Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property-Related Costs (Schedule of Other Property-Related Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 55,893	$ 59,441	$ 170,579	$ 183,931
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	25.00%	25.60%	25.40%	25.80%
Hotel general and administrative expense
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 19,493	$ 19,669	$ 59,388	$ 60,638
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	8.70%	8.50%	8.80%	8.50%
Marketing
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 18,595	$ 19,013	$ 58,295	$ 60,233
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	8.30%	8.20%	8.70%	8.50%
Repair and maintenance
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 9,724	$ 10,887	$ 29,816	$ 33,906
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	4.40%	4.70%	4.40%	4.80%
Utilities
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 8,081	$ 9,872	$ 23,080	$ 29,154
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	3.60%	4.20%	3.50%	4.00%