Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Description of Business Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“CDOR,” “Condor,” or the “Company”), which until July 15, 2015 was formerly named Supertel Hospitality, Inc., was incorporated in Virginia on August 23, 1994 and was reincorporated in Maryland on November 19, 2014. CDOR is a self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes that specializes in the investment and ownership of high quality select service, limited service, extended stay, and compact full service hotels. As of June 30, 2016, the Company owned 31 hotels in 16 states. CDOR, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust, owns a controlling interest in Supertel Limited Partnership (“SLP”). SLP, including its various subsidiary partnerships, holds substantially all of the Company’s assets (with the exception of the furniture and equipment of 23 properties held by TRS Leasing, Inc.) and conducts all of its operations. At June 30, 2016, the Company owned 97.9% of the partnership operating units (“partnership units”) of SLP with the remaining partnership units owned by other limited partners and long-term incentive plan unit holders. The Company’s 100% owned E&P Financing Limited Partnership no longer owns any assets or conducts any operations following the sale of its last remaining property in January 2016. In order for the income from our hotel property investments to constitute “rents from real properties” for purposes of the gross income tests required by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for REIT qualification, the income we earn cannot be derived from the operation of any of our hotels. Therefore, SLP and its subsidiaries lease our hotel properties to the Company’s wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiary, TRS Leasing, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “TRS”). The TRS in turn engages third-party eligible independent contractors to manage the hotels. SLP, the TRS, and their respective subsidiaries are consolidated into the Company’s financial statements. References to “we,” “our,” and “us” herein refer to Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., including, as the context requires, its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Historically, as a result of the geographic areas in which we operate, the operations of our hotels have been seasonal in nature. Generally, occupancy rates, revenue, and operating income have been greater in the second and third quarters of the calendar year than in the first and fourth quarters, with the exception of our hotels located in Florida, which experience peak demand in the first and fourth quarters of the year. The results of the hotels acquired in October 2015 (see Note 2), because of their locations and chain scale, are expected to be less seasonal in nature than our legacy portfolio of assets. Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, as well as the accounts of SLP and its subsidiaries and our wholly owned TRS and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the general instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full-year performance for the year ending December 31, 2016 or any future period. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Estimates, Risks, and Uncertainties The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements as well as revenue and expenses recognized during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Because the state of the economy and the real estate market can significantly impact hotel operating performance and the estimated fair value of our assets, it is possible that the estimates and assumptions that have been utilized in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements could change. Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations A hotel is considered held for sale (a) when a contract for sale is entered into, a substantial, nonrefundable deposit has been committed by the purchaser, and sale is expected to occur within one year, or (b) if management has committed to and is actively engaged in a plan to sell the property, the property is available for sale in its current condition, and it is probable the sale will be completed within one year. If a hotel is considered held for sale as of the most recent balance sheet presented or was sold prior to that balance sheet date, the hotel property and the debt it collateralizes are shown as held for sale in all periods presented. Depreciation of our hotels is discontinued at the time they are considered held for sale. Historically, we have presented the results of operations of hotel properties that have been sold or considered held for sale as discontinued operations. In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The amendments in ASU 2014-08 changed the criteria for reporting a discontinued operation and require new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other significant disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. Only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations subsequent to adoption. The Company adopted this pronouncement on October 1, 2014. As a result of this adoption, only the operations of hotels meeting the criteria to be considered held for sale prior to October 1, 2014 are included in discontinued operations for all periods presented as no individual hotel disposition has a major effect on our operations or financial results. Impairment Losses On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews the carrying value of each held for use hotel to determine if certain circumstances, known as triggering events, exist indicating impairment to the carrying value of the hotel or that depreciation periods should be modified. These triggering events include a significant change in the cash flows of or a significant adverse change in the business climate for a hotel. If facts or circumstances support the possibility of impairment, the Company will prepare an estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows, without interest charges, of the specific hotel and determine if the investment in such hotel is recoverable based on these undiscounted future cash flows. If the investment is not recoverable based on this analysis, an impairment charge will be taken, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of the hotel to the hotel’s fair value. At the end of each reporting period, if the fair value of a held for sale property less costs to sell is lower than the carrying value of the hotel, the Company will record an impairment loss. Impairment losses on held for sale properties may be subsequently recovered up to the amount of the cumulative impairment losses taken while the property is held for sale should future revisions to fair value estimates be required. If active marketing ceases or the property no longer meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, the property is reclassified to held for use and measured at the lower of its (a) carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held for use, or (b) its fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell. Income Taxes The Company qualifies and intends to continue to qualify as a REIT under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), as amended. In general, under such Code provisions, a trust which has made the required election and, in the taxable year, meets certain requirements and distributes to its shareholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent of the income currently distributed to shareholders. A REIT will incur a 100% tax on the net gain derived from any sale or other disposition of property that the REIT holds primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. We do not believe any of our hotels were held primarily for sale in the ordinary course of our trade or business. However, if the IRS would successfully assert that we held such hotels primarily for sale in the ordinary course of our business, the gain from such sales could be subject to a 100% prohibited transaction tax. Taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through the TRS, which is taxed as a C-Corporation, is subject to federal, state, and local income taxes. We account for the federal income taxes of our TRS using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the financial reporting bases of assets and liabilities of the TRS and their respective tax bases and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards based on enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. However, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be realized based on consideration of available evidence, including tax planning strategies and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the remaining deferred tax assets are deductible. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income. Fair Value Measurements Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are utilized to determine the value of certain liabilities, to perform impairment assessments, to account for hotel acquisitions, and for disclosure purposes. Fair value measurements are classified into a three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: Level 1: Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Directly or indirectly observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable. Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require a reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. Our estimates of fair value were determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methods. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions or valuation techniques may have a material effect on estimated fair value measurements. We classify assets and liabilities in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. With the exception of fixed rate debt (see Note 6) and other financial instruments carried at fair value, the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments approximates their fair values due to their short-term nature or variable market-based interest rates. Fair Value Option Under U.S. GAAP, the Company has the irrevocable option to report most financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value on an instrument by instrument basis, with changes in fair value reported in net earnings. This option was elected for treatment of the Company’s convertible debt entered into on March 16, 2016 (see Note 5). Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share is More Akin to Debt or to Equity, which clarifies certain of the criteria for determining whether derivative features in a hybrid financial instrument should be separately recognized. ASU 2014-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and permits either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. ASU 2014-16 was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2016 and was utilized in determining the accounting for the Series D Preferred Stock issued in March 2016 (see Note 8). In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which amends the current consolidation guidance effecting both the variable interest entity (“VIE”) and voting interest entity (“VOE”) consolidation models. The standard does not add or remove any of the characteristics in determining if an entity is a VIE or VOE, but rather enhances the way the Company assesses some of these characteristics. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2016 and concluded that SLP now meets the criteria to be considered a VIE of which the Company is the primary beneficiary and, accordingly, the Company continues to consolidate SLP. The Company’s sole significant asset is its investment in SLP, and consequently, substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities represent those assets and liabilities of SLP. All of the Company’s debt is an obligation of SLP. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the associated debt liability. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2016 and presents all debt issuance costs, other than issuance costs related to its revolving credit facility, as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt liability. Adoption of this standard was applied retrospectively for all periods presented, effecting only the presentation of the balance sheet. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position and had no impact on the results of operations or cash flows. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The original updated accounting guidance was effective for annual and interim reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, however, in July 2015, the FASB approved a one year delay of the effective date to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. As such, the standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes most existing lease guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. ASU 2016-02 requires, among other changes to the lease accounting guidance, lessees to recognize most leases on-balance sheet via a right of use asset and lease liability, and additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, permits early adoption, and mandates a modified retrospective transition method. The Company is required to adopt ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Reclassifications Certain amounts in prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Beginning in the first quarter of 2016, we have revised the classification of cash payments for debt prepayment or extinguishment penalties in our statements of cash flows from where they were previously presented as operating cash flows to financing cash flows. We have concluded that this classification is preferable as these payments are closely related to other financing cash flows, such as the repayment of debt, and reflect the impact of financing decisions made by management. This revision in classification had the effect of increasing operating cash flows and decreasing financing cash flows by $939 and $7 during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Liquidity We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through net cash provided by operations, existing cash balances and working capital, short-term borrowings under our revolving credit agreement with Great Western Bank, and the release of restricted cash upon the satisfaction of usage requirements. At June 30, 2016, the Company had $18,999 of cash and cash equivalents on hand and $2,406 of unused availability under its revolving credit agreement. Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of operating expenses and other expenditures directly associated with our hotel properties, recurring maintenance and capital expenditures necessary to maintain our hotels in accordance with brand standards, interest expense and scheduled principal payments on outstanding indebtedness, restricted cash funding obligations, and the payment of dividends in accordance with the REIT requirements of the Code. We expect to invest approximately $3,500 to $5,000 in capital expenditures related to hotel properties we currently own through September 30, 2017. To maintain our REIT tax status, we generally must distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders annually. In addition, we are subject to a 4% non-deductible excise tax if the actual amount distributed to shareholders in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the federal income tax laws. We have a general dividend policy of paying out approximately 100% of annual REIT taxable income. The actual amount of any future dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors based on our actual results of operations, economic conditions, capital expenditure requirements, and other factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant. Our longer-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of the costs of acquiring additional hotel properties, renovations and other one-time capital expenditures that periodically are made with respect to our hotel properties, and scheduled debt payments, including maturing loans. Additionally, the Company has an obligation to Real Estate Strategies, L.P. (“RES”) to use approximately $1,600 of proceeds from a capital infusion in 2012 to pursue hotel acquisitions (see Note 13). Possible sources of liquidity to fund debt maturities and acquisitions and to meet other obligations include additional secured or unsecured debt financings and proceeds from public or private issuances of debt or equity securities. Prior to the consideration of any asset sales or our ability to refinance debt subsequent to June 30, 2016, contractual principal payments on our debt outstanding, including normal amortization, total $12,870 through September 30, 2017, including the February 1, 2017 maturity of one of our WAB loans with a balance at June 30, 2016 of $10,547. This and certain of our other loans, previously owned by GE Capital Franchise Finance Corporation (“GE”), were sold to Western Alliance Bank (“WAB”) in April 2016 and we now refer to them as our WAB loans. Prior to its maturity, the Company anticipates refinancing the WAB loan with the existing lender or another lender. As a result of our improved financial condition and the terms of the lending arrangements we have entered into in recent periods, we believe we will be able to refinance this debt on similar or perhaps more favorable terms. However, notwithstanding our perception, we may not be successful in our efforts to refinance or repay our maturing debt. Additionally, at June 30, 2016, we have 17 hotels held for sale which, if sold, we believe will generate approximately $20,000 in net proceeds after debt repayment. Over the last five years, we have sold 76 hotels. Although it is management’s plan to use net proceeds after debt repayment from future asset sales to fund future acquisitions, if necessary the Company believes that cash generated from asset dispositions will be sufficient to fund any shortfalls associated with future debt maturities. However, with respect to future hotel sales, we cannot predict whether we will be able to find buyers for identified assets at prices and other terms acceptable to us, whether potential buyers will be able to secure financings, and the length of time needed to find a buyer and to close the sale of a property.

