Acquisitions (Management Agreement Terms/ Franchise Agreement Terms) (Details)	2 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Performance Management Written Notice To Terminate Period	30 days
Hilton Boston Downtown [Member] | WHM LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue	2.00%	[1],[2]
Franchise fee as percentage of gross rooms revenue	5.00%
Franchise fee as percentage of food and beverage revenue	3.00%
Program fee as a percentage of gross room revenue	4.00%
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue, capped amount	3.50%
Westin Washington, D.C. City Center [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue	1.00%	[1],[3],[4]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of our investment capital	10.00%	[3],[5]
Franchise fee as percentage of gross rooms revenue	7.00%
Franchise fee as percentage of food and beverage revenue	3.00%
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue, capped amount	3.50%
Westin San Diego [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue	1.00%	[1],[3],[4]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of our investment capital	10.00%	[3],[5]
Franchise fee as percentage of gross rooms revenue	7.00%
Franchise fee as percentage of food and beverage revenue	3.00%
Hilton Burlington [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue	1.00%	[1],[3],[4]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of our investment capital	10.00%	[3],[5]
Franchise fee as percentage of gross rooms revenue	5.00%
Franchise fee as percentage of food and beverage revenue	3.00%
Program fee as a percentage of gross room revenue	4.00%
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue, capped amount	3.50%
Increase Following 2 Years After Acquisition [Member] | Hilton Boston Downtown [Member] | WHM LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue	1.50%
Increase Following 2 Years After Acquisition [Member] | Westin Washington, D.C. City Center [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue	1.50%
Increase Following 2 Years After Acquisition [Member] | Hilton Burlington [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property management fee percent fee of gross revenue	1.50%
Amount Until July 12th, 2014 [Member] | Hilton Boston Downtown [Member] | WHM LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of investment capital	8.00%
Amount Until July 12th, 2014 [Member] | Westin Washington, D.C. City Center [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of investment capital	8.00%
Amount Until July 12th, 2014 [Member] | Hilton Burlington [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of investment capital	8.00%
Amount After July 12th, 2014 [Member] | Hilton Boston Downtown [Member] | WHM LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of investment capital	1.00%
Amount After July 12th, 2014 [Member] | Westin Washington, D.C. City Center [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of investment capital	1.00%
Amount After July 12th, 2014 [Member] | Hilton Burlington [Member] | Interstate Hotels & Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Incentive management fee percentage of operating profit in excess of investment capital	10.00%

[1] As a percentage of gross revenues.

[2] May be terminated at any time prior to the expiration date with 30 days written notice.

[3] Term may be extended on a month-to-month basis following the expiration date.

[4] The base management fee will increase to 1.5% of gross revenues beginning on July 12, 2014. Total management fees are capped at 3.5% of gross revenues.

[5] Calculated as a percentage of operating profits in excess of 8% of our invested capital until July 12, 2014 and 10% of our invested capital thereafter.