Equity	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract]
Equity	Equity Successor Company Rangers Ownership Interests/FelCor LP Partnership Interests As of September 30, 2017, RLJ LP owned 100% of the ownership interests and was the sole managing member of Rangers. In addition, Rangers owned, through a combination of direct and indirect interests, 99.0% of the partnership interests in FelCor LP. Rangers consolidates FelCor LP for financial reporting purposes as a result of its controlling financial interest. Rangers General Partner, LLC's 1.0% partnership interest in FelCor LP is recognized as a noncontrolling interest in FelCor LP on the consolidated balance sheets of Rangers. Consolidated Joint Venture Preferred Equity The Company's joint venture that redeveloped The Knickerbocker raised $45.0 million ($44.4 million net of issuance costs) through the sale of redeemable preferred equity under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The purchasers receive a 3.25% current annual return (which increases to 8% if the Company does not redeem the equity interest before the fifth anniversary of the respective equity issuance), plus a 0.25% non-compounding annual return payable at redemption. Through September 30, 2017, the joint venture received $45.0 million in gross proceeds, including $650,000 in gross proceeds received in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and $600,000 in gross proceeds received during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The preferred equity raised by the joint venture is included in preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture on the consolidated balance sheets. Predecessor Company Common Stock In 2015, FelCor's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to acquire up to $100.0 million of FelCor's shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), through October 31, 2017. During the Predecessor period of January 1, 2017 through August 31, 2017, FelCor did not repurchase and retire any of its shares of Common Stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, FelCor repurchased and retired 4.6 million shares of its Common Stock for approximately $30.5 million (including commissions). FelCor repurchased a total of 6.6 million shares of Common Stock for $44.8 million (including commissions) under the share repurchase program. Upon completion of the REIT Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock was converted into the right to receive 0.362 common shares of RLJ. Accordingly, for the Successor period, FelCor no longer has any issued, outstanding, or authorized shares of Common Stock. Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock FelCor's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of up to 20 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series. FelCor's $1.95 Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), (units) had an annual cumulative dividend (distribution) that was payable in arrears equal to the greater of $1.95 per share (unit) or the cash distributions declared or paid for the corresponding period on the number of shares of Common Stock (units) into which the Series A Preferred Stock (units) is then convertible. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock (unit) was convertible at the holder's option to 0.7752 shares of Common Stock (units), subject to certain adjustments. Upon completion of the REIT Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock was converted into the right to receive one $1.95 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share, par value $0.01 per share, of RLJ. Accordingly, for the Successor period, FelCor no longer has any issued, outstanding, or authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

Equity

Successor Company

Rangers Ownership Interests/FelCor LP Partnership Interests

As of September 30, 2017, RLJ LP owned 100% of the ownership interests and was the sole managing member of Rangers. In addition, Rangers owned, through a combination of direct and indirect interests, 99.0% of the partnership interests in FelCor LP. Rangers consolidates FelCor LP for financial reporting purposes as a result of its controlling financial interest. Rangers General Partner, LLC's 1.0% partnership interest in FelCor LP is recognized as a noncontrolling interest in FelCor LP on the consolidated balance sheets of Rangers.

Consolidated Joint Venture Preferred Equity

The Company's joint venture that redeveloped The Knickerbocker raised $45.0 million ($44.4 million net of issuance costs) through the sale of redeemable preferred equity under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The purchasers receive a 3.25% current annual return (which increases to 8% if the Company does not redeem the equity interest before the fifth anniversary of the respective equity issuance), plus a 0.25% non-compounding annual return payable at redemption. Through September 30, 2017, the joint venture received $45.0 million in gross proceeds, including $650,000 in gross proceeds received in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and $600,000 in gross proceeds received during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The preferred equity raised by the joint venture is included in preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture on the consolidated balance sheets.

Predecessor Company

Common Stock

In 2015, FelCor's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to acquire up to $100.0 million of FelCor's shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), through October 31, 2017. During the Predecessor period of January 1, 2017 through August 31, 2017, FelCor did not repurchase and retire any of its shares of Common Stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, FelCor repurchased and retired 4.6 million shares of its Common Stock for approximately $30.5 million (including commissions). FelCor repurchased a total of 6.6 million shares of Common Stock for $44.8 million (including commissions) under the share repurchase program.

Upon completion of the REIT Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock was converted into the right to receive 0.362 common shares of RLJ. Accordingly, for the Successor period, FelCor no longer has any issued, outstanding, or authorized shares of Common Stock.

Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

FelCor's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of up to 20 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series. FelCor's $1.95 Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), (units) had an annual cumulative dividend (distribution) that was payable in arrears equal to the greater of $1.95 per share (unit) or the cash distributions declared or paid for the corresponding period on the number of shares of Common Stock (units) into which the Series A Preferred Stock (units) is then convertible. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock (unit) was convertible at the holder's option to 0.7752 shares of Common Stock (units), subject to certain adjustments.

Upon completion of the REIT Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock was converted into the right to receive one $1.95 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share, par value $0.01 per share, of RLJ. Accordingly, for the Successor period, FelCor no longer has any issued, outstanding, or authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock.