The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to furniture, fixtures and equipment.

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Represents the increase or decrease in the annual minimum returns and rents the lessee or manager is obligated to pay under the operating agreement.

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Represents the number of management agreements or leases under which properties of the entity are operated.

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- Definition

This element represents the aggregate purchase price excluding closing costs, of real estate properties acquired or agreed to be acquired by the entity.

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- Definition

Amount of funded improvements made to real estate investments during the period.

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No definition available.

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Amount of real estate investment and investment in joint venture.

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- Definition

Represents the number of rooms in the property owned by the acquired entity.

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- Definition

Amount of acquisition cost of a significant acquisition allocated to buildings included in real estate.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The value of all consideration by the entity in the significant acquisition or disposal, excluding acquisition costs.

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- Definition

Represents the intangible assets reclassified to land and building as part of asset acquisition.

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- Definition

Amount of acquisition cost of a significant acquisition allocated to land included in real estate.

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No definition available.

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The amount of acquisition costs incurred as a part of the significant acquisition.

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- Definition

The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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- Definition

Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 24

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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- Definition

Amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to buildings included in real estate.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to land included in real estate.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The value of all consideration given or received by the Entity in the significant acquisition or disposal.

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No definition available.

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Real Estate Properties (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 item Property	Jun. 28, 2013 Royal Sonesta Hotel	Feb. 27, 2013 NHH	May 17, 2013 Full service hotel in Duluth, GA Property	Aug. 01, 2013 Full service hotel in Florham Park, NJ Property	Jun. 30, 2013 Hotels Property	Jun. 30, 2013 Travel centers Property	Jul. 02, 2013 Travel centers Travel Centers of America LLC Property item	Jun. 30, 2013 Travel centers Travel Centers of America LLC item
Real estate properties
Number of properties owned	475					290	185	3
Number of management agreements or leases	11								2
Funded real estate improvements	$ 143,608
Increase in annual minimum returns and rents	11,534							537	3,844
Number of rooms				426	219
Purchase price					52,750			6,323
Acquisition costs				241
Land				2,000
Building				24,300
Furniture, fixtures and equipment				3,400
Total				29,700
Amount of investment in hotels			375,000
Acquisiton amount, excluding acquisiton costs		120,500
Acquisiton costs		309
Intangible assets related to previous leasehold interest in the hotel reclassified to land and building		18,958
Land		12,564
Building		108,245
Total		$ 120,809