Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Earnings Per Share

	Year Ended December 31,
		2013		2012			2011
NUMERATOR:
Basic and Diluted*
Income from Continuing Operations	$	20,753	$	7,498		$	100
Income from Continuing Operations allocated to Noncontrolling Interests		658		703			658
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders		(14,611)		(14,000)			(10,499)
Dividends Paid on Unvested Restricted Shares		(804)		(459)			(229)
Extinguishment of Issuance Costs Upon Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock		(2,250)		-			-
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations attributable to Common Shareholders		3,746		(6,258)			(9,970)
Discontinued Operations
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations		29,195		14,720			(27,068)
(Income) Loss from Discontinued Operations allocated to Noncontrolling Interests		(993)		(545)			1,076
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations attributable to Common Shareholders		28,202		14,175			(25,992)
Net Income (Loss) attributable to Common Shareholders	$	31,948	$	7,917		$	(35,962)
DENOMINATOR:
Weighted average number of common shares - basic		198,390,450		187,415,270			168,753,382
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted Stock Awards		2,384,165		-	*		-
Contingently Issued Shares		1,143,562		-	*		-
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted		201,918,177		187,415,270			168,753,382

*Income (loss) allocated to noncontrolling interest in Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership has been excluded from the numerator and units of limited partnership interest in Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership have been omitted from the denominator for the purpose of computing diluted earnings per share since the effect of including these amounts in the numerator and denominator would have no impact.  In addition, potentially dilutive common shares, if any, have been excluded from the denominator if they are anti-dilutive to income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders.

Potentially Dilutive Shares Excluded From The Denominator For The Purpose Of Computing Diluted Earnings Per Share

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013	2012	2011
Common Units of Limited Partnership Interest	6,968,035	7,208,123	7,295,112
Unvested Stock Awards Outstanding	-	433,097	584,216
Contingently Issuable Share Awards	-	2,778,545	2,097,456
Options to Acquire Common Shares Outstanding	-	275,580	2,360,156
Total potentially dilutive securities excluded from the denominator	6,968,035	10,695,345	12,336,940