CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit and Distributions	Total Stockholders'/Members' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	Predecessor	Predecessor Noncontrolling Interest	Predecessor Total Members'/Unaffiliated Limited Partners' Equity	SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP Summit Hotel Properties Inc.	SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP Total Members'/Unaffiliated Limited Partners' Equity
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010							$ 59,843,566	$ (1,624,463)	$ 61,468,029
Net income (loss)							(6,206,556)		(6,206,556)
Distributions to members							(8,282,935)		(8,282,935)
Ending Balance at Feb. 13, 2011							45,354,075	(1,624,463)	46,978,538
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010								(1,624,463)
Net income (loss)	(7,216,816)
Net income (loss)										(7,216,816)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011										283,399,244
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011	283,399,244
Beginning Balance at Feb. 13, 2011								(1,624,463)		45,354,075		45,354,075
Beginning Balance at Feb. 13, 2011	45,354,075					45,354,075
Contributions										240,855,458	240,855,458
Net proceeds from sale of common stock (in shares)		27,278,000
Net proceeds from sale of common stock	240,855,458	272,780	240,582,678		240,855,458
Dividends paid	(2,102,513)			(1,534,834)	(1,534,834)	(567,679)				(2,102,513)	(1,534,834)	(567,679)
Equity-based compensation	302,484		302,484		302,484
Equity-based compensation										302,484	302,484
Net income (loss)	(1,010,260)			(737,490)	(737,490)	(272,770)
Net income (loss)	(737,490)									(1,010,260)	(737,490)	(272,770)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011										283,399,244	238,885,618	44,513,626
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011	283,399,244	272,780	240,885,162	(2,272,324)	238,885,618	44,513,626
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2011		27,278,000
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2011
Net income (loss)	603,861
Net income (loss)	440,819									603,861
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011										283,399,244
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011	$ 283,399,244