Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 11. Income Taxes We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the IRC, and, as such, are generally not subject to federal and most state income taxation on our operating income provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain organization and operating requirements. We are subject to income tax in Canada, Puerto Rico and certain states despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT. Further, we lease our managed hotels to our wholly owned TRSs that, unlike most of our subsidiaries, file a separate consolidated tax return and are subject to federal, state and foreign income taxes. Our consolidated income tax provision includes the income tax provision related to the operations of our TRSs and certain state and foreign income taxes incurred by us despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized income tax expense of $707 and $1,949, respectively, which includes $291 and $631, respectively, of foreign taxes and $416 and $1,318, respectively, of state taxes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized income tax expense (benefit) of $619 and $1,761, respectively, which includes $125 and $486, respectively, of foreign taxes, ($6) and $30, respectively, of federal taxes and $500 and $1,245, respectively, of state taxes.

Note 11. Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the IRC, and, as such, are generally not subject to federal and most state income taxation on our operating income provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain organization and operating requirements. We are subject to income tax in Canada, Puerto Rico and certain states despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT. Further, we lease our managed hotels to our wholly owned TRSs that, unlike most of our subsidiaries, file a separate consolidated tax return and are subject to federal, state and foreign income taxes. Our consolidated income tax provision includes the income tax provision related to the operations of our TRSs and certain state and foreign income taxes incurred by us despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized income tax expense of $707 and $1,949, respectively, which includes $291 and $631, respectively, of foreign taxes and $416 and $1,318, respectively, of state taxes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized income tax expense (benefit) of $619 and $1,761, respectively, which includes $125 and $486, respectively, of foreign taxes, ($6) and $30, respectively, of federal taxes and $500 and $1,245, respectively, of state taxes.