Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 MainStay Suites [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] hotel
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Company-owned hotels, approved to be sold											3
Company-owned hotels											3
Hotel operations						$ 1,310,000	$ 1,238,000	$ 3,600,000	$ 3,440,000
Total revenues	216,718,000	205,271,000	555,819,000	527,709,000		1,310,000	1,238,000	3,600,000	3,440,000
Hotel operations						956,000	933,000	2,742,000	2,609,000
Depreciation and amortization						127,000	135,000	393,000	401,000
Total operating expenses	153,490,000	142,897,000	400,713,000	372,255,000		1,083,000	1,068,000	3,135,000	3,010,000
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes						227,000	170,000	465,000	430,000
Income taxes	15,698,000	10,152,000	36,384,000	40,747,000		84,000	63,000	172,000	160,000
Income from discontinued operations	143,000	107,000	293,000	270,000		143,000	107,000	293,000	270,000
Cash						414,000		414,000		387,000
Receivables, net	102,887,000		102,887,000		79,999,000	244,000		244,000		206,000
Other current assets	30,002,000		30,002,000		36,669,000	221,000		221,000		192,000
Total current assets	321,780,000		321,780,000		282,730,000	879,000		879,000		785,000
Property and equipment, at cost, net	67,000,000		67,000,000		51,651,000	8,948,000		8,948,000		9,220,000
Total assets	582,692,000		582,692,000		531,902,000	9,827,000		9,827,000		10,005,000
Accounts payable						577,000		577,000		403,000
Accrued expenses						10,000		10,000		10,000
Total liabilities	1,052,155,000		1,052,155,000		1,070,540,000	587,000		587,000		413,000
Net assets of discontinued operations						$ 9,240,000		$ 9,240,000		$ 9,592,000