CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $)	Total	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 SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit and Distributions	Total Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 319,448,695		$ 20,000		$ 272,780			$ 288,902,331	$ (11,020,151)	$ 278,174,960	$ 41,273,735
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		319,448,695		47,875,094		230,299,866	41,273,735
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011			2,000,000		27,278,000
Registration and offering costs	(322,504)	(322,504)				(322,504)		(322,504)		(322,504)
Dividends paid	(5,361,276)								(4,225,026)	(4,225,026)	(1,136,250)
Distributions		(5,361,276)		(1,156,250)		(3,068,776)	(1,136,250)
Equity-based compensation	125,874							125,874		125,874
Equity-based compensation		125,874				125,874
Net income (loss)	(2,804,810)	(2,804,810)		1,156,250		(2,890,732)	(1,070,328)		(1,734,482)	(1,734,482)	(1,070,328)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2012	311,085,979		20,000		272,780			288,705,701	(16,979,659)	272,018,822	39,067,157
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2012		$ 311,085,979		$ 47,875,094		$ 224,143,728	$ 39,067,157
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2012			2,000,000		27,278,000