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Employee Benefits	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefits	Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefits [Text Block]	Employee Benefits FelCor offers a 401(k) retirement savings plan and health insurance benefits to its employees. FelCor's matching contribution to its 401(k) plan totaled $1.0 million during 2011, $1.0 million during 2010 and $900,000 for 2009. Health insurance benefits cost $1.1 million during 2011, $900,000 during 2010 and $800,000 during 2009. FelCor LP has no employees, and FelCor, as FelCor LP's sole general partner, performs FelCor LP's management functions. The employees at our hotels are employees of the respective management companies. Under the management agreements, we reimburse the management companies for the compensation and benefits related to the employees who work at our hotels. We are not, however, the sponsors of their employee benefit plans and have no obligation to fund these plans.