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Real Estate Investment Property And Real Estate Held-For-Sale, At Cost

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) hotel property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) hotel property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Loss on asset impairment, net	$ 1,172	$ 0	$ 9,720	$ 2,110
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate	9,715,649		9,715,649
Travel Centers of America
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	63,896		63,896		$ 61,159
Held-for-sale
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	20,553		20,553
Hotels and net lease properties \| Held-for-sale
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Loss on asset impairment, net			7,305		$ 17,741
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate	$ 20,553		$ 20,553
Hotels
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Number of properties to be sold or rebranded \| hotel	22		22
Hotels \| Held-for-sale
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Number of properties to be sold or rebranded \| hotel	6		6
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate	$ 1,038		$ 1,038
Net Lease
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Number of properties to be sold or rebranded \| property	3		3
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Travel Centers of America
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	$ 63,896		$ 63,896
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Held-for-sale
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Travel Centers of America
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Held-for-sale
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	20,553		20,553
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Travel Centers of America
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	0		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Held-for-sale
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value	$ 0		$ 0