La Quinta 10-Q 21 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	16-May-14
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Trading Symbol	'LQ	'
Entity Registrant Name	'LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001594617	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	129,689,330

Condensed_Combined_Balance_She

Condensed Combined Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current Assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$63,827	$33,412
Restricted cash	79,713	97,126
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,778 and $4,888	45,989	32,678
Receivables from affiliates	11,622	11,181
Assets held for sale	'	7,332
Other current assets	25,834	17,087
Total Current Assets	226,985	198,816
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	2,741,913	2,761,457
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	179,134	179,486
Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization	7,319	10,153
Restricted cash	6,900	6,900
Deferred tax assets	2,988	3,008
Other non-current assets	9,746	10,014
Total Non-Current Assets	2,948,000	2,971,018
Total Assets	3,174,985	3,169,834
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	617,125	2,720,286
Accounts payable	38,973	30,490
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	56,196	53,571
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	29,265	26,302
Accrued real estate taxes	11,590	19,577
Total Current Liabilities	753,149	2,850,226
Long-term debt	2,084,250	'
Other long-term liabilities	14,135	13,947
Deferred tax liabilities	405	408
Total Liabilities	2,851,939	2,864,581
Commitments and Contingencies	'	'
Equity:	'	'
Members' equity	333,269	319,096
Noncontrolling interests	-10,223	-13,843
Total Equity	323,046	305,253
Total Liabilities and Equity	$3,174,985	$3,169,834

Condensed_Combined_Balance_She1

Condensed Combined Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$4,778	$4,888

Condensed_Combined_Statements_

Condensed Combined Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
REVENUES:	'	'
Room revenues	$188,999	$177,251
Franchise and other fee-based revenues	18,861	16,350
Other hotel revenues	4,764	4,534
Revenue from leased and owned hotels	212,624	198,135
Brand marketing fund revenues from franchise and managed properties	4,685	4,137
Total Revenues	217,309	202,272
OPERATING EXPENSES:	'	'
Direct lodging expenses	88,329	84,110
Depreciation and amortization	41,611	39,983
General and administrative expenses	17,002	17,923
Other lodging and operating expenses	14,493	13,361
Marketing, promotional and other advertising expenses	16,447	14,719
Operating expenses	177,882	170,096
Brand marketing fund expenses from franchise and managed properties	4,685	4,137
Total Operating Expenses	182,567	174,233
Operating Income	34,742	28,039
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):	'	'
Interest expense, net	-36,960	-36,100
Other income (loss)	-53	-13
Total Other Income (Expenses)	-37,013	-36,113
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	-2,271	-8,074
income tax (expense) benefit	-748	-792
Net Loss from Continuing Operations, net of tax	-3,019	-8,866
Loss on Discontinued Operations, net of tax	-503	-188
NET LOSS	-3,522	-9,054
Income from noncontrolling interests in continuing operations, net of tax	-3,821	-659
Income from noncontrolling interests in discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	-3,821	-659
Amounts attributable to the Company	'	'
Loss from continuing operations, net of tax	-6,840	-9,525
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-503	-188
Net Loss attributable to the Company	-7,343	-9,713
Pro forma income from continuing operations data: [Member]	'	'
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	-2,271	-8,074
income tax (expense) benefit	908	3,230
Pro forma income from continuing operations	($1,363)	($4,844)

Condensed_Combined_Statements_1

Condensed Combined Statements of Equity (Unaudited) (USD $)	Total	Member's Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
In Thousands
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$303,385	$315,255	($11,870)
Net income (loss)	-9,054	-9,713	659
Distributions	-108	-75	-33
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	294,223	305,467	-11,244
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	305,253	319,096	-13,843
Net income (loss)	-3,522	-7,343	3,821
Capital contributions	21,516	21,516	'
Distributions	-201	'	-201
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$323,046	$333,269	($10,223)

Condensed_Combined_Statements_2

Condensed Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net loss	($3,522)	($9,054)
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	41,444	43,323
Amortization of other non-current assets	163	299
Amortization of intangible assets	271	299
Interest expense added to long-term debt	13,076	13,022
Amortization of long-term debt reduction	-1,149	-1,149
(Gain) loss related to casualty disasters	-153	286
Write off of deferred incentive costs	'	27
Amortization of leasehold interests	-103	-159
Amortization of deferred costs	3,405	1,795
Loss on sale or retirement of assets	'	41
Impairment loss	151	'
Deferred taxes	17	8
Provision for doubtful accounts	673	504
Changes in assets and liabilities:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-13,945	-9,446
Other current assets	2,066	1,997
Receivables from affiliates	-441	-807
Other non-current assets	-92	-207
Accounts payable	1,011	-2,938
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	2,963	3,858
Accrued real estate taxes	-7,987	-7,833
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,610	2,420
Other long-term liabilities	372	198
Net cash provided by operating activities	40,830	36,484
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-21,187	-26,479
Decrease in restricted cash	17,413	4,823
(Increase) decrease in investments	-10	8
Decrease in other non-current assets	210	'
Insurance proceeds on casualty disasters	381	42
Proceeds from sale of assets	7,053	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	3,860	-21,606
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Repayment of long-term debt	-30,838	-15,572
Payment of deferred costs	-4,752	'
Distributions	'	-75
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	-201	-33
Capital contributions	21,516	'
Net cash used in financing activities	-14,275	-15,680
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	30,415	-802
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	33,412	40,813
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	63,827	40,011
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:	'	'
Interest paid during the period	21,751	22,569
Income taxes paid during the period, net of refunds	16	177
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH DISCLOSURE:	'	'
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable	5,598	853
Other current assets included in accounts payable	3,923	'
Receivable for capital assets damaged by casualty disasters	$221	$42

ORGANIZATION_AND_BASIS_OF_PRES

ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	'
	NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	Organization
	Effective April 14, 2014, La Quinta Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”) completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) and became the parent entity of the La Quinta Predecessor Entities (as defined below). Holdings was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 9, 2013. In connection with the IPO, we completed certain transactions including, among others, refinancing our existing debt, acquiring 14 previously managed hotels and the contribution of the La Quinta Predecessor Entities, see below, into Holdings, which resulted in us becoming owned by a “C” corporation for federal income tax purposes. See Note 11 for a more detailed description of these transactions.
	The accompanying condensed combined financial statements include the accounts of Lodge Holdco I L.L.C. (“Holdco I”), Lodge Holdco II L.L.C. (“Holdco II”), Lodge Holdco III L.L.C. (“Holdco III”) (collectively herein, the “Holdcos” or “La Quinta Predecessor Entities”) and all related wholly-owned and majority owned subsidiaries. The Holdcos have been presented on a combined historical basis due to their prior common ownership and control. The Holdcos may also be referred to herein as “La Quinta”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company” as the context requires when we refer to our historical operations and financial performance.
	Holdco I and Holdco II, Delaware limited liability companies, were formed on January 4, 2006. Holdco III, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed March 17, 2006. Since those dates and prior to the consummation of the IPO, the Holdcos were owned and controlled by Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV L.P. and affiliates (“BREP IV”) and Blackstone Real Estate Partners V L.P. and affiliates (“BREP V”). BREP IV and BREP V are affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. (collectivity herein, the “Funds” or “Blackstone”).
	We own and operate hotels, some of which are subject to a land lease, located in the United States under the La Quinta and, through August 8, 2013, the Baymont brands, we also franchise and, until the IPO, manage hotels under the La Quinta brand currently operating in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, total owned, franchised, and managed hotels, and approximate number of associated rooms were as follows:
			March 31, 2014				March 31, 2013
			# of hotels		# of rooms		# of hotels		# of rooms
	Owned – La Quinta(1)			338		43,100		371		47,000
	Owned – Baymont(1)			—		—		11		1,200
	Joint Venture – La Quinta			1		200		1		200
	Managed – La Quinta (2)			14		1,700		14		1,700
	Franchised – La Quinta			486		39,300		451		35,900
	Totals			839		84,300		848		86,000
	(1)	See discussion of discontinued operations in Note 3.
	(2)	These hotels were, as of March 31, 2014, owned by affiliates of the Funds and are referred to herein as the “Managed Hotels”. (See Notes 7 and 11).
	Lodging operations are particularly sensitive to adverse economic and competitive conditions and trends, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.
	Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates
	The accompanying unaudited condensed combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information or footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. Although we believe the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the combined La Quinta Predecessor Entities financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, which are included in the prospectus, dated April 8, 2014, filed by Holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2014.
	The accompanying condensed combined financial statements and footnotes include LQ Management L.L.C. (“LQM”), a variable interest entity (“VIE”), in which, as of March 31, 2014, we had a significant variable financial interest, and were the primary beneficiary. LQM received no member or other capital contribution, or equity investment upon formation or thereafter. LQM’s sole purpose is to manage all of our day-to-day operations, as well as to provide, prior to the IPO, day to day management of the Managed Hotels. In return for providing these management services, we and, prior to the IPO, the Managed Hotels pay LQM a management fee and reimburse LQM for costs incurred on our behalf, and, prior to the IPO, on behalf of the Managed Hotels, in accordance with management and service agreements in place prior to the IPO. La Quinta was the primary beneficiary of LQM as the management and service agreements in place provided for La Quinta to reimburse LQM for its expenses in a manner that allowed LQM to realize a reasonable profit. We have not provided financial or other support to LQM during the periods presented that we were not contractually required to provide, and LQM’s agreements with its vendors are structured as non-recourse to our general credit. (See Note 11)
	As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, LQM’s assets and liabilities were as follows:
			2014		2013
			(in thousands)
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	516	$	2,609
	Restricted cash			6,700		6,700
	Receivables from affiliates			53,630		49,027
	Other current assets			9,437		4,472
	Property and equipment, net			20,650		21,005
	Intangible assets, net			314		347
	Accounts payable			28,644		25,259
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities			24,211		25,670
	Accrued payroll and employee benefits			29,035		26,052
	Capital lease obligation (related party)			22,421		23,852
	All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. In our opinion, the accompanying condensed combined financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring items, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods.
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and, accordingly, ultimate results could differ from those estimates. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of seasonal and short-term variations.

