Debt Financing (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands											1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($) room	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) room	Apr. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 19, 2015 USD ($) room	Mar. 16, 2015 USD ($) room	Feb. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2015 USD ($) room	Jan. 15, 2015 USD ($) room	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) property room	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2015 room	May. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2015 room	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2014	May. 28, 2014	Feb. 17, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposal	$ 3,200
Secured debt												$ 54,800	$ 54,800						$ 56,653			$ 7,800
Long term debt, weighted average term to maturity												1 year 7 months 6 days
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate												5.90%	5.90%
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate												6.00%
Long-Term Debt, Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate												4.25%
Debt, Current															$ 1,300				$ 42,100
Principal Due Pursuant To Notes And Mortgages Evidencing Debt												$ 14,100
Loans On Assets Held For Sale And Not Contractually Due In Current Year												6,700
Principal due in 2015												$ 20,815	$ 20,815
required principal payment													$ 30,854	$ 17,417
Number of hotels to secure loan | property												10	10
Manhattan, Kansas Super 8 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room																85
Proceeds from disposal	$ 3,200
Alexandria, Virginia Comfort Inn And Days Inn [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposal		$ 19,000
Ashland, Kentucky, Days Inn [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room			63
Proceeds from disposal			$ 2,200
West Plains Super 8 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room										49
Proceeds from disposal										$ 1,500
Green Bay Super 8 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room									83
Proceeds from disposal									$ 2,200
Columbus, Georgia, Super 8 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room							74
Proceeds from disposal							$ 900
Omaha Sleep Inn [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room						90
Proceeds from disposal						$ 2,900
Chamblee, Georgia, Savannah Suites [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room																		120
Proceeds from disposal					$ 4,400
Augusta, Georgia, Savannah Suites [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room																		172
Proceeds from disposal					$ 3,400
Batesville, Arkansas, Super 8 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room				49							49
Proceeds from disposal				$ 1,500
Held For Use [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal due in 2015												$ 10,476	$ 10,476
GE Capital Franchise Finance LLC 12/2015 Maturity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt								$ 7,800
Principal due in 2015												2,200	2,200
required principal payment								$ 300			$ 1,100	$ 8,300
Number Of Hotels To Secure Loan Classified As Held For Sale | property											1	5
Great Western Bank 06/2015 Maturity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
interest rate																				4.50%
Middle Patent Capital LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
interest rate																					12.50%
Secured debt																	$ 8,300
Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp, 11/2015 Maturity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Current												$ 11,500	11,500
Principal due in 2015												11,500	11,500
Amortization Of Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal due in 2015												$ 400	$ 400
Frontier Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
interest rate																					6.00%