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A quarterly payment to owner of land in lieu of payment of the real estate tax based on the assessed value of real estate (land) by the local government.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 16, 2017 claim	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) LetterOfCredit Hotel	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) LetterOfCredit Hotel renewal_option shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Rent expense on office and ground leases		$ 800	$ 800	$ 2,400	$ 2,400
Cost related to other commitments		$ 100	100	$ 200	200
Number of outstanding letters of credit \| LetterOfCredit		1		1
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 200		$ 200
Paired shares repurchased and retired, amount					58,781
Sweeting v. Extended Stay America, Inc. et al
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Personal injury actions \| claim	2
Sweeting v. Extended Stay America, Inc. et al \| Settled Litigation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Personal injury actions \| claim	1
Corporate Office Lease
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Renewal term (years)		5 years		5 years
Number of renewal options \| renewal_option				2
ESH REIT
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of properties subject to ground leases \| Hotel		3		3
Rent expense on office and ground leases		$ 400	400	$ 1,100	1,100
Cost related to other commitments		$ 100	$ 100	$ 200	200
Paired shares repurchased and retired, amount					$ 21,491
ESH REIT \| Sweeting v. Extended Stay America, Inc. et al
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Personal injury actions \| claim	2
ESH REIT \| Sweeting v. Extended Stay America, Inc. et al \| Settled Litigation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Personal injury actions \| claim	1
ESH REIT \| Minimum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Renewal term (years)		5 years		5 years
ESH REIT \| Maximum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Renewal term (years)		10 years		10 years
Paired Share Repurchase Commitment
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Paired shares repurchased and retired (shares) \| shares				7,500
Paired shares repurchased and retired, amount				$ 100
Paired Share Repurchase Commitment \| ESH REIT
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Paired shares repurchased and retired (shares) \| shares				7,500
Paired shares repurchased and retired, amount				$ 100