Income (Loss) Per Share/Unit (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to FelCor	$ 6,783,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ (14,818,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Discontinued operations attributable to FelCor	(4,000)	(134,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to FelCor	6,779,000	(14,952,000)
Less: Preferred dividends	(9,678,000)	(9,678,000)
Less: Dividends declared on unvested restricted stock	(13,000)	0
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to FelCor common stockholders	(2,912,000)	(24,630,000)
Numerator for basic and diluted loss attributable to FelCor common stockholders	(2,908,000)	(24,496,000)
Denominator:
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted	124,519	124,146
Basic and diluted loss per share data:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic and Diluted Share	$ (0.02)	$ (0.20)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic and Diluted Share	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	$ (0.02)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	$ (0.20)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to FelCor	6,769,000	(14,939,000)
Discontinued operations attributable to FelCor	(4,000)	(135,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to FelCor	6,765,000	(15,074,000)
Less: Preferred dividends	(9,678,000)	(9,678,000)
Less: Dividends declared on unvested restricted stock	(13,000)	0
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to FelCor common stockholders	(2,926,000)	(24,752,000)
Numerator for basic and diluted loss attributable to FelCor common stockholders	(2,922,000)	(24,617,000)
Denominator:
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted	125,130	124,764
Basic and diluted loss per share data:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic and Diluted Share	$ (0.02)	$ (0.20)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic and Diluted Share	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.20)
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
Antidilutive Securities [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares/Units	9,984	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	1,194	850

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