Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Net tax refunds	$ 33	$ 665
ESH REIT
Entity Information [Line Items]
Net tax refunds	$ 3	$ 0

The amount of cash received during the period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3536-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4297-108586

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Period Type:	duration