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS	'
	NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
	Revenue Recognition — Revenues primarily consist of room rentals, franchise fees and other hotel revenues. We defer a portion of our revenue from franchisees at the time the franchise agreement is signed and recognize the remainder upon hotel opening.
	Room revenues are derived from room rentals at our owned hotels. We recognize room revenue on a daily basis based on an agreed-upon daily rate after the guest has stayed at one of our hotels. Customer incentive discounts, cash rebates, and refunds are recognized as a reduction of room revenues. Occupancy, hotel, and sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to the taxing authorities are excluded from revenues in the accompanying combined statements of operations.
	Included in franchise and other fee-based revenues are franchise fee revenues, which primarily consist of revenues from franchisees for application and initial fees, royalty, reservations, and training, as well as fees related to our guest loyalty program (“Returns”). We recognize franchise fee revenue on a gross basis because we (1) are the primary obligor in these arrangements, (2) have latitude in establishing rates, (3) perform the services delivered, (4) have some discretion over supplier selection, and (5) determine the specification of services delivered. The different types of franchise fee revenues are described as follows:
		•	Upon execution of a franchise agreement, a franchisee is required to pay us an initial fee. We recognize the initial fee as revenue when substantial performance of our obligations to the franchisee with respect to the initial fee has been achieved. In most cases, the vast majority of the initial fee is recognized as revenue when each franchise agreement is signed as, after that date, our remaining obligations to the franchisee are limited to (1) pre-opening inspections, for which we defer $2,500, and (2) if mandated by us or agreed to with the franchisee, preopening training and marketing support related to entry into the La Quinta brand, for which we defer $5,000. These amounts represent an estimate of the value provided to the franchisee related to the services provided, and are based on our experience with time, materials, and third-party costs necessary to provide these services. We recognize the remaining deferred initial fee as revenue when the franchised property opens as the remaining service obligations have been fulfilled.
		•	For franchise agreements entered into prior to April 1, 2013, we collect a monthly royalty fee from franchisees generally equal to 4.0% of their room revenues until the franchisee has operated as a La Quinta hotel for twenty-four consecutive months. Beginning in the twenty-fifth month of operation, the franchisee monthly royalty fee increases to 4.5%. For franchise agreements entered into on or after April 1, 2013, for new franchisees, we collect a royalty fee from franchisees equal to 4.5% of their room revenues until the franchisee has operated as a La Quinta hotel for twenty-four consecutive months. Beginning in the twenty-fifth month of operation, the franchisee monthly royalty fee increases to 5.0%. In these cases, the franchisee has the opportunity to earn the additional 0.5% back via rebate by achieving certain defined customer satisfaction results.
		•	We receive reservation and technology fees, as well as fees related to Returns, in connection with franchising our La Quinta brand. Such fees are generally recognized based on a percentage of the franchisee’s hotel room revenues or room count. We perform certain other services for franchisees such as training and revenue management. Revenue for these services is recognized at the time the services are performed.
	Included in franchise and other fee-based revenues are management fees of approximately $0.6 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, which represent fees earned from the Managed Hotels, prior to the IPO, under long-term contracts with the property owners. Management fees from hotels include a base fee, which is generally a percentage of hotel revenues. (See Note 7)
	Other hotel revenues include revenues generated by the incidental support of hotel operations for owned hotels and other rental income. We record rental income from operating leases associated with leasing space for restaurants, billboards, and cell towers. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the respective lease agreement.
	Brand marketing fund revenues from franchise and managed properties represent fees collected from franchised and managed hotels related to maintaining our Brand Marketing Fund (“BMF”). LQM maintains the BMF on behalf of all La Quinta branded hotel properties, including our owned hotels, from which national marketing and advertising campaign expenses are paid. Each La Quinta branded hotel is charged a percentage of its room revenue from which the expenses of the fund are covered. The corresponding expenditures of the BMF fees collected from franchised and managed hotels are presented as other expenses from franchised and managed hotels in our condensed combined statements of operations, resulting in no impact to operating income or net loss.
	Income Taxes — The condensed combined financial statements include taxable entities, limited liability companies, and, as of March 31, 2014, REIT entities. Limited liability companies and REITs generally are not subject to federal income taxes at the entity level. For our taxable subsidiaries, we account for income taxes using the asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting purposes. For financial reporting purposes, income tax expense or benefit is based on reported financial accounting income or loss before non-controlling interests and income taxes related to our taxable subsidiaries. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the temporary differences between assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting and the analogous amounts recognized for tax purposes using the statutory tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse, within the taxable subsidiaries.
	Prior to the IPO, certain of our subsidiaries had elected to be treated as REITs for federal income tax purposes under the United States Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as REITs, these subsidiaries had to meet all of the required organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that the REIT distribute at least 90% of its regular taxable income to its shareholders as dividends eligible for the dividends paid deduction. As of March 31, 2014, the REIT subsidiaries adhered to these requirements. If the REIT subsidiaries fail to qualify as REITs in any taxable year, they would be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and might not qualify as REITs for the four subsequent taxable years. For this reason, one of our REITs formed taxable subsidiaries to hold certain assets that could otherwise adversely affect its REIT status. These taxable subsidiaries are subject to federal and state income taxes.
	In connection with the IPO (See Note 1 and 11), our new parent will be subject to additional entity-level taxes that will be reflected in our financial statements. The unaudited pro forma income from continuing operations data gives effect to an adjustment for income tax expense as if we had been a “C” corporation at the beginning of each period presented at an assumed combined federal and state income tax rate of 40%. This rate approximates the calculated effective tax rates for the periods presented. (See Note 11)
	Newly Issued Accounting Standards
	In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08. Under the new guidance, only a disposal of a component that represents a major strategic shift of an organization qualifies for discontinued operations reporting. The guidance also requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations and new disclosures in regards to individually significant disposals that do not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. This guidance is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals that have not been reported in previously-issued financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements when adopted.
	Newly Adopted Accounting Standards
	In July 2013, FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11. This ASU provides guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists in the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from disallowance of the tax position. We adopted ASU 2013-11 prospectively as of January 1, 2014. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, or disclosures.
	From time to time, new accounting standards are issued by the FASB or other standards setting bodies, which we adopt as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our combined financial statements upon adoption.

ASSETS_HELD_FOR_SALE_AND_DISCO

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	'
	NOTE 3. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
	During the second quarter of 2013, 44 of our hotels, including all 11 of our Baymont-branded hotels, were classified as assets held for sale, and the results of their operations have accordingly been presented within discontinued operations for all periods presented in the accompanying combined statements of operations.
	During the third and fourth quarters of 2013, 40 of these hotels, including all of the Baymont-branded hotels were sold. As of December 31, 2013, the four remaining hotels were reflected in the accompanying combined balance sheet as assets held for sale.
	As of December 31, 2013, the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets for the assets held for sale were as follows:
		December 31,
		2013
		(in thousands)
	Current assets	$	118
	Property and equipment, net		7,134
	Other non-current assets		80
	Total assets	$	7,332
	On February 6, 2014, the four remaining hotels were sold. In accordance with the terms of our loan agreements existing at the time of such sale, all proceeds associated with the sale of these hotels were used to make principal payments on our long-term debt. (See Note 5)
	The following table summarizes the operating results of the discontinued operations:
		For the three months
		ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Hotel revenues	$	361		$	12,923
	Direct lodging expenses		651			8,383
	Other lodging and operating expenses		62			1,249
	Operating income (loss)		(352	)		3,291
	Depreciation and amortization		—			(3,479	)
	Impairment loss		(151	)		—
	Loss on discontinued operations	$	(503	)	$	(188	)

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]	'
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	'
	NOTE 4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
	The following is a summary of property and equipment as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Land	$	808,960		$	808,960
	Buildings and improvements		2,645,336			2,635,651
	Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		374,282			369,235
	Total property and equipment		3,828,578			3,813,846
	Less accumulated depreciation		(1,093,436	)		(1,053,910	)
	Property and equipment, net		2,735,142			2,759,936
	Construction in progress		6,771			1,521
	Total property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	2,741,913		$	2,761,457
	Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $39.6 million and $38.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Construction in progress includes capitalized costs for ongoing projects that have not yet been put into service. With the exception of the joint venture operating a hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana and three other hotels, until the refinancing of our existing debt, all of our hotels were pledged as collateral for our long-term debt.

LONGTERM_DEBT

LONG-TERM DEBT	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
LONG-TERM DEBT	'
	NOTE 5. LONG-TERM DEBT
	As of March 31, 2014, our long-term debt was scheduled to mature on July 6, 2014. Subsequent to March 31, 2014, in conjunction with the IPO, we obtained replacement financing (see Note 11) and have therefore classified the portion of the debt refinanced after March 31, 2014 as long-term debt in the condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2014.
	Long-term debt as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
			Interest rate		Maturity	March 31,			December 31,
					date	2014			2013
						(in thousands)
	Current:
	Holdco I & III Mortgage & Mezzanine Loans		-1		-2	$	601,375		$	2,720,286
	Term Facility		(see Note 11)		(see Note 11)		15,750			—
	Current portion of long-term debt					$	617,125		$	2,720,286
	Term Facility		(see Note 11)		(see Note 11)		2,084,250			—
	Total debt					$	2,701,375		$	2,720,286
	(1)	As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the 30 day United States dollar London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) was 0.15% and 0.17%, respectively.
		•		Portions of the Holdco I Mortgage Loan, with principal totaling $1.03 billion carry interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 0.55%. The remaining mortgage loan balances, with principal totaling approximately $0.9 billion are subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.0% plus spreads ranging from 3.891% to 6.803%. The total weighted average spread is 2.926% as of March 31, 2014 and 2.892% as of December 31, 2013.
		•		The interest rate for the Holdco III Mortgage Loan as of July 6, 2012 and through March 31, 2014 was LIBOR with a floor of 1.0% plus a spread of 4.5%.
		•		The interest rate for the Mezzanine Loans as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was LIBOR plus spreads ranging from 9.0% to 13.9%.
	(2)	As of March 31, 2014, the maturity date and principal payments were as follows:
		•		The modified terms of the Holdco I Mortgage Loan require us to make certain principal payments upon closing and quarterly beginning on the first scheduled loan payment date following September 30, 2012. Final maturity is July 2014.
		•		Principal payments on the Holdco III Mortgage Loan are required quarterly equal to the amount of excess cash flows, as defined, held in escrowed accounts over a specified floor. In accordance with the May 2012 amendment, the maturity date of the Holdco III Mortgage Loan was extended to July 2014. Included in the Holdco III Mortgage Loan as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is an unamortized long-term debt reduction of $1,149 and $2,297 respectively, which is being amortized using an initial imputed interest rate of 3.45%.
		•		In accordance with the May 2012 amendment, the maturity date of the Mezzanine Loans was extended to July 2014.
	Interest Rate Caps
	Pursuant to the terms of the Holdco I Mortgage Loan and Mezzanine Loans (collectively the “Loans”) and the Holdco III Mortgage Loan, we were required to maintain interest rate caps under certain defined conditions until the maturity date. The effect of the interest rate cap agreements was to limit our maximum interest rate exposure with respect to increases in LIBOR through the maturity date. We purchased and maintained the required interest rate caps during the periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related gain or loss on these investments is reflected within other income (loss) in the condensed combined accompanying statements of operations.
	As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, the interest rate caps we held are estimated to have no value. Management expects that, should it be necessary, the counter parties will fully perform under the terms of the interest rate cap agreements.
	Interest Expense, Net
	Interest expense consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
	Description		2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Mortgage Loan		$	16,717		$	17,213
	Holdco III Mortgage Loan			2,802			3,079
	Mezzanine Loans:
	Current			2,187			2,242
	Deferred			13,076			13,022
	Amortization of long-term debt reduction			(1,149	)		(1,149	)
	Amortization of deferred financing costs			3,345			1,733
	Other interest			4			5
	Interest income			(22	)		(45	)
	Total interest expense, net		$	36,960		$	36,100