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business

Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“CDOR,” “Condor,” or the “Company”), which until July 15, 2015 was formerly named Supertel Hospitality, Inc., was incorporated in Virginia on August 23, 1994 and was reincorporated in Maryland on November 19, 2014. CDOR is a self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes that specializes in the investment and ownership of high quality select service, limited service, extended stay, and compact full service hotels. As of June 30, 2016, the Company owned 31 hotels in 16 states.

CDOR, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust, owns a controlling interest in Supertel Limited Partnership (“SLP”). SLP, including its various subsidiary partnerships, holds substantially all of the Company’s assets (with the exception of the furniture and equipment of 23 properties held by TRS Leasing, Inc.) and conducts all of its operations. At June 30, 2016, the Company owned 97.9% of the partnership operating units (“partnership units”) of SLP with the remaining partnership units owned by other limited partners and long-term incentive plan unit holders. The Company’s 100% owned E&P Financing Limited Partnership no longer owns any assets or conducts any operations following the sale of its last remaining property in January 2016.

In order for the income from our hotel property investments to constitute “rents from real properties” for purposes of the gross income tests required by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for REIT qualification, the income we earn cannot be derived from the operation of any of our hotels. Therefore, SLP and its subsidiaries lease our hotel properties to the Company’s wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiary, TRS Leasing, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “TRS”). The TRS in turn engages third-party eligible independent contractors to manage the hotels. SLP, the TRS, and their respective subsidiaries are consolidated into the Company’s financial statements. References to “we,” “our,” and “us” herein refer to Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., including, as the context requires, its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

Historically, as a result of the geographic areas in which we operate, the operations of our hotels have been seasonal in nature. Generally, occupancy rates, revenue, and operating income have been greater in the second and third quarters of the calendar year than in the first and fourth quarters, with the exception of our hotels located in Florida, which experience peak demand in the first and fourth quarters of the year. The results of the hotels acquired in October 2015 (see Note 2), because of their locations and chain scale, are expected to be less seasonal in nature than our legacy portfolio of assets.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, as well as the accounts of SLP and its subsidiaries and our wholly owned TRS and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the general instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full-year performance for the year ending December 31, 2016 or any future period. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Estimates, Risks, and Uncertainties

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements as well as revenue and expenses recognized during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Because the state of the economy and the real estate market can significantly impact hotel operating performance and the estimated fair value of our assets, it is possible that the estimates and assumptions that have been utilized in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements could change.

