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Organization Real Estate Properties (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Organization Real Estate Properties (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property state hotel room	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property state hotel room	Nov. 05, 2020 hotel	Dec. 31, 2019 hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	28		28
Number of hotel rooms owned \| room	8,100		8,100
Number of states in which hotels owned by the entity are located \| state	13		13
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%		50.00%
Real estate properties, number of properties with operations suspended \| hotel	13		13
Number of hotel properties reopened \| hotel	8		8
Rent abatement \| $	$ 17.5	$ 17.5	$ 35.0
Wholly Owned Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	25		25
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)			100.00%
Consolidated Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	26		26
Number of leased real estate properties	27		27
Unconsolidated Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	2		2		2
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
95% owned \| Partially Owned Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)			95.00%
50% owned \| Partially Owned Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	2		2
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)			50.00%
Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate properties, number of properties with operations suspended \| hotel				3
Number of hotel properties reopened \| hotel				2
Rangers Sub I, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			99.00%
Rangers General Partner, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			1.00%