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	'
	NOTE 6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	The carrying amount and estimated fair values of our financial assets and liabilities, which include related current portions, were as follows:
			March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
			Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value
			Amount				Amount
					(in thousands)
	Cash and cash equivalents (1)		$	63,827	$	63,827	$	33,412	$	33,412
	Restricted Cash (1)			86,613		86,613		104,026		104,026
	Long-term debt (2)			2,701,375		2,698,940		2,720,286		2,715,695
	(1)	Classified as Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy.
	(2)	Classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy.
	We believe the carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents approximated fair value as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Our estimates of the fair values were determined using available market information and valuation methods appropriate in the circumstances. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair values. Proper placement of fair value measurements within the valuation hierarchy is considered each reporting period. Third-party information received for calculating Level 3 fair value measurements is reviewed to ensure it is in accordance with GAAP. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methods may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
	Restricted cash is primarily comprised of short-term interest-bearing money market funds with maturities of less than 90 days and time deposits. The estimated fair values were based on available market pricing information of similar financial instruments.
	We estimate the fair value of our long-term debt using discounted cash flow analysis based on current market inputs for similar types of arrangements. The primary sensitivity in these calculations is based on the selection of appropriate discount rates. We estimated the discount rate to be approximately 5.3%, as of both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Fluctuations in these assumptions will result in different estimates of fair value.
	We estimate the fair value of hotels classified as held for sale using the lower of cost or estimated fair value. The inputs used in determining the fair value are considered to be Level 2 and Level 3 within the fair value measurement hierarchy. Level 2 reflects our sales price as determined by contract with the buyer, less associated closing costs. Level 3 reflects our sales price as determined by contract with the buyer, less estimated associated closing costs. As of March 31, 2014, we did not hold assets or liabilities that were required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
	The following fair value hierarchy table presents information of our hotels classified as assets held for sale measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2013, and related impairment charges recorded:
	December 31, 2013		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Fair		Impairment
									Value		Charge
			(in thousands)
	4 La Quinta Inns		$	—	$	—	$	7,134	$	7,134	$	1,113

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	'
	NOTE 7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	We maintain various agreements and enter into certain transactions with affiliates of the Funds. As of March 31, 2014 these affiliates owned the 14 La Quinta-branded Managed Hotels which were managed by LQM. The following is a discussion of these arrangements and resulting transactions as of March 31, 2014:
	Management and Service Agreements
	Hotel Management Agreements — Pursuant to hotel management agreements with affiliates of the Funds in existence prior to the IPO (“LQM Management Agreements”), LQM provided management services to the Managed Hotels until the IPO, including supervision, direction, operation, management and promotion. The LQM Management Agreements would have expired in July 2027, but could have been terminated by either party at any time and for any reason and were terminated in connection with the IPO. Under the terms of the LQM Management Agreements, LQM was entitled to recover a management fee of 1.67% of gross operating revenue, from the Managed Hotels, as well as reimbursement for certain shared group costs.
	Management fees earned by LQM from the Managed Hotels, for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were approximately $0.2 million. These management fees are included within franchise and other fee-based revenues in the accompanying condensed combined statements of operations.
	In addition, in accordance with the LQM Management Agreements, LQM also provided certain group services for hotels it managed including group and administrative services, information systems support, training, and other field services and was reimbursed for the cost of providing these services. During each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, LQM earned group services reimbursements from Managed Hotels of approximately $0.2 million. These fees are included within franchise and other fee-based revenues in the accompanying condensed combined statements of operations.
	Other Fees and Funding
	Brand Marketing Fund (BMF) — We maintain the BMF on behalf of our franchisees and the hotel properties we own and manage, and we charge these hotels a fee of 2.5% of gross room revenue, which is then used by the BMF to fund national advertising promotions and campaigns. BMF fees collected from franchised and Managed Hotels, and the related expenses, are reflected as brand marketing fund revenues and expenses from franchise and managed hotels in the accompanying condensed combined statements of operations.
	Customer Loyalty Program — We administer a customer loyalty program, La Quinta Returns (“Returns”), and charge participating hotels a fee to administer the program equal to 5% of the Returns members’ eligible room rate per night. These fees are recorded within franchise and other fees-based revenues in the accompanying combined statements of operations. We recorded revenues related to Returns from the Managed Hotels of approximately $0.2 million during each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
	Trademark Licenses — In accordance with our management agreements with the Managed Hotels existing as of March 31, 2014, we charged a royalty fee of 0.33% of the Managed Hotels’ gross room revenues. During each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, royalty fees charged to the Managed Hotels under these agreements were approximately $0.1 million for both periods. These royalty fees are recorded within franchise and other fee-based revenues in the accompanying condensed combined statements of operations.
	Receivables from Affiliates — As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, receivables from the parent company of the Managed Hotels were approximately $11.3 million and $10.9 million, respectively. These receivables occurred in the normal course of business and were settled in connection with the purchase of the Managed Hotels by the La Quinta Predecessor Entities.
	We also purchase products and services from entities affiliated with or owned by Blackstone. The fees paid for these products and services were approximately $0.6 million and $1.0 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	'
	NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Environmental — We are subject to certain requirements and potential liabilities under various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances, and regulations. Such requirements often impose liability without regard to whether the current or previous owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Although we have incurred and expect to incur remediation and other environmental costs during the ordinary course of operations, we anticipate that such costs will not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
	Litigation — We are party to a number of pending claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. We maintain general and other liability insurance; however, certain costs of defending lawsuits, such as those below the insurance deductible amount, are not covered by or are only partially covered by insurance policies, or the insurance carriers could refuse to cover certain claims in whole or in part. We regularly evaluate ultimate liability costs with respect to such claims and lawsuits. We accrue costs incurred from defending litigation as they become determinable. We do not consider our ultimate liability with respect to any single claim or lawsuit, or the aggregate of such claims and lawsuits, to be material in relation to our combined financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows taken as a whole.
	Casualty Losses — We maintain insurance for property and casualty damage, subject to deductibles and policy terms and conditions, attributable to wind, flood, and earthquakes. We also maintain business interruption insurance.
	Tax Contingencies — We are subject to regular audits by federal and state tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax liabilities. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently auditing the tax returns of one of our REITs and a taxable REIT subsidiary for the tax years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. On January 9, 2014, we received a draft notice of proposed adjustment from the IRS in the amount of $158 million for the periods under audit in which the IRS has preliminarily asserted that the rent charged for these periods under the lease of hotel properties from the REIT to the taxable REIT subsidiary exceeded an arm’s length rent. We have reviewed the draft notice from the IRS, considered its content, and intend to seek additional input from the IRS. However, we continue to believe that the positions reported on our tax returns under audit by the IRS are, based on their technical merits, more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2014, we have not established any reserves related to this draft proposed adjustment or any other issues reflected on the returns under examination.
	We believe that we have appropriately provided for taxes in the accompanying combined financial statements. Several factors drive the calculation of our tax reserves. Some of these factors include: (i) the expiration of various statutes of limitations, (ii) changes in tax law and regulations, (iii) issuance of tax rulings, and (iv) settlements with tax authorities. Changes in any of these factors may result in adjustments to our reserves, which could materially impact our combined financial statements.
	Purchase Commitments — As of March 31, 2014, we had approximately $32.8 million of purchase commitments related to certain continuing redevelopment and renovation projects.
	Franchise Commitments — Under certain franchise agreements, we are committed to provide certain incentive payments, reimbursements, rebates, and other payments to help defray certain costs. Our obligation to fund these commitments is contingent upon certain conditions set forth in the respective franchise agreement. The franchise agreements generally require that, in the event that the franchise relationship is terminated, the franchisee is required to repay any outstanding balance plus any unamortized portion of any incentive payment. As of March 31, 2014, we had $0.7 million in outstanding commitments owed to various franchisees for such financial assistance.
	Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan — As of March 31, 2014 and until the IPO, certain members of our management and others associated with Blackstone (the “LTI Participants”) were eligible to receive long-term incentives evidenced by units (the “Units”) in LQ Services L.L.C. (“LQ Services”), which indirectly held interests in the Company, which Units were intended to be treated as “profits interests” for U.S. tax purposes. Units were typically granted by our Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with Blackstone, to key employees upon hire. Unit levels could also be adjusted to recognize changing job responsibilities. All of the Units were subject to exit-based vesting and would have vested on the date when there was a sale, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Holdcos to an unaffiliated entity which resulted in distributions being payable to the holders of the Units (a “Liquidity Event”), subject to an LTI Participant’s continued employment on such date. The value in respect of Units would have been determined based upon the amounts received by Blackstone pursuant to a Liquidity Event, net of certain debt repayments and return of equity to Blackstone. As payments in respect of the Units were contingent on occurrence of a Liquidity Event, which was not assessed to be probable as of the date of the financial statements, no expense has been accrued or recognized for Units for the three months ended March 31, 2014 or 2013. Subsequent to March 31, 2014, in conjunction with the IPO, we have recorded compensation expense related to these awards and will record additional compensation expense in the future relating to these awards. (see Note 11)

