Loss Per Share and Per Unit - Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Unit (Detail) - Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Schedule Of Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Common Share [Line Items]
Net loss available to general and limited partnership unitholders for basic computation	$ (120,164)	$ (3,451,499)	$ (2,803,940)	$ (2,197,114)
Weighted average number of general and limited partnership units outstanding	16,000,518	15,915,706	15,998,556	15,902,565
Basic and diluted net loss per general and limited partnership unit	$ (0.01)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.18)	$ (0.14)

The amount of net income or loss for the period per each limited partnership and general partnership unit in instances when basic and diluted earnings per unit are the same amount and aggregated on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per unit is the amount of net income or loss for the period per unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per unit includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each limited and general partnership unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of units for all dilutive potential units outstanding during the reporting period.

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