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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2020	May 22, 2020	May 15, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 06, 2020	Mar. 16, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP					$ 29,713	$ 31,589		$ 31,589	$ 29,713		$ 41,570
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership					2,381	$ 5,770	$ 1,465	$ 7,655	10,036	$ 2,770
Distributions declared to holders of common units, LTIP units and Performance LTIP units					0		$ 771		0	$ 2,318
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP					$ 29,713				29,713		41,570
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests									$ 47		$ 65
Ownership percentage of operating partnership					10.08%				10.08%		10.96%
Director \| COVID-19
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Temporary reduction to cash retainer													25.00%
Percentage of cash retainer paid in equity												25.00%
Percentage of cash retainer paid in cash												75.00%
Percentage of director election of cash retainer paid in equity												75.00%
Long Term Incentive Plan Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Award vesting period				3 years					3 years
Shares granted (in shares)				83,000
Fair value of units				$ 364
Other than options (in shares)					1,300,000				1,300,000
Units which have not reached full economic parity with the common units (in shares)					208,000				208,000
Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Director
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of units (in shares)	8,000
Fair value of units	$ 20
Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Director \| May 2020 Grant 1
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of units (in shares)			17,000
Fair value of units			$ 37
Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Director \| May 2020 Grant 2
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of units (in shares)		17,000
Fair value of units		$ 44
Performance Long Term Incentive Plan Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Award vesting period				3 years
Number of units (in shares)				160,000
Fair value of units				$ 281
Other than options (in shares)					431,000				431,000
Units which have not reached full economic parity with the common units (in shares)					220,000				220,000
Performance Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Minimum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Award performance target									0.00%
Performance Long Term Incentive Plan Units \| Maximum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Award performance target									200.00%
Operating Partnership Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units converted to common stock (in shares)					0		0		339,000	165,000
Fair value of common units converted					$ 0		$ 0		$ 390	$ 2,201
Historical cost of converted units									$ 3,500