Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property-Related Costs (Schedule of Other Property-Related Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 57,791	$ 62,912	$ 114,686	$ 124,490
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	24.50%	24.40%	25.50%	26.00%
Hotel general and administrative expense
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 20,532	$ 21,133	$ 39,895	$ 40,967
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	8.70%	8.20%	8.90%	8.50%
Marketing
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 20,397	$ 21,150	$ 39,700	$ 41,221
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	8.60%	8.20%	8.80%	8.60%
Repair and maintenance
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 9,742	$ 11,332	$ 20,092	$ 23,019
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	4.10%	4.40%	4.50%	4.80%
Utilities
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 7,120	$ 9,297	$ 14,999	$ 19,283
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	3.10%	3.60%	3.30%	4.10%