Variable Interest Entities (Textual) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Terms of timeshare note sales	Under the terms of certain of our timeshare note sales, we have the right to repurchase or substitute a limited amount of defaulted mortgage notes for new notes at the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest or, in some facilities, at 24% of the original sale price associated with the VOI which collateralizes the defaulted mortgage note.	Under the terms of certain of our timeshare note sales, we have the right to repurchase or substitute a limited amount of defaulted mortgage notes for new notes at the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest or, in some facilities, at 24% of the original sale price associated with the VOI which collateralizes the defaulted mortgage note.
Voluntary repurchases and substitutions of defaulted notes	$ 9.8	$ 18.5