Hotel Management Agreements and Leases (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Sonesta agreements	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels	Mar. 31, 2012 Hotels	Jan. 02, 2013 Hotels Property	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels Sonesta No. 1 agreement	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels Marriott No 1 contract	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotels Marriott No 1 contract Property	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels Marriott No 5 contract Property	May 07, 2013 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels Marriott No. 234 agreement Property	May 07, 2013 Hotels InterContinental agreement	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels InterContinental agreement Property	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels Wyndham agreement Property	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels Hyatt Hotels Corporation Property	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels InterContinental contracts	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotels Carlson Property
Management Agreements and Leases
Number of real estate properties leased or managed										53	1		68		91	21	22		11
Security deposit returned									$ 50,540
Number of properties leased by TRSs from third party							1
Operating agreement annual rent and return													103,151		135,159
Amount by which the cash flow available to pay entity's minimum rent or return was less than the minimum amount	33,459	28,655										1,717	1,704	3,381	5,917
Percentage of minimum returns for which limited guarantee has been provided													90.00%
Guaranty payments made													657			5,091
Guarantee provided to the entity, remaining amount													25,319			16,459	16,025		21,512
Amount expected to be provided for renovation													45,000			85,000		77,232
Amount funded for renovation								15,880					14,600			10,081
Percentage increase in minimum returns after funding for renovation of hotels								8.00%					9.00%			8.00%		8.00%
Security deposit balance	20,660		26,577											23,929
Amount expected to be funded renovation in 2014								195,000
Percentage of minimum returns not paid for cancellation of management agreements				75.00%
Guarantee provided to the entity, maximum													40,000			29,000	50,000		40,000
Reduction of hotel operating expenses					14,908	24,594
Shortfalls due to unguaranteed portions of minimum returns					$ 18,551	$ 4,061