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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Organization and Description of Business (Details)					1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Organization and Description of Business (Details)	Sep. 14, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2020 Rate	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 07, 2020	Mar. 23, 2020 right $ / shares shares	Mar. 21, 2020	Mar. 19, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Undeclared preferred dividends							$ 7,900,000
Debt amount							62,790,000					$ 36,810,000
Working capital							49,300,000
COVID-19
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percent reduction in annual cash retainers			25.00%
COVID-19 \| Chief Executive Officer
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percent reduction in salary										20.00%
COVID-19 \| Executive Officers
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percent reduction in salary										15.00%
COVID-19 \| Director
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of cash retainer paid in equity								25.00%
Percentage of cash retainer paid in cash								75.00%
JSAV \| COVID-19
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Current debt							20,600,000
RED \| U.S. Virgin Islands
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt amount							3,800,000
RED \| COVID-19 \| Forecast
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt balances to be repaid						$ 2,600,000
Ashford Trust
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
ERFP commitments							11,400,000					$ 11,400,000
Senior revolving credit facility \| Term Loan Agreement
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding							$ 34,100,000
Senior revolving credit facility \| Notes Payable to Banks
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding											$ 35,000,000
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.001					$ 0.001
Dividend rate		50.00%	50.00%		50.00%
Preferred dividends declared	$ 7,900,000	$ 4,000,000.0	$ 3,900,000
Preferred dividends declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.411875
Series E Preferred Stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred share purchase right \| right									1
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 0.001
Number of shares entitled to purchase from the Company (in shares) \| shares									0.001
Share of preferred stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 275
Period following a public announcement of beneficial ownership				10 days
Percentage for beneficial ownership				10.00%
Period following a public announcement of beneficial ownership, effected by provisions				20 days
Ownership threshold				10.00%
Percent of consolidated assets				50.00%
Multiple of exercise price \| Rate				200.00%
Obligation period following announcement of acquiring person				30 days
Extended obligation period following announcement of acquiring person				60 days