Joint Venture Transaction (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended							0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended						0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jul. 25, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 25, 2014 Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2014 Consolidated Properties [Member] Rooms	Jul. 25, 2014 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Wholly Owned Properties [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Wholly Owned Properties [Member] Hotels	Jul. 25, 2014 Fifty-One Percent Owned [Member] Consolidated Joint Venture	Jul. 25, 2014 One Hotel [Member] Non-FelCor Ownership [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 One Hotel [Member] One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Wholly Owned Properties [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 One Hotel [Member] Ninety Percent Owned [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 One Hotel [Member] Ninety Percent Owned [Member] Consolidated Joint Venture Hotels	Jul. 25, 2014 Five Hotels [Member] Non-FelCor Ownership [Member] Hotels	Jul. 25, 2014 Six Hotels [Member] Hotels	Jul. 25, 2014 Ten Hotels [Member] Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Jul. 25, 2014 Libor Plus Three Point Zero Percent Due March 2017 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Additional Paid-in Capital	Jul. 25, 2014 Encumbered Hotels [Member] Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Jul. 25, 2014 Encumbered Hotels [Member] One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Wholly Owned Properties [Member] Hotels
Joint Venture [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																				3.00%
Secured Debt					$ 64,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage									50.00%			51.00%
Number of hotels							5	47			5					1	5	6	10			8	4
Joint Venture Transaction Costs	457,000
Controlling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent															90.00%
Investment in unconsolidated entities	17,741,000		17,741,000		19,900,000	46,943,000
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest			5,850,000																		3,508,000
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated entities, net	30,184,000	0	30,184,000	0
Gain from remeasurement of unconsolidated entities	20,733,000	0	20,733,000	0
Amount Received for Difference in Values					3,700,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis																				LIBOR
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest			99.50%							100.00%				100.00%
Amount paid to equalize trade					2,200,000
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest			5,850,000	0
Former Joint Venture Partner													10.00%
Assets
Investment in hotels	130,100,000		130,100,000
Other assets	1,300,000		1,300,000
Deferred expenses	259,000		259,000
Total assets acquired	131,659,000		131,659,000
Liabilities
Debt	64,000,000		64,000,000
Net assets acquired	67,659,000		67,659,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 73,640,000	$ 3,378,000	$ 84,408,000	$ (45,201,000)
Income (loss) per share/unit - basic	$ 0.50	$ (0.06)	$ 0.43	$ (0.57)
Income (loss) per share/unit - diluted	$ 0.50	$ (0.06)	$ 0.42	$ (0.57)