Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated depreciation	$ 912,561	$ 899,575
Allowance for doubtful accounts	182	204
Accumulated Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements	2,490	1,086
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 16,540	$ 18,065
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP issued (in shares)	610,000	611,000
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP outstanding (in shares)	610,000	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	137,774,000	141,808,000
Joint Venture Liquidation Value	$ 44,638	$ 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	912,561	899,575
Allowance for doubtful accounts	182	204
Accumulated Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements	2,490	1,086
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 16,540	$ 18,065
Units of redeemable units issued	610,000	611,000
Units of redeemable units outstanding	610,000	611,000
Common units issued and outstanding	137,774,000	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