Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	Note 8. Income Taxes We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and accordingly are generally not subject to federal and most state income taxation on our operating income provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain organization and operating requirements. We are subject to income tax in Canada, Puerto Rico and certain states despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT. Also, we lease our managed hotels to our wholly owned TRSs that, unlike most of our other subsidiaries, file separate consolidated federal corporate income tax returns and are subject to federal, state and foreign income taxes. Our consolidated income tax provision (or benefit) included in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income includes the income tax provision (or benefit) related to the operations of our TRSs and certain state and foreign income taxes incurred by us despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $2,160 and $2,535, respectively, which includes $1,570 and $1,602, respectively, of foreign taxes, $39 and $92, respectively, of federal taxes and $551 and $841, respectively, of state taxes. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, we recognized income tax expense of $640, and $931, respectively, which includes $51 and $75, respectively, of foreign taxes and $589 and $856, respectively, of state taxes.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Note 8. Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and accordingly are generally not subject to federal and most state income taxation on our operating income provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain organization and operating requirements. We are subject to income tax in Canada, Puerto Rico and certain states despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT. Also, we lease our managed hotels to our wholly owned TRSs that, unlike most of our other subsidiaries, file separate consolidated federal corporate income tax returns and are subject to federal, state and foreign income taxes. Our consolidated income tax provision (or benefit) included in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income includes the income tax provision (or benefit) related to the operations of our TRSs and certain state and foreign income taxes incurred by us despite our qualification for taxation as a REIT.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $2,160 and $2,535, respectively, which includes $1,570 and $1,602, respectively, of foreign taxes, $39 and $92, respectively, of federal taxes and $551 and $841, respectively, of state taxes. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, we recognized income tax expense of $640, and $931, respectively, which includes $51 and $75, respectively, of foreign taxes and $589 and $856, respectively, of state taxes.