Advisory Agreement, Asset Multiplier

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Advisory Services Fee

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- Definition

Key Money Consideration, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment

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Related Party Transaction, Term of Advisory Agreement

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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- Definition

Amount of payable due to an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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- Definition

Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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- Definition

Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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- Definition

Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of agreement			3 years
Advisory services fee	$ 5,244	$ 865
Lease expense	84	84
Due to Ashford Inc.	267		$ 1,703
Restricted Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation not yet recognized	$ 4,600
Period for recognition	3 years 7 months 1 day
Restricted Stock \| Management Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	$ 46
Affiliated Entity \| Restricted Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Units issued (in shares)	21,000		22,000
Ashford Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Key money consideration				$ 2,000
Due to Ashford Inc.	$ 224		$ 1,700
Remington Lodging \| Restricted Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation not yet recognized	$ 426
Period for recognition	3 years
OpenKey \| Mobile key app
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction	$ 8
Due to Ashford Inc.	5		4
Pure Rooms \| “Allergy friendly” premium rooms
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction	9
Due to Ashford Inc.	0		45
RED Leisure \| Watersports activities and travel/transportation services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction	180
Due to Ashford Inc.	0		0
Ashford LLC \| Insurance claims services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction	38
Due to Ashford Inc.	38		$ 0
Ashford LLC \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory services fee	5,244	865
Ashford LLC \| Affiliated Entity \| Base advisory fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory services fee	2,107	2,003
Ashford LLC \| Affiliated Entity \| Reimbursable expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory services fee	420	547
Ashford LLC \| Affiliated Entity \| Equity-based compensation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory services fee	2,547	(1,685)
Ashford LLC \| Affiliated Entity \| Incentive fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory services fee	$ 170	$ 0
Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory agreement, asset multiplier	0.70%