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)	(7,175,394)									(7,175,394)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011										279,271,841
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	279,271,841
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										240,840,458	240,840,458
Net proceeds from sale of common stock (in shares)		27,278,000
Net proceeds from sale of common stock	240,840,458	272,780	240,567,678		240,840,458
Distributions	(6,307,539)			(4,604,503)	(4,604,503)	(1,703,036)				(6,307,539)	(4,604,503)	(1,703,036)
Equity-based compensation	353,685		353,685		353,685
Equity-based compensation										353,685	353,685
Net income (loss)	(968,838)			(707,252)	(707,252)	(261,586)
Net income (loss)	(707,252)									(968,838)	(707,252)	(261,586)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011										279,271,841	235,882,388	43,389,453
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	279,271,841	272,780	240,921,363	(5,311,755)	235,882,388	43,389,453
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2011		27,278,000
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2011
Net income (loss)	41,422
Net income (loss)	30,238									41,422
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011										279,271,841
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 279,271,841