Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated depreciation	$ 919,071	$ 899,575
Allowance for doubtful accounts	303	204
Accumulated Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements	1,554	1,086
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 17,666	$ 18,065
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	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued and outstanding	139,307,000	141,808,000
Joint Venture Liquidation Value	$ 44,582	$ 43,954
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, shares issued	12,879,000	12,879,000
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	12,879,000	12,879,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation value	$ 321,987	$ 321,987
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Accumulated depreciation	919,071	899,575
Allowance for doubtful accounts	303	204
Accumulated Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements	1,554	1,086
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 17,666	$ 18,065
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP outstanding (in shares)	611,462
Units of redeemable units issued	611,000	611,000
Units of redeemable units outstanding	611,000	611,000
Common units issued and outstanding	139,307,000	141,808,000
FelCor Lodging LP [Member] | Series A Preferred Units [Member]
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units issued	12,879,000	12,879,000
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units outstanding	12,879,000	12,879,000