Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (USD $)	Total	SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Deficit and Distributions	Total Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	Preferred Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Common Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Total Unaffiliated Limited Partners' Equity SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$ 319,448,695								$ 47,875,094	$ 230,299,866	$ 41,273,735
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 (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011			2,000,000	27,278,000
Registration and offering costs		(707,101)									(707,101)
Registration and offering costs	(707,101)				(707,101)			(707,101)
Common stock redemption of common units (in shares)				4,015,192
Common stock redemption of common units				40,152	(3,670,596)			(3,630,444)	3,630,444		(3,630,444)	3,630,444
Distributions	(16,128,913)	(16,128,913)					(13,539,754)	(13,539,754)	(2,589,159)	(3,468,750)	(10,071,004)	(2,589,159)
Stock awards (in shares)				208,027
Stock awards				2,080	(2,080)
Equity-based compensation		783,253									646,250	137,003
Equity-based compensation	783,253				646,250			646,250	137,003
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(520,777)	(520,777)				(430,921)		(430,921)	(89,856)		(430,921)	(89,856)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	(1,520,775)	(1,520,775)					(253,953)	(253,953)	(1,266,822)	3,468,750	(3,722,703)	(1,266,822)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012		301,354,382								47,875,094	212,383,943	41,095,345
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012	301,354,382		20,000	315,012	285,168,804	(430,921)	(24,813,858)	260,259,037	41,095,345
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012			2,000,000	31,501,219
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2012
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(240,948)	(240,928)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	1,640,826	1,640,826
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012		301,354,382
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012	$ 301,354,382		$ 20,000
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012			2,000,000