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Income Per Share and Per Unit - Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Unit (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016
Schedule Of Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Common Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income available to operating partnership unit holders for basic computation | $ 276,926 | $ 1,761,106 | $ 2,147,942 | $ 2,244,205
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Common Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income available to operating partnership unit holders for basic computation | $ 310,795 | $ 1,977,550 | $ 2,411,753 | $ 2,523,428
Weighted average number of units outstanding | 16,258,691 | 16,727,791 | 16,255,708 | 16,721,417
Basic and diluted net income per unit | $ 0.02 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15

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- Definition The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount, after deduction of tax, noncontrolling interests, dividends on preferred stock and participating securities; of income (loss) available to common shareholders. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96947427&loc=d3e1377-109256 + Details
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- Definition Weighted average number of limited partnership units outstanding determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that limited partnership units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 4.F) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770 + Details
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