Business Combinations - HGI Blacksburg JV (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)	May. 20, 2015 USD ($) hotel	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 hotel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition | $	$ 52,137		$ 447,403
Number of properties (hotel) | hotel				136
HGI Blacksburg JV
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity ownership percent		56.50%
Equity ownership percent after additional purchases		24.00%
Purchase price of acquisition | $		$ 2,200
Number of properties (hotel) | hotel		1