Discontinued Operations Narrative (Details) (MainStay Suites [Member])	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014 hotel
MainStay Suites [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Company-owned hotels approved to be sold	3
Company-owned hotels	3

Number of company-owned hotels approved to be sold.

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