Date when an entity was incorporated

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- Definition

Average annual net operating income in excess of investments in hotels, percentage.

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- Definition

Base management fee received on gross hotel revenues by managing related parties, percentage.

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Economy extended-stay hotels owned, managed by related parties number of units.

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- Definition

Hotels owned, managed by related parties, number of operating states

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Hotels owned, managed by related parties number of units.

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- Definition

Incentive fee percent fee.

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- Definition

Management fee received on hotel net operating income by managing related parties, percentage.

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- Definition

Number of properties held by related parties.

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Number of properties own.

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- Definition

The number of units or percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the LLC or LP.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Practice Bulletin (PB)

-Number 14

-Paragraph 15

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 272

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (b)

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- Definition

The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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- Definition

The number of units (items of property) under operating lease arrangements.

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- Definition

This item represents the conversion ratio used in the calculation of a stock split.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Stock Split

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)

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General (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
General (Details)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reverse stock split ratio	0.125
Entity incorporation, date of incorporation	Aug. 23, 1994
Number of hotels company having interests in	66
Supertel Limited Partnership [Member] \| Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	99.00%
Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Parternship [Member] \| Supertel Hospitality, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	1.00%
Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Parternship [Member] \| Supertel Limited Partnership [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	99.00%
SPPR-Hotels, LLC [Member] \| Supertel Limited Partnership [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	99.00%
SPPR-Hotels, LLC [Member] \| SPPR Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	1.00%
SPPR-South Bend, LLC [Member] \| Supertel Limited Partnership [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	100.00%
SPPR-BMI, LLC [Member] \| Supertel Limited Partnership [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	99.00%
SPPR-BMI, LLC [Member] \| SPPR-BMI Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	1.00%
SPPR-Dowell LLC [Member] \| Supertel Limited Partnership [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	99.00%
SPPR-Dowell LLC [Member] \| SPPR-Dowell Holdings, Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	1.00%
Supertel Hospitality Management, Inc [Member] \| Supertel Hospitality, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	100.00%
SPPR Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	100.00%
SPPR-BMI Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	100.00%
SPPR-Dowell Holdings, Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Holding interest	100.00%
TRS Leasing, Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of properties held by related parties	51
Number of leased hotels owned	76
SPPR-Hotels, SPPR-South Bend, SPPR-BMI, SPPR-Dowell, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of properties held by related parties	10
Hospitality Management Advisors, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related parties	20
Base management fee received on gross hotel revenues by managing related parties, percentage	3.50%
Management fee received on hotel net operating income by managing related parties, percentage	2.25%
Strand Development Company LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related parties	13
Number of extended-stay hotels managed by related parties	7
Base management fee received on gross hotel revenues by managing related parties, percentage	3.50%
Management fee received on hotel net operating income by managing related parties, percentage	2.25%
Kinseth Hotel Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related parties	33
Number of operating states of hotels managed by related parties	8
Base management fee received on gross hotel revenues by managing related parties, percentage	3.50%
Management fee received on hotel net operating income by managing related parties, percentage	2.25%
Cherry Cove Hospitality Management, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee received on gross hotel revenues by managing related parties, percentage	3.50%
Management fee received on hotel net operating income by managing related parties, percentage	2.25%
HLC Hotels Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related parties	2
Base management fee received on gross hotel revenues by managing related parties, percentage	5.00%
Annual incentive fee	10.00%
Average annual net operating income in excess of investments in hotels, percentage	10.50%
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, annual dividend rate	6.25%	6.25%