Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotels Sold [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]		Sep. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member]		Sep. 30, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Discontinued Operations [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Discontinued Operations [Member] Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels (in hotels)					1	4	10							1	1
Hotel operating revenue								$ 5,038	$ 19,353	$ 25,045		$ 86,968
Operating expenses								(4,859)	(18,612)	(25,180)	[1]	(76,877)	[1]
Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations								179	741	(135)		10,091
Interest expense, net								0	(1,031)	0		(4,527)
Debt Extinguishment								0	(1,409)	0		(2,100)
Gain On Involuntary Conversion, Net			87	0				66	0	66		0
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax								11,809	9,922	19,068		26,641
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	12,054	8,223	18,999	30,105				12,054	8,223	18,999		30,105
Impairment of Real Estate	$ 0	$ 0	$ 24,441	$ 0										$ 3,300	$ 1,300

[1] (a) Includes impairment charges of $3.3 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.