Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) item
Capital Leases
Capital lease obligation, noncurrent	$ 15,575,000	$ 15,576,000
Assets under capital lease
Capital Leased Assets, Gross	58,799,000	58,903,000
Accumulated depreciation	(5,268,000)	(3,841,000)
Capital lease assets, net	53,531,000	$ 55,062,000
Future minimum lease payments under capital leases
2016	1,403,000
2017	1,403,000
2018	1,403,000
2019	1,403,000
2020	1,403,000
Thereafter	108,010,000
Total minimum lease payments	115,025,000
Less: Amount representing interest	(99,449,000)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$ 15,576,000
Ground and Operating Leases
Number of hotels with ground, building and/or air leases | item	8	9	10
Number of ground leases | item	7	8	9
Number of building leases | item	1	1	1
Number of air leases | item	2	3	3
Total number of ground, building and air leases | item	10	12	13
Annual rent payment required under one of the air leases	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Minimum rent, including straightline adjustments	14,484,000	14,999,000	15,228,000
Percentage rent	3,256,000	2,718,000	2,131,000
Total rent expense	17,740,000	17,717,000	17,359,000
Lease expense on corporate facility	300,000	400,000	$ 400,000
Future minimum payments under the terms of ground and air operating leases, and the lease on the corporate facility
2016	7,273,000
2017	10,280,000
2018	10,235,000
2019	10,102,000
2020	10,119,000
Thereafter	331,713,000
Total	379,722,000
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Assets under capital lease
Capital Leased Assets, Gross		$ 104,000
Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile
Capital Leases
Capital lease obligation, current	$ 1,000
Capital lease contingent rent criteria (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Percentage rent due	$ 100,000	$ 0	$ 0
Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile | Buildings and improvements
Assets under capital lease
Capital Leased Assets, Gross	$ 58,799,000	$ 58,799,000