CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Entity Information [Line Items]
Accumulated depreciation	$ 1,300,518,000	$ 1,218,105,000
Accumulated amortization of intangible assets	11,896,000	11,065,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts	2,414,000	2,075,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 27,312,000	$ 30,184,000
Common stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)	3,500,000,000	3,500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (shares)	188,412,376	188,219,605
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)	188,412,276	188,219,605
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, redemption value	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Preferred stock, redemption rate (percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, authorized (shares)	350,000,000	350,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (shares)	7,130	7,130
Preferred stock, outstanding (shares)	7,130	7,130
Term Loan Facility
Entity Information [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 13,285,000	$ 14,879,000
ESH REIT 2025 Notes
Entity Information [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 24,137,000	$ 26,206,000