CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
REVENUES
Total revenues	$ 1,115,167	$ 1,159,053	$ 1,193,638
OPERATING EXPENSES
Advertising and promotion	54,369	55,523	58,572
Repairs and maintenance	41,619	43,111	46,298
Utilities	27,311	29,324	30,419
Franchise costs	32,265	35,423	36,681
Property tax, ground lease and insurance	83,265	82,414	83,716
Other property-level expenses	130,321	132,419	138,525
Corporate overhead	30,264	30,247	28,817
Depreciation and amortization	147,748	146,449	158,634
Impairment loss	24,713	1,394	40,053
Total operating expenses	977,794	977,163	1,052,633
Interest and other income	16,557	10,500	4,340
Interest expense	(54,223)	(47,690)	(51,766)
Gain on sale of assets	42,935	116,961	45,474
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(835)	(824)
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	142,642	260,826	138,229
Income tax benefit (provision), net	151	(1,767)	7,775
Income from continuing operations	142,793	259,059	146,004
Income from discontinued operations			7,000
NET INCOME	142,793	259,059	153,004
Income from consolidated joint venture attributable to noncontrolling interest	(7,060)	(8,614)	(7,628)
Preferred stock dividends	(12,830)	(12,830)	(12,830)
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 122,903	$ 237,615	$ 132,546
Basic and diluted per share amounts:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 1.05	$ 0.56
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			0.03
Basic and diluted income attributable to common stockholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 1.05	$ 0.59
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	225,681	225,924	221,898
Room
REVENUES
Revenues	$ 767,392	$ 799,369	$ 829,320
OPERATING EXPENSES
Expenses	202,889	210,204	213,301
Food and beverage
REVENUES
Revenues	272,869	284,668	296,933
OPERATING EXPENSES
Expenses	186,436	193,486	201,225
Other operating
REVENUES
Revenues	74,906	75,016	67,385
OPERATING EXPENSES
Expenses	$ 16,594	$ 17,169	$ 16,392