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Noncontrolling Interest Of Partnership Units In SLP (Details) - shares	Mar. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units redeemed		0		0
Limited Partner [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units outstanding		2,395,887	2,395,887
Supertel Limited Partnership [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of minority interest		97.90%	90.10%
Common Units and LTIP [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units redeemed		1,474,000	1,197,000
LTIP [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units outstanding		5,263,152	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	7,659,039