Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Information
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 483,776	$ 524,908
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	271,148	317,685
Other operating expenses	3,759	1,440
Depreciation and amortization	127,926	99,365
General and administrative	14,024	12,235
Loss on asset impairment	16,740	0
Total expenses	433,597	430,725
Gain on sale of real estate	(6,911)	159,535
Dividend income		876
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net	(5,045)	20,977
Interest income	262	637
Interest expense	(71,075)	(49,766)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(32,590)	226,442
Income tax expense	(342)	(1,059)
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	(718)	404
Net income (loss)	(33,650)	225,787
Total assets	8,996,623		$ 9,033,967
Corporate
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses		0
Other operating expenses		0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
General and administrative	14,024	12,235
Loss on asset impairment	0
Total expenses	14,024	12,235
Gain on sale of real estate	0	0
Dividend income		876
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net	(5,045)	20,977
Interest income	115	203
Interest expense	(71,075)	(49,766)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(90,029)	(39,945)
Income tax expense	(342)	(1,059)
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	(718)	404
Net income (loss)	(91,089)	(40,600)
Total assets	189,545		124,587
Hotels | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	384,511	461,833
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	271,148	317,685
Other operating expenses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	67,669	66,583
General and administrative		0
Total expenses	338,817	384,268
Gain on sale of real estate	0	0
Dividend income		0
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net	0	0
Interest income	147	434
Interest expense		0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	45,841	77,999
Income tax expense	0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	0	0
Net income (loss)	45,841	77,999
Total assets	4,846,566		4,866,549
Net Lease | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	99,265	63,075
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses		0
Other operating expenses	3,759	1,440
Depreciation and amortization	60,257	32,782
General and administrative	0	0
Loss on asset impairment	16,740
Total expenses	80,756	34,222
Gain on sale of real estate	(6,911)	159,535
Dividend income		0
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net	0	0
Interest income	0	0
Interest expense	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	11,598	188,388
Income tax expense	0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	0	0
Net income (loss)	11,598	188,388
Total assets	3,960,512		$ 4,042,831
Hotel operating revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	383,503	454,863
Hotel operating revenues | Corporate
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Hotel operating revenues | Hotels | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	383,503	454,863
Hotel operating revenues | Net Lease | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Rental income
Revenues:
Total revenues	100,072	68,673
Rental income | Corporate
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Rental income | Hotels | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	807	5,598
Rental income | Net Lease | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	99,265	63,075
FF&E reserve income
Revenues:
Total revenues	201	1,372
FF&E reserve income | Corporate
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
FF&E reserve income | Hotels | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	201	1,372
FF&E reserve income | Net Lease | Operating segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 0	$ 0