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	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
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Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP	$ 40,584		$ 40,584		$ 44,885
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 11	$ (2,609)	$ (1,031)	$ (3,167)
Ownership percentage of operating partnership	25.00%		25.00%		25.00%
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership	$ 1,465	452	$ 2,770	(1,075)
Aggregate distributions to holders of common units, LTIP units and Performance LTIP units	$ 771	824	2,318	2,468
Braemar OP
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Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 562		$ 23
Ownership percentage of operating partnership	10.95%		10.95%		11.22%
Advisory Services Fee
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Equity-based compensation expense	$ 755	575	$ 1,949	1,307
Performance Long Term Incentive Plan Units
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Other than options (in shares)	552		552
Units which have not reached full economic parity with the common units (in shares)	60		60
Compensation not yet recognized	$ 1,300		$ 1,300
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Weighted period of recognition			10 months 24 days
Performance Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Advisory Services Fee
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Equity-based compensation expense	$ 297	245	$ 847	539
Performance Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Minimum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Award performance target			0.00%
Performance Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Maximum
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Award performance target			200.00%
Long Term Incentive Plan Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Award vesting period			3 years
Other than options (in shares)	1,300		1,300
Units which have not reached full economic parity with the common units (in shares)	100		100
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Weighted period of recognition			1 year 7 months 6 days
Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Advisory Services Fee
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Equity-based compensation expense	355	269	$ 999	707
Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Corporate General and Administrative Expense
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Equity-based compensation expense	$ 103	$ 61	$ 103	$ 61
Operating Partnership Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
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Redemption/conversion of operating partnership units	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,201	$ 0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP
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Redemption/conversion of operating partnership units			2,201
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP	40,584	49,726	40,584	49,726	$ 44,885	$ 42,075	$ 47,818	$ 46,627
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ (11)	$ 2,609	$ 1,031	$ 3,167