Dividends/Distributions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	May 31, 2012 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2011 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Distributions payable		$ 76,293,000	$ 76,293,000	$ 76,293,000
Series A and C preferred dividends in arrears		67,700,000	67,700,000
Series A and C preferred dividends declared					$ 0.4875	$ 0.50
Series A and C preferred dividends in arrears declared					$ 1.51	$ 1.55
Number of hotels (in hotels)		70	70				6	8
Proceeds from sale of hotels used to fund dividend in arrears	$ 30,000,000