DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Details 2)	Dec. 31, 2013 guestroom state
Description of business
Number of guestrooms	10,908
Number of states in which hotel properties are located	22
Hotels
Description of business
Number of upscale, upper midscale and midscale hotel properties owned	88
TRS Lessees
Description of business
Equity interests owned other than 100%, number of subsidiaries	1
TRS Lessees \| Maximum
Description of business
Controlling interest owned (as a percent)	100.00%
TRS Lessees \| Holiday Inn Express & Suites \| San Francisco, CA
Description of business
Controlling interest owned (as a percent)	80.00%

Represents the number of subsidiaries of the entity in which the percentage of equity interests owned is other than 100%.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

No definition available.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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