Aggregate number of rooms in hotels.

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Indirect ownership in the leased hotels.

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The initial term of each of the Taxable Real Estate Investment Trust Subsidiaries leases.

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Number Of Hotels Acquired

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Number of hotels in ownership by company.

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The number of hotels that are managed by a related party.

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Number of States In Which Hotels Are Owned

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The ownership percentage in related party by the company's chairman.

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Ownership Percentage In Related Party Owned By Third Party

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Organization - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Organization - Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 Hotel Room state	Nov. 17, 2014	Jun. 09, 2014	Jun. 08, 2014	Apr. 17, 2013 Room
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of common units of limited partnership owned	100.00%
Number of hotels in ownership by Company	38
Aggregate number of rooms in hotels \| Room	5,678
Number of states in which hotels are owned \| state	15
Initial term of each TRS lease	5 years
Island Hospitality Management Inc.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related party	36
Ownership percentage in related party owned by the company's chairman	51.00%
Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related party	2
NewINK Joint Venture
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels in ownership by Company	47
Indirect ownership in the leased, hotels	10.30%		10.30%
Innkeepers Joint Venture
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate number of rooms in hotels \| Room	6,097
Innkeepers Joint Venture \| Cerberus Capital Management
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Indirect ownership in the leased, hotels				10.30%
Number of hotels managed by related party	47
Inland Joint Venture
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels in ownership by Company	48
Aggregate number of rooms in hotels \| Room	6,401
Indirect ownership in the leased, hotels	10.00%	10.00%
Number of hotels acquired	48
Inland Joint Venture \| Island Hospitality Management Inc.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related party	34
Inland Joint Venture \| Marriott International, Inc.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related party	14
Torrance Joint Venture \| Cerberus Capital Management
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate number of rooms in hotels \| Room	248				248
Indirect ownership in the leased, hotels	5.00%				5.00%
Island Hospitality Management Inc.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage In Related Party Owned By Third Party	45.00%