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Dispositions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
4.  Dispositions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company sold 19 properties in two separate transactions for a total sales price of approximately $208.5 million, resulting in a gain on sale of approximately $15.4 million, which is included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  Of the 19 hotels sold, 18 hotels were sold on February 26, 2015 for $206.4 million, resulting in a gain on sale of approximately $15.6 million and one hotel was sold on June 1, 2015 for $2.1 million, resulting in a loss of approximately $0.3 million.  The proceeds from the sale transactions were used primarily to repay the outstanding balance under the Company’s revolving credit facility, with the increased availability used to fund hotel acquisitions during 2015.  The Company’s consolidated statements of operations include operating income of approximately $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 relating to results of operations for the 19 hotels for the respective periods of ownership (the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 did not contain any operating activity for these hotels, as they were sold prior to the beginning of the period).  The sale of these properties did not represent a strategic shift that has, or would have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, and therefore the operating results for the periods of ownership of these properties are included in income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  There were no dispositions during the nine month period ended September 30, 2016.