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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Loan to Value Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Principal Coverage Percent

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Debt Instrument, Early Redemption Period

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Based on the entity's Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined), mandatory prepayments are required up to a certain amount of excess cash flow (as defined).

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Premium, Percentage

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Number of letter of credit.

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The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Debt Debt (ESH REIT Credit Facilities) (Details)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt Debt (ESH REIT Credit Facilities) (Details)	Feb. 28, 2017	Aug. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) LetterOfCredit	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities			$ 35,000,000	$ 45,000,000
Mandatory prepayments are required up to a certain amount of excess cash flow (percent)			50.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 1,300,000,000
Amortization of financing costs (percent)			1.00%
Amortization			$ 13,000,000
Mandatory prepayments are required up to a certain amount of excess cash flow (percent)			50.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			0.50%
Interest rate during period (as a percent)			1.50%
Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)	3.00%		2.50%	3.00%
Early redemption period		3 days	3 days
Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)	2.00%		1.50%
Early redemption period		1 day	1 day
Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan \| LIBOR Plus Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			1.00%
Interest rate during period (as a percent)			1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity		$ 600,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Number of letters of credit \| LetterOfCredit			0
Revolving credit facilities			$ 35,000,000	$ 45,000,000
Amount of borrowing capacity remaining			$ 315,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Number of letters of credit \| LetterOfCredit			1
Revolving credit facilities			$ 0	0
Amount of borrowing capacity remaining			$ 49,300,000
Loan to value ratio (as a percent)			45.00%
Amount drawn on credit facility			$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan to value ratio (as a percent)		45.00%
Aggregate principal amount (as a percent)			25.00%
Letter of Credit \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity			$ 50,000,000
Letter of Credit \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Amount drawn on credit facility			$ 700,000
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity		$ 30,000,000.0
Minimum \| Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			0.75%
Minimum \| Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.00%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unutilized revolving credit facility (percent)		0.175%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.25%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		1.25%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unutilized revolving credit facility (percent)		0.175%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unutilized revolving credit facility (percent)		0.35%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.75%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		1.75%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unutilized revolving credit facility (percent)		0.35%
ESH REIT
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities			$ 35,000,000	45,000,000
Mandatory prepayments are required up to a certain amount of excess cash flow (percent)			50.00%
ESH REIT \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		0.50%
ESH REIT \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		1.00%
ESH REIT \| Line of Credit \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities			$ 35,000,000	$ 45,000,000
ESH REIT \| Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 1,300,000,000
ESH REIT \| Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)	3.00%		2.50%
ESH REIT \| Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 Term Loan \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)	2.00%		1.50%
ESH REIT \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity		600,000,000
ESH REIT \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity		$ 350,000,000.0
Amount of borrowing capacity remaining			$ 315,000,000
ESH REIT \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium			1.00%
ESH REIT \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan to value ratio (as a percent)		45.00%
ESH REIT \| Letter of Credit \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capacity			$ 50,000,000
ESH REIT \| Minimum \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		2.25%
ESH REIT \| Minimum \| Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			0.75%
ESH REIT \| Minimum \| Term Loan Facility \| Medium-term Notes \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)			2.00%
ESH REIT \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unutilized revolving credit facility (percent)		0.175%
ESH REIT \| Maximum \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)		2.75%
ESH REIT \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unutilized revolving credit facility (percent)		0.35%