Hotel Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Hotels	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Hotels	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue											$ 862,818	$ 878,371	$ 917,981
Operating expenses											(788,772)	(806,541)	(853,735)
Operating income (loss)											78,182	79,713	67,852
Interest expense, net											(78,182)	(79,118)	(90,695)
Debt extinguishment											0	30,909	4,770
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated entities, net											0	0	30,176
Other gains, net											342	166	100
Equity in income from unconsolidated entities											1,533	7,833	5,010
Income (loss) from continuing operations			$ 730	$ (9,761)	$ 14,400	$ (4,367)	$ (4,266)	$ (11,785)	$ (2,614)	$ (4,895)	1,002	(23,560)	27,750
Gain on sale of hotels, net											6,322	19,426	66,762
Net income (loss)											4,193	(3,465)	94,152
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships											673	(4,157)	(697)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP											93	194	(137)
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity			$ 128	$ (5,099)	$ 13,391	$ (4,922)	$ (4,156)	$ (8,208)	$ (3,284)	$ 6,783	3,498	(8,865)	92,099
Impairment											$ 26,459	20,861	$ 0
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels			1								1		13
Reclassification of foreign currency translation to gain											$ 0	$ 0	$ 24,448
Property Held For Sale, Classification Probable Occurence, Term											12 months
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels			2				8				2	8	8
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels														1
Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels													12
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											$ 39,750	$ 85,840	$ 207,762
Operating expenses											(39,530)	(97,655)	(197,180)
Operating income (loss)											220	(11,815)	10,582
Interest expense, net											1	(1,031)	(2,475)
Debt extinguishment											0	(309)	(932)
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated entities, net											0	0	30,176
Equity in income from unconsolidated entities											0	7,111	3,294
Income (loss) from continuing operations											221	(6,044)	40,645
Gain on sale of hotels, net											6,322	19,426	66,762
Net income (loss)											6,543	13,382	107,407
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships											0	(5,166)	(977)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP											(28)	(35)	(394)
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity											6,515	8,181	$ 106,036
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Impairment												$ 20,900
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 20,100	$ 6,300									$ 6,300
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels													5