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Amount of buildings and improvements acquired held for productive use including, but not limited to, office, production, storage and distribution facilities, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of tangible personal property acquired and used to produce goods and services, including, but is not limited to, tools, dies and molds, computer and office equipment, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Asset Acquisition Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Intangible Assets

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Amount of land acquired, at the acquisition date.

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Amount of land improvements acquired held for productive use including, but not limited to, office, production, storage and distribution facilities, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Represents the increase or decrease in the annual minimum returns and rents the lessee or manager is obligated to pay under the operating agreement.

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Represents the number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired by the entity.

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Number of States Acquired Hotels Located

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Operating Agreements, Annual Minimum Returns and Rents, Percentage of Purchase Price

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Represents the number of rooms in the property owned by the acquired entity.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands											9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2017 USD ($) hotel state room	Sep. 08, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2017 USD ($) room	Aug. 01, 2017 USD ($) room	Jun. 29, 2017 USD ($) room	Jun. 02, 2017 USD ($) room	May 03, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) room	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($) room	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) hotel travelcenter
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price											$ 605,138
Land											104,136
Land Improvements											15,339
Building and Improvements											447,744
Furniture, fixtures and equipment											35,243
Intangible Assets											$ 2,676
Hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| hotel											20
Hotel \| Hotel Allegro, Chicago, IL
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price										$ 86,201
Land										13,609
Land Improvements										40
Building and Improvements										58,929
Furniture, fixtures and equipment										11,926
Intangible Assets										$ 1,697
Number of rooms \| room										483
Capitalized acquisition costs										$ 707
Hotel \| Hotel Alexis, Seattle, WA
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price									$ 71,795
Land									24,143
Land Improvements									30
Building and Improvements									46,337
Furniture, fixtures and equipment									844
Intangible Assets									$ 441
Number of rooms \| room									121
Capitalized acquisition costs									$ 170
Hotel \| Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price						$ 88,744
Land						16,611
Land Improvements						483
Building and Improvements						68,861
Furniture, fixtures and equipment						2,789
Intangible Assets						$ 0
Number of rooms \| room						495
Capitalized acquisition costs						$ 140
Hotel \| Crowne Plaza & Lofts, Columbus, OH
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 49,188
Land					6,100
Land Improvements					49
Building and Improvements					40,678
Furniture, fixtures and equipment					2,361
Intangible Assets					$ 0
Number of rooms \| room					419
Capitalized acquisition costs					$ 198
Hotel \| Crowne Plaza Hotels, Charlotte, NC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price				$ 43,972
Land				2,682
Land Improvements				1,011
Building and Improvements				35,266
Furniture, fixtures and equipment				5,013
Intangible Assets				$ 0
Number of rooms \| room				300
Capitalized acquisition costs				$ 115
Hotel \| Crowne Plaza, Atlanta Airport
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 940
Land			940
Land Improvements			0
Building and Improvements			0
Furniture, fixtures and equipment			0
Intangible Assets			0
Capitalized acquisition costs			$ 40
Hotel \| Various locations acquired for Sonesta conversion
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 139,954
Land		30,731
Land Improvements		6,393
Building and Improvements		93,914
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		8,916
Intangible Assets		$ 0
Number of rooms \| room		1,653
Capitalized acquisition costs		$ 1,954
Number of properties acquired \| hotel		14
Number of states acquired hotels located \| state		12
Travel centers
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| travelcenter											1
Sonesta agreements \| Hotel \| Chase Park PLaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price							$ 88,076
Land							4,250
Land Improvements							161
Building and Improvements							79,733
Furniture, fixtures and equipment							3,394
Intangible Assets							$ 538
Number of rooms \| room							389
Capitalized acquisition costs							$ 462
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| Columbia, SC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price								$ 27,604
Land								4,040
Land Improvements								7,172
Building and Improvements								16,392
Furniture, fixtures and equipment								0
Intangible Assets								0
Capitalized acquisition costs								2
Increase (decrease) in annual minimum returns and rents								$ 2,346
Travel Centers of America LLC \| Travel centers \| Sayre, OK
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 8,664
Land	1,030
Land Improvements	0
Building and Improvements	7,634
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	0
Intangible Assets	0
Capitalized acquisition costs	64
Increase (decrease) in annual minimum returns and rents	$ 731
Annual minimum returns and rents, percentage of purchase price	8.50%