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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2001
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Ground Leases        
Number of Real Estate Properties Operated under Management Agreements 144rlj_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesOperatedUnderManagementAgreements      
Minimum ground rent        
2013 $ 4,650,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent      
2014 4,650,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears      
2015 4,650,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears      
2016 4,650,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears      
2017 4,650,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears      
Thereafter 424,143,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter      
Total 447,393,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue      
Residence Inn Chicago Oak Brook        
Ground Leases        
Total rent paid   1,560,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRent
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_ResidenceInnChicagoOakBrookMember
   
Period of additional terms for which lease may be extended 99 years      
Amount payable for additional renewal term 1rlj_GroundLeasesRentPayableForAdditionalRenewalTerm
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_ResidenceInnChicagoOakBrookMember
     
Louisville Marriott Downtown        
Ground Leases        
Period of additional terms for which lease may be extended 25 years      
Maximum number of additional terms for which lease may be extended 4rlj_GroundLeasesMaximumNumberofAdditionalRenewalTerms
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_MarriottLouisvilleDowntownMember
     
Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center and Residence Inn Austin Downtown/Convention Center        
Ground Leases        
Annual ground rent 400,000rlj_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumAnnualRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardAustinDowntownConventionCenterAndResidenceInnAustinDowntownConventionCenterMember
     
Contingent rent 500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardAustinDowntownConventionCenterAndResidenceInnAustinDowntownConventionCenterMember
  500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardAustinDowntownConventionCenterAndResidenceInnAustinDowntownConventionCenterMember
300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardAustinDowntownConventionCenterAndResidenceInnAustinDowntownConventionCenterMember
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington        
Ground Leases        
Period of additional terms for which lease may be extended 10 years      
Maximum number of additional terms for which lease may be extended 5rlj_GroundLeasesMaximumNumberofAdditionalRenewalTerms
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_HiltonGardenInnBloomingtonMember
     
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington | Parking spaces        
Ground Leases        
Total rent paid 100,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRent
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_HiltonGardenInnBloomingtonMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rlj_ParkingSpacesMember
  100,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRent
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_HiltonGardenInnBloomingtonMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rlj_ParkingSpacesMember
100,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRent
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_HiltonGardenInnBloomingtonMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rlj_ParkingSpacesMember
Hampton Inn Garden City        
Ground Leases        
Annual compliance fee 1rlj_GroundLeasesAnnualComplianceFees
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_HamptonInnGardenCityMember
     
Courtyard Charleston Historic District        
Ground Leases        
Annual ground rent 800,000rlj_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumAnnualRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardCharlestonHistoricDistrictMember
     
Contingent rent 100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardCharlestonHistoricDistrictMember
  100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardCharlestonHistoricDistrictMember
100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardCharlestonHistoricDistrictMember
Maximum annual rent payable after periodic increase in annual base rent after 2021 1,000,000rlj_GroundLeasesMaximumAnnualRentAfterPeriodicIncrease
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardCharlestonHistoricDistrictMember
     
Maximum number of rooms for which per night revenue considered to calculate the contingent rent payment 126rlj_GroundLeasesMaximumNumberOfRoomsForWhichPerNightRevenueConsideredForCalculationOfContingentRent
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardCharlestonHistoricDistrictMember
     
Courtyard Waikiki Beach        
Ground Leases        
Annual ground rent 3,500,000rlj_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumAnnualRentals
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardWaikikiBeachMember
     
Annual rent increase percentage for the first 10 years 5.00%rlj_OperatingLeasesMaximumIncreaseInRentPercentageForInitialTenYears
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardWaikikiBeachMember
     
Annual rent increase percentage during the seven subsequent years 6.00%rlj_OperatingLeasesMaximumIncreaseInRentPercentageDuringElevenToSeventeenYears
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardWaikikiBeachMember
     
Rent incurred 3,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardWaikikiBeachMember
  1,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardWaikikiBeachMember
0us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardWaikikiBeachMember
Above Market Leases | Courtyard Waikiki Beach        
Ground Leases        
Intangible assets amount $ 7,900,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
/ rlj_OperatingLeasedAssetsPropertyNameAxis
= rlj_CourtyardWaikikiBeachMember