Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 218,151	$ 224,275
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,210 and $1,312 as of March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively)	119,977us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	96,478us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	172,139us-gaap_InventoryNet	172,750us-gaap_InventoryNet
Other current assets	66,700us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	69,029us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	576,967us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	562,532us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment, net	814,605us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	765,828us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	57,234	54,550
Other noncurrent assets	42,758us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	42,264us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	1,491,564us-gaap_Assets	1,425,174us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	142,513us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	123,084us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Current HPT Leases liabilities	31,785ta_LeaseLiabilitiesCurrent	31,637ta_LeaseLiabilitiesCurrent
Other current liabilities	132,991us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	112,417us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	307,289us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	267,138us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Noncurrent HPT Leases liabilities	330,290ta_LeaseLiabilitiesNoncurrent	332,934ta_LeaseLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Long term debt	230,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	230,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Other noncurrent liabilities	88,668us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	76,492us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities	956,247us-gaap_Liabilities	906,564us-gaap_Liabilities
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares, no par value, 39,158,666 shares authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 38,434,136 shares issued and 38,344,608 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015, and 38,425,886 shares issued and 38,336,358 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014	680,761us-gaap_CommonStockValue	679,482us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive income	134	435
Accumulated deficit	(144,650)	(160,379)
Treasury shares, 89,528 shares as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	(928)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(928)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total shareholders' equity	535,317us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	518,610us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,491,564	$ 1,425,174

Represents the aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of current liabilities related to the leases with the principal landlord and a related party, including liabilities (i) to recognize rent payable in less than one year, (ii) to recognize the effect of landlord incentives equally over the lease term, (iii) to recognize that certain sites covered by the lease did not qualify for operating lease treatment in a sale/leaseback because more than a minor portion is subleased, (iv) to recognize the deferred gain on the sale portion of sale/leaseback transactions, and (v) to recognize rent expense evenly over the lease term.

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