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Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity Equity
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.10 and $0.08 per common share, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased and retired approximately 0.1 million common shares for approximately $1.3 million. As of March 31, 2024, the Company's share repurchase program approved in 2023 had a remaining capacity of $212.7 million.

On April 26, 2024, 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, 2024 to May 8, 2025 (the "2024 Share Repurchase
Program").

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company repurchased and retired approximately 2.4 million common shares for approximately $24.5 million.

Series A Preferred Shares

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.4875 on each Series A Preferred Share.

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.
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. 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. As of March 31, 2024, 771,831 outstanding OP units were held by the limited partners. The noncontrolling interest is included in the noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership on the consolidated balance sheets.