DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING - Early Settlement of Interest Rate Swaps and Information about Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 instrument property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) instrument	Oct. 15, 2015 property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) instrument	Jan. 02, 2014 USD ($)
Derivative financial instruments and hedging
Maximum length of time over which instruments are hedged		6 years
Fair Value
Derivative asset				$ 66
Derivative liability		$ (1,811)		$ (1,957)
Interest rate swaps
Derivative financial instruments and hedging
Number of derivative instruments for which early settlement was executed | instrument	3
Derivatives in a liability position
Termination value of derivative agreements in a liability position		$ 1,900
Assets held for sale, sold | Portfolio of Hotels, ARCH Agreements, October 15, 2015 closing
Derivative financial instruments and hedging
Number of hotel properties that secured mortgage loans repaid | property	2
Number of hotels | property			10
Designated as hedges | Interest rate swaps
Number of Instruments
Asset | instrument				3
Liability | instrument		1		1
Total | instrument		1		4
Notional Amount
Assets				$ 28,002
Liability		$ 75,000		75,000
Total		75,000		103,002	$ 75,000
Fair Value
Derivative asset				66
Derivative liability		(1,811)		(1,957)
Derivative asset (liability), net		$ 1,811		$ 1,891