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Represents number of room in limited service hotels.

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Value of the investment at close of period. For investment in and advances to affiliates, if operations of any controlled companies are different in character from those of the company, group such affiliates within divisions and by type of activities.

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Dispositions (Acquisition) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
Dispositions (Acquisition) (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 19, 2015 hotels	Mar. 31, 2015	Jan. 29, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Acquisition [Line Items]
Membership percentage in joint venture by Company			2.50%
Investment in affiliate		$ 43,750,000		$ 36,637,000
Lightstone II [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Membership percentage in joint venture by other party			97.50%
Joint Venture with Lightstone II [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Membership percentage in joint venture by Company		2.50%
Investment in affiliate		1,500,000
Hotel Portfolio [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of service hotels approved for acquisition	11
Purchase consideration	122,400,000
Debt amount by which limited service hotels encumbered				$ 67,200,000
Courtyard - Parsippany [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				151
Courtyard - Willoughby [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				90
Fairfield Inn - Des Moines [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				102
SpringHill Suites - Des Moines [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of suite in limited service hotels				97
Holiday Inn Express - Auburn [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				82
Courtyard - Baton Rouge [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				121
Courtyard - Baton Rouge [Member] \| Lightstone Value Plus REIT LP [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in hotel owned by subsidiary				90.00%
Residence Inn - Baton Rouge [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				108
Residence Inn - Baton Rouge [Member] \| Lightstone Value Plus REIT LP [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in hotel owned by subsidiary				90.00%
Aloft - Rogers [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				130
Fairfield Inn - Jonesboro [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				83
Fairfield Inn - Jonesboro [Member] \| Lightstone Value Plus REIT LP [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in hotel owned by subsidiary				95.00%
Hampton Inn - Miami [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				127
Hampton Inn & Suites - Fort Lauderdale [Member]
Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of room in limited service hotels				104