Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2010 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2009 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2006 Hotel	Jun. 30, 2009 Lawsuit by buyer of 13 hotels sold in 2006	Jun. 30, 2009 Various tax audits covering prior years	Apr. 30, 2011 Royal Palm Miami Beach	Dec. 31, 2011 Royal Palm Miami Beach M	Jul. 31, 2011 Commercial laundry facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah	Jun. 30, 2011 Commercial laundry facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah	Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial laundry facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah M	Oct. 31, 2011 Valley River Inn	Dec. 31, 2011 Valley River Inn M	Jun. 30, 2010 Renaissance Westchester	Jul. 31, 2010 W San Diego	Aug. 31, 2010 Marriott Ontario Airport	Nov. 30, 2010 Mass Mutual eight	Jun. 30, 2011 Mass Mutual eight Franchise agreements termination Hotel	Dec. 31, 2010 Mass Mutual eight Franchise agreements termination Hotel	Nov. 30, 2010 Mass Mutual eight Franchise agreements termination Hotel	Jun. 30, 2009 Marriott Napa Valley and Marriott Riverside	Jun. 30, 2009 Hyatt Suites Atlanta Northwest	Sep. 30, 2009 Hyatt Suites Atlanta Northwest
Discontinued Operations
Net proceeds													$ 16,100,000
Net proceeds received on sale of property								129,800,000		100,000												53,500,000		7,800,000
Cash received on sale of property								39,800,000
Issuance of note receivable		90,000,000						90,000,000
Number of months of results of operations of 2011 reclassified as discontinued operations									4			7		10
Gain (loss) on sale of hotels and other assets, net		14,912,000		(13,052,000)				14,000,000		(100,000)			900,000									(10,800,000)		18,000
Maximum future payments which the entity may receive as per an earn-out right									20,000,000
Number of hotels of which disposal completed pursuant to secured debt restructuring program			11
Impairment losses recorded to discontinued operations				190,400,000
Non-recourse mortgage cancelled				187,500,000									11,500,000		29,200,000	65,000,000	25,500,000	163,000,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt		18,145,000	86,235,000	54,506,000											6,700,000	35,400,000	5,100,000	39,000,000	18,100,000
Number of hotels subject to franchise agreements which contain corporate guarantees																			5	5	5
Maximum termination fees																			19,600,000	19,600,000	19,600,000
Termination fees paid																			1,500,000
Number of hotels in respect of which termination fees paid																			1
Number of hotel properties transferred to new owners																			4
Additional gain on extinguishment of debt deferred until all significant contingencies are resolved			19,600,000
Net loss due to additional expenses incurred related to hotels sold in prior years	2,300,000					1,500,000	800,000
Number of hotel properties sold		2		3	13
Number of hotel properties deeded back to lenders or sold by the receiver			10
Impairment loss											$ 1,500,000												$ 4,900,000