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Organization (Details)	Jun. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) hotel travelCenter property tenant $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 hotel	Sep. 20, 2019 tenant
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Number of properties \| travelCenter				1,109
Number of properties for sale \| hotel				5
Number of tenants \| tenant							279
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Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.01
Unsecured revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity \| $				$ 1,000,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes, due 2025 at 7.50% \| Senior notes
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Principal amount \| $	$ 800,000,000
COVID-19
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.01
Debt redeemed \| $				800,000,000
Aggregate sale price \| $				174,172,000	$ 821,212,000
COVID-19 \| Forecast
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Aggregate sale price \| $		$ 24,313,000
COVID-19 \| Senior notes
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Debt proceeds \| $				1,229,950,000
COVID-19 \| Revolving credit facility
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity \| $				$ 2,300,000,000
COVID-19 \| Senior Unsecured Notes, due 2025 at 7.50% \| Senior notes
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Debt proceeds \| $	$ 787,718,000
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Number of tenants \| tenant				170
Net Lease Property \| TravelCenters of America Inc.
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Number of properties \| travelCenter				179