Discontinued Operations - Hotel Properties Held for Sale and Sold (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014 property	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 property
Discontinued Operations - Hotel Properties Held for Sale And Sold [Abstract]
Number of hotels held for sale	18		19
Number of hotels sold	1		17
Interest expense allocated to discontinued operations	$ 378	$ 787
Number of hotels reclassified as held for use	1
Number of hotels reclassified as held for sale	1

Amount of interest expense allocated to disposal group, including a discontinued operation.

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