Organization	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust ("REIT") on January 31, 2011. The Company is a self-advised and self-administered REIT that acquires primarily premium-branded, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2011. Substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"). The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of June 30, 2017, there were 125,198,689 units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("OP units") outstanding and the Company owned, through a combination of direct and indirect interests, 99.6% of the outstanding OP units. As of June 30, 2017, the Company owned 122 hotel properties with approximately 20,100 rooms, located in 21 states and the District of Columbia, and an interest in one mortgage loan secured by a hotel. The Company, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, owned a 100% interest in all of its hotel properties, with the exception of the DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel New York City, in which the Company, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, owned a 98.3% controlling interest in a joint venture, DBT Met Hotel Venture, LP, which was formed to engage in the hotel operations related to this hotel. An independent operator manages the operations of each hotel property. On April 23, 2017, the Company and FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated ("FelCor") entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") under which FelCor will merge with and into an indirect subsidiary of the Company in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of FelCor common stock will be converted into 0.362 common shares of the Company. In addition, each FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership ("FelCor LP") common unit will be converted into 0.362 OP units unless the respective limited partner of FelCor LP elects to redeem his or her units and receive 0.362 common shares of the Company for each unit. Lastly, each share of FelCor's Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock will be converted into a Series A cumulative convertible preferred share of the Company. A joint proxy statement/prospectus was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that became effective on July 18, 2017. The transaction is expected to close on August 31, 2017. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of certain aspects of the transaction by both the Company's and FelCor's shareholders.

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RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust ("REIT") on January 31, 2011. The Company is a self-advised and self-administered REIT that acquires primarily premium-branded, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2011.

Substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"). The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of June 30, 2017, there were 125,198,689 units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("OP units") outstanding and the Company owned, through a combination of direct and indirect interests, 99.6% of the outstanding OP units.

As of June 30, 2017, the Company owned 122 hotel properties with approximately 20,100 rooms, located in 21 states and the District of Columbia, and an interest in one mortgage loan secured by a hotel. The Company, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, owned a 100% interest in all of its hotel properties, with the exception of the DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel New York City, in which the Company, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, owned a 98.3% controlling interest in a joint venture, DBT Met Hotel Venture, LP, which was formed to engage in the hotel operations related to this hotel. An independent operator manages the operations of each hotel property.

On April 23, 2017, the Company and FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated ("FelCor") entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") under which FelCor will merge with and into an indirect subsidiary of the Company in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of FelCor common stock will be converted into 0.362 common shares of the Company. In addition, each FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership ("FelCor LP") common unit will be converted into 0.362 OP units unless the respective limited partner of FelCor LP elects to redeem his or her units and receive 0.362 common shares of the Company for each unit. Lastly, each share of FelCor's Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock will be converted into a Series A cumulative convertible preferred share of the Company. A joint proxy statement/prospectus was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that became effective on July 18, 2017. The transaction is expected to close on August 31, 2017. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of certain aspects of the transaction by both the Company's and FelCor's shareholders.