Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 8,400,000	$ 8,400,000	$ 6,600,000
Related Party Service Agreement, Utilization Threshold of Designated Employee's Services	50.00%
Related Party Service Agreement, Reimbursement Percentage for Designated Employee's Services Rendered	50.00%
Sunburst [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number Of Hotels Operated By Related Party	13
Franchise Revenue	4,500,000	4,400,000	4,500,000
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties	200,000	300,000
LPC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	500,000	700,000	400,000
Immediate Family Member of Management or Principal Owner [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction		(8,000)	41,000
Related Party Transaction Leased Square Footage	1,950
Lease Term in Years	5 years
Related Party Transaction Annual Lease Payments	72,000
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	40,000
Related Party Transaction, Other Revenues from Transactions with Related Party	$ 200,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000