Investment in Hotel Properties - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense related to investment in hotel and other properties, excluding discontinued operations								$ 77,900,000
Impairment loss							$ 35,100,000	$ 0	$ 26,500,000
Successor [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense related to investment in hotel and other properties, excluding discontinued operations						$ 28,700,000
Predecessor
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense related to investment in hotel and other properties, excluding discontinued operations							73,100,000		114,100,000
Impairment loss	$ 24,800,000	$ 20,100,000	$ 6,300,000		$ 20,900,000		$ 35,100,000		$ 26,500,000
Number of real estate properties impaired | property	1						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