Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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Subsequent Event (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2011	Oct. 24, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Nov. 02, 2011 Hotels Agreements intended to result in acquisition	Nov. 02, 2011 Hotels Agreements intended to result in acquisition 400 key hotel in Cambridge, MA key	Nov. 02, 2011 Hotels Agreements intended to result in acquisition 483 key hotel in New Orleans, LA key
Subsequent Event
Number of keys					400	483
Aggregate purchase price of properties agreed to be acquired				$ 150,500
Unsecured revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750,000	$ 750,000	$ 750,000