Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Consolidation of variable interest entity assets	$ 82,043	$ 82,787
Hotel Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	8	12
Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	3,926	3,951
Liabilities and Equity:
Consolidation of variable interest entity debt	$ 51,687	$ 52,509
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	10,700,000	7,600,000
Series B, C and D 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
Preferred Shares - Outstanding (in shares)		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
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares - Issued (in shares)	7,700,000
Preferred Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	7,700,000
Class A Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares - Par Value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Shares - Authorized (in shares)	75,000,000	300,000,000
Common Shares - Issued (in shares)	42,426,365	44,457,368
Common Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	42,426,365	44,457,368
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