CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
REVENUES
Room	$ 224,176	$ 239,678	$ 411,473	$ 432,969
Food and beverage	81,298	79,265	152,532	151,449
Other operating	16,686	20,324	32,447	39,234
Total revenues	322,160	339,267	596,452	623,652
OPERATING EXPENSES
Room	54,517	57,568	105,561	111,410
Food and beverage	52,939	52,812	104,868	103,031
Other operating	4,132	5,337	8,188	10,468
Advertising and promotion	15,277	15,567	30,270	30,927
Repairs and maintenance	10,999	11,381	22,263	22,939
Utilities	7,348	8,377	14,862	17,362
Franchise costs	9,898	10,818	17,994	19,418
Property tax, ground lease and insurance	18,157	23,151	40,997	46,764
Property general and administrative	37,982	37,107	72,695	71,556
Corporate overhead	6,809	6,923	13,526	21,176
Depreciation and amortization	40,680	40,873	80,727	81,580
Total operating expenses	258,738	269,914	511,951	536,631
Operating income	63,422	69,353	84,501	87,021
Interest and other income	355	1,828	844	2,774
Interest expense	(15,872)	(17,289)	(35,882)	(34,615)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(154)	(2)	(259)	(2)
Gain on sale of assets	18,223		18,223
Income before income taxes	65,974	53,890	67,427	55,178
Income tax provision	(238)	(233)	(475)	(318)
NET INCOME	65,736	53,657	66,952	54,860
Income from consolidated joint ventures attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,655)	(2,480)	(3,305)	(4,661)
Preferred stock dividends and redemption charge	(6,783)	(2,300)	(9,549)	(4,600)
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	57,298	48,877	54,098	45,599
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	65,736	53,657	66,952	54,860
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 57,298	$ 48,877	$ 54,098	$ 45,599
Basic and diluted per share amounts:
Basic and diluted income attributable to common stockholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.23	$ 0.25	$ 0.22
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	215,385	207,577	214,136	207,091
Distributions declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.10	$ 0.10