CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	$ 875,098	$ 1,989,173	$ 1,958,598
Rental income	389,955	322,236	330,806
FF&E reserve income	201	4,739	5,132
Total revenues	1,265,254	2,316,148	2,294,536
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	697,904	1,410,927	1,387,065
Other operating expenses	15,208	8,357	5,290
Depreciation and amortization	498,908	428,448	403,077
General and administrative	50,668	54,639	104,862
Transaction related costs	0	1,795	0
Loss on asset impairment	55,756	39,296	0
Total expenses	1,318,444	1,943,462	1,900,294
Gain on sale of real estate, net	2,261	159,535	0
Dividend income	0	1,752	2,754
Gain on insurance settlement	62,386	0	0
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net	19,882	(40,461)	(16,737)
Interest income	284	2,215	1,528
Interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts and premiums of $14,870, $11,117 and $10,177, respectively)	(306,490)	(225,126)	(195,213)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(9,394)	(8,451)	(160)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	(284,261)	262,150	186,414
Income tax expense	(17,211)	(2,793)	(1,195)
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	(9,910)	393	515
Net income	(311,382)	259,750	185,734
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Equity interest in investee’s unrealized gains (losses)	(760)	91	(68)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(760)	91	(68)
Comprehensive income	$ (312,142)	$ 259,841	$ 185,666
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic) (in shares)	164,422	164,312	164,229
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted) (in shares)	164,422	164,340	164,258
Net income available for common shareholders per common share (basic and diluted) (in dollars per share)	$ (1.89)	$ 1.58	$ 1.13
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