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- Definition

Represents the percentage of the gross carrying value of real estate.

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Balance held at close of period in number of shares.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Person Transactions - Sonesta (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) hotel shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Travel Centers of America LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lessee as percentage of gross carrying value of real estate	36.00%
Shares included in investment securities (in shares) \| shares	3,420,000
Percentage of total shares outstanding	8.70%
AIC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Carrying value of investments \| $	$ 7,373	$ 7,123
Hotel
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel	308
Sonesta agreements \| Hotel \| Sonesta Int'l Hotels Corp
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel	34
Common Class A \| RMR Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares included in investment securities (in shares) \| shares	2,503,777