Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Investment in Hotel Properties, Net of Accumulated Depreciation, Including Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Assets of $82,412 and $82,787	$ 1,702,891	$ 1,831,119
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	9,853	10,316
Cash and Cash Equivalents	23,677	27,955
Escrow Deposits	20,798	19,204
Hotel Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $2 and $12	10,263	9,465
Due from Related Parties	6,286	6,243
Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $4,065 and $3,951	14,150	13,389
Deposits on Hotel Acquisitions		5,000
Other Assets	36,129	39,958
Hotel Assets Held for Sale	264,784
Total Assets	2,088,831	1,962,649
Liabilities and Equity:
Line of Credit	178,550	27,000
Unsecured Term Loan, Net of Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Note 5)	547,829	547,780
Unsecured Notes Payable, Net of Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Note 5)	50,538	50,525
Mortgages Payable, including Net Unamortized Premium and Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs, and Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Debt of $52,095 and $52,509 (Note 5)	495,604	544,659
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	56,720	59,226
Dividends and Distributions Payable	16,900	16,515
Due to Related Parties	3,844	8,789
Liabilities Related To Hotel Assets Held for Sale	55,203
Total Liabilities	1,405,188	1,254,494
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares: $.01 Par Value, 29,000,000 Shares Authorized, 4,600,000 Series B and 3,000,000 Series C Shares Issued and Outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, with Liquidation Preferences of $25 Per Share (Note 1)	76	76
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(703)	(466)
Additional Paid-in Capital	1,083,158	1,086,259
Distributions in Excess of Net Income	(432,017)	(408,274)
Total Shareholders' Equity	650,957	678,039
Noncontrolling Interests (Note 1):
Noncontrolling Interests - Common Units and LTIP Units	34,608	31,876
Noncontrolling Interest - Consolidated Variable Interest Entity	(1,922)	(1,760)
Total Noncontrolling Interests	32,686	30,116
Total Equity	683,643	708,155
Total Liabilities and Equity	2,088,831	1,962,649
Class A Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares	$ 443	$ 444
Class B Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares