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Sale of Hotel Properties (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Hotel properties sold, Number | property |  |  | 1 | 22
Disposal of hotel properties |  |  | $ 2,850 | $ 238,450
(Loss) gain on sale of hotel properties | $ (5) | $ 812 | $ (155) | $ 23,782

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64862545&loc=d3e2941-110230 + Details
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