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	Aug. 30, 2016	Mar. 18, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 18, 2014	Nov. 18, 2013
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Mortgage loan payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $19,536			$ 0			$ 1,911,621,000
Term loan facilities payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount of $21,994 and $4,940			1,274,756,000			361,523,000
Senior notes			1,265,518,000			489,244,000
Revolving credit facilities			45,000,000			0
Total			2,624,601,000			2,796,314,000
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			42,408,000			36,314,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount			$ 500,000,000
ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)	3.00%		2.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 350,000,000
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			$ 784,000
Stated Interest Rate			3.4047%
Interest Rate						3.4047%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 1,820,000,000
Mortgage loan payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $19,536			0			$ 1,820,000,000
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			$ 18,752,000
Stated Interest Rate			4.0547%
Interest Rate						4.0547%
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Stated Amount			$ 1,300,000,000
Term loan facilities payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount of $21,994 and $4,940			1,290,560,000			$ 0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 15,804,000
Interest Rate			3.75%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			3.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 375,000,000
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Interest Rate						5.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Stated Amount			$ 1,300,000,000
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 23,523,000			$ 10,756,000
Stated Interest Rate			5.25%
Interest Rate			5.25%			5.25%
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 2,570,000			0
Interest Rate			3.33%
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Stated Amount			$ 250,000,000
Revolving credit facilities			0			0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			1,431,000
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Spread on base rate (as a percent)			3.00%
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Stated Amount			$ 50,000,000
Revolving credit facilities			0			0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 511,000			0
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			0
Stated Interest Rate			5.00%
Interest Rate			5.00%
ESH REIT [Member]
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Term loan facilities payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount of $21,994 and $4,940			1,274,756,000			361,523,000
Senior notes			1,265,518,000			489,244,000
Revolving credit facilities			45,000,000			0
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 41,897,000			35,358,000
Mandatory prepayments up to a certain amount of excess cash flow may be required			50.00%
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Notional amount			$ 500,000,000.0
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Line of credit facility increase (up to)			$ 600,000,000
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			1.00%
Revolving credit facility, capacity	$ 350,000,000.0
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Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.25%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			$ 784,000
Stated Interest Rate			3.4047%
Interest Rate						3.4047%
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			$ 18,752,000
Stated Interest Rate			4.0547%
Interest Rate						4.0547%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 375,000,000
Mandatory prepayments up to a certain amount of excess cash flow may be required		50.00%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount						$ 1,300,000
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Term Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			0.75%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| ESH REIT 2016 Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 1,300,000,000
Term loan facilities payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount of $21,994 and $4,940			1,290,560,000			0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 15,804,000
Interest Rate			3.75%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| ESH REIT 2016 Term Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			3.00%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| ESH REIT 2014 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 375,000,000
Term loan facilities payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount of $21,994 and $4,940			0			365,157,000
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			$ 3,635,000
Interest Rate						5.00%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| ESH REIT 2014 Term Loan [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			4.25%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility, 2016 [Member] \| Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment			$ 3,250,000
Unamortized discount			$ 6,200,000
Fixed rate (as a percent)			1.175%	1.175%
Mandatory prepayments up to a certain amount of excess cash flow may be required			50.00%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Term loan facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility, 2016 [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Term Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.75%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| ESH REIT 2025 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 1,300,000,000
Senior notes			1,289,041,000			$ 500,000,000
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 23,523,000			$ 10,756,000
Stated Interest Rate			5.25%
Interest Rate			5.25%			5.25%
Unamortized discount			$ 11,000,000
ESH REIT [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			350,000,000
Revolving credit facilities			45,000,000			$ 0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 2,570,000			1,431,000
Interest Rate			3.33%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.75%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| ESH REIT 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount			$ 250,000,000
Revolving credit facilities			0			0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			0
ESH REIT [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| ESH REIT 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			3.00%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Unsecured Intercompany Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Intercompany Credit Facility			$ 50,000,000			0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs			$ 0			$ 0
Stated Interest Rate			5.00%
Interest Rate			5.00%
ESH REIT [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Unsecured Intercompany Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	5.00%		5.00%
Revolving credit facility, capacity	$ 75,000,000		$ 50,000,000		$ 75,000,000
Revolving credit facility, additional accordion feature			$ 300,000,000.0