Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Investment in Hotel Properties, Net of Accumulated Depreciation, Including Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Assets of $0 and $82,787 (Note 1)	$ 1,767,570	$ 1,831,119
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	11,441	10,316
Cash and Cash Equivalents	185,644	27,955
Escrow Deposits	8,993	19,204
Hotel Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $91 and $12	8,769	9,465
Due from Related Parties	18,332	6,243
Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $4,532 and $3,951	16,944	13,389
Deposits on Hotel Acquisitions		5,000
Other Assets	39,370	39,958
Hotel Assets Held for Sale	98,473
Total Assets	2,155,536	1,962,649
Liabilities and Equity:
Line of Credit		27,000
Unsecured Term Loans, Net of Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Note 5)	663,500	547,780
Unsecured Notes Payable, Net of Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Note 5)	50,578	50,525
Mortgages Payable, including Net Unamortized Premium and Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs, and Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Debt of $0 and $52,509 (Note 1, Note 5)	337,821	544,659
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	65,106	59,226
Dividends and Distributions Payable	26,050	16,515
Due to Related Parties		8,789
Liabilities Related To Hotel Assets Held for Sale	51,428
Deferred Gain on Disposition of Hotel Assets	81,314
Total Liabilities	1,275,797	1,254,494
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred Shares: $.01 Par Value, 29,000,000 Shares Authorized, 3,000,000 Series C, 7,700,000 Series D and 4,000,000 Series E Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 4,600,000 Series B and 3,000,000 Series C Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2015, with Liquidation Preferences of $25 Per Share (Note 1)	147	76
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	1,373	(466)
Additional Paid-in Capital	1,198,311	1,086,259
Distributions in Excess of Net Income	(364,831)	(408,274)
Total Shareholders' Equity	835,418	678,039
Noncontrolling Interests (Note 1):
Noncontrolling Interests - Common Units and LTIP Units	44,321	31,876
Noncontrolling Interest - Consolidated Variable Interest Entity		(1,760)
Total Noncontrolling Interests	44,321	30,116
Total Equity	879,739	708,155
Total Liabilities and Equity	2,155,536	1,962,649
Class A Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares	418	444
Class B Common Shares [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares