6%; width: 87%;"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; background: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr valign="top"><td><b><font class="_mt" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;">Note 1.  </font></b> </td> <td><b><font class="_mt" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;">Basis of Presentation</font></b> </td></tr></table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; background: #ffffff; margin-left: 0%; color: #000000; text-indent: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;" align="left">The accompanying consolidated financial statements represent the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Starwood"). </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; background: #ffffff; margin-left: 0%; color: #000000; text-indent: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;" align="left"> </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; background: #ffffff; margin-left: 0%; color: #000000; text-indent: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;" align="left">The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its controlled subsidiaries and partnerships. In consolidating, all material intercompany transactions are eliminated. We have evaluated all subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were filed. </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; background: #ffffff; margin-left: 0%; color: #000000; text-indent: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;" align="left"> </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; background: #ffffff; margin-left: 0%; color: #000000; text-indent: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;" align="left">Starwood is one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies.  The Company's principal business is hotels and leisure, which is comprised of a worldwide hospitality network of approximately 1,000 full-service hotels, vacation ownership resorts and residential developments primarily serving two markets:  luxury and upscale.  The principal operations of Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. ("SVO")  include the acquisition, development, and operation of vacation ownership resorts; marketing and selling vacation ownership interests ("VOI") in the resorts; and providing financing to customers who purchase such interests. </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt;"> </div></div></div> </div> Note 1.   Basis of Presentation   The accompanying consolidated financial statements represent the consolidated financial position and false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description containing the entire organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure. May be provided in more than one note to the financial statements, as long as users are provided with an understanding of (1) the significant judgments and assumptions made by an enterprise in determining whether it must consolidate a VIE and/or disclose information about its involvement with a VIE, (2) the nature of restrictions on a consolidated VIE's assets reported by an enterprise in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets, (3) the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with an enterprise's involvement with the VIE, and (4) how an enterprise's involvement with the VIE affects the enterprise's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Describes procedure if disclosures are provided in more than one note to the financial statements. 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