Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011		Aug. 31, 2012 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	May 31, 2012 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2011 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	Jun. 30, 2011 Discontinued Operations [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of Real Estate		$ 946,000			$ 6,200,000
Number of hotels (in hotels)							1	6	8	2	2
Term of probable sale of property				12 months
Hotel operating revenue	7,558,000	25,477,000		49,506,000	99,556,000
Operating expenses	(7,065,000)	(25,684,000)	[1]	(40,831,000)	(97,265,000)	[1]
Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations	493,000	(207,000)		8,675,000	2,291,000
Interest expense, net	(239,000)	(799,000)		(1,991,000)	(4,548,000)
Debt extinguishment	(126,000)	(334,000)		(790,000)	3,282,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Insured Event, Gain (Loss)					(12,000)
Gain on sale of hotels, net of tax	9,922,000	701,000		26,641,000	7,362,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 10,050,000	$ (639,000)		$ 32,535,000	$ 8,375,000

[1] Includes a $946,000 impairment charge for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and a $6.2 million impairment charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.