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Disposal Group, Property Disposed During Period, Number of Rooms

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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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Amount of gain (loss) on termination of lease before expiration of lease term.

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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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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Sale of Hotel Properties - Schedule of Properties Disposed (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property room	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) property room	Jun. 27, 2019 room	Sep. 27, 2018 room	Aug. 28, 2018 room	Jul. 13, 2018 room	Mar. 27, 2018 room	Feb. 21, 2018 room
Disposal Groups
Disposal Group, Number of Properties Disposed During Period \| property	2	5
Embassy Suites Boston Marlborough [Member]
Disposal Groups
Property disposed, number of rooms								229
Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel [Member]
Disposal Groups
Property disposed, number of rooms							364
Embassy Suites Napa Valley [Member]
Disposal Groups
Property disposed, number of rooms						205
Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club [Member]
Disposal Groups
Property disposed, number of rooms					362
DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont [Member]
Disposal Groups
Property disposed, number of rooms				309
Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach - Oceanfront Resort [Member]
Disposal Groups
Property disposed, number of rooms			255
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
Disposal Groups
Property disposed, number of rooms			385
Disposals 2018
Disposal Groups
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties \| $		$ 14.8
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment \| $		$ 441.2
Property disposed, number of rooms		1,469
Gain (Loss) on Termination of Lease \| $		$ (9.8)
Disposals 2019
Disposal Groups
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties \| $	$ (21.4)
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment \| $	$ 147.4
Property disposed, number of rooms	640
Gain (Loss) on Termination of Lease \| $	$ (0.7)