Hotel Management Agreements and Leases (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 item	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 item	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 21 Marriott hotels Property	Jul. 31, 2012 Marriott hotel St. Louis, MO	Jun. 30, 2012 Marriott No. 234 agreement Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Marriott No. 234 agreement	Jun. 30, 2012 Marriott No. 234 agreement item	Jun. 30, 2012 InterContinental agreement	Jun. 30, 2012 Sonesta agreements Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Sonesta agreements InterContinental hotels item	Aug. 31, 2012 Wyndham agreement InterContinental hotels	Jun. 30, 2012 Wyndham agreement InterContinental hotels	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Property	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Property	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreement No. 1 InterContinental hotels Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreement No. 1 Maximum	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreement No. 1 Minimum	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreement No. 2	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Marriott No 1 contract	Nov. 30, 2010 Hotels Marriott No 1 contract Property	Jul. 31, 2012 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement Property	Aug. 07, 2012 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement Property item	Jun. 30, 2011 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement 21 Marriott hotels	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement 21 Marriott hotels Property	Aug. 07, 2012 Hotels InterContinental agreement	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels InterContinental agreement Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels InterContinental agreement Property item	Mar. 31, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements Property item	Jan. 31, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements 21 Marriott hotels item	Aug. 08, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements InterContinental hotels item	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements InterContinental hotels item	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements Sonesta agreement No. 1 item	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Sonesta agreements Sonesta agreement No. 1	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Wyndham agreement Property item	May 31, 2012 Hotels Wyndham agreement Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Property	May 31, 2012 Hotels Wyndham agreement Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Hotels Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Hyatt Hotels Corporation Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels Carlson Hotels Worldwide Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels InterContinental contracts item	Apr. 30, 2012 Hotels InterContinental contracts InterContinental hotels Property	Jun. 30, 2012 Hotels InterContinental contracts InterContinental hotels Property
Management Agreements and Leases
Number of hotels offered for sale or to be rebranded (in properties)								18				2																21	21		21			42		17							20	4	16				3	39
Number of real estate properties leased or managed																				7					53								126	126												22	11
Proceeds from sale of hotel							$ 28,850																			$ 28,850
Percentage increase in minimum returns after funding for renovation of hotels																												9.00%
Amount by which the cash flow available to pay entity's minimum rent or return was (more) less than the minimum amount									2,389	4,670	(1,501)																(765)					(800)
Operating agreement annual rent and return																												102,472					153,352
Amount paid by lessee for funding annual rent or return shortfall																											1,294	6,523
Security deposit replenishment											1,501
Guarantee provided to the entity, remaining amount																											31,766																			19,265	24,204
Reduction in minimum annual rent payments	535	6,165	26,396	31,222										446	9,038													990			2,597			15,583		9,923
Security deposits	91,681		91,681		106,422																			50,540								41,871
Number of management agreements or leases	9		9
Aggregate sale price, excluding closing costs														5,570
Fixed minimum return as a percentage of invested capital																																					8.00%
Additional returns (as a percent)																																			80.00%
Lease payment as a percent of net income less capital expenditure																							75.00%
Management fees (as a percent)																							3.00%													5.00%
Guarantee provided to the entity, maximum																																														50,000	40,000
Reduction of hotel operating expenses																535	6,165	20,027	31,222
Shortfalls due to unguaranteed portions of minimum returns																		6,369
Renewal period																																											15 years
Minimum annual rent or return payable to the entity																																										19,523	9,240
Number of agreements with minimum rent and return																												2								15												13
Expected funding for hotel rebranding, renovations and other improvements																					150,000	130,000
Amount agreed to be provided for refurbishment and rebranding of hotels																																											75,000
Percentage increase in minimum returns after funding for refurbishment and rebranding of hotels																																											8.00%
Management contract term																																											25 years
Number of consecutive renewal terms that the entity has the option to renew the agreement																																											2
Number of properties classified as held for sale						1										1		1								1
Number of hotels agreed to be renovated												18
Number of hotels to be removed from management agreement										2			6																					2				2			4
Additional number of hotels offered for sale or rebranded																																							13
Amount expected to be provided for renovation																															43,000
Decrease in net income and Normalized FFO																														$ 7,422
Decrease in net income and Normalized FFO (in dollars per share)																														$ 0.06
Number of hotels to expected to be removed from management agreement																																								19