Organization (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended								3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended																					3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Rooms	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Consolidated Hotels [Member] Rooms	Mar. 31, 2013 UNITED STATES Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels States	Mar. 31, 2013 CANADA Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 CALIFORNIA Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 FLORIDA Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 TEXAS Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 California, Florida, Texas [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] States	Mar. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Fifty-Three Hotels [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Forty-Eight Hotels [Member] [Member] Wholly Owned Properties [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Forty-Eight Hotels [Member] [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Ninety Percent Owned [Member] Three Hotels [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Eighty-Two Percent Owned [Member] One Hotel [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Sixty Percent Owned [Member] One Hotel [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Thirteen Hotels [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2012 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Thirteen Hotels [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Twelve Hotels [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Operated With A Lease [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Operated Without A Lease [Member] One Hotel [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Operated Without A Lease [Member] Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Hilton Hotels Corporation [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Wyndham Hotel Group [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 InterContinental Hotels Group [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Marriott International Inc. [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Morgans Hotel Group Corp. [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 Independent Management Company [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2013 FelCor Lodging LP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Knickerbocker [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Segment, Continuing Operations [Member] Sixty-Six Hotels [Member] Hotels
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent	99.50%												100.00%																					95.00%
Number of hotels (in hotels)			65	64	1	14	8	7				53		48	3	1	1		13	13	12	65	1		40	8	5	5	3	1	2	1			66
Ownership percentage by parent															90.00%	82.00%	60.00%
Number of rooms (in rooms)	18,993		18,822
Aggregate shares and units outstanding (in shares)	124,743,167
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	124,121,786
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP outstanding (in shares)	621,000	621,000																															621,381
Equity method investment, ownership percentage																		50.00%		50.00%				50.00%
Number of states (in states)				22					3
Percent of revenues generated from three states									55.00%
Number of weeks in fiscal year (in years and days)										1 year	1 year 7 days