Net Investment in Hotels (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Po forma net income loss	Mar. 31, 2013 Pro forma net income loss attributable to CWI stockholders	Sep. 30, 2013 In place lease	Feb. 14, 2013 Hilton Southeast Portfolio property	Mar. 12, 2013 Courtyard Pittsburgh Shadyside	May 29, 2013 Hutton Hotel Nashville	Jun. 25, 2013 Hutton Hotel Nashville	Jun. 06, 2013 Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Avenue Chelsea	Jul. 10, 2013 Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa	Jul. 10, 2013 Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa Spa	Jul. 10, 2013 Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa Guest Rooms & Public Space	Jul. 10, 2013 Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa Venture Partner	Aug. 13, 2013 Marriott Raleigh City Center	Sep. 30, 2013 Marriott Raleigh City Center Below-market ground lease	Sep. 30, 2013 Marriott Raleigh City Center Below-market parking garage lease
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price
Properties								5
Capital contribution		$ 482,743,000	$ 29,176,000					$ 94,600,000	$ 29,900,000	$ 73,600,000		$ 113,000,000	$ 76,647,000				$ 82,193,000
Fair value of assets acquired													91,800,000
Acquisition fees expensed								3,700,000	1,800,000	2,200,000		3,700,000	2,800,000				2,700,000
Acquisition fees paid to advisor								2,600,000	900,000	1,900,000		3,000,000	1,900,000				2,200,000
Commitment for capital expenditure								3,200,000	1,900,000			2,500,000	2,600,000	800,000	1,800,000	8,400,000	2,500,000
Mortgage debt								64,500,000	21,000,000		44,000,000	80,000,000	44,000,000				51,500,000
Unused Mortgage									1,900,000
Renovation completion date								Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014			Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014
Real estate under construction	3,950,000	3,950,000		1,585,000
Mortgage outstanding									19,100,000
Capitalized construction cost	100,000	300,000
Mistatement adjustment					300,000	300,000
Per share affect of adjustment						$ 0.02
Overall impact on pro forma income					1,100,000	1,200,000
Overall impact on pro forma income per share						$ 0.052
Ownership interest in joint venture													75.00%
Preferred dividend													8.50%
Cumulative dividend threshold													150,000
Acquired intangible assets	$ 10,600,000	$ 10,600,000					$ 100,000											$ 9,000,000	$ 1,500,000
Acquired intangible asset, weighted average useful life							3 years 1 month 6 days											92 years 6 months	92 years 6 months