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Fair value inputs, estimated selling price.

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Impaired hotels.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 Hotel	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Hotel	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Hotel	Sep. 30, 2015 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2016 Hotel
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned hotels agreed to sell \| Hotel					1
Proceeds from sale of assets		$ 22,011			$ 0
Number of hotels sold \| Hotel		3
Number of hotels held for sale \| Hotel		3			14	13	5
Owned Hotels Identified For Possible Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment charge					$ 80,383
Proceeds from sale of assets		$ 17,900
Owned Hotels Identified For Possible Sale [Member] \| New York [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned hotels agreed to sell \| Hotel	2
Impairment charge				$ 13,700
Estimated selling prices			$ 18,400
Assets Held For Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment charge					$ 2,960
Assets Held For Sale [Member] \| New York [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment charge			$ 500
1 Owned Hotel [Member] \| Florida [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned hotels agreed to sell \| Hotel					1
Impairment charge					$ 3,000
Estimated selling prices					8,000
Proceeds from sale of assets				8,400
Gain on sale of hotels				$ 300
50 Owned Hotels Held For Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment charge					$ 80,300
Proceeds from sale of assets		$ 4,100
Number of hotels impaired \| Hotel					50
Number of hotels sold \| Hotel		4
Number of hotels held for sale \| Hotel		2
50 Owned Hotels Held For Sale [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Range of room revenues multiples					3.70
50 Owned Hotels Held For Sale [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Range of room revenues multiples					1.50
Long-term Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Discount rates		3.60%					3.70%