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Indebtedness - Narrative (Details) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 10, 2023 USD ($) property | Oct. 04, 2022 USD ($) | Apr. 14, 2022 USD ($) extensionOption | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) hotel | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) hotel | Feb. 06, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 15, 2022 | Apr. 13, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior unsecured notes, net |  |  |  | $ 5,655,530,000 | $ 6,143,022,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  |  |  | 0 | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Repayments of credit facility |  |  |  | 1,020,000,000 | 62,451,000 | $ 1,487,670,000 |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  | 791,000 | 0 | 9,394,000 |  |  |
Repayments of term loan |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes, 5.00 Percent, Due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate stated percentage |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  | 5.00% |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  | 201,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, 5.00 Percent, Due 2022 | COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, 4.50 Percent, Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate stated percentage |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum restricted liability |  | $ 600,000,000 |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior unsecured notes, net |  |  |  | $ 5,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | Senior Notes, 4.50 Percent, Due 2023 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate stated percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |
Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee |  |  |  | 0.30% |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 6.79% |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate for borrowings (as a percent) |  |  |  | 3.85% | 2.85% | 2.36% |  |  |
Minimum restricted liquidity |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |  |
Extension term |  | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Number of extension options | extensionOption |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of credit facility |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  | $ 590,000 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum purchase price of real property |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1.5
Leverage ratio limit |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00%
Minimum restricted liability |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |
Capital contributions |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in aggregate limit of capital contributions |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium increase |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | TravelCenters of America LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage (as a percent) |  |  | 8.20% |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis points |  |  | 2.50% | 2.35% |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR floor rate |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties with first mortgage liens | hotel |  |  |  | 73 |  | 74 |  |  |
Undepreciated book value |  |  |  | $ 1,562,869,000 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Investment funding |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |
Medium-term Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of term loan |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |
Medium-Term Notes and Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,394,000 |  |  |
Mortages | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ 610,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, collateral properties | property | 308 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating agreement annual rent and return | $ 65,273,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt | 554,982,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross book value | $ 754,841,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortages | Coupon Rate 5.50% | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate stated percentage | 5.15% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ 305,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, monthly redemption price, percentage | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortages | Coupon Rate 5.55% | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate stated percentage | 5.55% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ 173,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, monthly redemption price, percentage | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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