Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	FCH
Entity Registrant Name	FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated
Entity Central Index Key	0000923603
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		143,276,171
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	FelCor Lodging LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001048789
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer