Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated depreciation	$ 932,886	$ 899,575
Allowance for doubtful accounts	177	204
Accumulated Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements	2,959	1,086
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 15,967	$ 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 (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)	137,990,000	141,808,000
Joint Venture Preferred Equity Liquidation Value	$ 44,667	$ 43,954
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, dividend rate, (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 1.95	$ 1.95
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, dividend rate, (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 0.00	$ 2.00
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Accumulated depreciation	$ 932,886	$ 899,575
Allowance for doubtful accounts	177	204
Accumulated Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements	2,959	1,086
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 15,967	$ 18,065
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP outstanding (in shares)	610,183
Units of redeemable units issued (in shares)	610,000	611,000
Units of redeemable units outstanding (in shares)	610,000	611,000
Common units issued and outstanding (in shares)	137,990,000	141,808,000
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