Sale of Hotel Properties - Properties Disposed (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) hotel room	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) hotel room	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) hotel	Dec. 05, 2016 room	Nov. 30, 2016 room	Feb. 22, 2016 room	Oct. 14, 2015 room	Jul. 07, 2015 room	May 22, 2015 room	Feb. 23, 2015 room	Dec. 19, 2014 room	Dec. 18, 2014 room	Dec. 17, 2014 room	Dec. 16, 2014 room	Jun. 18, 2014 room	Mar. 26, 2014 room	Feb. 20, 2014 room
Sale of Hotel Properties
Number of properties disposed | hotel	4	23	18
Sale of hotel properties | $	$ 301,540	$ 252,500	$ 137,829
Gain on sale of hotel properties | $	45,929	28,398	353
Loss on defeasance | $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 804
2016 Hotel Disposals
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms	759
Holiday Inn Express Merrillville
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms						62
SpringHill Suites Bakersfield
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms					119
Hilton Garden Inn New York 35th Street
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms				298
Hilton New York Fashion District
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms				280
2015 Hotel Disposals
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms		2,825
Courtyard Chicago Schaumburg
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										162
Courtyard Grand Junction
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										136
Courtyard Mesquite
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										101
Courtyard Detroit Pontiac Bloomfield
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										110
Courtyard San Antonio Airport Northstar
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										78
Courtyard Tampa Brandon
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										90
Fairfield Inn & Suites Merrillville
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										112
Fairfield Inn & Suites San Antonio Airport
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										120
Fairfield Inn & Suites Tampa Brandon
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										107
Hampton Inn Merrillville
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										64
Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Airport
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										148
Homewood Suites Tampa Brandon
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										126
Marriott Auburn Hills Pontiac at Centerpoint
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										290
Residence Inn Austin Round Rock
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										96
Residence Inn Chicago Schaumburg
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										125
Residence Inn Detroit Pontiac Auburn Hills
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										114
Residence Inn Grand Junction
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										104
Residence Inn Indianapolis Carmel
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										120
SpringHill Suites Chicago Schaumburg
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										132
SpringHill Suites Indianapolis Carmel
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms										126
Fairfield Inn & Suites Valparaiso
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms									63
Residence Inn South Bend
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms								80
Embassy Suites Columbus
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms							221
2014 Hotel Disposals
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms		2,194
Courtyard Denver Southwest Lakewood
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	90
Residence Inn Denver Southwest Lakewood
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	102
Hyatt House Colorado Springs
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	125
SpringHill Suites Gainesville
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	126
Residence Inn Indianapolis Airport
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	95
Fairfield Inn & Suites Indianapolis Airport
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	86
Courtyard Grand Rapids Airport
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	84
Hampton Inn Suites Las Vegas Red Rock Summerlin
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	106
Courtyard Austin University Area
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	198
Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin University Area
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	63
Hyatt House Dallas Richardson
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	130
Hilton Garden Inn St. George
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																	150
Hilton Mystic
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms																182
Holiday Inn Austin NW Arboretum Area
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms															194
Courtyard Benton Harbor St. Joseph
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms														98
Courtyard Valparaiso
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms													111
Courtyard Merrillville
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms												112
Courtyard Fort Wayne
Sale of Hotel Properties
Rooms											142
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Sale of Hotel Properties
Disposal Group, Deferred Gain on Disposal | $	$ 15,000