Hotel Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotel Sold, Held-for-sale, or otherwise disposed ot [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2014 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotel Sold & Not in Held-for-sale [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2013 Assets Held-for-sale [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] Hotels	Jul. 25, 2014 Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue	$ 232,449,000	$ 228,845,000	$ 711,750,000	$ 676,188,000					$ 12,225,000	$ 32,247,000	$ 70,092,000	$ 91,333,000
Operating Expenses	(215,646,000)	(214,912,000)	(661,368,000)	(669,411,000)					(11,842,000)	(31,505,000)	(68,792,000)	(104,688,000)
Operating Income (Loss)	18,410,000	15,517,000	53,552,000	9,811,000					383,000	742,000	1,300,000	(13,355,000)
Interest expense, net	(21,922,000)	(25,796,000)	(71,644,000)	(78,457,000)					(151,000)	(695,000)	(1,284,000)	(2,122,000)
Debt extinguishment	(4,730,000)	0	(4,763,000)	0					(914,000)	0	(920,000)	0
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated entities, net	30,184,000	0	30,184,000	0					30,184,000	0	30,184,000	0
Other gains, net	0	21,000	100,000	21,000					0	21,000	0	21,000
Equity in income from unconsolidated entities	1,347,000	2,100,000	4,756,000	4,095,000					334,000	884,000	1,440,000	1,378,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations	44,022,000	(8,158,000)	32,918,000	(64,530,000)					29,836,000	952,000	30,720,000	(14,078,000)
Gain on sale of hotels, net	29,556,000	0	50,639,000	0					30,440,000	0	51,920,000	0
Net income (loss)	73,570,000	3,789,000	83,689,000	(45,611,000)					60,276,000	952,000	82,640,000	(14,078,000)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	(646,000)	(591,000)	(830,000)	3,621,000					(890,000)	69,000	(717,000)	355,000
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP	(185,000)	32,000	(135,000)	352,000					(168,000)	(5,000)	(276,000)	67,000
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	72,391,000	3,230,000	81,854,000	(41,638,000)					59,218,000	1,016,000	81,647,000	(13,656,000)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue													0	7,172,000	730,000	31,785,000
Operating expenses (a)													(8,000)	(6,901,000)	(678,000)	(31,403,000)
Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations													(8,000)	271,000	52,000	382,000
Interest expense, net													0	(199,000)	(66,000)	(597,000)
Debt extinguishment													0	0	(245,000)	0
Other gains, net													0	66,000	0	66,000
Gain on sale of hotels, net													0	11,809,000	391,000	19,068,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(8,000)	11,947,000	132,000	18,919,000									(8,000)	11,947,000	132,000	18,919,000
Number of hotels					12	6	2	5									5		1	5
Impairment loss	0	0	0	24,441,000												3,300,000		14,300,000
Reclassification of foreign currency translation to gain	$ (24,448,000)	$ 0	$ (24,448,000)	$ 0					$ 24,400,000