Hotel Property Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions item	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hilton Garden Inn Houston, TX	Jan. 09, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hilton Garden Inn Houston, TX Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hilton Garden Inn Houston, TX Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hilton Garden Inn Houston (Energy Corridor), TX	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hampton Inn Santa Barbara (Goleta), CA	Jan. 10, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hampton Inn Santa Barbara (Goleta), CA Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hampton Inn Santa Barbara (Goleta), CA Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Four Points by Sheraton South San Francisco, CA	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions DoubleTree by Hilton San Francisco, CA	Mar. 14, 2014 2014 acquisitions DoubleTree by Hilton San Francisco, CA Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions DoubleTree by Hilton San Francisco, CA Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 acquisitions Hampton Inn & Suites Austin, TX	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions item	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Hilton Garden Inn Greenville, SC	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis (Eden Prairie), MN	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis (Eden Prairie), MN Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Hyatt Place Chicago (Hoffman Estates), IL	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Hyatt Place Orlando (Convention), FL	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Hyatt Place Orlando (Universal), FL	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Francisco, CA	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Francisco, CA Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Holiday Inn Express & Suites Minneapolis (Minnetonka), MN	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Holiday Inn Express & Suites Minneapolis (Minnetonka), MN Mortgage loan	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions SpringHill Suites by Marriott New Orleans, LA	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions SpringHill Suites by Marriott Louisville, KY	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions SpringHill Suites by Marriott Indianapolis, IN	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans (Convention), LA	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans (French Quarter), LA	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans (Metairie), LA	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis, IN	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Residence Inn by Marriott New Orleans (Metairie), LA	Sep. 30, 2013 2013 acquisitions Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Louisville, KY
Hotel property acquisitions
Purchase Price	$ 214,710		$ 37,500			$ 36,000	$ 27,900			$ 21,250	$ 39,060			$ 53,000	$ 412,209		$ 15,250	$ 10,200		$ 9,230	$ 12,252	$ 11,843	$ 60,500		$ 6,900		$ 33,095	$ 39,138	$ 30,205	$ 30,827	$ 25,683	$ 23,539	$ 58,634	$ 19,890	$ 25,023
Debt Assumed		$ 43,172		$ 17,800	$ 17,846			$ 12,000	$ 12,037			$ 13,300	$ 13,289			$ 33,532			$ 6,385					$ 23,423		$ 3,724
Number of hotel properties acquired	6														16