Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Information
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	$ 168,953	$ 383,503
Rental income	92,217	100,273
Total revenues	261,170	483,776
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	214,987	271,148
Other operating expenses	3,417	3,759
Depreciation and amortization	124,368	127,926
General and administrative	12,657	14,024
Loss on asset impairment	1,211	16,740
Total expenses	356,640	433,597
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	(9)	(6,911)
Unrealized losses on equity securities, net	(6,481)	(5,045)
Interest income	57	262
Interest expense	(89,391)	(71,075)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(191,294)	(32,590)
Income tax expense	(853)	(342)
Equity in losses of an investee	(2,843)	(718)
Net income (loss)	(194,990)	(33,650)
Total assets	9,514,515		$ 8,687,319
Corporate
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	0	0
Rental income	0	0
Total revenues	0	0
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	0	0
Other operating expenses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
General and administrative	12,657	14,024
Loss on asset impairment	0	0
Total expenses	12,657	14,024
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	0	0
Unrealized losses on equity securities, net	(6,481)	(5,045)
Interest income	57	115
Interest expense	(89,391)	(71,075)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(108,472)	(90,029)
Income tax expense	(853)	(342)
Equity in losses of an investee	(2,843)	(718)
Net income (loss)	(112,168)	(91,089)
Total assets	915,980		119,491
Hotels | Operating segments
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	168,953	383,503
Rental income	496	1,008
Total revenues	169,449	384,511
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	214,987	271,148
Other operating expenses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	68,124	67,669
General and administrative	0	0
Loss on asset impairment	0	0
Total expenses	283,111	338,817
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	0	0
Unrealized losses on equity securities, net	0	0
Interest income	0	147
Interest expense	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(113,662)	45,841
Income tax expense	0	0
Equity in losses of an investee	0	0
Net income (loss)	(113,662)	45,841
Total assets	4,832,229		4,846,410
Net Lease | Operating segments
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	0	0
Rental income	91,721	99,265
Total revenues	91,721	99,265
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	0	0
Other operating expenses	3,417	3,759
Depreciation and amortization	56,244	60,257
General and administrative	0	0
Loss on asset impairment	1,211	16,740
Total expenses	60,872	80,756
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	(9)	(6,911)
Unrealized losses on equity securities, net	0	0
Interest income	0	0
Interest expense	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	30,840	11,598
Income tax expense	0	0
Equity in losses of an investee	0	0
Net income (loss)	30,840	$ 11,598
Total assets	$ 3,766,306		$ 3,721,418