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Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Redeemed

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Number of events causing common units to increase significantly

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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The number of limited partner units outstanding.

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Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest for common shares, units or ownership interests classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Noncontrolling Interest Of Common Units In SLP (Details) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2015 shares	Mar. 02, 2015 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 shares
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of events causing common units to increase significantly \| item			2
Common units redemption to common stock			12.50%
Common units redeemed			0	0	0
Limited Partner [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units outstanding			2,395,887	97,008
Common Units and LTIP [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redemption value \| $			$ 1,197	$ 25
LTIP [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units outstanding			5,263,152
Grants in period		657,894
Executive Officer [Member] \| LTIP [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Grants in period		5,263,152
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| Supertel Limited Partnership [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units outstanding			7,659,039	97,088
Common units issued	2,298,879		2,298,879