FelCor Capital Stock/FelCor LP Partners' Capital - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			13 Months Ended
	May 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure			$ 1,400,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000		$ 1,400,000,000
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			30,462,000	14,362,000	$ 0
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value			$ 30,462,000	$ 14,362,000
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares/units)			20,000,000	20,000,000		20,000,000
Distributions payable			$ 14,858,000	$ 15,140,000		$ 14,858,000
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock			0	169,986,000	0
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value			0	6,096,000	0
Net proceeds from common stock issuance			$ 0	$ 198,648,000	$ 0
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate, (in dollars per share/unit)			$ 1.95	$ 1.95	$ 1.95
Preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion (in shares/units)			0.7752			0.7752
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate, (in dollars per share/unit)			$ 0.00	$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Preferred stock dividend rate (percent)		8.00%
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends	$ 491,000
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock	$ 170,400,000
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value				$ 169,986,000
Stock issuance Costs				5,500,000
Preferred Stock, Discount on Shares				538,000
Accumulated Deficit
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value			$ 30,417,000	14,342,000
Accumulated Deficit | Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value				6,096,000
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				100,000,000
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			30,500,000	14,400,000		$ 44,800,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value			$ 45,000	$ 20,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares			4,610,000	1,971,000		6,600,000
Shares, Issued		18,400,000	137,990,000	141,808,000	124,605,000	137,990,000	124,051,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share		$ 11.25
Net proceeds from common stock issuance		$ 199,000,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Avg Price per Share			$ 6.58	$ 7.26		$ 6.78
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			$ 30,462,000	$ 14,362,000	$ 0
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value			30,462,000	14,362,000
Distributions payable			14,858,000	15,140,000		$ 14,858,000
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock			0	169,986,000	0
Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value			$ 0	$ 6,096,000	$ 0
Limited Partner [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Units of Partnership Interest, Amount		18,400,000