Merger with FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (Details)		3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) Rooms $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) room $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) room $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) room $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Measurement Period Adjustment, Investment in Hotel Properties		$ 12,500,000
Revenue					$ 1,893,899,000	$ 1,996,517,000	$ 1,149,453,000
Transaction costs in a business combination					$ 38,391,000
Business Combination, Revenue recognized during the period			$ 260,020,000
Off-market Lease, Unfavorable	$ 15,489,544
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage					100.00%
Sale of hotel properties					$ 170,000,000	$ 301,540,000	252,500,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | room		31,000	31,000		31,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	$ 4,342,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 24,883,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Number of Businesses Acquired	37
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 1,412,388,000
Below Market Lease, Gross		$ 118,609,000	$ 118,609,000		$ 118,609,000	$ 0
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				46 years
Other Intangible Assets, Gross		9,511,000	9,511,000		9,511,000	2,309,000
Business Combination, Net Income recognized during the period			14,994,000
Integration costs in a business combination					5,696,000
Total merger-related costs of a business combination					44,087,000
Net income attributable to common shareholders					$ 110,231,000	$ 213,354,000	$ 222,498,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic | $ / shares					$ 0.63	$ 1.23	$ 1.72
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted | $ / shares					$ 0.63	$ 1.22	$ 1.71
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding, Pro Forma | shares					174,142,918	174,009,107
Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Diluted | shares					174,220,129	174,237,111
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net		68,700,000	$ 68,700,000		$ 68,700,000
Business Combination, Measurement Period Adjustment, Intangible Assets		12,000,000
Business Combination, Measurement Period Adjustment, Deferred Income Tax Assets		26,200,000
Business Combination, Measurement Period Adjustment, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		1,200,000
Business Combination, Measurement Period Adjustment, Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities		2,600,000
Business Combination, Measurement Period Adjustment, Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Joint Ventures		$ 300,000
Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	$ 1,016,227,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares	50,400,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable, Share Price | $ / shares	$ 20.18
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	$ 366,936,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares	12,879,475
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable, Share Price | $ / shares	$ 28.49
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Per-Dollar-Amount | $ / shares					$ 1.95
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.01		0.01	$ 0
Partnership Interest [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	$ 4,342,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable, Share Price | $ / shares	$ 20.18
Business Acquisition, Common Units Issued or Issuable, Number of Units | shares	215,152
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Austin [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	188
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando - Lake Buena Vista [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	229
Embassy Suites Atlanta Buckhead [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	316
Embassy Suites Birmingham [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	242
Embassy Suites Boston Marlborough [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	229
Embassy Suites Dallas Love Field [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	248
Embassy Suites Deerfield Beach [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	244
Embassy Suites Fort Lauderdale 17th Street [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	361
Embassy Suites Los Angeles International Airport South [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	349
Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	250
Embassy Suites Miami International Airport [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	318
Embassy Suites Milpitas Silicon Valley [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	266
Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	310
Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	255
Embassy Suites Napa Valley [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	205
Embassy Suites Orlando International Drive [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	244
Embassy Suites Phoenix Biltmore [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	232
Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport South San Francisco [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	312
Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport Waterfront [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	340
Embassy Suites Secaucus [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	50.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	261
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	385
Holiday Inn San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	585
San Francisco Marriott Union Square [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	400
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	309
Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	364
Fairmont Copley Plaza [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	383
The Knickerbocker New York [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	95.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	330
Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	216
Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	361
Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	304
Wyndham Houston Medical Center [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	287
Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	374
Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	364
Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	251
Wyndham San Diego Bayside [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	600
Wyndham Santa Monica At The Pier [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	100.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	132
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Real Estate Investment, Net	$ 2,661,114,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Equity Investments	25,651,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables	28,308,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets	58,170,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	139,673,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets	23,811,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,305,337,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable	(118,360,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Deferred Revenue	(23,795,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Interest Payable	(22,612,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Dividends Payable	(4,312,000)
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value	(5,493,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture	(44,430,000)
Below Market Lease, Gross	118,050,000
Advanced Bookings	13,862,000
Other Intangible Assets, Gross	7,761,000
Total intangible assets	139,673,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net	$ 71,700,000
FelCor Lodging Trust [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	11,215
Chateau LeMoyne French Quarter, New Orleans [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest, Percentage	50.00%
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Rooms	171
FelCor Lodging Trust [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Conversion Basis				0.362
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Per-Dollar-Amount | $ / shares				$ 1.95
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.01
RLJ Lodging Trust [Member] | Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Per-Dollar-Amount | $ / shares				1.95	$ 1.95
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares				$ 0.01
Below market ground leases [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				54 years
Other finite-lived intangible assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				6 years
Advanced Bookings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				1 year