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Related Person Transactions - TA Transaction Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) agreement item shares	Jun. 30, 2015 property	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) agreement property item shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2007
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Management Agreements or Leases \| item	14		14
Straight Line Rent Adjustments			$ 3,752	$ 545
Capital improvements from leased facilities, funded			$ 32,716	35,009
Hillsboro, TX
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price advanced	$ 19,683
Travel centers
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Management Agreements or Leases \| agreement	5		5
Number of properties acquired \| property			1
Travel Centers of America LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership formerly held in subsidiary						100.00%
Number of common shares owned \| shares	3,420,000		3,420,000
Common shares of TA held by company as a percent of total TA shares outstanding	8.80%		8.80%
Lessee as percentage of gross carrying value of real estate	36.00%		36.00%
Annual percentage rent waived			$ 311	259
Straight Line Rent Adjustments			3,644	415
Accruals for unpaid rent, excluding any deferred rents	$ 55,345		55,345		$ 40,988
Capital improvements from leased facilities, funded			20,575	20,181
Travel Centers of America LLC \| TA New Leases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in minimum annual rent			1,749	1,715
Amount of percentage rent recognized			250	$ 1,240
Annual percentage rent waived			2,439
Aggregate amount of percentage rent to be waived	$ 2,500		2,500
Travel Centers of America LLC \| TA No. 4
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in minimum annual rent			$ 1,673
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of renewal options available \| item			2
Term of renewal option			15 years
Number of Sites \| item	194		194
Number of properties acquired and leased back to the acquiree \| property		5	4
Minimum Annual Rent	$ 261,145		$ 261,145
Deferred Rent	150,000		$ 150,000
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| Hillsboro, TX
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price advanced	$ 19,683
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| TA No. 1
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Sites \| item	39		39
Minimum Annual Rent	$ 49,198		$ 49,198
Deferred Rent	$ 27,421		$ 27,421
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| TA No. 2
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Sites \| item	38		38
Minimum Annual Rent	$ 47,392		$ 47,392
Deferred Rent	$ 29,107		$ 29,107
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| TA No. 3
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Sites \| item	38		38
Minimum Annual Rent	$ 50,630		$ 50,630
Deferred Rent	$ 29,324		$ 29,324
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| TA No. 4
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Sites \| item	39		39
Minimum Annual Rent	$ 48,596		$ 48,596
Deferred Rent	$ 21,233		$ 21,233
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| TA No. 5
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Sites \| item	40		40
Minimum Annual Rent	$ 65,329		$ 65,329
Deferred Rent	$ 42,915		42,915
Maximum \| Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase price equal to estimate of development costs, including the cost of land			$ 95,000