Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Room Parcel Hotel	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Hotel Parcel	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Hotel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges		$ 2,679	$ 43,600	$ 25,169
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges		$ 2,700	$ 43,600	$ 25,200
Number of hotels impaired | Hotel		1	21	9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, terminal capitalization rate (as a percent)		7.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, terminal capitalization rate (as a percent)		11.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, discount rate (as a percent)		6.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, discount rate (as a percent)		10.00%
CANADA | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges				$ 12,400
Legacy Greenville | ESH REIT
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 12,300
Hotel | FLORIDA
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Rooms | Room		124
Hotel | ARIZONA
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Rooms | Room		136
Development in process
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of land parcels | Parcel		15	11