The price per share at which the preferred stock of an entity that has priority over common stock in the distribution of dividends and in the event of liquidation of the entity is redeemed or may be called at. The redemption features of this preferred stock are solely within the control of the issuer. The redemption date is on or after April 6, 2016.

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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Jul. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Stockholders' equity
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 283,456,000	$ 565,760,000	$ 126,179,000
Payment of common stock offering costs		(1,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts	(691,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts	(451,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts
Proceeds from stock issuance used to redeem Series A preferred stock and Series C preferred stock	279,700,000
Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile
Stockholders' equity
Number of shares issued in connection with acquisition (in shares)					5,454,164
Payment of common stock offering costs					100,000
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Stockholders' equity
Number of shares redeemed	7,050,000
Amount paid to redeem Series A preferred stock	178,600,000
Accrued dividends paid on redemption	2,300,000
Additional redemption charges	4,600,000
Preferred stock, outstanding shares	0
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, outstanding shares		4,600,000	4,600,000
Number of shares of stock issued		4,600,000	4,600,000
Liquidation preference (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Future redemption price (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Common Stock
Stockholders' equity
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock					126,200,000	262,500,000	270,900,000	294,900,000
Number of shares issued					12,143,273	18,000,000	20,000,000	25,300,000
Number of shares of the underwriters' over-allotment issued								3,300,000
Common Stock \| At The Market
Stockholders' equity
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock		21,000,000
Number of shares issued		1,352,703
Common Stock \| Maximum \| At The Market
Stockholders' equity
Stock Issuance Program, Authorized Amount										150,000,000
Marriott Wailea \| Common Stock
Stockholders' equity
Number of shares issued in connection with acquisition (in shares)									4,034,970
Total equity issued directly to seller									60,000,000
Payment of common stock offering costs									$ 100,000