Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property-Related Costs (Schedule of Other Property-Related Costs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 56,895	$ 61,578
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	26.70%	27.90%
Hotel general and administrative expense
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	19,363	19,834
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	9.10%	9.00%
Marketing
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	19,303	20,071
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	9.10%	9.10%
Repair and maintenance
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	10,350	11,687
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	4.90%	5.30%
Utilities
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 7,879	$ 9,986
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	3.60%	4.50%