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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 tangible personal property acquired and 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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Asset Acquisition Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Intangible Assets

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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 increase or decrease in the annual minimum returns and rents the lessee or manager is obligated to pay under the operating agreement.

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Represents the number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired by the entity.

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Represents the information pertaining to state in which hotel to be acquired located.

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

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The cash outflow for acquisition of or capital improvements to properties held for investment (operating, managed, leased) or for use.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
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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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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands							3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	17 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2017 USD ($) room	Jun. 29, 2017 USD ($) room	Jun. 02, 2017 USD ($) room	May 03, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) room	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($) room	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) hotel state room	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) hotel travelcenter	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price									$ 362,394
Improvements to certain properties									62,204	$ 86,929
Land									62,651
Land Improvements									7,886
Building and Improvements									270,229
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment									18,952
Intangible Assets									$ 2,676
Chicago, IL
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price						$ 86,201
Land						13,609
Land Improvements						40
Building and Improvements						58,929
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment						11,926
Intangible Assets						1,697
Seattle, WA
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 71,794
Land					24,143
Land Improvements					30
Building and Improvements					46,336
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment					844
Intangible Assets					441
Columbia, SC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses				$ 27,604
Land				4,040
Land Improvements				7,172
Building and Improvements				16,392
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment				0
Intangible Assets				0
St. Louis, MO
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 88,055
Land			4,249
Land Improvements			161
Building and Improvements			79,714
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment			3,393
Intangible Assets			538
Atlanta, GA
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 88,740
Land		16,610
Land Improvements		483
Building and Improvements		68,858
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment		2,789
Intangible Assets		$ 0
Number of rooms \| room		495
Capitalized acquisition costs		$ 136
Travel centers
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| travelcenter									1
Travel centers \| Columbia, SC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses				27,604
Capitalized acquisition costs				2
Increase (decrease) in annual minimum returns and rents				$ 2,346
Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| hotel									4
Hotel \| Chicago, IL
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price						$ 86,201
Number of rooms \| room						483
Capitalized acquisition costs						$ 707
Hotel \| Seattle, WA
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 71,794
Number of rooms \| room					121
Capitalized acquisition costs					$ 169
Sonesta agreements \| Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Improvements to certain properties									$ 6,833
Sonesta agreements \| Hotel \| St. Louis, MO
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 88,055
Number of rooms \| room			389
Capitalized acquisition costs			$ 441
Subsequent event \| Hotel \| Crowne Plaza & Lofts, Columbus, OH
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 48,990
Number of rooms \| room	419
Forecast \| Hotel \| Various locations acquired for Sonesta conversion
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price							$ 138,000
Improvements to certain properties											$ 54,000	$ 54,000
Number of properties acquired \| hotel							14
Number of rooms \| room							1,653
Number of states hotels to be acquired located \| state							12
Forecast \| Hotel \| Crowne Plaza Hotels, Charlotte, NC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price							$ 44,000
Number of rooms \| room							300
Forecast \| Sonesta agreements \| Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Improvements to certain properties								$ 18,618			$ 30,700