Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Room	$ 443,270	$ 436,202	$ 380,472
Other hotel operations revenue	30,665	27,253	22,994
Total revenues	473,935	463,455	403,466
Hotel operating expenses:
Room	110,221	109,844	101,150
Other direct	64,608	64,010	55,388
Other indirect	120,852	121,974	104,959
Total hotel operating expenses	295,681	295,828	261,497
Depreciation and amortization	72,406	64,052	63,763
Corporate general and administrative	19,292	21,204	19,884
Hotel property acquisition costs	3,492	1,246	769
Loss on impairment of assets	577	1,115	8,847
Total expenses	391,448	383,445	354,760
Operating income	82,487	80,010	48,706
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(28,091)	(30,414)	(28,517)
Gain on disposal of assets, net	49,855	65,067	391
Other income, net	2,560	11,146	595
Total other income (expense)	24,324	45,799	(27,531)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	106,811	125,809	21,175
Income tax benefit (expense)	1,450	(553)	(744)
Income from continuing operations	108,261	125,256	20,431
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	0	492
Net income	108,261	125,256	20,923
Less - income attributable to non-controlling interests:
Operating partnership	(456)	(819)	(51)
Joint venture	0	0	(1)
Net income attributable to Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.	107,805	124,437	20,871
Preferred dividends	(18,232)	(16,588)	(16,588)
Premium on redemption of Series A Preferred Stock	(2,125)	0	0
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 87,448	$ 107,849	$ 4,283
Earnings per share - Basic:
Net income per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.25	$ 0.04
Net income per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.01
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	1.00	1.25	0.05
Earnings per share - Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.00	1.24	0.04
Net income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.01
Net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.24	$ 0.05
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	86,874	85,920	85,242
Diluted (in shares)	87,343	87,144	85,566
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.545	$ 0.47	$ 0.46