Hotel Management Agreements and Leases (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010	Aug. 31, 2011 Hotels Marriott Contracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Marriott Contracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Marriott Contracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4	Aug. 08, 2011 Hotels Marriott Contracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4	Jun. 14, 2011 Hotels Marriott Contracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Marriott Contracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Marriott Contract No. 4	Jun. 14, 2011 Hotels Marriott Contracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Marriott Contract No. 4	Aug. 31, 2011 Hotels InterContinental Contracts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4	Jul. 31, 2011 Hotels InterContinental Contracts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels InterContinental Contracts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4	Aug. 08, 2011 Hotels InterContinental Contracts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4	Jul. 25, 2011 Hotels InterContinental Contracts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Hyatt Hotels Corporation	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Carlson Hotels Worldwide	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Marriott No 5 contract	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Marriott No 1 contract	Nov. 30, 2010 Hotels Marriott No 1 contract
Hotel Management Agreements and Leases
Number of management agreements or leases	11		11							3		1					4
Number of real estate properties leased or managed										71							130	22	11			53
Minimum annual returns and rents payable to the entity							$ 98,404							$ 153,129
Number of consecutive renewal terms that the entity has the option to renew the agreement								2						2
Renewal period (in years)								10						15							12
Number of agreements with minimum rent and return								2
Original security deposits							64,700	64,700							27,557
Security deposits	81,175		81,175		105,859		3,031	3,031	2,403							64,850	64,557				50,540
Percentage of cash flows to replenish original security deposit amount (as a percent)								70.00%
Percentage of cash flows paid toward agreed amounts for management fees (as a percent)								30.00%
Percentage of minimum returns due through 2017 for which limited guarantee has been provided (as a percent)								90.00%
Minimum percentage of gross revenues from hotel operations to be escrowed as FF&E reserves (as a percent)								5.00%
Maximum percentage of gross revenues from hotel operations to be escrowed as FF&E reserves (as a percent)								6.00%						5.00%
Fund for renovation of hotels								102,000						300,000
Time period for funding for general refurbishment of hotels (in years)								2
Percentage increase in minimum returns after funding for renovation of hotels (as a percent)								9.00%						8.00%
Number of hotels offered for sale or to be rebranded								21						42
Decrease in minimum returns as percentage of sales proceeds (as a percent)								9.00%						8.00%
Number of TRSs to whom property will be leased											1										1
Amount by which the cash flow available to pay entity's minimum rent or return was more (less) than the minimum amount						(628)		(15,361)					293		(9,315)
Deficiencies in minimum annual rent payments	6,165	12,159	31,222	40,749				4,081
Cash received to supplement security deposit															37,000
Maximum increase in security deposit from cash flows realized														100,000
Percentage of cash flows realized to increase security deposit (as a percent)														50.00%
Proceeds from sale of hotel														6,905
Number of hotels sold														1
Number of hotels marketed for sale	25														3
Guarantee provided to the entity, maximum											40,000							50,000	40,000
Guarantee provided to the entity, remaining amount																		$ 24,062	$ 28,110
Number of real estate properties for which guarantee provided is unlimited																				1