FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Investment in hotel properties, net	$ 2,497,880
Restricted cash reserves	3,300
Debt, net	$ 1,299,105			$ 1,300,000
Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Investment in hotel properties, net				1,566,823
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 47,396		$ 59,786
Restricted cash reserves			17,038	19,500	17,702
Debt, net				1,338,326
FelCor Lodging LP
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of subsidiary guarantor owned by company	100.00%
Equity investment in consolidated entities	$ 0
Investment in hotel properties, net	2,497,880
Intangible assets, net	118,170
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	16,912
Cash and cash equivalents	14,728
Restricted cash reserves	3,303
Related party rent receivable	80,090
Hotel and other receivables, net	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	12,691
Total assets	2,743,774
Debt, net	1,299,105
Accounts payable and other liabilities	54,191
Related party lease termination fee payable	7,707
Advance deposits and deferred revenue	0
Accrued interest	12,286
Distributions payable	126
Total liabilities	1,373,415
Redeemable units, at redemption value	0
Common units	1,320,029
Total member's/shareholders’ equity	1,320,029
Noncontrolling interests	5,900
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	44,430
Total equity	1,370,359	$ 1,526,745
Total liabilities and equity	2,743,774
FelCor Lodging LP | Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities				0
Investment in hotel properties, net				1,566,823
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				8,312
Cash and cash equivalents				47,317
Restricted cash reserves				19,491
Related party rent receivable				0
Hotel and other receivables, net				26,651
Prepaid expense and other assets				38,498
Total assets				1,707,092
Debt, net				1,338,326
Accounts payable and other liabilities				78,282
Related party lease termination fee payable				0
Advance deposits and deferred revenue				25,405
Accrued interest				12,750
Distributions payable				14,858
Total liabilities				1,469,621
Redeemable units, at redemption value			4,455	4,888	4,464
Preferred units				309,337
Common units				(128,040)
Total member's/shareholders’ equity				181,297
Noncontrolling interests				7,503
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively				43,783
Total equity			$ 102,986	232,583	$ 311,145	$ 362,867
Total liabilities and equity				1,707,092
FelCor Lodging LP | Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	(2,384,094)
Investment in hotel properties, net	0
Intangible assets, net	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0
Restricted cash reserves	0
Related party rent receivable	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	0
Total assets	(2,384,094)
Debt, net	(32,709)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	0
Related party lease termination fee payable	0
Accrued interest	0
Distributions payable	0
Total liabilities	(32,709)
Common units	(2,351,385)
Total member's/shareholders’ equity	(2,351,385)
Noncontrolling interests	0
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	0
Total equity	(2,351,385)
Total liabilities and equity	(2,384,094)
FelCor Lodging LP | Eliminations | Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities				(1,190,737)
Investment in hotel properties, net				0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				0
Cash and cash equivalents				0
Restricted cash reserves				0
Hotel and other receivables, net				0
Prepaid expense and other assets				0
Total assets				(1,190,737)
Debt, net				(39,436)
Accounts payable and other liabilities				0
Advance deposits and deferred revenue				0
Accrued interest				0
Distributions payable				0
Total liabilities				(39,436)
Redeemable units, at redemption value				0
Preferred units				0
Common units				(1,151,301)
Total member's/shareholders’ equity				(1,151,301)
Noncontrolling interests				0
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively				0
Total equity				(1,151,301)
Total liabilities and equity				(1,190,737)
FelCor Lodging LP | Parent Company
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	2,384,094
Investment in hotel properties, net	0
Intangible assets, net	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	16,912
Cash and cash equivalents	9,202
Restricted cash reserves	436
Related party rent receivable	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	4,405
Total assets	2,415,049
Debt, net	1,062,716
Accounts payable and other liabilities	20,018
Related party lease termination fee payable	0
Accrued interest	12,286
Distributions payable	0
Total liabilities	1,095,020
Common units	1,320,029
Total member's/shareholders’ equity	1,320,029
Noncontrolling interests	0
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	0
Total equity	1,320,029
Total liabilities and equity	2,415,049
FelCor Lodging LP | Parent Company | Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities				1,190,737
Investment in hotel properties, net				0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				2,410
Cash and cash equivalents				13,532
Restricted cash reserves				0
Hotel and other receivables, net				0
Prepaid expense and other assets				8,438
Total assets				1,215,117
Debt, net				985,767
Accounts payable and other liabilities				15,209
Advance deposits and deferred revenue				923
Accrued interest				12,299
Distributions payable				14,734
Total liabilities				1,028,932
Redeemable units, at redemption value				4,888
Preferred units				309,337
Common units				(128,040)
Total member's/shareholders’ equity				181,297
Noncontrolling interests				0
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively				0
Total equity				181,297
Total liabilities and equity				1,215,117
FelCor Lodging LP | Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	0
Investment in hotel properties, net	856,541
Intangible assets, net	48,846
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0
Restricted cash reserves	0
Related party rent receivable	32,200
Prepaid expense and other assets	3,292
Total assets	940,879
Debt, net	0
Accounts payable and other liabilities	13,605
Related party lease termination fee payable	0
Accrued interest	0
Distributions payable	0
Total liabilities	13,605
Common units	927,274
Total member's/shareholders’ equity	927,274
Noncontrolling interests	0
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	0
Total equity	927,274
Total liabilities and equity	940,879
FelCor Lodging LP | Subsidiary Guarantors | Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities				0
Investment in hotel properties, net				488,528
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				4,800
Cash and cash equivalents				29,141
Restricted cash reserves				16,433
Hotel and other receivables, net				26,651
Prepaid expense and other assets				16,696
Total assets				582,249
Debt, net				0
Accounts payable and other liabilities				54,960
Advance deposits and deferred revenue				24,479
Accrued interest				0
Distributions payable				0
Total liabilities				79,439
Redeemable units, at redemption value				0
Preferred units				0
Common units				503,765
Total member's/shareholders’ equity				503,765
Noncontrolling interests				(955)
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively				0
Total equity				502,810
Total liabilities and equity				582,249
FelCor Lodging LP | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	0
Investment in hotel properties, net	1,641,339
Intangible assets, net	69,324
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Cash and cash equivalents	5,526
Restricted cash reserves	2,867
Related party rent receivable	47,890
Prepaid expense and other assets	4,994
Total assets	1,771,940
Debt, net	269,098
Accounts payable and other liabilities	20,568
Related party lease termination fee payable	7,707
Accrued interest	0
Distributions payable	126
Total liabilities	297,499
Common units	1,424,111
Total member's/shareholders’ equity	1,424,111
Noncontrolling interests	5,900
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	44,430
Total equity	1,474,441
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,771,940
FelCor Lodging LP | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities				0
Investment in hotel properties, net				1,078,295
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				1,102
Cash and cash equivalents				4,644
Restricted cash reserves				3,058
Hotel and other receivables, net				0
Prepaid expense and other assets				13,364
Total assets				1,100,463
Debt, net				391,995
Accounts payable and other liabilities				8,113
Advance deposits and deferred revenue				3
Accrued interest				451
Distributions payable				124
Total liabilities				400,686
Redeemable units, at redemption value				0
Preferred units				0
Common units				647,536
Total member's/shareholders’ equity				647,536
Noncontrolling interests				8,458
Preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $45,430 and $44,667 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively				43,783
Total equity				699,777
Total liabilities and equity				$ 1,100,463