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	'
	NOTE 9. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
	We maintain a deferred savings plan covering substantially all of our employees that qualified under Section 401(k) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Our deferred savings plan has an employer matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of an employee’s eligible earnings, which vests immediately. We paid employer contributions of approximately $0.5 million, during each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

SEGMENTS

SEGMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
SEGMENTS	'
	NOTE 10. SEGMENTS
	Our operating segments are components of the business which are managed discretely and for which discrete financial information is reviewed regularly by our chief operating decision maker to assess performance and make decisions regarding the allocation of resources. Our chief operating decision maker is our Chief Executive Officer. Our operating and reportable segments are defined as follows:
		•		Owned hotels—This segment derives its earnings from the operation of owned hotel properties located in the United States.
		•		Franchise and management—This segment derives its earnings primarily from revenues earned under various franchise and management agreements relating to our owned, franchised, and managed hotels, which provide for us to earn compensation for the licensing of our brand to franchisees, as well as for services rendered, such as hotel management and providing access to certain shared services and marketing programs such as reservations, Returns, and property management systems.
	Corporate and other includes revenues generated and operating expenses incurred in connection with the overall support and brand management of our owned, managed, and franchised hotels and operations.
	The performance of our operating segments is evaluated primarily based upon Adjusted EBITDA, which should not be considered an alternative to net income (loss) or other measures of financial performance or liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP. We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net income (exclusive of non-controlling interests) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude certain items, including, but not limited to: gains, losses, and expenses in connection with: (i) asset dispositions; (ii) debt modifications/retirements; (iii) non-cash impairment charges; (iv) discontinued operations; and (v) other items.
	The table below shows summarized combined financial information by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Revenues
	Owned hotels		$	194,702		$	182,363
	Franchise and management (1)			13,265			12,016
	Segment revenues			207,967			194,379
	Other fee-based revenues from franchise and managed properties			4,685			4,137
	Corporate and other revenues (2)			22,827			22,003
	Intersegment elimination (3)			(18,170	)		(18,247	)
	Total revenues		$	217,309		$	202,272
	Adjusted EBITDA
	Owned hotels		$	75,460		$	69,387
	Franchise and management			13,265			12,016
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA			88,725			81,403
	Corporate and other			(13,274	)		(11,380	)
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	75,451		$	70,023
	(1)	This segment includes intercompany fees which are charged to our owned hotels to reflect that certain functions, such as licensing and management, are included in the franchise and management segment. Prior to the IPO, we charged aggregate fees of 2.0% (0.33% license fees for trademark rights and 1.67% management fee for management services) to our owned hotels. In connection with the IPO, we entered into a new franchise agreement with our owned hotels, which covers certain services as well as trademark rights, and a new management agreement and terminated the existing agreements with our owned hotels. The new agreements, which commenced April 14, 2014, provide for a franchise fee of 4.5% of gross room revenues and a management fee of 2.5% of gross operating revenue for our owned hotels. Our combined financial information by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 presented herein reflects the historical aggregate fees of 2.0%.
	(2)	Includes revenues related to our brand management programs and other cost reimbursements. The portion of these fees that are charged to our owned hotels, which totaled $12.5 million and $12.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are eliminated in the accompanying condensed combined financial statements. The franchise agreement we entered into with our owned hotels upon effectiveness of the IPO also includes a reservation fee of 2.0% of gross room revenues, which will be reflected in corporate and other in the future.
	(3)	Includes management, royalty, intellectual property royalty fees, and other cost reimbursements totaling $18.2 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. These fees are charged to owned hotels and are eliminated in the accompanying condensed combined financial statements.
	The table below provides a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and EBITDA to net loss attributable to the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	75,451		$	70,023
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations			(377	)		2,431
	Impairment loss			(151	)		—
	Loss on retirement of assets			—			(41	)
	Gain (loss) related to casualty disasters			153			(286	)
	Other gains (losses), net (1)			959			(406	)
	EBITDA			76,035			71,721
	Interest expense			(36,982	)		(36,146	)
	Income tax expense			(748	)		(831	)
	Depreciation and amortization			(41,827	)		(43,798	)
	Noncontrolling interests			(3,821	)		(659	)
	Net loss attributable to the Company		$	(7,343	)	$	(9,713	)
	(1)	Other gains (losses), net primarily consists of loss on interest rate caps, net income (loss) attributable to the BMF (which, over time, runs at a break-even level, but may reflect a profit or loss from period to period), and litigation reserve adjustments.
	The following table presents assets for our reportable segments, reconciled to consolidated amounts as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Total Assets
	Owned hotels		$	2,924,857		$	2,925,882
	Franchise and management			194,908			192,191
	Total segments assets			3,119,765			3,118,073
	Corporate and other			55,220			51,761
	Total		$	3,174,985		$	3,169,834
	The following table presents capital expenditures for our reportable segments, reconciled to our consolidated amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Capital Expenditures
	Owned hotels		$	15,006		$	19,579
	Franchise and management			—			—
	Total segment capital expenditures			15,006			19,579
	Corporate and other			6,181			6,900
	Total		$	21,187		$	26,479

