CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 466,519	$ 369,537
Restricted cash	71,546	67,923
Accounts receivable, net	44,838	39,337
Inventories	1,236	1,225
Prepaid expenses	10,518	10,489
Assets held for sale, net		79,113
Total current assets	594,657	567,624
Investment in hotel properties, net	3,235,053	3,158,219
Deferred financing fees, net	1,566	4,002
Other assets, net	23,221	9,389
Total assets	3,854,497	3,739,234
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	30,730	36,110
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	23,020	24,896
Dividends and distributions payable	14,474	119,847
Other current liabilities	47,601	39,869
Current portion of notes payable, net	9,161	184,929
Liabilities of assets held for sale		3,153
Total current liabilities	124,986	408,804
Notes payable, less current portion, net	977,634	746,374
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	26,756	15,574
Other liabilities	29,774	36,650
Total liabilities	1,159,150	1,207,402
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 225,321,660 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and 220,073,140 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016	2,253	2,201
Additional paid in capital	2,677,251	2,596,620
Retained earnings	912,881	786,901
Cumulative dividends and distributions	(1,136,119)	(1,092,952)
Total stockholders' equity	2,646,266	2,482,770
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture	49,081	49,062
Total equity	2,695,347	2,531,832
Total liabilities and equity	3,854,497	3,739,234
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Equity
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	115,000	115,000
Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Equity
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	$ 75,000	$ 75,000