Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Member's Equity [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 303,385						$ (11,870)	$ 315,255
Net income (loss)	2,521						(1,455)	3,976
Distributions	(653)						(518)	(135)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	305,253						(13,843)	319,096
Net income (loss)	(333,407)				$ (321,083)		3,890	(16,214)
Capital contributions	21,516							21,516
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	808,455	$ 1,307	$ (1,532)	$ 1,129,815	(321,083)	$ (3,127)	3,075
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014		130,695,274
Distributions	(4,557)						(4,451)	(106)
Issuance of common stock	693,221	$ 440		692,781
Issuance of common stock, shares		43,987,500
Equity based compensation	57,983	$ 44		57,939
Equity based compensation, shares		4,434,567
Repurchase of common stock	(1,533)	$ (1)	(1,532)
Repurchase of common stock, shares		(83,091)
Acquisitions	73,106	$ 44		73,062
Acquisitions, shares		4,348,284
Cash flow hedge adjustment, net of tax	(3,127)					(3,127)
La Quinta Predecessor Entities reorganization		$ 780		306,033			17,479	$ (324,292)
La Quinta Predecessor Entities reorganization, shares		78,008,014
Net income (loss)	26,712				26,365		347
Distributions	(522)						(522)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	746,512	$ 1,310	(107,699)	1,152,155	$ (294,718)	(7,436)	$ 2,900
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015		124,302,318
Equity based compensation	22,343	$ 3		$ 22,340
Equity based compensation, shares		194,818
Repurchase of common stock	(106,167)		$ (106,167)
Repurchase of common stock, shares		(6,587,774)
Cash flow hedge adjustment, net of tax	$ (4,309)					$ (4,309)