Disposal Group, Number of Properties Disposed During Period

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Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms

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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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Noncash Divestiture of Real Estate Pro Rata Share

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
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Amount of gain (loss) on termination of lease before expiration of lease term.

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-Topic 842
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Revenue from the sale of commercial, industrial, or residential property during the period. This element is more likely than not relevant to an entity for which real estate operations are a principal activity. If real estate operations are not a principal activity, the reporting entity would likely use a gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, or equipment type element.

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Sale of Hotel Properties - Narrative (Details)		4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sale of Hotel Properties - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2017 property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 14, 2017 room
Discontinued operations
Disposal of hotel properties			$ 92,000,000		$ 107,500,000	$ 176,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties			$ 1,600,000		$ (7,516,464)	$ (19,873,000.000)
Number of hotel properties sold \| property			2	2	2	8
Morgans New York
Discontinued operations
Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms \| room							383
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties		$ 6,600,000
Real Estate Held-for-Sale, Sale Price		170,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Termination of Lease		$ 7,700,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Embassy Suites Boston Marlborough [Member]
Discontinued operations
Real Estate Held-for-Sale, Sale Price	$ 23,700,000
Unconsolidated Properties
Discontinued operations
Disposal of hotel properties						$ 32,000,000
Noncash Divestiture of Real Estate Pro Rata Share						16,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties						$ (7,100,000.0)