Income (loss) Per Share/Unit (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) peer increment $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	$ 128,000	$ (5,099,000)	$ 13,391,000	$ (4,922,000)	$ (4,156,000)	$ (8,208,000)	$ (3,284,000)	$ 6,783,000	$ 3,498,000	$ (8,865,000)	$ 92,099,000
Discontinued operations attributable to reporting entity									3,118,000	(674,000)	359,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to reporting entity									6,616,000	(9,539,000)	92,458,000
Less: Preferred dividends/distributions									(25,115,000)	(30,138,000)	(38,712,000)
Less: Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value									0	(6,096,000)	0
Less: Dividends/distributions declared on unvested restricted stock									(129,000)	(56,000)	(8,000)
Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock									0	0	(20,000)
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to reporting entity common stockholders									(18,628,000)	(45,829,000)	53,718,000
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to reporting entity common stockholders									$ (21,746,000)	$ (45,155,000)	$ 53,359,000
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income (loss) per share (in shares) | shares	137,244	137,464	138,182	139,678	142,823	142,982	140,322	124,519	138,128	137,730	124,158
Restricted Stock Units/Treasury Stock Method | shares									0	0	734
Denominator for diluted income (loss) per share (in shares) | shares	137,244	137,464	138,678	139,678	142,823	142,982	140,322	124,519	138,128	137,730	124,892
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share data:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ (0.04)	$ (0.06)	$ 0.05	$ (0.08)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.43
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	0.00	(0.02)	0.00	0.00					(0.02)	0.00	0.00
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ (0.04)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.05	$ (0.08)					$ (0.16)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.43
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	$ 102,000	$ (5,149,000)	$ 13,422,000	$ (4,970,000)	$ (4,200,000)	$ (8,269,000)	$ (3,359,000)	$ 6,769,000	$ 3,405,000	$ (9,059,000)	$ 92,236,000
Discontinued operations attributable to reporting entity									3,131,000	(677,000)	360,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to reporting entity									6,536,000	(9,736,000)	92,596,000
Less: Preferred dividends/distributions									(25,115,000)	(30,138,000)	(38,712,000)
Less: Redemption of Preferred Stock - Value									0	(6,096,000)	0
Less: Dividends/distributions declared on unvested restricted stock									(129,000)	(56,000)	(8,000)
Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock									0	0	(20,000)
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to reporting entity common stockholders									(18,708,000)	(46,026,000)	53,856,000
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to reporting entity common stockholders									$ (21,839,000)	$ (45,349,000)	$ 53,496,000
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income (loss) per share (in shares) | shares	137,854	138,075	138,793	140,289	143,434	143,594	140,933	125,130	138,739	138,341	124,772
Restricted Stock Units/Treasury Stock Method | shares									0	0	739
Denominator for diluted income (loss) per share (in shares) | shares	137,854	138,075	139,289	140,289	143,434	143,594	140,933	125,130	138,739	138,341	125,511
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share data:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ (0.04)	$ (0.06)	$ 0.05	$ (0.08)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.43
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	0.00	(0.02)	0.00	0.00					(0.02)	0.00	0.00
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ (0.04)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.05	$ (0.08)					$ (0.16)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.43
Antidilutive Securities [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares/Units | shares									9,984	9,984	9,984
Denominator:
Restricted Stock Units/Treasury Stock Method | shares									155	488	0
Series A Preferred Shares / Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Dividends excluded from computation of earnings per share/unit									$ 25,100,000	$ 25,100,000	$ 25,100,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of Vesting Increments | increment									3
Vesting Period									4 years
Number of Lodging REIT Peers | peer									10