Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties

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Represents the write-off of real estate in conjunction with hotel disposals.

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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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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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

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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities - Narrative (Details)	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property hotel	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017 hotel
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties		$ (1,600,000)	$ 7,516,464	$ 19,873,000.000
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					50.00%
Noncash Divestiture of Real Estate		92,000,000	107,500,000	176,000,000
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 661,000
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	36
Predecessor
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 1,074,000	$ 1,533,000	7,833,000
Unconsolidated Properties
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties				7,100,000.0
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					50.00%
Noncash Divestiture of Real Estate				32,000,000
Number of Real Estate Properties	2					2
Unconsolidated Properties \| Predecessor
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties				7,100,000.0
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			50.00%		50.00%
Noncash Divestiture of Real Estate				$ 32,000,000
Number of Real Estate Properties \| hotel			2,000
Hotel, Condominium Units [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			50.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property			2,000
Hotel, Condominium Units [Member] \| Predecessor
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					50.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	2