Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Room	$ 436,202	$ 380,472	$ 283,279
Other hotel operations revenue	27,253	22,994	15,679
Total revenues	463,455	403,466	298,958
Hotel operating expenses:
Room	109,844	101,150	80,391
Other direct	64,010	55,388	39,815
Other indirect	121,974	104,959	78,136
Total hotel operating expenses	295,828	261,497	198,342
Depreciation and amortization	64,052	63,763	49,330
Corporate general and administrative	21,204	19,884	12,929
Hotel property acquisition costs	1,246	769	1,886
Loss on impairment of assets	1,115	8,847	1,369
Total expenses	383,445	354,760	263,856
Operating income	80,010	48,706	35,102
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(30,414)	(28,517)	(21,991)
Gain on disposal of assets, net	65,067	391	363
Other income (expense)	11,146	595	(1,955)
Total other income (expense)	45,799	(27,531)	(23,583)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	125,809	21,175	11,519
Income tax expense	(553)	(744)	(4,894)
Income from continuing operations	125,256	20,431	6,625
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		492	(728)
Net income	125,256	20,923	5,897
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests:
Operating partnership	819	51	(297)
Joint venture		1	316
Net income attributable to Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.	124,437	20,871	5,878
Preferred dividends	(16,588)	(16,588)	(14,590)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 107,849	$ 4,283	$ (8,712)
Earnings (loss) per share - Basic:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.25	$ 0.04	$ (0.11)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.01	(0.01)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	1.25	0.05	(0.12)
Earnings (loss) per share - Diluted
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.24	0.04	(0.11)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.01	(0.01)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 1.24	$ 0.05	$ (0.12)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	85,920	85,242	70,327
Diluted (in shares)	87,144	85,566	70,327
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.46	$ 0.45