Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 property	Dec. 31, 2013 property	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 30, 2013	May 31, 2013	Feb. 20, 2014 room	May 30, 2013 room	Feb. 25, 2014 room	Mar. 26, 2014 room	Jun. 18, 2014 room	Dec. 16, 2014 room	Dec. 17, 2014 room	Dec. 18, 2014 room	Dec. 19, 2014 room	Aug. 28, 2013 room	Nov. 18, 2013 room
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Number of Properties Disposed During Period					18	3
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal					$ 353,000
Cost of Defeasance					800,000
Operating results of discontinued operations
Operating revenue						2,950,000	4,520,000
Operating expense						(2,930,000)	(4,459,000)
Operating income						20,000	61,000
Impairment loss						0	(896,000)
Interest expense						(373,000)	(1,308,000)
Loss from discontinued operations before gain on sale						(353,000)	(2,143,000)
Gain on discontinued operations disposal						2,081,000	0
Gain on extinguishment of indebtedness					0	5,708,000	0
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	2,087,000	3,158,000	2,410,000	(219,000)	0	7,436,000	(2,143,000)
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses					137,829,000
Courtyard Lakewood [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										90
SpringHill Suites Southfield
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms											84
Operating results of discontinued operations
Gain on extinguishment of indebtedness								$ 3,300,000	$ 2,400,000
Residence Inn Denver Southwest Lakewood [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										102
Hyatt House Colorado Springs [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										125
SpringHill Suites Gainesville [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										126
Residence Inn Indianapolis Airport [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										95
Fairfield Inn & Suites Indianapolis Airport [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										86
Courtyard Grand Rapids Airport [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										84
Hampton Inn Suites Las Vegas Red Rock Summerlin [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										106
Courtyard Austin University Area [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										198
Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin University Area [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										63
Hyatt House Dallas Richardson [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										130
Hilton Garden Inn St George [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms												150
Hilton Mystic [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms													182
Holiday Inn Austin NW Arboretum Area [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms														194
Courtyard Benton Harbor
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms															98
Courtyard Valparaiso [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms																111
Courtyard Merrillville [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms																	112
Courtyard Fort Wayne [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms																		142
Courtyard Goshen [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms																			91
Fairfield Inn & Suites Memphis [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms																				63