Investment in Hotels (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Investment in hotels, gross	$ 2,583,068,000	$ 2,723,862,000
Accumulated depreciation	(929,801,000)	(929,298,000)
Investment in hotels, net	1,653,267,000	1,794,564,000
Improvements and additions to hotels	101,357,000	121,475,000	89,042,000
Building and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Investment in hotels, gross	1,833,165,000	1,962,164,000
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Investment in hotels, gross	482,628,000	488,237,000
Fully Depreciated Assets Retired	43,000,000
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Investment in hotels, gross	234,447,000	248,614,000
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Investment in hotels, gross	$ 32,828,000	$ 24,847,000