Hotel Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue	$ 209,457	$ 213,285
Operating Expenses	(194,222)	(199,016)
Operating Income (Loss)	15,922	14,679
Interest expense, net	(19,720)	(19,481)
Debt extinguishment	0	73
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated entities	(154)	149
Loss from continuing operations before gain on sale of hotels	(4,367)	(4,895)
Gain (loss) on sale of hotels, net	(714)	16,887
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)	(5,081)	11,996
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	471	(4,879)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP	48	14
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	$ (4,922)	6,783
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue		18,016
Operating Expenses		(14,542)
Operating Income (Loss)		3,474
Interest expense, net		(596)
Debt extinguishment		(73)
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated entities		205
Loss from continuing operations before gain on sale of hotels		3,010
Gain (loss) on sale of hotels, net		16,887
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)		19,897
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships		(5,218)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP		(70)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity		$ 14,609
Number of hotels | Hotels		3
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of hotels | Hotels		1