ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Disposals (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 19, 2016 USD ($) room	Feb. 02, 2016 USD ($) room
Courtyard Oakland located in Oakland California
Disposals
Ownership sold, percentage		100.00%
Number of rooms \| room		162
Sale price		$ 43,800
Gain on sale		$ 24,739
L X Holiday Inn Los Angeles California
Disposals
Ownership sold, percentage	100.00%
Number of rooms \| room	405
Sale price	$ 52,500
Gain on sale	$ 14,927

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Percentage of ownership sold during the period.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
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-Section 45
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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
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