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Mezzanine Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2020	Mar. 16, 2020	Nov. 06, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Nov. 06, 2022	Nov. 06, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests					$ 644	$ 310	$ 1,084	$ 289
Amortization of preferred stock discount					795	484	1,605	975
Preferred dividends					$ 4,002	$ 2,791	$ 7,940	$ 5,583
Preferred dividends (in dollars per share)					$ 0.2093	$ 0.3438	$ 0.4153	$ 0.6875
Aggregate preferred dividends - undeclared							$ 7,875	$ 0
Preferred dividends per share - undeclared (in dollars per share)							$ 0.4119	$ 0
Undeclared preferred dividends							$ 7,900
Dividends payable					$ 11,877		11,877				$ 4,725
Accumulated Deficit
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Amortization of preferred stock discount					795	$ 484	$ 1,605	$ 975
Preferred dividends						2,791		5,583
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Dividend rate	50.00%	50.00%		50.00%
Preferred stock, consent percentage			55.00%
Preferred dividends declared	$ 4,000	$ 3,900
Remington
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Fair value of Ashford Inc. common stock issued			$ 275,000
Remington \| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
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Value assigned for exchanged stock			203,000
Value assigned after transactions			$ 478,000
Liquidation value (in dollars per share)			$ 25
Dividend rate			6.59%				10.00%
Share price (in dollars per share)			$ 117.50
Remington \| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock \| Forecast
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Dividend rate									7.28%	6.99%
Premier \| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Equity interest issued, value assigned			$ 203,000
Premier \| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
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Redemption increments amount			$ 25,000
Redemption price (in dollars per share)			$ 25.125
Ashford Holdings
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Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests					25	6	$ 361	10
JSAV
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Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests					497	133	478	(94)
OpenKey
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Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests					$ 122	$ 171	$ 245	$ 373