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

A hotel is considered held for sale (a) when a contract for sale is entered into, a substantial, nonrefundable deposit has been committed by the purchaser, and sale is expected to occur within one year, or (b) if management has committed to and is actively engaged in a plan to sell the property, the property is available for sale in its current condition, and it is probable the sale will be completed within one year. If a hotel is considered held for sale as of the most recent balance sheet presented or was sold prior to that balance sheet date, the hotel property and the debt it collateralizes are shown as held for sale in all periods presented. Depreciation of our hotels is discontinued at the time they are considered held for sale.

Historically, we have presented the results of operations of hotel properties that have been sold or considered held for sale as discontinued operations. In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The amendments in ASU 2014-08 changed the criteria for reporting a discontinued operation and require new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other significant disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. Only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations subsequent to adoption. The Company adopted this pronouncement on October 1, 2014. As a result of this adoption, only the operations of hotels meeting the criteria to be considered held for sale prior to October 1, 2014 are included in discontinued operations for all periods presented as no individual hotel disposition has a major effect on our operations or financial results.

Impairment Losses

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews the carrying value of each held for use hotel to determine if certain circumstances, known as triggering events, exist indicating impairment to the carrying value of the hotel or that depreciation periods should be modified. These triggering events include a significant change in the cash flows of or a significant adverse change in the business climate for a hotel. If facts or circumstances support the possibility of impairment, the Company will prepare an estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows, without interest charges, of the specific hotel and determine if the investment in such hotel is recoverable based on these undiscounted future cash flows. If the investment is not recoverable based on this analysis, an impairment charge will be taken, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of the hotel to the hotel’s fair value.

At the end of each reporting period, if the fair value of a held for sale property less costs to sell is lower than the carrying value of the hotel, the Company will record an impairment loss. Impairment losses on held for sale properties may be subsequently recovered up to the amount of the cumulative impairment losses taken while the property is held for sale should future revisions to fair value estimates be required. If active marketing ceases or the property no longer meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, the property is reclassified to held for use and measured at the lower of its (a) carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held for use, or (b) its fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.

Income Taxes

The Company qualifies and intends to continue to qualify as a REIT under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), as amended. In general, under such Code provisions, a trust which has made the required election and, in the taxable year, meets certain requirements and distributes to its shareholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent of the income currently distributed to shareholders. A REIT will incur a 100% tax on the net gain derived from any sale or other disposition of property that the REIT holds primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. We do not believe any of our hotels were held primarily for sale in the ordinary course of our trade or business. However, if the IRS would successfully assert that we held such hotels primarily for sale in the ordinary course of our business, the gain from such sales could be subject to a 100% prohibited transaction tax.

Taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through the TRS, which is taxed as a C-Corporation, is subject to federal, state, and local income taxes. We account for the federal income taxes of our TRS using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the financial reporting bases of assets and liabilities of the TRS and their respective tax bases and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards based on enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. However, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be realized based on consideration of available evidence, including tax planning strategies and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the remaining deferred tax assets are deductible. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are utilized to determine the value of certain liabilities, to perform impairment assessments, to account for hotel acquisitions, and for disclosure purposes. Fair value measurements are classified into a three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Directly or indirectly observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require a reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Our estimates of fair value were determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methods. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions or valuation techniques may have a material effect on estimated fair value measurements. We classify assets and liabilities in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

With the exception of fixed rate debt (see Note 6) and other financial instruments carried at fair value, the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments approximates their fair values due to their short-term nature or variable market-based interest rates.

Fair Value Option

Under U.S. GAAP, the Company has the irrevocable option to report most financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value on an instrument by instrument basis, with changes in fair value reported in net earnings. This option was elected for treatment of the Company’s convertible debt entered into on March 16, 2016 (see Note 5).

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share is More Akin to Debt or to Equity, which clarifies certain of the criteria for determining whether derivative features in a hybrid financial instrument should be separately recognized. ASU 2014-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and permits either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. ASU 2014-16 was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2016 and was utilized in determining the accounting for the Series D Preferred Stock issued in March 2016 (see Note 8).

