Investment In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Investment In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 14,251	$ 16,007
SB Partners, LLC [Member] \| Holiday Inn Express, Boston, MA [Member]
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Percent Owned	50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,282	1,292
Hiren Boston, LLC [Member] \| Courtyard by Marriott, Boston, MA [Member]
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Percent Owned	50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	4,955	4,964
Mystic Partners, LLC [Member] \| Hilton and Marriott branded hotels in CT and RI [Member]
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Preferred Return	8.50%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 8,014	$ 9,751
Mystic Partners, LLC [Member] \| Hilton and Marriott branded hotels in CT and RI [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Percent Owned	8.80%
Mystic Partners, LLC [Member] \| Hilton and Marriott branded hotels in CT and RI [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Percent Owned	66.70%

Represent's the Company's preferred return based on the joint venture agreement.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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