INVESTMENT IN HOTEL PROPERTIES, NET INVESTMENT IN HOTEL PROPERTIES, NET - Assets held for sale narrative (Details) $ in Thousands								3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2016 USD ($) Room	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 11, 2016 USD ($) Room option Property	Jan. 20, 2016 USD ($) Room	Jan. 19, 2016 USD ($) Room	Dec. 29, 2015 USD ($) Room Property	Oct. 20, 2015 USD ($) Room	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) installment Property	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Property	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Property	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 13, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) contract Property	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($) Room Property	Jun. 02, 2015 USD ($) contract Room Property Closing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price											$ 97,951
Total realized and deferred gain on disposal			$ 56,800
Gain on sale of properties								$ 2,700	$ 2,000	$ 39,500
Deferred gain on sale of property			$ 20,000
Proceeds from repayments of real estate loans										2,000	$ 0
Number of notes receivable | contract																2
Portfolio of Hotels, ARCH Agreements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of hotels | Property			6
Number of guestrooms | Room			707
Aggregate sales price			$ 108,300
Receivable portion applied toward sale of hotel properties transaction by borrower			20,000
Portfolio of Hotels, Reinstatement Agreement, New ARCH Purchaser
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Earnest money deposits			7,500
Proceeds from repayments of real estate loans								2,000
Note receivable			$ 27,500
Loans receivable, amortization payments amount								$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Number of installments for collection of loan | installment								2
Maximum maturity date extension			2 years
Number of extension options | option			2
Term of extension option			1 year
Accrued interest rate on unpaid principal balance from loan date to initial maturity date			13.00%
Accrued interest rate on unpaid principal balance for first extension period			14.00%
Accrued interest rate on unpaid principal balance for second extension period			15.00%
Accrued interest percentage of amount to be paid monthly			9.00%
Remaining accrued interest rate on unpaid principal balance for the period through initial maturity			4.00%
Remaining accrued interest rate on unpaid principal balance for first extension period			5.00%
Remaining accrued interest rate on unpaid principal balance for the second extension period			6.00%
Assets held-for-sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of hotels | Property								2	2	2
Aggregate sales price								$ 89,100	$ 89,100	$ 89,100
Assets held-for-sale | Portfolio of Hotels, ARCH Agreements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of agreements | contract																		2
Number of hotels | Property			6															26
Number of guestrooms | Room																		2,793
Aggregate sales price			$ 108,300															$ 347,400
Number of closings | Closing																		3
Earnest money deposits forfeited						$ 9,100
Note receivable			20,000
Assets held-for-sale | Portfolio of Hotels, ARCH Agreements, First Closing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of hotels | Property																	10
Number of guestrooms | Room																	1,090
Aggregate sales price																	$ 150,100
Assets held-for-sale | Portfolio of Hotels, Reinstatement Agreement, New ARCH Purchaser
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of hotels | Property						10
Aggregate sales price						$ 89,100
Earnest money deposits			7,500
Assets held-for-sale | Portfolio of Hotels, ARCH Agreements, Terminated Purchase Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guestrooms | Room						996
Earnest money deposits forfeited						$ 9,100
Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred taxable gain on sale of hotels				$ 5,100	$ 74,000
Gain on sale of properties								$ 600
Emporia, KS | Assets held-for-sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of hotels | Property																2
Courtyard by Marriott | Atlanta, GA | Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guestrooms | Room							179
Purchase price							$ 44,000
Courtyard by Marriott | Nashville, TN | Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guestrooms | Room					226
Purchase price					$ 71,000
Aloft | Jacksonville, FL | Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate sales price													$ 8,600
Holiday Inn Express | Las Colinas, TX | Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate sales price														$ 10,500
Holiday Inn Express | Vernon Hills, IL | Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate sales price												$ 5,900
Residence Inn by Marriott | Atlanta, GA | Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guestrooms | Room				160
Purchase price				$ 38,000
Emporia Property [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate sales price															$ 4,500
Mortgage loan
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			5,800
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured debt | Reverse and forward 1031 Exchanges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pay-down of credit facility			$ 105,000
Other Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Note receivable																$ 2,700
Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guestrooms | Room	157
Purchase price	$ 61,400
Subsequent Event | Portfolio of Hotels, Reinstatement Agreement, New ARCH Purchaser
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from repayments of real estate loans		$ 1,000