Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Room	$ 118,292	$ 103,155	$ 333,431	$ 287,387
Other hotel operations revenue	6,799	6,101	19,985	16,938
Total revenues	125,091	109,256	353,416	304,325
Hotel operating expenses:
Room	29,428	26,365	82,663	76,042
Other direct	17,073	15,376	47,968	40,610
Other indirect	31,893	26,451	92,308	78,068
Total hotel operating expenses	78,394	68,192	222,939	194,720
Depreciation and amortization	15,916	16,435	46,583	47,753
Corporate general and administrative	6,897	5,742	16,775	15,364
Hotel property acquisition costs	837	69	950	778
Loss on impairment of assets	1,115	8,187	1,115	8,847
Total expenses	103,159	98,625	288,362	267,462
Operating income	21,932	10,631	65,054	36,863
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(8,083)	(7,235)	(22,985)	(21,198)
Other income (expense), net	(59)	797	15	1,083
Total other expense, net	(8,142)	(6,438)	(22,970)	(20,115)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	13,790	4,193	42,084	16,748
Income tax expense	(184)	(427)	(1,586)	(834)
Income from continuing operations	13,606	3,766	40,498	15,914
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(59)		278
Net income	13,606	3,707	40,498	16,192
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests:
Operating partnership	66	(6)	220	45
Joint venture				1
Net income attributable to Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.	13,540	3,713	40,278	16,146
Preferred dividends	(4,147)	(4,147)	(12,441)	(12,441)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 9,393	$ (434)	$ 27,837	$ 3,705
Earnings per share:
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ (0.01)	$ 0.32	$ 0.04
Basic and diluted net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ (0.01)	$ 0.32	$ 0.04
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	85,995	85,303	85,844	85,192
Diluted (in Shares)	87,065	85,303	87,000	85,704