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Asset Acquisition Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Assets Held-For-Sale

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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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The number of real estate properties under operating agreements.

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Number Of Assets

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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3213-108585

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Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation (Details) $ in Thousands					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2019 USD ($)	May 07, 2019 USD ($) room	Feb. 22, 2019 USD ($) room	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) asset hotel room
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase Price	$ 2,482,382				$ 2,656,425
Land					436,537
Land Improvements					1,204
Building and Improvements					1,320,466
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment					5,815
Held for Sale					604,989
Intangible Assets / Liabilities, net					$ 287,414
Capitalized acquisition costs	15,736
Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of rooms/suites \| room					51,086
Hotel \| Maximum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel					102
Washington, D.C. \| Hotel Palomar \| Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase Price				$ 143,742
Land				44,972
Land Improvements				151
Building and Improvements				93,412
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment				5,207
Held for Sale				0
Intangible Assets / Liabilities, net				$ 0
Number of rooms/suites \| room				335
Capitalized acquisition costs				$ 2,292
Milwaukee, WI \| Crowne Plaza \| Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase Price			$ 30,235
Land			3,442
Land Improvements			1,053
Building and Improvements			25,132
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment			608
Held for Sale			0
Intangible Assets / Liabilities, net			$ 0
Number of rooms/suites \| room			198
Capitalized acquisition costs			$ 235
Southington, CT \| Travel centers \| Travel Centers of America LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase Price		$ 66
Land		66
Land Improvements		0
Building and Improvements		0
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment		0
Held for Sale		0
Intangible Assets / Liabilities, net		0
Capitalized acquisition costs		$ 6
Various
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase Price	2,482,382
Land	388,057
Land Improvements	0
Building and Improvements	1,201,922
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment	0
Held for Sale	604,989				$ 604,989
Intangible Assets / Liabilities, net	$ 287,414
Number of assets \| asset					148