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Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Sale of Hotel Properties - Schedule of Properties Disposed (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Hotels hotel	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Hotels room	Dec. 31, 2020 property	Dec. 31, 2020 room	Jun. 27, 2019 room	Dec. 31, 2018 hotel	Oct. 15, 2018 room	Sep. 27, 2018 room	Aug. 28, 2018 room	Jul. 13, 2018 room	Mar. 27, 2018 room	Feb. 21, 2018 room
Discontinued operations
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property			28
Disposal Group, Number of Properties Disposed During Period \| Hotels	0	6
Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach - Oceanfront Resort [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms					255
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms					385
Disposals 2019 [Member]
Discontinued operations
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate \| $	$ 147.4
Disposal Group, Number of Properties Disposed During Period \| Hotels		2
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms				640
Disposals 2018 [Member]
Discontinued operations
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate \| $		$ 516.5
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms		2,054
Embassy Suites Boston Marlborough [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms												229
Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms											364
Embassy Suites Napa Valley [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms										205
Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms									362
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms								309
Holiday Inn San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf [Member]
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms							585
Unconsolidated Properties
Discontinued operations
Number of Real Estate Properties	2		2			2