SUBSEQUENT_EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	'
	NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
	Subsequent to March 31, 2014, and in connection with the consummation of our IPO, the following significant transactions were effected which are more fully described below:
		•	Exchanged the equity interests in the La Quinta Predecessor Entities held by the Funds and other pre-IPO owners for 81.06 million shares of Holdings common stock in the aggregate
		•	Obtained replacement financing of our previous long-term debt through a new credit agreement
		•	Entered into an interest rate swap agreement relating to a portion of our replacement financing under the new credit agreement
		•	Issued and sold approximately 44.0 million shares of common stock of Holdings to the public at an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share
		•	Issued approximately 3.1 million vested and unvested restricted shares of Holdings common stock in exchange for the Units issued under our long-term cash incentive plan
		•	Issued approximately 0.3 million vested and unvested restricted shares of Holdings common stock to our employees under our 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
		•	Acquired the 14 Managed Hotels for a combination of approximately $76.9 million in cash and approximately 4.35 million shares of common stock of Holdings
		•	Acquired LQM for cash
		•	Redeemed shares of capital stock held by third-party shareholders of our REIT entities for cash and converted the REITs into limited liability companies
	Initial public offering
	In connection with the IPO, the Funds and other pre-IPO owners contributed their equity interests in the La Quinta Predecessor Entities to Holdings in exchange for an aggregate of 81.06 million shares of common stock of Holdings. Holdings then transferred such equity interests to its wholly-owned subsidiary which pledged these interests as security for borrowings under the new credit agreement.
	Effective April 14, 2014 (the “IPO Effective Date”), Holdings completed an IPO in which Holdings issued and sold 44.0 million shares of common stock at an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share. Holdings received net proceeds of $710.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $37.4 million. Holdings incurred offering expenses of approximately $16.0 million (including $4.8 million of which expenses were previously reflected in the La Quinta Predecessor Entities financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in the prospectus).
	On the IPO Effective Date, the Units that were outstanding under our long-term cash incentive plan (see Note 8) at the time of the offering were exchanged for 3.1 million vested and unvested shares of common stock of Holdings of equivalent economic value, using the initial public offering price of Holdings shares of $17.00 and issued as follows: (1) 40% of the shares received were vested shares of common stock; (2) 40% of the shares received were unvested shares of restricted stock that will vest on the first anniversary of the IPO Effective Date, contingent upon continued employment through that date; and (3) 20% of the shares received were unvested shares of restricted stock that will vest on the earlier of the date that Blackstone and its affiliates cease to own 50% or more of Holdings or the seventh anniversary of the IPO Effective Date, contingent upon continued employment at that date. Holdings recorded compensation expense of approximately $20.8 million on the IPO Effective Date related to this exchange and will record additional compensation expense in the future for the unvested shares of restricted stock.
	In connection with, and prior to completion of, the IPO, Holdings’ Board of Directors adopted, and Holdings’ stockholders approved, the La Quinta Holdings Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan”). The 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan provides for the granting of stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based or performance-based awards denominated in cash or in stock to directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of Holdings and its affiliates. Effective the IPO Effective Date, Holdings issued 0.35 million shares of Holdings common stock under our 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan with a grant price of $16.65 as follows: (1) 50% of the shares granted were vested shares of common stock; (2) 40% of the shares granted were unvested shares of restricted stock that will vest on the first anniversary of the IPO Effective Date, contingent upon continued employment through that date; and (3) 10% of the shares granted were unvested shares of restricted stock that will vest on the earlier of the date that Blackstone and its affiliates cease to own 50% or more of Holdings or the seventh anniversary of the IPO Effective Date, contingent upon continued employment at that date. Holdings recorded compensation expense of approximately $2.9 million on the IPO Effective Date related to this grant and will record additional compensation expense in the future for the unvested shares of restricted stock.
	As of the IPO Effective Date, approximately 129.7 million of Holdings’ 2.0 billion authorized shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. Of the shares issued and outstanding on this date, 44.0 million, or approximately 33.9%, were held by the public, while 85.7 million, or approximately 66.1%, were held by Blackstone, management of Holdings and other pre-existing owners. Additionally, of the 100.0 million authorized shares of preferred stock, none were issued or outstanding.
	New credit agreement
	On April 14, 2014, Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, La Quinta Intermediate Holdings L.L.C. (the “Borrower”) entered into a new credit agreement (the “Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”), as administrative agent, collateral agent, swingline lender and L/C issuer, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners, and the other agents and lenders from time to time party thereto.
	The credit agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities (collectively the “Senior Facilities”) consisting of:
		•	$2.1 billion senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Facility”), which will mature in 2021; and
		•	$250 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), $50 million of which is available in the form of letters of credit, which will mature in 2019.
	The Revolving Facility includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for short-term borrowings referred to as the swing line borrowings. In addition, the Senior Facilities also provide the Borrower with the option to raise incremental credit facilities including an uncommitted incremental facility that provides the Borrower the option to increase the amounts available under the Term Facility and/or the Revolving Facility by an aggregate of up to $350 million, subject to additional increases upon achievement of a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 (or, after the first anniversary of the closing date, 5.75 to 1.00), refinance the loans with debt incurred outside the Senior Facilities, and extend the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Facility, subject to certain limitations.
	The proceeds of the Term Facility, together with the net cash proceeds of the IPO and other cash on hand, were used to repay the Loans and the Holdco III Mortgage Loan and acquire the Managed Hotels.
	Interest Rate and Fees—Borrowings under the Term Facility bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, at a rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing. The margin for the Term Facility is 2.00%, in the case of base rate loans, and 3.00%, in the case of LIBOR rate loans, subject to one step-down of 0.25% upon the achievement of a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio (as defined in the Agreement) of less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00, subject to a base rate floor of 2.00% and a LIBOR floor of 1.00%.
	Borrowings under the Revolving Facility will bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, at a rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing. The margin for the Revolving Facility is 1.50%, in the case of base rate loans, and 2.50%, in the case of LIBOR rate loans, subject to three step-downs of 0.25% each upon the achievement of a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00, 4.50 to 1.00 and 4.00 to 1.00, respectively.
	In addition, the Borrower is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the Revolving Facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder. The commitment fee rate is 0.50% per annum subject to a step-down to 0.375%, upon achievement of a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00. The Borrower is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees.
	The Borrower incurred a ticking fee of approximately $1.8 million for the period between the date the allocations were notified to the lenders, February 21, 2014, and the closing date of April 14, 2014.
	Prepayments—The Term Facility requires mandatory prepayments, subject to certain exceptions, with:
		•	50% (which percentage will be reduced to 25% and 0%, as applicable, subject to achievement of a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 5.25 to 1.00 and 4.00 to 1.00, respectively) of annual excess cash flow, calculated in accordance with the Agreement;
		•	100% of the net cash proceeds (including insurance and condemnation proceeds) of all non-ordinary course asset sales or other dispositions of property by the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries subject to de minimus thresholds, if those net cash proceeds are not reinvested in assets to be used in the Borrower’s business or to make certain other permitted investments (a) within 12 months of the receipt of such net cash proceeds or (b) if the borrower commits to reinvest such net cash proceeds within 12 months of the receipt thereof, within 180 days of the date of such commitment; and
		•	100% of the net proceeds of any incurrence of debt by the Borrower or any of its restricted subsidiaries, other than debt permitted to be incurred or issued under the Senior Facilities.
	Each lender of the Term Facility will have the right to reject its pro rata share of mandatory prepayments described above, in which case the Borrower may retain the amounts so rejected. The foregoing mandatory prepayments will be applied to installments of the Term Facility in direct order of maturity.
	The Borrower has the ability to voluntarily repay outstanding loans at any time without premium or penalty, other than prepayment premium of 1.0% on voluntary prepayment of Term Facility in connection with a repricing transaction on or prior to the date which is six months after the closing of the Senior Facilities and customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans.
	Amortization—Beginning September 2014, the Borrower is required to repay installments on the Term Facility in quarterly installments equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Term Facility, with the remaining amount payable on the applicable maturity date with respect to the Term Facility.
	Guarantees and security—The obligations under the Senior Facilities will be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Holdings, any subsidiary of Holdings that directly or indirectly owns any issued and outstanding equity interests of the Borrower, and, subject to certain exceptions, each of the Borrower’s existing and future material domestic wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”). In addition, the Senior Facilities will be collateralized by first priority or equivalent security interests in (i) all the capital stock, or other equity interests in, the Borrower and each of the Borrower’s and the Guarantors’ material direct or indirect wholly owned restricted domestic subsidiaries, and 65% of the voting stock (and 100% of the nonvoting stock) of, or other equity interests in, each of the Borrower’s or any subsidiary guarantors’ material direct wholly owned first-tier restricted foreign subsidiaries, and (ii) certain tangible and intangible assets of the Borrower (other than real property except for certain real property described in the credit agreement) and Guarantors (subject to certain exceptions and qualifications).
	As of the closing date for the Senior Facilities, Holdings did not have any of its foreign subsidiaries, non-wholly owned domestic subsidiaries that are restricted subsidiaries or immaterial subsidiaries guarantee the Senior Facilities. The Borrower will also have the ability to designate certain subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries utilizing its investment capacity under the Agreement.
	Certain covenants and events of default—The Agreement contains a number of significant affirmative and negative covenants and customary events of default. Such covenants, among other things, will limit or restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of (i) Holdings, the direct parent of the Borrower, to engage in any material operating or business activities other than the ownership of the equity interests of the Borrower and (ii) the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries to:
		•	incur additional indebtedness and make guarantees
		•	create liens on assets;
		•	enter into sale and leaseback transactions;
		•	engage in mergers or consolidations;
		•	sell certain assets;
		•	make fundamental changes;
		•	pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock;
		•	make investments, loans and advances;
		•	engage in certain transactions with affiliates;
		•	make changes in the nature of their business; and
		•	make prepayments of junior debt.
	In addition, if, on the last day of any period of four consecutive quarters on or after the first full fiscal quarter following the closing of the Senior Facilities, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Facility, swing line loans and/or letters of credit (excluding up to $20 million of letters of credit and certain other letters of credit that have been cash collateralized or back-stopped) that are issued and/or outstanding is greater than 25% of the Revolving Facility, the Agreement will require the Borrower to maintain a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio not to exceed 8.0 to 1.0. During the period in which Holdings’ corporate issuer rating is equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) according to Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or BBB- (or the equivalent) according to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and no default has occurred and is continuing, the restrictions in the Senior Facility regarding incurring additional indebtedness, dividends and distributions or repurchases of capital stock and transactions with affiliates will not apply to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries during such period.
	The Senior Facilities also contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default. If an event of default occurs, the lenders under the Senior Facilities will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Senior Facilities and actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.
	Term Facility Interest Rate Swap
	On April 14, 2014, the Borrower entered into an interest rate swap agreement with an aggregate notional amount of $850.0 million that expires on April 14, 2019. This agreement swaps the LIBOR rate in effect under the new credit agreement for this portion of the loan to a fixed-rate of 2.0311%, which includes the 1% LIBOR floor. Management has elected to designate these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes.
	Acquisition of the Managed Hotels
	Effective April 14, 2014, Holdco III acquired BRE/Prime Mezz L.L.C. and BRE/Wellesley Properties L.L.C. which hold the Managed Hotels for a purchase price of $161.7 million. Total net consideration paid was $150.8 million, which equals the total purchase price of $161.7 million less $10.9 million owed by the parent of the Managed Hotels to the La Quinta Predecessor Entities. The total net consideration was paid in the form of $76.9 million of cash and $73.9 million of equity consideration, in the form of common stock of Holdings. Of the total $161.7 million purchase price, significant assets acquired consist of $156.3 million of property and equipment and $1.4 in intangible assets for favorable leasehold interests. Other significant long term liabilities acquired include unfavorable leasehold interests of $5.3 million. Goodwill of $10.4 million was recognized as a result of this acquisition which does not include subsequent fair value adjustments that are still being finalized. The goodwill is primarily attributable to maintaining brand distribution and penetration, and positive guest experience in the key locations and markets represented by these hotels.
	Acquisition of LQ Management L.L.C.
	Effective April 14, 2014, Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, La Quinta Intermediate Holdings L.L.C, acquired 100% of the ownership interests of LQM for $0.8 million in cash.
	Income taxes
	Prior to the completion of the IPO, we operated primarily as limited liability companies treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, REIT entities, and taxable entities. As a result, we were not subject to U.S. federal and most state income taxes for our limited liability companies and our REIT entities. On April 14, 2014, the La Quinta Predecessor Entities were contributed to Holdings, a “C” corporation, the shares of capital stock held by third-party shareholders of our REIT entities were redeemed for cash totaling approximately $3.9 million, and our REITs were converted into limited liability companies. As a result of these transactions, we have become subject to additional entity-level taxes and, as of this date, we recorded a one-time net tax expense of approximately $340 million, which reflects the establishment of the associated net deferred tax liability.

