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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Investment in Hotel Properties - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Investment in Hotel Properties - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment loss						$ 0	$ 35.1	$ 26.5	$ 20.9
Predecessor
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense related to investment in hotel and other properties, excluding discontinued operations						$ 28,700,000	73,100,000	114,100,000	114,500,000
Impairment loss	$ 24,800,000	$ 20,100,000	$ 6,300,000		$ 20,900,000		$ 35,100,000	$ 26,500,000	$ 20,900,000
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	1			2			2	2
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale \| Predecessor
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment loss				$ 10,300,000
Number of properties held-for-sale \| property										2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate									3.00%
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term									5 years
Fair Value Inputs, Cap Rate									8.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate									11.00%