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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Investment in Hotel Properties Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 Hotels	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 02, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition Transaction Costs	$ 447	$ 107
Ownership Percent	100.00%lho_OwnershipPercent
Number of Hotels Acquired	2lho_NumberofHotelsAcquired
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	14,466
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	786
Hotel Vitale [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition			Apr. 02, 2014
Acquisition Transaction Costs		107
Park Central San Francisco [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Jan. 23, 2015
Acquisition Transaction Costs	230
The Marker Waterfront Resort [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Mar. 16, 2015
Acquisition Transaction Costs	$ 217