Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Consolidation of variable interest entity assets	$ 82,787	$ 84,247
Hotel Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	12	39
Deferred Financing Costs, Accumulated Amortization	8,024	6,938
Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	3,951	3,514
Liabilities and Equity:
Consolidation of variable interest entity debt	$ 52,509	$ 54,132
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	7,600,000	7,600,000
Series B and C Preferred Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares - Par Value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Shares - Authorized (in shares)	29,000,000	29,000,000
Preferred Shares - Liquidation Preference Value (in dollars per share)	$ 25	$ 25
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares - Issued (in shares)	4,600,000	4,600,000
Preferred Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	4,600,000	4,600,000
Series C Preferred Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares - Issued (in shares)	3,000,000	3,000,000
Preferred Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	3,000,000	3,000,000
Class A Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares - Par Value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Shares - Authorized (in shares)	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common Shares - Issued (in shares)	44,457,368	49,708,771
Common Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	44,457,368	49,708,771
Class B Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares - Par Value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Shares - Authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Shares - Issued (in shares)	0	0
Common Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	0	0