Income (Loss) Per Share/Unit (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to FelCor	$ 24,281,000	$ (18,683,000)	$ 9,463,000	$ (44,868,000)
Discontinued operations attributable to FelCor	(5,000)	(6,021,000)	(139,000)	(6,852,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to FelCor	24,276,000	(24,704,000)	9,324,000	(51,720,000)
Less: Preferred dividends	(9,678,000)	(9,678,000)	(19,356,000)	(19,356,000)
Less: Dividends declared on unvested restricted stock	(2,000)	0	(3,000)	0
Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock	(6,000)	0	0	0
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to FelCor common stockholders	14,590,000	(34,382,000)	(10,035,000)	(71,076,000)
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to FelCor common stockholders	14,595,000	(28,361,000)	(9,896,000)	(64,224,000)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income (loss) per share	124,169	123,814	124,158	123,814
Denominator for diluted income (loss) per share	125,386	123,814	124,158	123,814
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share data:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.28)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.57)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.05	$ 0.00	$ 0.06
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.23)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.52)
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to FelCor	24,352,000	(18,823,000)	9,413,000	(45,188,000)
Discontinued operations attributable to FelCor	(5,000)	(6,051,000)	(140,000)	(6,886,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to FelCor	24,347,000	(24,874,000)	9,273,000	(52,074,000)
Less: Preferred dividends	(9,678,000)	(9,678,000)	(19,356,000)	(19,356,000)
Less: Dividends declared on unvested restricted stock	(2,000)	0	(3,000)	0
Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock	(6,000)	0	0	0
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to FelCor common stockholders	14,661,000	(34,552,000)	(10,086,000)	(71,430,000)
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to FelCor common stockholders	14,666,000	(28,501,000)	(9,946,000)	(64,544,000)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income (loss) per share	124,783	124,435	124,774	124,435
Denominator for diluted income (loss) per share	126,000	124,435	124,774	124,435
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share data:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.28)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.57)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.05	$ 0.00	$ 0.06
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.23)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.52)
SeriesA Preferred Shares / Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Dividends excluded from computation of earnings per share/unit	$ 6,300,000	$ 6,300,000	$ 12,600,000	$ 12,600,000
Antidilutive Securities [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares/Units	9,985	9,985	9,985	9,985
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Number of Vesting Increments			3
Vesting Period			4 years
Number of Lodging REIT Peers			10
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Antidilutive Securities [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Restricted Stock Units/Treasury Stock Method	0	576	1,020	373