Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Investment in Hotel Properties, Net of Accumulated Depreciation, Including Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Assets of $82,043 and $82,787	$ 1,682,992	$ 1,831,119
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	17,244	10,316
Cash and Cash Equivalents	236,102	27,955
Escrow Deposits	15,875	19,204
Hotel Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $8 and $12	8,467	9,465
Due from Related Parties	14,061	6,243
Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $3,926 and $3,951	14,372	13,389
Deposits on Hotel Acquisitions		5,000
Other Assets	37,382	39,958
Total Assets	2,026,495	1,962,649
Liabilities and Equity:
Line of Credit		27,000
Unsecured Term Loan, Net of Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Note 5)	508,633	547,780
Unsecured Notes Payable, Net of Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Note 5)	50,551	50,525
Mortgages Payable, including Net Unamortized Premium and Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs, and Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Debt of $51,687 and $52,509 (Note 5)	494,606	544,659
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	58,685	59,226
Dividends and Distributions Payable	14,785	16,515
Due to Related Parties	18	8,789
Deferred Gain on Disposition of Hotel Assets	81,333
Total Liabilities	1,208,611	1,254,494
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares: $.01 Par Value, 29,000,000 Shares Authorized, 3,000,000 Series C and 7,700,000 Series D Shares Issued and Outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, with Liquidation Preferences of $25 Per Share (Note 1)	107	76
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(687)	(466)
Additional Paid-in Capital	1,118,190	1,086,259
Distributions in Excess of Net Income	(337,743)	(408,274)
Total Shareholders' Equity	780,291	678,039
Noncontrolling Interests (Note 1):
Noncontrolling Interests - Common Units and LTIP Units	39,683	31,876
Noncontrolling Interest - Consolidated Variable Interest Entity	(2,090)	(1,760)
Total Noncontrolling Interests	37,593	30,116
Total Equity	817,884	708,155
Total Liabilities and Equity	2,026,495	1,962,649
Class A Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares	424	444
Class B Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares