$RLJ
RLJ Lodging Trust Stock $rlj

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000151133720000006 Filed on February 26, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q1	2018 Q4
Revenue	$347.1M	$399.3M	$399.9M
YoY Change	-13.21%	-7.06%	-13.53%
Cost Of Revenue	$216.8M	$249.6M	$248.1M
YoY Change	-12.62%	-8.57%	-13.79%
Gross Profit	$130.3M	$149.6M	$151.8M
YoY Change	-14.16%	-4.47%	-13.11%
Gross Profit Margin	37.54%	37.47%	37.96%
Selling, General & Admin	$39.80M	$41.80M	$41.80M
YoY Change	-4.78%	-7.93%	-0.95%
% of Gross Profit	30.54%	27.94%	27.54%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$48.90M	$58.40M	$58.20M
YoY Change	-15.98%	-4.89%	-10.32%
% of Gross Profit	37.53%	39.04%	38.34%
Operating Expenses	$88.60M	$350.4M	$100.0M
YoY Change	-11.4%	-8.17%	-6.54%
Operating Profit	$41.70M	-$200.8M	$51.80M
YoY Change	-19.5%	-517.62%	-23.49%
Interest Expense	-$17.60M	$20.06M	-$21.30M
YoY Change	-17.37%	-30.1%	-26.55%
% of Operating Profit	-42.21%		-41.12%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$300.0K	$274.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	-74.93%	-400.0%
Pretax Income	$26.70M	$29.92M	$28.90M
YoY Change	-7.61%	18.55%	-7.07%
Income Tax	-$8.200M	$1.586M	$900.0K
% Of Pretax Income	-30.71%	5.3%	3.11%
Net Earnings	$34.70M	$27.25M	$27.30M
YoY Change	27.11%	15.04%	295.65%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.0%	6.83%	6.83%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.17	$0.12	$0.12
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.17	$0.12	$0.12
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	169.2M shares	172.8M shares	174.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	169.4M shares	172.9M shares	174.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q1	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$882.5M	$241.5M	$320.1M
YoY Change	175.7%	-39.91%	-45.42%
Cash & Equivalents	$882.5M	$241.5M	$320.1M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$58.50M	$59.00M	$67.40M
YoY Change	-13.2%	-30.91%	-3.58%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$39.80M	$67.60M	$52.10M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$980.8M	$368.1M	$439.6M
YoY Change	123.11%	-34.75%	-38.64%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.759B	$5.505B	$5.379B
YoY Change	-11.52%	-2.34%	-7.13%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles	$0.00	$5.676M	$52.45M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-95.59%	-60.63%
Long-Term Investments	$15.17M	$21.95M	$22.28M
YoY Change	-31.9%	-5.6%	-6.72%
Other Assets	$96.10M	$100.3M	$112.1M
YoY Change	-14.27%	-25.04%	-13.37%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.871B	$5.632B	$5.563B
YoY Change	-12.44%	-4.9%	-8.48%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$980.8M	$368.1M	$439.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.871B	$5.632B	$5.563B
Total Assets	$5.851B	$6.001B	$6.002B
YoY Change	-2.51%	-7.5%	-11.66%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$183.4M	$169.4M	$203.8M
YoY Change	-10.01%	-11.95%	-9.7%
Accrued Expenses	$124.2M	$139.3M	$7.900M
YoY Change	1472.15%	822.52%	-53.8%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$371.8M	$374.3M	$277.3M
YoY Change	34.08%	37.06%	-10.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.196B	$2.200B	$2.203B
YoY Change	-0.32%	-16.08%	-23.53%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$57.50M	$30.10M	$25.40M
YoY Change	126.38%	-19.3%	-16.72%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.253B	$2.230B	$2.228B
YoY Change	1.13%	-16.13%	-23.46%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$371.8M	$374.3M	$277.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.253B	$2.230B	$2.228B
Total Liabilities	$2.625B	$2.607B	$2.505B
YoY Change	4.77%	-11.24%	-22.3%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$274.8M	-$187.1M	-$150.5M
YoY Change	82.6%	51.93%	82.25%
Common Stock	$3.130B	$3.189B	$3.197B
YoY Change	-2.11%	-0.71%	-0.39%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.202B	$3.369B	$3.430B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.851B	$6.001B	$6.002B
YoY Change	-2.51%	-7.5%	-11.66%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q1	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$34.70M	$27.25M	$27.30M
YoY Change	27.11%	15.04%	295.65%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$48.90M	$58.40M	$58.20M
YoY Change	-15.98%	-4.89%	-10.32%
Cash From Operating Activities	$91.70M	$75.04M	$81.30M
YoY Change	12.79%	47.22%	52.53%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$39.50M	$52.00K	-$53.30M
YoY Change	-25.89%	92.59%	20.59%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$62.40M	-$600.0K	$27.00M
YoY Change	131.11%	-100.52%	-85.02%
Cash From Investing Activities	$22.90M	-$44.10M	-$26.30M
YoY Change	-187.07%	-156.93%	-119.32%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$366.0K
YoY Change		-20.78%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-82.00M	-$120.1M	-173.7M
YoY Change	-52.79%	-61.16%	480.94%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	91.70M	$75.04M	81.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	22.90M	-$44.10M	-26.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	-82.00M	-$120.1M	-173.7M
Net Change In Cash	32.60M	-$89.14M	-118.7M
YoY Change	-127.46%	-50.68%	-174.42%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$91.70M	$75.04M	$81.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$39.50M	$52.00K	-$53.30M
Free Cash Flow	$131.2M	$74.99M	$134.6M
YoY Change	-2.53%	47.19%	38.05%

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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	231188000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	169942000	USD
CY2019	rlj	Paymentsof Distributionson Operating Partnership Units PaymentsofDistributionsonOperatingPartnershipUnits	1230000	USD
CY2018	rlj	Paymentsof Distributionson Operating Partnership Units PaymentsofDistributionsonOperatingPartnershipUnits	1050000	USD
CY2017	rlj	Paymentsof Distributionson Operating Partnership Units PaymentsofDistributionsonOperatingPartnershipUnits	775000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	10111000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	3640000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	1582000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Distributions To Affiliates PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates	312000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Distributions To Affiliates PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates	1483000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Distributions To Affiliates PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates	496000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Redeemable Preferred Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemablePreferredStock	45583000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Redeemable Preferred Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemablePreferredStock	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Redeemable Preferred Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemablePreferredStock	0	USD
CY2019	rlj	Cashreceivedfromanoncontrollinginterest Cashreceivedfromanoncontrollinginterest	2446000	USD
CY2018	rlj	Cashreceivedfromanoncontrollinginterest Cashreceivedfromanoncontrollinginterest	191000	USD
CY2017	rlj	Cashreceivedfromanoncontrollinginterest Cashreceivedfromanoncontrollinginterest	117000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-385419000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-946182000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-190377000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	542318000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-274234000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	135198000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	384842000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	659076000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	523878000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	927160000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	384842000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	659076000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Ownership Percentage EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage	0.50
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Number Of States In Which Entity Operates NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates	23	state
CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities and the amounts of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</span></div>
CY2019	us-gaap	Comparability Of Prior Year Financial Data ComparabilityOfPriorYearFinancialData	<div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain prior year amounts in these financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation with no impact to net income and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity or cash flows.</span></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	4100000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	0	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	150803000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	52448000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	5676000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current And Noncurrent AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	203833000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current And Noncurrent AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	183129000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	0	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	124735000	USD
CY2019	rlj	Minimum Percentage Of Adjusted Taxable Income Currently Distributed To Qualify As Reit MinimumPercentageOfAdjustedTaxableIncomeCurrentlyDistributedToQualifyAsREIT	0.90
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred1 BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1	1400000000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred1 BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1	1412388000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	24883000	USD
CY2017	rlj	Business Combination Net Incomerecognizedduringtheperiod BusinessCombinationNetIncomerecognizedduringtheperiod	14994000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred1 BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1	1412388000	USD
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CY2017	rlj	Business Combination Revenuerecognizedduringtheperiod BusinessCombinationRevenuerecognizedduringtheperiod	260020000	USD
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CY2017	rlj	Transactioncostsinabusinesscombination Transactioncostsinabusinesscombination	38391000	USD
CY2018	rlj	Integrationcostsinabusinesscombination Integrationcostsinabusinesscombination	2050000	USD
CY2017	rlj	Integrationcostsinabusinesscombination Integrationcostsinabusinesscombination	5696000	USD
CY2018	rlj	Totalmergerrelatedcostsofabusinesscombination Totalmergerrelatedcostsofabusinesscombination	1563000	USD
CY2017	rlj	Totalmergerrelatedcostsofabusinesscombination Totalmergerrelatedcostsofabusinesscombination	44087000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property At Cost RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost	5813147000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property At Cost RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost	6717703000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAccumulatedDepreciation	1198181000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	1893899000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Land And Land Improvements LandAndLandImprovements	1209416000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Investment Building And Building Improvements InvestmentBuildingAndBuildingImprovements	4694490000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Fixtures And Equipment Gross FixturesAndEquipmentGross	813797000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property Net RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet	5378651000	USD
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CY2018	rlj	Real Estate Depreciation Expense Excluding Discontinued Operations Expense RealEstateDepreciationExpenseExcludingDiscontinuedOperationsExpense	233800000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	15171000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	22279000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	133000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Below Market Lease Gross BelowMarketLeaseGross	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Below Market Lease Gross BelowMarketLeaseGross	50267000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Below Market Lease Accumulated Amortization BelowMarketLeaseAccumulatedAmortization	3495000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Below Market Lease Net BelowMarketLeaseNet	46772000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Advanced Bookings Gross AdvancedBookingsGross	1902000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Advanced Bookings Accumulated Amortization AdvancedBookingsAccumulatedAmortization	1902000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Advanced Bookings Net AdvancedBookingsNet	0	USD
CY2018Q4	rlj	Advanced Bookings Gross AdvancedBookingsGross	1902000	USD
CY2018Q4	rlj	Advanced Bookings Accumulated Amortization AdvancedBookingsAccumulatedAmortization	1268000	USD
CY2018Q4	rlj	Advanced Bookings Net AdvancedBookingsNet	634000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross OtherFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	1100000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	1100000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross OtherFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	7500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	2458000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	5042000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	3002000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization IntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	3002000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Intangible Assets Net IntangibleAssetsNet	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	59669000	USD
CY2018Q4	rlj	Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization IntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	7221000	USD
CY2018Q4	rlj	Intangible Assets Net IntangibleAssetsNet	52448000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	10200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	5700000	USD
