COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - REIT COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - The Company's right-of-use assets and lease liabilities -REIT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Right-of-use assets:
Operating	$ 3,719	$ 4,863
Finance	4,415	3,979
Lease liabilities:
Operating	11,545	12,590
Finance	3,767	3,379
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
Right-of-use assets:
Operating	1,740	2,084
Finance	4,415	3,979
Lease liabilities:
Operating	9,128	9,207
Finance	$ 3,767	$ 3,379