Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated depreciation	$ 899,575	$ 850,687
Allowance for doubtful accounts	204	241
Accumulated amortization of deferred expenses	8,230	17,111
Debt discount	$ 0	$ 0
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP issued (in shares)	611,000	611,000
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP outstanding (in shares)	611,000	611,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares/units)	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued and outstanding (in shares)	141,808,000	124,605,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	12,879,000	12,879,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	12,879,000	12,879,000
Preferred stock, liquidation value	$ 321,987	$ 321,987
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	68,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	68,000
Preferred stock, liquidation value	$ 0	$ 169,950
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Accumulated depreciation	899,575	850,687
Allowance for doubtful accounts	204	241
Accumulated amortization of deferred expenses	8,230	17,111
Debt discount	$ 0	$ 0
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP outstanding (in shares)	611,462
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares/units)	20,000,000	20,000,000
Units of redeemable units issued (in shares)	611,000	611,000
Units of redeemable units outstanding (in shares)	611,000	611,000
Common units issued and outstanding (in shares)	141,808,000	124,605,000
FelCor Lodging LP [Member] | Series A Preferred Units [Member]
Series A cumulative convertible preferred units issued (in shares)	12,879,000	12,879,000
Series A cumulative convertible preferred units outstanding (in shares)	12,879,000	12,879,000
FelCor Lodging LP [Member] | Series C Preferred Units [Member]
Series C cumulative redeemable preferred units issued (in shares)	0	68,000
Series C cumulative redeemable preferred units outstanding (in shares)	0	68,000