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Represents the base management fee payable to management companies expressed as a percentage of hotel revenues under the terms of management agreements entered into to operate the hotels owned by the entity for properties operated under a management agreement that includes the benefit of a franchise agreement.

No definition available.

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Represents the term of management agreement.

No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
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Period Type:	duration

Represents the number of real estate properties operated under management agreements.

No definition available.

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The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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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.

No definition available.

RLJ Lodging Trust 10-Q