Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 20, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	FCH
Entity Registrant Name	FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated
Entity Central Index Key	0000923603
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		138,103,326
Entity Public Float			$ 836,902,801
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	FelCor Lodging LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001048789
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer