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Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity Equity
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

Under the declaration of trust for the Company, there are 450,000,000 common shares authorized for issuance.

On April 29, 2022, the Company's board of trustees approved a new share repurchase program to acquire up to an
aggregate of $250.0 million of common and preferred shares from May 9, 2022 to May 8, 2023 (the "2022 Share Repurchase
Program"). During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased and retired 4,907,094 common shares for approximately $57.6 million. As of December 31, 2022, the 2022 Share Repurchase Program had a remaining capacity of $192.4 million.

The Company did not repurchase any common shares under a share repurchase program during the year ended December 31, 2021.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased and retired 5,489,335 common shares for approximately $62.6 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per common share. During each of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per common share.
Series A Preferred Shares

Under the declaration of trust for the Company, there are 50,000,000 preferred shares authorized for issuance. The Series A Preferred Shares are convertible, in whole or in part, at any time, at the option of the holders into common shares at a conversion rate of 0.2806 common shares for each Series A Preferred Share.

During each of the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company declared a cash dividend of $1.95 per Series A Preferred Share.
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Joint Ventures

The Company consolidates the joint venture that owns The Knickerbocker hotel property, which has a third-party partner that owns a noncontrolling 5% ownership interest in the joint venture. The third-party ownership interest is included in the noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures on the consolidated balance sheets.

Noncontrolling Interest in the Operating Partnership

The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership, which is a majority-owned limited partnership that has a noncontrolling interest. As of December 31, 2022, the Operating Partnership had 162,775,364 OP units outstanding, of which 99.5% of the outstanding OP units were owned by the Company and its subsidiaries, and the noncontrolling 0.5% ownership interest was owned by other limited partners.

As of December 31, 2022, the limited partners owned 771,831 OP units. The outstanding OP units held by the limited partners are redeemable for cash, or at the option of the Company, for a like number of common shares. The noncontrolling interest is included in the noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership on the consolidated balance sheets.