Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Effective Income Tax Reconciliation

		For the year ended December 31,
		2015		2014		2013
Statutory federal income tax provision	$	13,282	$	22,865	$	5,152
Adjustment for nontaxable income for Hersha Hospitality Trust		(15,853)		(25,274)		(7,472)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax effect		(581)		(367)		(1,317)
Recognition of deferred tax assets		11		91		(1,963)
Changes in valuation allowance		-		-		-
Total income tax benefit	$	(3,141)	$	(2,685)	$	(5,600)

Components Of The Company's Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

		For the year ended December 31,
		2015		2014		2013
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current:
Federal	$	-	$	-	$	-
State		-		-		-
Deferred:
Federal	$	(2,261)		(2,130)		(3,604)
State		(880)		(555)		(1,996)
Total		(3,141)	$	(2,685)	$	(5,600)
Income tax expense (benefit):
From continuing operations	$	(3,141)		(2,685)		(5,600)
From discontinued operations		-		2		190
Total		(3,141)	$	(2,683)	$	(5,410)

Components Of Consolidated TRS's Deferred Tax Assets

		As of December 31,
		2015		2014
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	14,168	$	11,387
Accrued expenses and other		1,292		616
Tax credit carryforwards		558		481
Total gross deferred tax assets		16,018		12,484
Valuation allowance		(804)		(804)
Total net deferred tax assets	$	15,214	$	11,680
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization		624		232
Total Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	14,590	$	11,448

Taxability Of Common And Preferred Share Distributions

	2015	2014	2013
Preferred Shares - 8% Series A
Ordinary income	N/A	N/A	100.00%
Return of Capital	N/A	N/A	0.00%
Capital Gain Distribution	N/A	N/A	0.00%
Preferred Shares - 8% Series B
Ordinary income	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Return of Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Capital Gain Distribution	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Preferred Shares - 6.875% Series C
Ordinary income	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Return of Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Capital Gain Distribution	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Common Shares - Class A
Ordinary income	79.49%	76.34%	45.15%
Return of Capital	20.51%	23.66%	54.85%
Capital Gain Distribution	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%