CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Supplemental Information - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Supplemental disclosure of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 944,043	$ 73,332	$ 27,633
Restricted cash	3,375	18,124	53,626
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	947,418	91,456	81,259
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	344,043	281,097	191,155
Cash paid for income taxes	3,412	2,117	2,927
Non-cash investing activities:
Real estate improvements accrued, not paid	7,777	5,684	13,595
Investment in Sonesta	0	42,000	0
Hotel manager’s deposit of insurance proceeds into restricted cash	0	22,488	25,000
Net proceeds from sale of equity securities	0	0	93,892
Real estate acquisitions and deposits	(7,709)	(7,090)	(2,713,191)
Payments for Capital Improvements	(95,017)	(69,082)	(150,531)
Property Managers Purchases With Restricted Cash	(24,565)	(153,626)	(208,241)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate	51,412	167,542	816,450
Distributions in excess of earnings from Affiliates Insurance Company	12	286	6,577
Security deposits utilized or replenished	0	(109,162)	(23,549)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	9,394	8,451
Distribution of earnings from Affiliates Insurance Company	0	0	2,423
Gain on insurance settlement	0	(62,386)	0
Deferred income taxes	(1,688)	13,850	(127)
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities	49,904	37,604	617,722
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	(101,310)	(51,807)	(2,130,044)
Net income (loss)	(544,603)	(311,382)	259,750
Depreciation and amortization	485,965	498,908	428,448
Interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts and premiums	21,036	14,870	11,117
Straight Line Rent	2,621	714	10,719
Loss on asset impairment	78,620	55,756	39,296
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(22,535)	(19,882)	40,461
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	941	9,910	(393)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties	(11,522)	(2,261)	(159,535)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	(2,625)	(2,558)	(614)
Increase (Decrease) in Due from Related Parties	(5,875)	(33)	3,272
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets	60,182	(78,340)	(11,385)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(5,061)	2,296	60,484
Due to related persons	(5,552)	17,910	(51,096)
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of discounts and premiums	0	1,250,000	1,693,879
Repayments of Senior Debt	0	(405,971)	0
Repayments of Medium-term Notes	0	(400,000)	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	984,027	1,189,094	1,124,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit	(62,451)	(1,487,670)	(924,000)
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	(6,822)	(26,903)	(21,882)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(790)	(346)	(800)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	(6,596)	(93,804)	(353,619)
Net cash provided by financing activities	907,368	24,400	1,517,578
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect	$ 855,962	$ 10,197	$ 5,256