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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 3) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
hotel
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies      
Management fee expense, including amortization of deferred management fees, excluding discontinued operations $ 43,230,000us-gaap_OwnedPropertyManagementCosts $ 34,956,000us-gaap_OwnedPropertyManagementCosts $ 29,906,000us-gaap_OwnedPropertyManagementCosts
Franchise Agreements      
Number of hotel properties operated under franchise agreements 129rlj_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesOperatedUnderFranchiseAgreements    
Franchise fee expense, excluding discontinued operations $ 71,600,000us-gaap_FranchiseCosts $ 64,200,000us-gaap_FranchiseCosts $ 55,400,000us-gaap_FranchiseCosts
Minimum      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Base management fee as a percentage of hotel revenues 2.50%rlj_BaseManagementFeeAsPercentageOfHotelRevenues
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Franchise Agreements      
Term of franchise agreements 10 years    
Royalty fee as a percentage of room revenue 3.00%rlj_FranchiseAgreementsRoyaltyFeeAsPercentageOfRoomRevenue
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Additional fees for marketing, central reservation systems and other franchisor costs as a percentage of room revenue 1.00%rlj_FranchiseAgreementsAdditionalFeesForMarketingCentralReservationSystemsAndOtherFranchisorCostsAsPercentageOfRoomRevenue
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Royalty fee as a percentage of food and beverage revenues 1.00%rlj_FranchiseAgreementsRoyaltyFeeAsPercentageOfFoodAndBeverageRevenue
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Maximum      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Base management fee as a percentage of hotel revenues 4.00%rlj_BaseManagementFeeAsPercentageOfHotelRevenues
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Franchise Agreements      
Term of franchise agreements 30 years    
Royalty fee as a percentage of room revenue 6.00%rlj_FranchiseAgreementsRoyaltyFeeAsPercentageOfRoomRevenue
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Additional fees for marketing, central reservation systems and other franchisor costs as a percentage of room revenue 4.30%rlj_FranchiseAgreementsAdditionalFeesForMarketingCentralReservationSystemsAndOtherFranchisorCostsAsPercentageOfRoomRevenue
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember		    
Royalty fee as a percentage of food and beverage revenues 3.00%rlj_FranchiseAgreementsRoyaltyFeeAsPercentageOfFoodAndBeverageRevenue
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember