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The range of the percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Equity method investments as percent of total assets.

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Equity method investments disposed.

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Number of hotels in JV swap portfolio

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The number of hotels owned or leased by unconsolidated affiliates as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of hotels to be removed from JV swap portfolio

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Number of hotels to be retained out of JV swap portfolio. These hotels will be wholly owned and retained after the swap.

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The total debt of equity method investments as of balance sheet date.

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The debt of equity method investments for which the entity is the creditor as of balance sheet date.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the cost method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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Difference between amount at which an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting is carried (reported) on the balance sheet and amount of underlying equity in net assets the reporting Entity has in the investee.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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