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE1

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Revenue Recognition	'
	Revenue Recognition — Revenues primarily consist of room rentals, franchise fees and other hotel revenues. We defer a portion of our revenue from franchisees at the time the franchise agreement is signed and recognize the remainder upon hotel opening.
	Room revenues are derived from room rentals at our owned hotels. We recognize room revenue on a daily basis based on an agreed-upon daily rate after the guest has stayed at one of our hotels. Customer incentive discounts, cash rebates, and refunds are recognized as a reduction of room revenues. Occupancy, hotel, and sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to the taxing authorities are excluded from revenues in the accompanying combined statements of operations.
	Included in franchise and other fee-based revenues are franchise fee revenues, which primarily consist of revenues from franchisees for application and initial fees, royalty, reservations, and training, as well as fees related to our guest loyalty program (“Returns”). We recognize franchise fee revenue on a gross basis because we (1) are the primary obligor in these arrangements, (2) have latitude in establishing rates, (3) perform the services delivered, (4) have some discretion over supplier selection, and (5) determine the specification of services delivered. The different types of franchise fee revenues are described as follows:
		•	Upon execution of a franchise agreement, a franchisee is required to pay us an initial fee. We recognize the initial fee as revenue when substantial performance of our obligations to the franchisee with respect to the initial fee has been achieved. In most cases, the vast majority of the initial fee is recognized as revenue when each franchise agreement is signed as, after that date, our remaining obligations to the franchisee are limited to (1) pre-opening inspections, for which we defer $2,500, and (2) if mandated by us or agreed to with the franchisee, preopening training and marketing support related to entry into the La Quinta brand, for which we defer $5,000. These amounts represent an estimate of the value provided to the franchisee related to the services provided, and are based on our experience with time, materials, and third-party costs necessary to provide these services. We recognize the remaining deferred initial fee as revenue when the franchised property opens as the remaining service obligations have been fulfilled.
		•	For franchise agreements entered into prior to April 1, 2013, we collect a monthly royalty fee from franchisees generally equal to 4.0% of their room revenues until the franchisee has operated as a La Quinta hotel for twenty-four consecutive months. Beginning in the twenty-fifth month of operation, the franchisee monthly royalty fee increases to 4.5%. For franchise agreements entered into on or after April 1, 2013, for new franchisees, we collect a royalty fee from franchisees equal to 4.5% of their room revenues until the franchisee has operated as a La Quinta hotel for twenty-four consecutive months. Beginning in the twenty-fifth month of operation, the franchisee monthly royalty fee increases to 5.0%. In these cases, the franchisee has the opportunity to earn the additional 0.5% back via rebate by achieving certain defined customer satisfaction results.
		•	We receive reservation and technology fees, as well as fees related to Returns, in connection with franchising our La Quinta brand. Such fees are generally recognized based on a percentage of the franchisee’s hotel room revenues or room count. We perform certain other services for franchisees such as training and revenue management. Revenue for these services is recognized at the time the services are performed.
	Included in franchise and other fee-based revenues are management fees of approximately $0.6 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, which represent fees earned from the Managed Hotels, prior to the IPO, under long-term contracts with the property owners. Management fees from hotels include a base fee, which is generally a percentage of hotel revenues. (See Note 7)
	Other hotel revenues include revenues generated by the incidental support of hotel operations for owned hotels and other rental income. We record rental income from operating leases associated with leasing space for restaurants, billboards, and cell towers. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the respective lease agreement.
	Brand marketing fund revenues from franchise and managed properties represent fees collected from franchised and managed hotels related to maintaining our Brand Marketing Fund (“BMF”). LQM maintains the BMF on behalf of all La Quinta branded hotel properties, including our owned hotels, from which national marketing and advertising campaign expenses are paid. Each La Quinta branded hotel is charged a percentage of its room revenue from which the expenses of the fund are covered. The corresponding expenditures of the BMF fees collected from franchised and managed hotels are presented as other expenses from franchised and managed hotels in our condensed combined statements of operations, resulting in no impact to operating income or net loss.
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes — The condensed combined financial statements include taxable entities, limited liability companies, and, as of March 31, 2014, REIT entities. Limited liability companies and REITs generally are not subject to federal income taxes at the entity level. For our taxable subsidiaries, we account for income taxes using the asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting purposes. For financial reporting purposes, income tax expense or benefit is based on reported financial accounting income or loss before non-controlling interests and income taxes related to our taxable subsidiaries. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the temporary differences between assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting and the analogous amounts recognized for tax purposes using the statutory tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse, within the taxable subsidiaries.
	Prior to the IPO, certain of our subsidiaries had elected to be treated as REITs for federal income tax purposes under the United States Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as REITs, these subsidiaries had to meet all of the required organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that the REIT distribute at least 90% of its regular taxable income to its shareholders as dividends eligible for the dividends paid deduction. As of March 31, 2014, the REIT subsidiaries adhered to these requirements. If the REIT subsidiaries fail to qualify as REITs in any taxable year, they would be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and might not qualify as REITs for the four subsequent taxable years. For this reason, one of our REITs formed taxable subsidiaries to hold certain assets that could otherwise adversely affect its REIT status. These taxable subsidiaries are subject to federal and state income taxes.
	In connection with the IPO (See Note 1 and 11), our new parent will be subject to additional entity-level taxes that will be reflected in our financial statements. The unaudited pro forma income from continuing operations data gives effect to an adjustment for income tax expense as if we had been a “C” corporation at the beginning of each period presented at an assumed combined federal and state income tax rate of 40%. This rate approximates the calculated effective tax rates for the periods presented. (See Note 11)
Newly Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards	'
	Newly Issued Accounting Standards
	In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08. Under the new guidance, only a disposal of a component that represents a major strategic shift of an organization qualifies for discontinued operations reporting. The guidance also requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations and new disclosures in regards to individually significant disposals that do not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. This guidance is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals that have not been reported in previously-issued financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements when adopted.
	Newly Adopted Accounting Standards
	In July 2013, FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11. This ASU provides guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists in the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from disallowance of the tax position. We adopted ASU 2013-11 prospectively as of January 1, 2014. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, or disclosures.
	From time to time, new accounting standards are issued by the FASB or other standards setting bodies, which we adopt as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our combined financial statements upon adoption.

ORGANIZATION_AND_BASIS_OF_PRES1

ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Summary of Hotels Owned, Franchised, Managed, and Number of Associated Rooms	'
	As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, total owned, franchised, and managed hotels, and approximate number of associated rooms were as follows:
			March 31, 2014				March 31, 2013
			# of hotels		# of rooms		# of hotels		# of rooms
	Owned – La Quinta(1)			338		43,100		371		47,000
	Owned – Baymont(1)			—		—		11		1,200
	Joint Venture – La Quinta			1		200		1		200
	Managed – La Quinta (2)			14		1,700		14		1,700
	Franchised – La Quinta			486		39,300		451		35,900
	Totals			839		84,300		848		86,000
	(1)	See discussion of discontinued operations in Note 3.
	(2)	These hotels were, as of March 31, 2014, owned by affiliates of the Funds and are referred to herein as the “Managed Hotels”. (See Notes 7 and 11).
Summary of Assets and Liabilities	'
	As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, LQM’s assets and liabilities were as follows:
			2014		2013
			(in thousands)
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	516	$	2,609
	Restricted cash			6,700		6,700
	Receivables from affiliates			53,630		49,027
	Other current assets			9,437		4,472
	Property and equipment, net			20,650		21,005
	Intangible assets, net			314		347
	Accounts payable			28,644		25,259
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities			24,211		25,670
	Accrued payroll and employee benefits			29,035		26,052
	Capital lease obligation (related party)			22,421		23,852

ASSETS_HELD_FOR_SALE_AND_DISCO1

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Major Classes of Assets as Held for Sale	'
	As of December 31, 2013, the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets for the assets held for sale were as follows:
		December 31,
		2013
		(in thousands)
	Current assets	$	118
	Property and equipment, net		7,134
	Other non-current assets		80
	Total assets	$	7,332
Summary of Operating Results from Discontinued Operations	'
	The following table summarizes the operating results of the discontinued operations:
		For the three months
		ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Hotel revenues	$	361		$	12,923
	Direct lodging expenses		651			8,383
	Other lodging and operating expenses		62			1,249
	Operating income (loss)		(352	)		3,291
	Depreciation and amortization		—			(3,479	)
	Impairment loss		(151	)		—
	Loss on discontinued operations	$	(503	)	$	(188	)

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT_Tables

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]	'
Summary of Property and Equipment	'
	The following is a summary of property and equipment as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Land	$	808,960		$	808,960
	Buildings and improvements		2,645,336			2,635,651
	Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		374,282			369,235
	Total property and equipment		3,828,578			3,813,846
	Less accumulated depreciation		(1,093,436	)		(1,053,910	)
	Property and equipment, net		2,735,142			2,759,936
	Construction in progress		6,771			1,521
	Total property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	2,741,913		$	2,761,457

LONGTERM_DEBT_Tables

LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Long-Term Debt	'
	Long-term debt as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
			Interest rate		Maturity	March 31,			December 31,
					date	2014			2013
						(in thousands)
	Current:
	Holdco I & III Mortgage & Mezzanine Loans		-1		-2	$	601,375		$	2,720,286
	Term Facility		(see Note 11)		(see Note 11)		15,750			—
	Current portion of long-term debt					$	617,125		$	2,720,286
	Term Facility		(see Note 11)		(see Note 11)		2,084,250			—
	Total debt					$	2,701,375		$	2,720,286
	(1)	As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the 30 day United States dollar London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) was 0.15% and 0.17%, respectively.
		•		Portions of the Holdco I Mortgage Loan, with principal totaling $1.03 billion carry interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 0.55%. The remaining mortgage loan balances, with principal totaling approximately $0.9 billion are subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.0% plus spreads ranging from 3.891% to 6.803%. The total weighted average spread is 2.926% as of March 31, 2014 and 2.892% as of December 31, 2013.
		•		The interest rate for the Holdco III Mortgage Loan as of July 6, 2012 and through March 31, 2014 was LIBOR with a floor of 1.0% plus a spread of 4.5%.
		•		The interest rate for the Mezzanine Loans as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was LIBOR plus spreads ranging from 9.0% to 13.9%.
	(2)	As of March 31, 2014, the maturity date and principal payments were as follows:
		•		The modified terms of the Holdco I Mortgage Loan require us to make certain principal payments upon closing and quarterly beginning on the first scheduled loan payment date following September 30, 2012. Final maturity is July 2014.
		•		Principal payments on the Holdco III Mortgage Loan are required quarterly equal to the amount of excess cash flows, as defined, held in escrowed accounts over a specified floor. In accordance with the May 2012 amendment, the maturity date of the Holdco III Mortgage Loan was extended to July 2014. Included in the Holdco III Mortgage Loan as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is an unamortized long-term debt reduction of $1,149 and $2,297 respectively, which is being amortized using an initial imputed interest rate of 3.45%.
		•		In accordance with the May 2012 amendment, the maturity date of the Mezzanine Loans was extended to July 2014.
Schedule of Interest Expense, Net	'
	Interest expense consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
	Description		2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Mortgage Loan		$	16,717		$	17,213
	Holdco III Mortgage Loan			2,802			3,079
	Mezzanine Loans:
	Current			2,187			2,242
	Deferred			13,076			13,022
	Amortization of long-term debt reduction			(1,149	)		(1,149	)
	Amortization of deferred financing costs			3,345			1,733
	Other interest			4			5
	Interest income			(22	)		(45	)
	Total interest expense, net		$	36,960		$	36,100

