Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The Company’s intangible assets other than goodwill, excluding discontinued operations, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	December 31, 2015
	Estimated useful life (years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Brands	Indefinite	$	77,200	$	—		$	77,200
License rights	Indefinite	345		—			345
Customer relationships	15	22,800		(6,899		)	15,901
Management contracts	7 - 20	115,000		(60,084		)	54,916
Beneficial leases	9	3,300		(1,665		)	1,635
		$	218,645	$	(68,648	)	$	149,997

	December 31, 2014
	Estimated useful life (years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Brands	Indefinite	$	77,200	$	—		$	77,200
License rights	Indefinite	345		—			345
Customer relationships	15	22,800		(5,379		)	17,421
Management contracts	7 - 20	115,000		(43,636		)	71,364
Beneficial leases	9	3,300		(1,298		)	2,002
		$	218,645	$	(50,313	)	$	168,332

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets, excluding discontinued operations, was as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Aggregate amortization expense	$	18,335	$	18,335	$	14,027

Estimated annual amortization expense for intangible assets [Table Text Block]

Estimated annual amortization expense for intangible assets for each of the next five years is as follows (amounts in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,
2016	$	18,335
2017	18,335
2018	9,438
2019	8,135
2020	6,913