CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income	$ (91,107)	$ 33,545	$ (371,126)	$ 97,379
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Bad debt expense			305	405
Gain on sale of assets			(189)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	210		210
Noncash interest on derivatives and finance lease obligations, net	(762)	1,155	5,534	6,908
Depreciation			104,259	110,416
Amortization of franchise fees and other intangibles			31	68
Amortization of deferred financing costs	892	698	2,288	2,094
Amortization of deferred stock compensation			7,509	7,168
Impairment losses			133,466
Deferred income taxes, net			7,415	(246)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			30,173	(10,700)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			75	(1,744)
Accounts payable and other liabilities			2,923	2,449
Accrued payroll and employee benefits			(9,255)	(3,045)
Operating lease right-of-use assets and obligations			(923)	(523)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities			(87,305)	210,629
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of assets			76,855
Acquisition of hotel property			(1,296)	(193)
Acquisition of intangible asset			(102)
Renovations and additions to hotel properties and other assets			(44,043)	(75,277)
Payment for interest rate derivative			(111)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			31,303	(75,470)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repurchases of outstanding common stock			(103,894)	(50,000)
Repurchases of common stock for employee tax obligations			(3,992)	(4,435)
Proceeds from credit facility			300,000
Payments on credit facility			(300,000)
Payments on notes payable			(40,190)	(5,770)
Payments of deferred financing costs			(2,698)
Dividends and distributions paid			(153,063)	(155,715)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest			(2,000)	(5,363)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest			500
Net cash used in financing activities			(305,337)	(221,283)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash			(361,339)	(86,124)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		776,245	864,973	862,369
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	503,634	776,245	503,634	776,245
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash and cash equivalents	461,288	730,039	461,288	730,039
Restricted cash	42,346	46,206	42,346	46,206
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	503,634	776,245	503,634	776,245
Cash paid for interest			34,118	36,703
Cash paid for income taxes, net			18	354
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Accrued renovations and additions to hotel properties and other assets			7,195	8,149
Amortization of deferred stock compensation - construction activities			376	304
Dividends and distributions payable	$ 3,208	$ 14,451	$ 3,208	$ 14,451