Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($)	Total	Dividend per common share	$1.95 per Series A preferred share	$2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Deficit Dividend per common share	Accumulated Deficit $1.95 per Series A preferred share	Accumulated Deficit $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Noncontrolling Interests in Other Partnerships	Preferred Equity in Consolidated Joint Venture	Comprehensive Income
Shares, Issued - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013					12,948,000		124,051,000
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 314,230,000				$ 478,774,000		$ 1,240,000		$ 2,354,328,000		$ 24,937,000	$ (2,568,350,000)				$ 23,301,000	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Conversion of Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion	0				(1,000)
Conversion of Preferred Stock, Amount Converted	$ 0				$ (25,000)				25,000
Issuance of stock awards - shares							864,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	0						$ 9,000		(9,000)
Stock awards - amortization and severance	4,319,000								4,319,000
Stock Compensation Shares Withheld - Shares							(316,000)
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	(3,117,000)						$ (3,000)		0			(3,114,000)
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	(3,066,000)
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value	$ 0
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - shares	6,080						6,000
Conversion of Operating Partnership Units Into Common Shares, Value	$ 56,000								56,000
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(1,545,000)								(1,545,000)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	6,375,000															6,375,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(9,596,000)															(9,596,000)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	(5,850,000)								(3,508,000)			0				(2,342,000)
Dividends declared:
Dividends, Common Stock		$ (12,594,000)											$ (12,594,000)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(1,219,000)		$ (25,116,000)	$ (13,596,000)										$ (25,116,000)	$ (13,596,000)		(1,219,000)
Issuance of Preferred Equity in Consolidated Joint Venture	41,442,000																41,442,000
Comprehensive income (loss) (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Foreign exchange translation											(489,000)							$ (489,000)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation to gain											(24,448,000)							(24,448,000)
Net income (loss)												92,099,000				697,000	1,219,000	94,015,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	69,078,000																	69,078,000
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014					12,947,000		124,605,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	362,867,000				$ 478,749,000		$ 1,246,000		2,353,666,000		0	(2,530,671,000)				18,435,000	41,442,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues							18,400,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	198,648,000						$ 184,000		198,464,000
Issuance of stock awards - shares							1,050,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	738,000						$ 11,000		727,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares							(1,971,000)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	(14,362,000)						$ (20,000)					(14,342,000)
Stock awards - amortization and severance	7,271,000								7,271,000
Stock Compensation Shares Withheld - Shares							(276,000)
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	(2,054,000)						$ (3,000)		0			(2,051,000)
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Shares						(68,000)		0
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value	(6,096,000)			(169,986,000)		$ (169,412,000)				$ 5,522,000					(6,096,000)
Conversion of Operating Partnership Units Into Common Shares, Value	0
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	1,865,000								1,865,000
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,809,000															2,809,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(17,595,000)															(17,595,000)
Dividends declared:
Dividends, Common Stock		(25,954,000)											(25,954,000)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(1,437,000)		(25,115,000)	$ (5,023,000)										(25,115,000)	$ (5,023,000)		(1,437,000)
Issuance of Preferred Equity in Consolidated Joint Venture	1,744,000																1,744,000
Comprehensive income (loss) (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Net income (loss)												(8,865,000)				4,157,000	1,437,000	(3,271,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(3,271,000)																	(3,271,000)
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015					12,879,000		141,808,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	311,145,000				$ 309,337,000		$ 1,418,000		2,567,515,000		0	(2,618,117,000)				7,806,000	43,186,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of stock awards - shares							1,157,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	922,000						$ 11,000		911,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares							(4,610,000)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	(30,462,000)						$ (45,000)					(30,417,000)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for stock compensation forfeitures	0								185,000			(185,000)
Stock awards - amortization and severance	9,041,000								9,041,000
Stock Compensation Shares Withheld - Shares							(366,000)
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	(2,750,000)						$ (4,000)		0			(2,746,000)
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value	$ 0
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - shares	1,279						1,000
Conversion of Operating Partnership Units Into Common Shares, Value	$ 9,000								9,000
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(673,000)								(673,000)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	636,000															636,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(266,000)															(266,000)
Dividends declared:
Dividends, Common Stock		$ (33,326,000)											$ (33,326,000)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(1,461,000)		$ (25,115,000)											$ (25,115,000)			(1,461,000)
Issuance of Preferred Equity in Consolidated Joint Venture	597,000																597,000
Comprehensive income (loss) (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Net income (loss)												3,498,000				(673,000)	1,461,000	4,286,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	4,286,000																	$ 4,286,000
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016					12,879,000		137,990,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 232,583,000				$ 309,337,000		$ 1,380,000		$ 2,576,988,000		$ 0	$ (2,706,408,000)				$ 7,503,000	$ 43,783,000