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Amount of buildings and improvements acquired held for productive use including, but not limited to, office, production, storage and distribution facilities, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of land acquired, at the acquisition date.

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Amount of land improvements acquired held for productive use including, but not limited to, office, production, storage and distribution facilities, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Represents the number of suites in a portfolio of extended stay hotels acquired.

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Represents the number of rooms in the property owned by the acquired entity.

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Amount of facility held for productive use including, but not limited to, office, production, storage and distribution facilities, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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Amount of tangible personal property used to produce goods and services, including, but is not limited to, tools, dies and molds, computer and office equipment, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands								9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2016 USD ($) travelcenter	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2016 USD ($) room	Feb. 01, 2016 USD ($) hotel room	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) hotel travelcenter
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price								$ 208,738
Land acquired	$ 24,530							24,530
Land improvements acquired	23,579							23,579
Building and improvements acquired	151,584							151,584
Furniture, fixtures and equipment acquired	9,045							9,045
Cleveland and Westlake, OH
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price, business combination							$ 12,000
Land, business combination							1,953
Land improvements, business combination							654
Building and improvements, business combination							8,153
Furniture, fixtures and equipment acquired							$ 1,240
Portland, OR
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price, business combination						$ 114,000
Land, business combination						5,657
Land improvements, business combination						3
Building and improvements, business combination						100,535
Furniture, fixtures and equipment acquired						$ 7,805
Hillsboro, TX
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 19,683
Land acquired					4,834
Land improvements acquired					4,196
Building and improvements acquired					$ 10,653
Remington, IN And Brazil, IN
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price				$ 23,876
Land acquired				3,170
Land improvements acquired				9,280
Building and improvements acquired				$ 11,426
Wilmington, IL
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 22,297
Land acquired			6,523
Land improvements acquired			3,364
Building and improvements acquired			$ 12,410
Holbrook, AZ
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 325
Land acquired		325
Land improvements acquired		0
Building and improvements acquired		0
Acquisition costs capitalized		$ 7
Caryville, TN
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price	16,557
Land acquired	2,068							2,068
Land improvements acquired	6,082							6,082
Building and improvements acquired	$ 8,407							$ 8,407
Travel centers
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| travelcenter								5
Travel centers \| Remington, IN And Brazil, IN
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| travelcenter				2
Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| hotel								3
Hotel \| Cleveland and Westlake, OH
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| hotel							2
Number of hotel suites \| room							262
Hotel \| Portland, OR
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of rooms \| room						221