Business, Organization and Basis of Consolidation	9 Months Ended
Business, Organization and Basis of Consolidation	Sep. 30, 2018
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Business, Organization and Basis of Consolidation	BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION Extended Stay America, Inc. (the “Corporation”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on July 8, 2013. ESH Hospitality, Inc. (“ESH REIT”) was formed as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on September 16, 2010 and was converted to a corporation on November 5, 2013. The Corporation owns, and is expected to continue to own, all of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock of ESH REIT, which, as of September 30, 2018, represents approximately 57% of the outstanding common stock of ESH REIT. Due to its controlling interest in ESH REIT, the Corporation consolidates the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows of ESH REIT. The term, “the Company,” as used herein refers to the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, including ESH REIT. A “Paired Share” consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, that is attached to and trades as a single unit with one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH REIT. Each outstanding share of Corporation common stock is attached to and trades with one share of ESH REIT Class B common stock. The Company is an integrated owner/operator of Extended Stay America branded hotels and is also engaged in franchising and managing extended stay hotels for third parties in the U.S. As of September 30, 2018, the Company owned and operated 567 hotel properties in 40 U.S. states consisting of approximately 62,700 rooms, and franchised or managed 59 hotel properties for third parties consisting of approximately 6,200 rooms. All system-wide hotels are operated under the Extended Stay America brand. As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned and operated 624 hotel properties in 44 U.S. states consisting of approximately 68,600 rooms and managed three hotels under short-term management agreements. Hotel properties owned by the Company are owned by wholly-owned subsidiaries of ESH REIT and are operated by wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation (the “Operating Lessees”) pursuant to leases between the entities. The hotels are managed by ESA Management LLC (“ESA Management”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, which also manages hotels on behalf of third parties. The Extended Stay America brand is owned by ESH Hospitality Strategies LLC (“ESH Strategies”), also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. ESH Strategies licenses the brand and intellectual property related to our businesses to its subsidiaries, ESH Strategies Branding LLC and ESH Strategies Franchise LLC, which license them to the Operating Lessees and third parties, respectively. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Corporation had approximately 188.5 million shares and 192.1 million shares of common stock outstanding, respectively. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, ESH REIT’s common equity consisted of the following: (i) approximately 250.5 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding (approximately 57% of its common equity), all of which were owned by the Corporation, and (ii) approximately 188.5 million shares and 192.1 million shares of Class B common stock outstanding, respectively, approximately 43% of its common equity. Paired Share Repurchase Program—In January and February 2018, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an extension of the maturity date of the existing combined Paired Share repurchase program through December 31, 2018, and authorized an increase to the amount of the combined Paired Share repurchase program to up to $400 million of Paired Shares, each effective January 1, 2018. Repurchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means (including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans). As of September 30, 2018, the Corporation and ESH REIT had repurchased and retired approximately 17.0 million Paired Shares for approximately $176.5 million and $105.4 million, respectively. Basis of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”), and include the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. Third party equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries are presented as noncontrolling interests. Despite the fact that each share of Corporation common stock is paired on a one-for-one basis with each share of ESH REIT Class B common stock, the Corporation does not own ESH REIT Class B common stock; therefore, ESH REIT Class B common stock represents a third party equity interest. As such, the rights associated with ESH REIT Class B common stock, along with other third party equity interests in ESH REIT, which include 125 shares of preferred stock, are presented as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Changes in ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. With respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and segments disclosure (see Note 11), certain prior period amounts have been presented for comparability to current period presentation.
ESH REIT
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Business, Organization and Basis of Consolidation	BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION ESH Hospitality, Inc. (“ESH REIT”) was formed as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on September 16, 2010 and was converted to a corporation on November 5, 2013. Extended Stay America, Inc. (the “Corporation”), the parent of ESH REIT, was incorporated in the state of Delaware on July 8, 2013. The Corporation owns, and is expected to continue to own, all of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock of ESH REIT, which, as of September 30, 2018, represents approximately 57% of the outstanding common stock of ESH REIT. A “Paired Share” consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, that is attached to and trades as a single unit with one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH REIT. Each outstanding share of ESH REIT Class B common stock is attached to and trades with one share of Corporation common stock. As of September 30, 2018, ESH REIT owned and leased 567 hotel properties in 40 U.S. states consisting of approximately 62,700 rooms. As of December 31, 2017, ESH REIT owned and leased 624 hotel properties in 44 U.S. states consisting of approximately 68,600 rooms. The hotels are leased to wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, ESH REIT’s common equity consisted of the following: (i) approximately 250.5 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding (approximately 57% of its common equity), all of which were owned by the Corporation, and (ii) approximately 188.5 million shares and 192.1 million shares of Class B common stock outstanding, respectively, approximately 43% of its common equity. Paired Share Repurchase Program—In January and February 2018, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an extension of the maturity date of the existing combined Paired Share repurchase program through December 31, 2018, and authorized an increase to the amount of the combined Paired Share repurchase program to up to $400 million of Paired Shares, each effective January 1, 2018. Repurchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means (including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans). As of September 30, 2018, ESH REIT had repurchased and retired approximately 17.0 million ESH REIT Class B common shares for approximately $105.4 million. Basis of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”), and include the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of ESH REIT and its consolidated subsidiaries. Changes in ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. With respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, certain prior period amounts have been presented for comparability to current period presentation.