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Investments PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments	12800000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	2202676000	USD
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CY2018Q4	rlj	Unsecured Debt Gross UnsecuredDebtGross	1175000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	rlj	Unamortizeddebtissuancecostsontermloans Unamortizeddebtissuancecostsontermloans	5835000	USD
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CY2018Q4	rlj	Secured Debt Gross SecuredDebtGross	528622000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	4100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3504000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3499000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	376000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	0	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	78322000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	490386000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	874888000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Longtermdebttotalfutureminimumprincipalpayments Longtermdebttotalfutureminimumprincipalpayments	2177929000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Debt Instrument Fair Value Adjustment Net DebtInstrumentFairValueAdjustmentNet	27900000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative At Fair Value Net InterestRateCashFlowHedgeDerivativeAtFairValueNet	19514000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative At Fair Value Net InterestRateCashFlowHedgeDerivativeAtFairValueNet	16195000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	16200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amount Of Ineffectiveness On Net Investment Hedges AmountOfIneffectivenessOnNetInvestmentHedges	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified During Next12 Months Net InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet	-4100000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	2195707000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	2202676000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	13500000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	22200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	11100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	15700000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	22200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	11100000	USD
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CY2019	rlj	Noi Guaranteeannuallimit NOIGuaranteeannuallimit	21500000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	11735000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	10124000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	10188000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	10215000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	544201000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	597604000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Real Estate Properties NumberOfRealEstateProperties	37
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CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	4575170	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	77800000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	182500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.32
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	50000000	shares
CY2019Q4	rlj	Operating Partnerships Unit Outstanding OperatingPartnershipsUnitOutstanding	170624989	shares
CY2019	rlj	Direct And Indirect Ownership Interest In Operating Partnerships DirectAndIndirectOwnershipInterestInOperatingPartnerships	0.995
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CY2019	rlj	Proceedsnetofissuancecostsontheissuanceofpreferredequityinaconsolidatedjointventure Proceedsnetofissuancecostsontheissuanceofpreferredequityinaconsolidatedjointventure	44400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Authorized ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized	7500000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant	1398533	shares
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.39
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.12
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.10
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	70650000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	78650000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	5146000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.10
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.33
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.39
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.12
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	174193671	shares
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	174238854	shares
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	174326198	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	174141263	shares
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	174268815	shares
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	174364547	shares
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	174479341	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	174194141	shares
CY2019Q4	srt	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Amount Of Encumbrances RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances	530299000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Initial Cost Of Land RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand	1076882000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Initial Cost Of Buildings And Improvements RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfBuildingsAndImprovements	3569930000	USD
CY2019Q4	rlj	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Costs Capitalized Subsequent To Acquisition Buildings And Improvements RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionBuildingsAndImprovements	480636000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Carrying Amount Of Land RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand	1088436000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Carrying Amount Of Buildings And Improvements RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements	4039012000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	5127448000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	706040000	USD
CY2019Q4	srt	Real Estate Federal Income Tax Basis RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis	5000000000.0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	5903906000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	6165296000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	3725932000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	2539854000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	91129000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	109403000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	60916000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Real Estate Cost Of Real Estate Sold RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold	854087000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Real Estate Cost Of Real Estate Sold RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold	370793000	USD

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