NEW YORK (AP) — Marriott International said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 17 percent after the hotel company shortened its quarter.

The Bethesda, Md.-based company is changing its reporting calendar. But the hotel chain, best known for brands like Courtyard, Ritz-Carlton and Fairfield Inn, said its operations improved. It was one of the few consumer-oriented companies not to report any decline because of rough winter weather.