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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Jan. 31, 2011 8.5 % Hotel Mezzanine loan receivable Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Apr. 30, 2010 8.5 % Hotel Mezzanine loan receivable Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jun. 30, 2011 8.5 % Hotel Mezzanine loan receivable Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jun. 30, 2011 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jan. 31, 2011 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Dec. 31, 2006 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jan. 31, 2011 BuyEfficient, LLC	Jun. 30, 2011 BuyEfficient, LLC	Dec. 31, 2007 BuyEfficient, LLC Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Inc. ("Strategic")
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)								38.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Number of rooms in acquired hotels								460
Purchase price of acquired entity							$ 37,500,000		$ 9,000,000
Gain on remeasurement of equity interest						30,100,000			8,700,000
Gain on remeasurement of investment			30,400,000
Principal amount of purchased debt	32,500,000				30,000,000
Interest rate on loans receivable (as a percent)					8.50%
Purchase price of debt	$ 3,700,000	$ 3,700,000		$ 3,450,000
Ownership interest sold to Strategic (as a percent)											50.00%