Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company	$ (7,996)	$ 112	$ (185,636)	$ 822
Less: Dividends on preferred stock, declared and undeclared	(7,940)	(2,791)	(15,815)	(5,583)
Less: Amortization of preferred stock discount	(795)	(484)	(1,605)	(975)
Undistributed net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders	(16,731)	(3,163)	(203,056)	(5,736)
Distributed and undistributed net income (loss) - basic	(16,731)	(3,163)	(203,056)	(5,736)
Effect of deferred compensation plan	0	(4,817)	0	(4,077)
Effect of incremental subsidiary shares	0	(171)	0	(373)
Distributed and undistributed net income (loss) - diluted	$ (16,731)	$ (8,151)	$ (203,056)	$ (10,186)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic (in shares)	2,269	2,462	2,236	2,441
Effect of deferred compensation plan shares (in shares)	0	203	0	101
Effect of contingently issuable shares (in shares)	0	52	0	41
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)	2,269	2,717	2,236	2,583
Income (loss) per share – basic:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (7.37)	$ (1.28)	$ (90.81)	$ (2.35)
Income (loss) per share – diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (7.37)	$ (3.00)	$ (90.81)	$ (3.94)
Undeclared preferred dividends			$ 7,900
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders	$ 8,091	$ 3,136	16,336	$ 6,642
Dividends on preferred stock, declared and undeclared	7,940	2,791	15,815	5,583
Amortization of preferred stock discount	$ 795	$ 484	$ 1,605	$ 975
Weighted average diluted shares (in shares)	4,648	1,553	4,587	1,563
Effect of unvested restricted shares
Income (loss) per share – diluted:
Weighted average diluted shares (in shares)	15	11	34	10
Effect of assumed exercise of stock options
Income (loss) per share – diluted:
Weighted average diluted shares (in shares)	0	16	0	40
Effect of assumed conversion of Ashford Holdings units
Income (loss) per share – diluted:
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders	$ (25)	$ (6)	$ (361)	$ (10)
Weighted average diluted shares (in shares)	4	4	4	4
Effect of incremental subsidiary shares
Income (loss) per share – diluted:
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders	$ (619)	$ (133)	$ (723)	$ 94
Weighted average diluted shares (in shares)	561	72	481	59
Effect of assumed conversion of preferred stock
Income (loss) per share – diluted:
Weighted average diluted shares (in shares)	4,068	1,450	4,068	1,450