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Tables

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities	'
	The carrying amount and estimated fair values of our financial assets and liabilities, which include related current portions, were as follows:
			March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
			Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value
			Amount				Amount
					(in thousands)
	Cash and cash equivalents (1)		$	63,827	$	63,827	$	33,412	$	33,412
	Restricted Cash (1)			86,613		86,613		104,026		104,026
	Long-term debt (2)			2,701,375		2,698,940		2,720,286		2,715,695
	(1)	Classified as Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy.
	(2)	Classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy.
Schedule of Fair Value of Assets Measured on Non-recurring Basis and Related Impairment Charges	'
	The following fair value hierarchy table presents information of our hotels classified as assets held for sale measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2013, and related impairment charges recorded:
	December 31, 2013		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Fair		Impairment
									Value		Charge
			(in thousands)
	4 La Quinta Inns		$	—	$	—	$	7,134	$	7,134	$	1,113

SEGMENTS_Tables

SEGMENTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Summarized Combined Financial Information by Segment	'
	The table below shows summarized combined financial information by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Revenues
	Owned hotels		$	194,702		$	182,363
	Franchise and management (1)			13,265			12,016
	Segment revenues			207,967			194,379
	Other fee-based revenues from franchise and managed properties			4,685			4,137
	Corporate and other revenues (2)			22,827			22,003
	Intersegment elimination (3)			(18,170	)		(18,247	)
	Total revenues		$	217,309		$	202,272
	Adjusted EBITDA
	Owned hotels		$	75,460		$	69,387
	Franchise and management			13,265			12,016
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA			88,725			81,403
	Corporate and other			(13,274	)		(11,380	)
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	75,451		$	70,023
	(1)	This segment includes intercompany fees which are charged to our owned hotels to reflect that certain functions, such as licensing and management, are included in the franchise and management segment. Prior to the IPO, we charged aggregate fees of 2.0% (0.33% license fees for trademark rights and 1.67% management fee for management services) to our owned hotels. In connection with the IPO, we entered into a new franchise agreement with our owned hotels, which covers certain services as well as trademark rights, and a new management agreement and terminated the existing agreements with our owned hotels. The new agreements, which commenced April 14, 2014, provide for a franchise fee of 4.5% of gross room revenues and a management fee of 2.5% of gross operating revenue for our owned hotels. Our combined financial information by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 presented herein reflects the historical aggregate fees of 2.0%.
	(2)	Includes revenues related to our brand management programs and other cost reimbursements. The portion of these fees that are charged to our owned hotels, which totaled $12.5 million and $12.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are eliminated in the accompanying condensed combined financial statements. The franchise agreement we entered into with our owned hotels upon effectiveness of the IPO also includes a reservation fee of 2.0% of gross room revenues, which will be reflected in corporate and other in the future.
	(3)	Includes management, royalty, intellectual property royalty fees, and other cost reimbursements totaling $18.2 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. These fees are charged to owned hotels and are eliminated in the accompanying condensed combined financial statements.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and EBITDA to Net Loss Attributable to Company	'
	The table below provides a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and EBITDA to net loss attributable to the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	75,451		$	70,023
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations			(377	)		2,431
	Impairment loss			(151	)		—
	Loss on retirement of assets			—			(41	)
	Gain (loss) related to casualty disasters			153			(286	)
	Other gains (losses), net (1)			959			(406	)
	EBITDA			76,035			71,721
	Interest expense			(36,982	)		(36,146	)
	Income tax expense			(748	)		(831	)
	Depreciation and amortization			(41,827	)		(43,798	)
	Noncontrolling interests			(3,821	)		(659	)
	Net loss attributable to the Company		$	(7,343	)	$	(9,713	)
	(1)	Other gains (losses), net primarily consists of loss on interest rate caps, net income (loss) attributable to the BMF (which, over time, runs at a break-even level, but may reflect a profit or loss from period to period), and litigation reserve adjustments.
Reconciliation of Assets for Reportable Segments to Consolidated Amounts	'
	The following table presents assets for our reportable segments, reconciled to consolidated amounts as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Total Assets
	Owned hotels		$	2,924,857		$	2,925,882
	Franchise and management			194,908			192,191
	Total segments assets			3,119,765			3,118,073
	Corporate and other			55,220			51,761
	Total		$	3,174,985		$	3,169,834
Reconciliation of Capital Expenditures for Reportable Segments to Consolidated Amounts	'
	The following table presents capital expenditures for our reportable segments, reconciled to our consolidated amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
			2014			2013
			(in thousands)
	Capital Expenditures
	Owned hotels		$	15,006		$	19,579
	Franchise and management			—			—
	Total segment capital expenditures			15,006			19,579
	Corporate and other			6,181			6,900
	Total		$	21,187		$	26,479

Recovered_Sheet1

Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (Subsequent Event [Member])	0 Months Ended
	Apr. 14, 2014
	Hotel
Subsequent Event [Member]	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Number of hotels acquired	14

Recovered_Sheet2

Organization and Basis of Presentation - Summary of Hotels Owned, Franchised, Managed, and Number of Associated Rooms (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
	Hotel	Hotel
	Room	Room
Investment Holdings [Line Items]	'	'
Number of hotels	839	848
Number of rooms	84,300	86,000
Owned [Member] | La Quinta [Member]	'	'
Investment Holdings [Line Items]	'	'
Number of hotels	338	371
Number of rooms	43,100	47,000
Owned [Member] | Baymont [Member]	'	'
Investment Holdings [Line Items]	'	'
Number of hotels	'	11
Number of rooms	'	1,200
Joint Venture [Member] | La Quinta [Member]	'	'
Investment Holdings [Line Items]	'	'
Number of hotels	1	1
Number of rooms	200	200
Managed [Member] | La Quinta [Member]	'	'
Investment Holdings [Line Items]	'	'
Number of hotels	14	14
Number of rooms	1,700	1,700
Franchised [Member] | La Quinta [Member]	'	'
Investment Holdings [Line Items]	'	'
Number of hotels	486	451
Number of rooms	39,300	35,900

Organization_and_Basis_of_Pres2

Organization and Basis of Presentation - Summary of Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Components Of Balance Sheet [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$63,827	$33,412	$40,011	$40,813
Restricted cash	86,613	104,026	'	'
Receivables from affiliates	11,622	11,181	'	'
Other current assets	25,834	17,087	'	'
Property and equipment, net	2,741,913	2,761,457	2,761,457	'
Intangible assets, net	179,134	179,486	'	'
Accounts payable	38,973	30,490	'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	56,196	53,571	'	'
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	29,265	26,302	'	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'
Components Of Balance Sheet [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	516	2,609	'	'
Restricted cash	6,700	6,700	'	'
Receivables from affiliates	53,630	49,027	'	'
Other current assets	9,437	4,472	'	'
Property and equipment, net	20,650	21,005	'	'
Intangible assets, net	314	347	'	'
Accounts payable	28,644	25,259	'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	24,211	25,670	'	'
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	29,035	26,052	'	'
Capital lease obligation (related party)	$22,421	$23,852	'	'

Recovered_Sheet3

Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Management fees	$600,000	$600,000
Percentage of dividend paid deduction	90.00%	'
Number of subsequent taxable years	'4 years	'
Combined federal and state income tax rate	40.00%	'
Pre Opening Inspections [Member]	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Pre-opening inspections	2,500	'
Pre Opening Training Marketing [Member]	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Pre-opening inspections	$5,000	'
Franchise Agreements Prior to April 1, 2013 [Member]	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Royalty fee	4.00%	'
Royalty fee	4.50%	'
Increase in royalty fee	0.50%	'
Franchise Agreements on or after April1, 2013 [Member]	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Royalty fee	4.50%	'
Royalty fee	5.00%	'
Increase in royalty fee	0.50%	'

Recovered_Sheet4

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 06, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
	Hotel	Hotel	Hotel	Hotel
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of hotels held for sale	'	4	'	44
Number of hotels Sold	4	40	40	'
Baymont-branded Hotels [Member]	'	'	'	'
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of hotels held for sale	'	'	'	11

Recovered_Sheet5

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations - Major Classes of Assets as Held for Sale (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Current assets	$118
Property and equipment, net	7,134
Other non-current assets	80
Total assets	$7,332

Assets_Held_for_Sale_and_Disco2

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations - Summary of Operating Results from Discontinued Operations (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Hotel revenues	$361	$12,923
Direct lodging expenses	651	8,383
Other lodging and operating expenses	62	1,249
Operating income (loss)	-352	3,291
Depreciation and amortization	'	-3,479
Impairment loss	-151	'
Loss on discontinued operations	($503)	($188)

Property_and_Equipment_Summary

Property and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	$3,828,578	'	$3,813,846
Less accumulated depreciation	-1,093,436	'	-1,053,910
Property and equipment, net	2,735,142	'	2,759,936
Construction in progress	6,771	'	1,521
Total property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	2,741,913	2,761,457	2,761,457
Land [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	808,960	'	808,960
Buildings and improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	2,645,336	'	2,635,651
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	$374,282	'	$369,235

Property_and_Equipment_Additio

Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life And Values [Abstract]	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	$39.60	$38.30

LongTerm_Debt_Schedule_of_Long

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt, current	$617,125	$2,720,286
Term Facility	2,084,250	'
Total debt	2,701,375	2,720,286
Term Facility [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt, current	15,750	'
Term Facility	2,084,250	'
Holdco I & III Mortgage & Mezzanine Loans [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt, current	$601,375	$2,720,286

LongTerm_Debt_Schedule_of_Long1

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jul. 06, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

LIBOR [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Holdco I Mortgage Loan [Member]

Holdco I Mortgage Loan [Member]

Holdco I Mortgage Loan [Member]

Holdco I Mortgage Loan [Member]

Holdco III Mortgage Loan [Member]

Holdco III Mortgage Loan [Member]

Holdco III Mortgage Loan [Member]

Mezzanine Loans [Member]

Mezzanine Loans [Member]

Mezzanine Loans [Member]

Mezzanine Loans [Member]

Mezzanine Loans [Member]

Mezzanine Loans [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, interest rate

0.15%

0.17%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Mortgage loan principal amount

'

'

$1,030,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate

'

'

0.55%

'

3.89%

6.80%

4.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Mortgage loan remaining amount

'

'

900,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, floor interest rate

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average spread interest rate

'

'

2.93%

2.89%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt, interest rate terms

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'LIBOR plus 9.0% to 13.9%

'LIBOR plus 9.0% to 13.9%

'

'

'

'

Debt, interest rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9.00%

9.00%

13.90%

13.90%

Long-term debt maturity date

'

'

31-Jul-14

'

'

'

'

