Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Information
Number of reportable segments | segment							2
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	$ 338,375			$ 199,719			$ 787,463	$ 700,578
Rental income	98,724			96,776			286,742	294,633
Total revenues	437,099			296,495			1,074,205	995,211
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	285,233			174,801			723,769	492,906
Other operating expenses	4,437			3,705			11,758	11,029
Depreciation and amortization	124,163			122,204			370,208	377,557
General and administrative	14,231			12,295			40,840	37,621
Transaction related costs	3,149			0			28,934	0
Loss on asset impairment	0			10,248			2,110	55,502
Total expenses	431,213			323,253			1,177,619	974,615
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, net	94			109			10,934	(9,655)
Gain on insurance settlement	0			0			0	62,386
Unrealized gain on equity securities, net	24,348			5,606			20,367	4,409
Interest income	203			6			485	283
Interest expense	(92,458)			(80,532)			(273,227)	(223,679)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0			0			0	(6,970)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(61,927)			(101,569)			(344,855)	(152,630)
Income tax benefit (expense)	55			296			(1,009)	(16,706)
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	2,158			(1,369)			50	(4,305)
Net income (loss)	(59,714)	$ (91,110)	$ (194,990)	(102,642)	$ (37,349)	$ (33,650)	(345,814)	(173,641)
Total assets	9,334,831						9,334,831		$ 8,687,319
Corporate
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	0			0			0	0
Rental income	0			0			0	0
Total revenues	0			0			0	0
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	0			0			0	0
Other operating expenses	0			0				0
Depreciation and amortization	0			0			0
General and administrative	14,231			12,295			40,108	37,621
Transaction related costs	3,149						5,775
Loss on asset impairment	0			0			0	0
Total expenses	17,380			12,295			45,883	37,621
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, net	0			0			0	0
Gain on insurance settlement								0
Unrealized gain on equity securities, net	24,348			5,606			20,367	4,409
Interest income	203			0			485	115
Interest expense	(92,458)			(80,532)			(273,227)	(223,679)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								(6,970)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(85,287)			(87,221)			(298,258)	(263,746)
Income tax benefit (expense)	55			296			(1,009)	(16,706)
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	0			(1,369)			0	(4,305)
Net income (loss)	(85,232)			(88,294)			(299,267)	(284,757)
Total assets	1,120,312						1,120,312		119,491
Hotels | Operating segments
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	338,375			199,719			787,463	700,578
Rental income	0			674			700	3,246
Total revenues	338,375			200,393			788,163	703,824
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	285,233			174,801			723,769	492,906
Other operating expenses	0			0			0	0
Depreciation and amortization	66,065			64,517			200,772	199,955
General and administrative	0			0			(276)	0
Transaction related costs	0						23,159
Loss on asset impairment	0			262			0	22,622
Total expenses	351,298			239,580			947,424	715,483
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, net	0			0			10,813	0
Gain on insurance settlement								62,386
Unrealized gain on equity securities, net	0			0			0	0
Interest income	0			6			0	168
Interest expense	0			0			0	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	(12,923)			(39,181)			(148,448)	50,895
Income tax benefit (expense)	0			0			0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	2,158			0			50	0
Net income (loss)	(10,765)			(39,181)			(148,398)	50,895
Total assets	4,609,248						4,609,248		4,846,410
Net Lease | Operating segments
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenues	0			0			0	0
Rental income	98,724			96,102			286,042	291,387
Total revenues	98,724			96,102			286,042	291,387
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	0			0			0	0
Other operating expenses	4,437			3,705			11,758	11,029
Depreciation and amortization	58,098			57,687			169,436	177,602
General and administrative	0			0			1,008	0
Transaction related costs	0						0
Loss on asset impairment	0			9,986			2,110	32,880
Total expenses	62,535			71,378			184,312	221,511
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, net	94			109			121	(9,655)
Gain on insurance settlement								0
Unrealized gain on equity securities, net	0			0			0	0
Interest income	0			0			0	0
Interest expense	0			0			0	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of an investee	36,283			24,833			101,851	60,221
Income tax benefit (expense)	0			0			0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of an investee	0			0			0	0
Net income (loss)	36,283			$ 24,833			101,851	$ 60,221
Total assets	$ 3,605,271						$ 3,605,271		$ 3,721,418