Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] Hotels	Jun. 30, 2013 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	Jun. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member] Hotels	Jun. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member] Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels (in hotels)						1	1	10	1		1
Hotel operating revenue	$ 3,688	$ 23,804								$ 7,313	$ 55,247
Operating expenses	(2,844)	(21,511)	[1]							(6,207)	(47,413)	[1]
Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations	844	2,293								1,106	7,834
Interest expense, net	0	(1,245)								0	(2,612)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Debt Extinguishment	0	(668)								0	(668)
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax	7,259	16,719								7,259	16,719
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	8,103	17,099		8,365	21,273					8,365	21,273
Impairment of Real Estate	$ 27,706	$ 0		$ 27,706	$ 0				$ 1,300		$ 1,300

[1] (a) Includes an impairment charge of $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.