Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes
Current income tax expense recognized	$ 730
Federal taxes included in current tax expense	350
Foreign taxes included in current tax expense	31
Certain state taxes that are payable without regard to entity's REIT status and TRS tax loss carry forwards, included in current tax expense	349
Deferred tax benefit recognized in related to book/tax basis differences at certain of the entity's hotels and Canadian tax losses available to offset future income	$ 212