Management Agreements and Leases - IHG Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) hotel property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	973
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 485,549	$ 243,127	$ 49,904
Capital improvements from leased facilities, funded	$ 200,894	103,646	95,017
Hotels
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Number of properties \| hotel	221
IHG Agreement
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Capital improvements from leased facilities, funded	$ 542	451
IHG Agreement \| Hotels
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities	4,800	$ 3,561	337
Working capital expensed (recovered)	$ (5,797)		$ 16,711
IHG Agreement \| Hotels \| Ravinia, GA
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Number of properties \| hotel	1

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