CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - REIT (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Entity Information [Line Items]
Derivatives qualifying as hedges, tax	$ (248)
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
Entity Information [Line Items]
Derivatives qualifying as hedges, tax	$ 1

Amount, after reclassification, of tax expense (benefit) for gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118930883&loc=d3e640-108580

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