The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2015 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Hotels	Jul. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		1		13
Gain on sale of hotels, net \| $		$ 6,322	$ 19,426	$ 66,762
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties				5
Fifty Percent Owned [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		50.00%			50.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
Gain on sale of hotels, net \| $	$ 7,100
Two Hotels [Member] \| Fifty Percent Owned [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		50.00%	50.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties		2	2
Entities That Own Real Estate In Myrtle Beach South Carolina and Provide Condominium Management Services [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			50.00%
Operated Without A Lease [Member] \| Fifty Percent Owned [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		50.00%
Operated Without A Lease [Member] \| One Hotel [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		1
Secured Debt [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Repayments of Secured Debt \| $			$ 13,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Fifty Percent Owned [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Repayments of Secured Debt \| $	$ 10,500