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which amends the current consolidation guidance effecting both the variable interest entity (“VIE”) and voting interest entity (“VOE”) consolidation models. The standard does not add or remove any of the characteristics in determining if an entity is a VIE or VOE, but rather enhances the way the Company assesses some of these characteristics. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2016 and concluded that SLP now meets the criteria to be considered a VIE of which the Company is the primary beneficiary and, accordingly, the Company continues to consolidate SLP. The Company’s sole significant asset is its investment in SLP, and consequently, substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities represent those assets and liabilities of SLP. All of the Company’s debt is an obligation of SLP.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the associated debt liability. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2016 and presents all debt issuance costs, other than issuance costs related to its revolving credit facility, as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt liability. Adoption of this standard was applied retrospectively for all periods presented, effecting only the presentation of the balance sheet. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position and had no impact on the results of operations or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The original updated accounting guidance was effective for annual and interim reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, however, in July 2015, the FASB approved a one year delay of the effective date to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. As such, the standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes most existing lease guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. ASU 2016-02 requires, among other changes to the lease accounting guidance, lessees to recognize most leases on-balance sheet via a right of use asset and lease liability, and additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, permits early adoption, and mandates a modified retrospective transition method. The Company is required to adopt ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2016, we have revised the classification of cash payments for debt prepayment or extinguishment penalties in our statements of cash flows from where they were previously presented as operating cash flows to financing cash flows. We have concluded that this classification is preferable as these payments are closely related to other financing cash flows, such as the repayment of debt, and reflect the impact of financing decisions made by management. This revision in classification had the effect of increasing operating cash flows and decreasing financing cash flows by $939 and $7 during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Liquidity

We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through net cash provided by operations, existing cash balances and working capital, short-term borrowings under our revolving credit agreement with Great Western Bank, and the release of restricted cash upon the satisfaction of usage requirements. At June 30, 2016, the Company had $18,999 of cash and cash equivalents on hand and $2,406 of unused availability under its revolving credit agreement. Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of operating expenses and other expenditures directly associated with our hotel properties, recurring maintenance and capital expenditures necessary to maintain our hotels in accordance with brand standards, interest expense and scheduled principal payments on outstanding indebtedness, restricted cash funding obligations, and the payment of dividends in accordance with the REIT requirements of the Code. We expect to invest approximately $3,500 to $5,000 in capital expenditures related to hotel properties we currently own through September 30, 2017.

To maintain our REIT tax status, we generally must distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders annually. In addition, we are subject to a 4% non-deductible excise tax if the actual amount distributed to shareholders in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the federal income tax laws. We have a general dividend policy of paying out approximately 100% of annual REIT taxable income. The actual amount of any future dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors based on our actual results of operations, economic conditions, capital expenditure requirements, and other factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant.

Our longer-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of the costs of acquiring additional hotel properties, renovations and other one-time capital expenditures that periodically are made with respect to our hotel properties, and scheduled debt payments, including maturing loans. Additionally, the Company has an obligation to Real Estate Strategies, L.P. (“RES”) to use approximately $1,600 of proceeds from a capital infusion in 2012 to pursue hotel acquisitions (see Note 13). Possible sources of liquidity to fund debt maturities and acquisitions and to meet other obligations include additional secured or unsecured debt financings and proceeds from public or private issuances of debt or equity securities.

Prior to the consideration of any asset sales or our ability to refinance debt subsequent to June 30, 2016, contractual principal payments on our debt outstanding, including normal amortization, total $12,870 through September 30, 2017, including the February 1, 2017 maturity of one of our WAB loans with a balance at June 30, 2016 of $10,547. This and certain of our other loans, previously owned by GE Capital Franchise Finance Corporation (“GE”), were sold to Western Alliance Bank (“WAB”) in April 2016 and we now refer to them as our WAB loans. Prior to its maturity, the Company anticipates refinancing the WAB loan with the existing lender or another lender. As a result of our improved financial condition and the terms of the lending arrangements we have entered into in recent periods, we believe we will be able to refinance this debt on similar or perhaps more favorable terms. However, notwithstanding our perception, we may not be successful in our efforts to refinance or repay our maturing debt.

Additionally, at June 30, 2016, we have 17 hotels held for sale which, if sold, we believe will generate approximately $20,000 in net proceeds after debt repayment. Over the last five years, we have sold 76 hotels. Although it is management’s plan to use net proceeds after debt repayment from future asset sales to fund future acquisitions, if necessary the Company believes that cash generated from asset dispositions will be sufficient to fund any shortfalls associated with future debt maturities. However, with respect to future hotel sales, we cannot predict whether we will be able to find buyers for identified assets at prices and other terms acceptable to us, whether potential buyers will be able to secure financings, and the length of time needed to find a buyer and to close the sale of a property.