CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Accumulated depreciation	$ 1,414,471,000	$ 1,373,950,000
Accumulated amortization of intangible assets	13,774,000	13,133,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts	1,941,000	2,749,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 39,244,000	$ 40,880,000
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)	177,466,325	179,483,397
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)	177,466,325	179,483,397
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)	7,130,000	7,130,000
Preferred stock, outstanding (shares)	7,130,000	7,130,000
Term Loan Facility
Entity Information [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 10,584,000	$ 10,993,000
ESH REIT 2025 Notes
Entity Information [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 34,233,000	$ 35,702,000