Hotel Dispositions (Real Estate Assets Sold) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on Disposition										$ 7,195	$ 32,121
Gain on Disposition										7,195
Net (Loss) Income	$ 12,567	$ 14,403	$ 19,626	$ (4,389)	$ 8,611	$ 7,587	$ 58,586	$ (6,513)	$ 42,207	$ 68,271	49,948
Hotel 373-5th Ave, New York, NY [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Acquisition Date										Jun. 01, 2007
Disposition Date										Apr. 01, 2014
Consideration										$ 37,000
Gain on Disposition										7,195
Net (Loss) Income										$ (137)	$ 858
Non-Core Portfolio II [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposition Date											Dec. 01, 2013
Consideration											$ 158,600
Gain on Disposition											$ 31,559
Number of Real Estate Properties | property											16
Disposal Group, aggregate purchase price											$ 217,000
Number of hotel properties sold | property					4					4	12
Net proceeds from sale of non-core hotel properties										$ 58,400	$ 158,600
Reduction in mortgage debt resulting from sale of hotel properties sold										45,710	33,044
Gain on sale of hotel properties											31,559
Impairment loss related to purchase and sales agreements										$ 1,800	$ 6,591
Holiday Inn Express Camp Springs, MD [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Acquisition Date											Jun. 01, 2008
Disposition Date											Sep. 01, 2013
Consideration											$ 8,500
Gain on Disposition											120
Impairment loss related to purchase and sales agreements											$ 3,723
Comfort Inn Harrisburg, PA [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Acquisition Date											Jan. 01, 1999
Disposition Date											Jun. 01, 2013
Consideration											$ 3,700
Gain on Disposition											$ 442
Minimum [Member] | Non-Core Portfolio II [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Acquisition Date										Jan. 01, 1999
Maximum [Member] | Non-Core Portfolio II [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Acquisition Date										Jul. 01, 2010