CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Predecessor	SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock General Partner SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Common Stock	Common Stock General Partner SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Common Stock Limited Partner Predecessor	Common Stock Limited Partner SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit and Distributions	Total Stockholders'/ No Members' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	Noncontrolling Interest Predecessor
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2008		$ 87,760,760						$ 89,385,223						$ (1,624,463)
Class A-1 units issued		22,123,951						22,123,951
Net income (loss)		(16,314,332)						(16,314,332)
Distributions to members		(12,271,067)						(12,271,067)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2009		81,299,312						82,923,775						(1,624,463)
Net income (loss)		(20,920,485)						(20,920,485)
Distributions to members		(535,261)						(535,261)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2010		59,843,566						61,468,029						(1,624,463)
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						46,978,538						(1,624,463)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010														(1,624,463)
Net income (loss)	(10,383,363)		(10,383,363)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011			319,448,695
ENDING BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2011	319,448,695
Beginning Balance at Feb. 13, 2011			45,354,075						45,354,075					(1,624,463)
Beginning Balance at Feb. 13, 2011	45,354,075												45,354,075
Net proceeds from sale of common stock (in shares)						27,278,000
Contributions			288,715,552		47,875,094		240,840,458
Net proceeds from sale of common stock	240,840,458					272,780				240,567,678		240,840,458
Net proceeds from sale of preferred stock (in shares)				2,000,000
Net proceeds from sale of preferred stock	47,875,094			20,000						47,855,094		47,875,094
Dividends paid	(10,923,684)		(10,923,684)		(411,120)		(7,671,939)		(2,840,625)		(8,083,059)	(8,083,059)	(2,840,625)
Equity-based compensation	479,559									479,559		479,559
Equity-based compensation			479,559				479,559
Net income (loss)	(4,176,807)		(4,176,807)		411,120		(3,348,212)		(1,239,715)		(2,937,092)	(2,937,092)	(1,239,715)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011			319,448,695		47,875,094		230,299,866		41,273,735
ENDING BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 319,448,695			$ 20,000		$ 272,780				$ 288,902,331	$ (11,020,151)	$ 278,174,960	$ 41,273,735
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011				2,000,000		27,278,000