Hotel Dispositions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011 property	Sep. 17, 2013 Holiday Inn Express Camp Springs, MD [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Holiday Inn Express Camp Springs, MD [Member]	Jun. 12, 2013 Comfort Inn Harrisburg, PA [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Hotel 373-5th Ave, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotel 373-5th Ave, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotel 373-5th Ave, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotel 373-5th Ave, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotel 373-5th Ave, New York, NY [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member] property	Dec. 20, 2013 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member] property	Sep. 20, 2013 Non-core Hotel Properties II [Member] property
Assets Held for Sale [Abstract]
Disposal of portfolio, aggregate purchase price									$ 37,000										$ 217,000
Gain on sale of hotel properties						120		912	7,184						31,697
(Loss) Gain on Disposition of Discontinued Assets		(11)	(45)	1,032											45
Reduction in mortgage debt resulting from sale of hotel properties sold									18,356						78,754
Operating Income (Loss)	18,012	13,601	49,156	32,653						17	245	(133)	567
Number of Real Estate Properties					4														16
Number of hotel properties sold																	4	12
Net proceeds from sale of hotel property						8,500		3,700
Impairment of Discontinued Assets		$ 6,591	$ 1,800	$ 10,314			$ 3,723							$ 1,800		$ 6,591