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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Dispositions, Impairment Charges and Assets Held For Sale - Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 59,331,000	$ 0	$ 0
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	2,319,207,000	$ 2,951,932,000
Costa Mesa Hilton
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges	35,908,000
Costa Mesa Hilton \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	30,000,000
Costa Mesa Hilton \| Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	0
Costa Mesa Hilton \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	0
Costa Mesa Hilton \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	30,000,000
Embassy Suites Portland
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges	23,423,000
Embassy Suites Portland \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	25,000,000
Embassy Suites Portland \| Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	0
Embassy Suites Portland \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	0
Embassy Suites Portland \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in hotel properties, net ($129,012 and $122,938 attributable to VIEs)	$ 25,000,000