Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Real Estate [Abstract]
Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC	Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC We have no employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC. We have two agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us: (1) a business management agreement, which relates to our business generally, and (2) a property management agreement, which relates to our property level operations of the office building component of one of our hotels. Pursuant to our business management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized net business management fees of $27,892 and $34,825 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $57,661 and $48,605 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The business management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 include estimated 2017 incentive fees of $17,750 and $37,370, respectively, based on our common share total return as of June 30, 2017. Although we recognized estimated incentive fees in accordance with GAAP, the amount of incentive fees payable to RMR LLC for 2017, if any, will be calculated based on our common share total return, as defined, for the three year period ending December 31, 2017, and will be payable in 2018. The net business management fees we recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and six months ended June 30, 2016 included $25,920 and $31,236, respectively, of then estimated 2016 incentive fees; in January 2017, we paid RMR LLC an incentive fee of $52,407 for 2016. The net business management fees we recognized for the 2017 and 2016 periods are included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Pursuant to our property management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized property management fees of $10 and $12 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $21 and $26 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These fees are payable to RMR LLC in connection with the management of the office building component of one of our hotels. These amounts are included in hotel operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We are generally responsible for all of our operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred by RMR LLC on our behalf. We recognized $45 and $46 for property management related expenses related to the office building component of one of our hotels for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $91 and $84 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in hotel operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In addition, we are responsible for our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function. The amounts recognized as expense for internal audit costs were $67 for both the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $135 and $134 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for these periods.

Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC

We have no employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC. We have two agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us: (1) a business management agreement, which relates to our business generally, and (2) a property management agreement, which relates to our property level operations of the office building component of one of our hotels.

Pursuant to our business management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized net business management fees of $27,892 and $34,825 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $57,661 and $48,605 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The business management fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 include estimated 2017 incentive fees of $17,750 and $37,370, respectively, based on our common share total return as of June 30, 2017. Although we recognized estimated incentive fees in accordance with GAAP, the amount of incentive fees payable to RMR LLC for 2017, if any, will be calculated based on our common share total return, as defined, for the three year period ending December 31, 2017, and will be payable in 2018. The net business management fees we recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and six months ended June 30, 2016 included $25,920 and $31,236, respectively, of then estimated 2016 incentive fees; in January 2017, we paid RMR LLC an incentive fee of $52,407 for 2016. The net business management fees we recognized for the 2017 and 2016 periods are included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Pursuant to our property management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized property management fees of $10 and $12 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $21 and $26 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These fees are payable to RMR LLC in connection with the management of the office building component of one of our hotels. These amounts are included in hotel operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

We are generally responsible for all of our operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred by RMR LLC on our behalf. We recognized $45 and $46 for property management related expenses related to the office building component of one of our hotels for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $91 and $84 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in hotel operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In addition, we are responsible for our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function. The amounts recognized as expense for internal audit costs were $67 for both the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $135 and $134 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for these periods.