31-Jul-14

'

31-Jul-14

'

'

'

'

'

Unamortized long-term debt reduction

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1,149,000

$2,297,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Initial imputed interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.45%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

LongTerm_Debt_Additional_Infor

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Interest rate cap agreements	0.00%	0.00%

LongTerm_Debt_Schedule_of_Inte

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Interest Expense, Net (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loan	$16,717	$17,213
Deferred	13,076	13,022
Amortization of long-term debt reduction	-1,149	-1,149
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,345	1,733
Other interest	4	5
Interest income	-22	-45
Total interest expense, net	36,960	36,100
Holdco III Mortgage Loan [Member]	'	'
Interest Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loan	2,802	3,079
Mezzanine Loans [Member]	'	'
Interest Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Current	2,187	2,242
Deferred	$13,076	$13,022

Fair_Value_Measurements_Carryi

Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents, carrying amount	$63,827	$33,412	$40,011	$40,813
Restricted Cash, carrying amount	86,613	104,026	'	'
Long-term debt, carrying amount	2,701,375	2,720,286	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	63,827	33,412	'	'
Restricted Cash, fair value	86,613	104,026	'	'
Long-term debt, fair value	$2,698,940	$2,715,695	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Short-term interest-bearing term	'90 days	'
Fair value on non-recurring basis	0	'
Long-term Debt [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Discount rate	5.30%	5.30%

Fair_Value_Measurements_Schedu

Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets Measured on Non-recurring Basis and Related Impairment Charges (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
		4 La Quinta Inns [Member]	Level 1 [Member]	Level 2 [Member]	Level 3 [Member]
			4 La Quinta Inns [Member]	4 La Quinta Inns [Member]	4 La Quinta Inns [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value of assets held for sale	'	$7,134	'	'	$7,134
Impairment charge of assets held for sale	$151	$1,113	'	'	'

Related_Party_Transactions_Add

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	Hotel	Hotel
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'
Number of hotels	839	848	'
Management fee	1.67%	'	'
Management fees earned by LQM	$0.20	$0.20	'
LQM management agreements expiration date	31-Jul-27	'	'
Service reimbursement	0.2	0.2	'
Brand marketing fund fee percentage	2.50%	'	'
Return fee percentage	5.00%	'	'
Revenues related to Managed Hotels	0.2	0.2	'
Royalty fee percentage	0.33%	'	'
Royalty fees	0.1	0.1	'
Receivables from parent company of Managed Hotels	11.3	'	10.9
Purchase products and services from affiliates	$0.60	$1	'
LQ Management L.L.C. [Member]	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'
Number of hotels	14	'	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Jan. 09, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
		Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]	Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]	Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Franchise Agreements [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Notice of taxable adjustment from IRS	'	'	'	$158,000,000	'
Purchase commitments	32,800,000	'	'	'	'
Outstanding commitments owed to various franchisees	'	'	'	'	700,000
Expense accrued or recognized for Units granted	'	$0	$0	'	'

Employee_Benefit_Plans_Additio

Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Employer contributions	$0.50	$0.50
Employee Earnings First 3% [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage of employer matching contribution	100.00%	'
Percentage of employee's eligible earnings	3.00%	'
Employee Earnings Next 2% [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage of employer matching contribution	50.00%	'
Percentage of employee's eligible earnings	2.00%	'

Segments_Summarized_Combined_F

Segments - Summarized Combined Financial Information by Segment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenues	$217,309	$202,272
Adjusted EBITDA	75,451	70,023
Other fee-based revenues from franchise and managed properties [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenues	4,685	4,137
Corporate and other revenues [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenues	22,827	22,003
Corporate and other [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Adjusted EBITDA	-13,274	-11,380
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenues	207,967	194,379
Adjusted EBITDA	88,725	81,403
Operating Segments [Member] | Owned hotels [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenues	194,702	182,363
Adjusted EBITDA	75,460	69,387
Operating Segments [Member] | Franchise and management [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenues	13,265	12,016
Adjusted EBITDA	13,265	12,016
Intersegment elimination [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenues	($18,170)	($18,247)

Segments_Summarized_Combined_F1

Segments - Summarized Combined Financial Information by Segment (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Management fee percentage	2.50%	'
Franchise fee percentage	4.50%	'
Revenue from owned hotels	$12.50	$12.90
Reservation fee percentage	2.00%	'
Fee charged to owned hotels	$18.20	$18.20
Trademark Rights [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
License fee percentage	0.33%	'
Historical Aggregate Fees [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Franchise and management fee percentage prior to IPO	2.00%	2.00%
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Franchise and management fee percentage prior to IPO	2.00%	'
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Management Services [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Management fee percentage	1.67%	'

Segments_Reconciliation_of_Adj

Segments - Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and EBITDA to Net Loss Attributable to Company (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'	'
Adjusted EBITDA	$75,451	$70,023
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	-377	2,431
Impairment loss	-151	'
Loss on retirement of assets	'	-41
Gain (loss) related to casualty disasters	153	-286
Other gains (losses), net	959	-406
EBITDA	76,035	71,721
Interest expense	-36,982	-36,146
Income tax expense	-748	-831
Depreciation and amortization	-41,827	-43,798
Noncontrolling interests	-3,821	-659
Net loss attributable to the Company	($7,343)	($9,713)

Segments_Reconciliation_of_Ass

Segments - Reconciliation of Assets for Reportable Segments to Consolidated Amounts (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Assets	$3,174,985	$3,169,834
Corporate and other [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Assets	55,220	51,761
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Assets	3,119,765	3,118,073
Operating Segments [Member] | Owned hotels [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Assets	2,924,857	2,925,882
Operating Segments [Member] | Franchise and management [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Assets	$194,908	$192,191

Segments_Reconciliation_of_Cap

Segments - Reconciliation of Capital Expenditures for Reportable Segments to Consolidated Amounts (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital Expenditures	$21,187	$26,479
Corporate and other [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital Expenditures	6,181	6,900
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital Expenditures	15,006	19,579
Operating Segments [Member] | Owned hotels [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital Expenditures	15,006	19,579
Operating Segments [Member] | Franchise and management [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital Expenditures	'	'

Subsequent_Events_Additional_I

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (Subsequent Event [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 14, 2014
	Hotel
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Common stock shares issued	129.7
Issuance of vested and unvested restricted shares	3.1
Number of hotels acquired	14
IPO [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Common stock shares issued	44
Initial public offering price	17
LQ Management L.L.C. [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Business acquisition cash paid	0.8
Business acquisition ownership interest percentage	100.00%
REIT Entities [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Stock redeemed value	3.9
One-time net tax expense	340
Parent Company [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Common stock shares issued	81.06
Term Facility Interest Rate Swap [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Aggregate notional amount	850
Loan fixed-rate under new credit agreement	2.03%
LIBOR floor percentage	1.00%
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Issuance of vested and unvested restricted shares	0.35
Managed Hotels [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Business acquisition cash paid	76.9
Purchase consideration in shares	4.35
Total purchase price	161.7
Total net consideration paid	150.8
Purchase price owed by the parent company	10.9
Net consideration paid in the form equity consideration	73.9
Significant assets acquired consist of property and equipment	156.3
Significant assets acquired consist of intangible assets	1.4
Significant long term liabilities acquired included unfavorable leasehold interests	5.3
Goodwill recognized due to acquisition	10.4

Subsequent_Events_Initial_Publ

Subsequent Events - Initial Public Offering - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Subsequent Event [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Blackstone [Member]

Publicly Owned [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]

2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]

2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]

2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]

Common Stock [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Blackstone [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Vesting Rate One [Member]

Vesting Rate Two [Member]

Vesting Rate Three [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net proceeds

'

$710,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Underwriting discounts and commissions

'

37,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other offering expenses

4,800,000

16,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of common shares vested

'

'

'

'

'

40.00%

20.00%

'

50.00%

40.00%

10.00%

40.00%

Holding percentage

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

Compensation expense

'

20,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

2,900,000

'

'

'

'

Number of holdings issued

'

3,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

350,000

'

'

'

'

Price of issued holdings

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$16.65

'

'

'

'

Common stock, shares authorized

'

2,000,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock, shares issued

'

129,700,000

'

85,700,000

44,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock, shares outstanding

'

129,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock, percentage of shares held

'

'

'

66.10%

33.90%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred stock, shares authorized

'

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred stock, shares issued

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred stock, shares outstanding

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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Voting Stock [Member]

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Term Facility [Member]

Term Facility [Member]

Term Facility [Member]

Term Facility [Member]

Term Facility [Member]

Revolving Facility [Member]

Revolving Facility [Member]

Revolving Facility [Member]

Revolving Facility [Member]

Revolving Facility [Member]

Revolving Facility [Member]

Revolving Facility [Member]

Letter of Credit [Member]

Term Facility and/or Revolving Facility [Member]

First Anniversary [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Scenario, Forecast [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Step-down One [Member]

Step-down Two [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Step-down One [Member]

Step-down Two [Member]

Step-down Three [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

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Subsequent Event [Member]

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Subsequent Event [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity

'

'

'

$2,100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

$250,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

$50,000,000

'

'

Aggregate amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

350,000,000

'

First lien net leverage ratio

6

'

'

4.5

'

'

'

5.25

4

5

'

'

'

5

4.5

4

'

'

5.75

Debt, interest rate terms

'

'

'

'A rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing.

'

'

'

'

'

'A rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing.

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Federal funds effective rate description

'

'

'

'Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Adjusted LIBOR rate

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Margin rate

'

'

'

'

'

2.00%

3.00%

'

'

'

'

1.50%

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Step-down rate

'

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

25.00%

0.00%

2.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Floor rate

'

'

'

'

'

2.00%

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Commitment fee rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.50%

25.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Step-down rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.38%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Ticking fee

'

'

'

1,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Step-down percentage of excess cash flow

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net cash proceeds, percentage of prepayments

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sale of assets reinvestment period

'

'

'

'12 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sale of assets commitment period

'

'

'

'180 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of net proceeds of debt

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Prepayment premium on voluntary prepayment

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Quarterly installments on term loan percentage

'

'

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of capital stock

'

65.00%

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Letters of credit outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$20,000,000

'

'

Net leverage ratio

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8

'

'