COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Franchise and Management Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Franchise agreements
Commitments and contingencies
Fees related to the agreement	$ 9.1	$ 8.6
Franchise agreements \| Minimum
Commitments and contingencies
Agreement term	10 years
Franchise fees received by each franchisor as a percentage of each hotel property's gross revenue	2.00%
Franchise agreements \| Maximum
Commitments and contingencies
Agreement term	20 years
Franchise fees received by each franchisor as a percentage of each hotel property's gross revenue	6.00%
Marketing fees payable as a percentage of gross revenue	4.00%
Deposits required under the agreement as a percentage of the hotel property's gross revenue, into a reserve fund for capital expenditures	5.00%
Management agreements
Commitments and contingencies
Fees related to the agreement	$ 4.9	$ 4.7
Management agreements \| Minimum
Commitments and contingencies
Agreement term	3 years
Management agreements \| Maximum
Commitments and contingencies
Agreement term	25 years

- Definition

The deposits required under the agreement as a percentage of the hotel property's gross revenue, into a reserve fund for capital expenditures.

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The amount of fees expensed during the reporting period related to the agreement.

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The franchise fees received by each franchisor as a percentage of each real estate property's gross revenue under the agreement.

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The marketing fees payable by the entity as a percentage of gross revenue under the agreement.

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Period the contract is outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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