Disposal of Hotel Properties (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 property	Sep. 30, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Hotel properties disposed, Number			14
Disposal of hotel properties			$ 128,000,000	$ (5,056,000)
Loss on disposal	(322,000)	0	975,000	0
Cost of defeasance			$ 800,000

Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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