CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
REVENUES
Room	$ 233,787	$ 223,877	$ 666,756	$ 606,944
Food and beverage	68,371	64,273	219,820	192,917
Other operating	22,437	19,633	61,671	52,257
Total revenues	324,595	307,783	948,247	852,118
OPERATING EXPENSES
Room	58,332	57,492	169,742	159,829
Food and beverage	50,381	45,649	153,412	133,666
Other operating	5,605	5,475	16,073	15,476
Advertising and promotion	15,325	14,114	46,252	40,740
Repairs and maintenance	11,859	12,053	34,798	33,640
Utilities	9,374	9,511	26,736	25,588
Franchise costs	10,591	10,022	30,009	28,360
Property tax, ground lease and insurance	25,649	22,550	72,413	63,015
Property general and administrative	37,828	32,908	109,384	93,793
Corporate overhead	6,046	7,177	27,222	21,410
Depreciation and amortization	41,331	40,000	122,911	115,588
Total operating expenses	272,321	256,951	808,952	731,105
Operating income	52,274	50,832	139,295	121,013
Interest and other income	576	981	3,350	2,588
Interest expense	(16,405)	(18,052)	(51,020)	(54,666)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(531)	(2)	(531)
Gain on sale of asset	11,682		11,682
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	48,127	33,230	103,305	68,404
Income tax (provision) benefit	(938)	413	(1,256)	79
Income from continuing operations	47,189	33,643	102,049	68,483
Income from discontinued operations	15,895		15,895	5,199
NET INCOME	63,084	33,643	117,944	73,682
Income from consolidated joint ventures attributable to non-controlling interests	(1,982)	(1,803)	(6,643)	(5,704)
Preferred stock dividends	(2,300)	(2,300)	(6,900)	(6,900)
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	58,802	29,540	104,401	61,078
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 58,802	$ 29,540	$ 104,401	$ 61,078
Basic and diluted per share amounts:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.14	$ 0.42	$ 0.29
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.08		0.08	0.03
Basic and diluted income attributable to common stockholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.14	$ 0.50	$ 0.32
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	207,604	202,800	207,264	188,901
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.15	$ 0.15