The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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Investment in Hotel Properties - Impairment (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment loss	$ 34,427,000		$ 34,427,000
Houston Hotels
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment loss	34,400,000	$ 0		$ 0
Hilton North Houston
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment loss	27,100,000
Marriott Houston
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment loss	$ 7,300,000