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	Aug. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	May 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
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Total, carrying amount		2,423,930,000			2,423,930,000	2,568,901,000
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		30,184,000			30,184,000	36,554,000
Debt extinguishment costs					1,183,000	2,351,000	$ 3,999,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount		300,000,000			300,000,000
ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Term loan facility \| ESH REIT 2016 Term Facility
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		$ 10,546,000			$ 10,546,000	$ 13,433,000
Interest Rate		4.15%			4.15%	3.69%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		$ 17,877,000			$ 17,877,000	$ 20,700,000
Stated Interest Rate		5.25%			5.25%
Interest Rate		5.25%			5.25%	5.25%
Line of Credit \| ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility
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Line of Credit \| Corporation Revolving 2016 Credit Facility
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Interest Rate		5.00%			5.00%	5.00%
ESH REIT
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ESH REIT \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
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Mandatory prepayments up to a certain amount of excess cash flow may be required			50.00%
ESH REIT \| Senior notes \| ESH REIT 2025 Notes
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Unamortized discount		$ 8,300,000			$ 8,300,000	$ 9,600,000
ESH REIT \| Line of Credit \| ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Amount		350,000,000			350,000,000
Revolving credit facilities, carrying amount		0			0	0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		1,469,000			$ 1,469,000	2,020,000
ESH REIT \| Line of Credit \| ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate (as a percent)					2.75%
ESH REIT \| Line of Credit \| Unsecured Intercompany Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured intercompany facility, carrying amount		0			$ 0	0
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		$ 0			$ 0	$ 0
Stated Interest Rate		5.00%			5.00%
Interest Rate		5.00%			5.00%	5.00%
ESH REIT \| Unsecured Debt \| Unsecured Intercompany Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	5.00%
Revolving credit facility, capacity	$ 75,000,000	$ 0			$ 0
Revolving credit facility, additional accordion feature	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000.0			$ 300,000,000.0