Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (Courtyard Waikiki Beach, USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Courtyard Waikiki Beach
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Annual ground rent		$ 3,500,000
Annual rent increase percentage for the first 10 years	5.00%	5.00%
Annual rent increase percentage during the seven subsequent years	6.00%	6.00%
Rent incurred	$ 900,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 0

Represents the maximum percentage of increase in annual rent during eleventh to seventeenth year of lease term.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum percentage of increase in annual rent for the first ten years of lease term.

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- Definition

This element represents the annual payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be required to make in connection with a property under the terms of an agreement classified as an operating lease, excluding contingent rentals and a guarantee by the lessee of the lessor's debt and the lessee's obligation to pay (apart from the rental payments) executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes.

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- Definition

Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717

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