FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing activities:
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	$ 18,031
Predecessor
Financing activities:
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		$ 64,434	$ 66,808	$ 77,488
FelCor Lodging LP
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(72,152)
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land	0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(23,637)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	165,893
Insurance proceeds	0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0
Payments for Advance to Affiliate	0
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	142,256
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0
Repayment of borrowings	(2,164)
Contributions from members	130,076
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Redemption of preferred units	0
Repurchase of common units	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	(254)
Distributions to partners	187,616
Distribution of FelCor TRS	(51,867)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(496)
Distributions to preferred unitholders	(4,186)
Distributions to common unitholders	0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture	0
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(116,507)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(46,403)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	18,031	64,434
FelCor Lodging LP | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		99,340	134,920	146,663
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land		0	(8,226)	0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(63,802)	(74,264)	(48,436)
Payments for development projects				(33,525)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		73,416	100,970	187,949
Insurance proceeds		0	341	477
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		840	1,586	7,317
Payments for Advance to Affiliate		0	0	(15)
Intercompany financing		0	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		10,454	20,407	113,767
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		66,000	85,000	1,025,438
Repayment of borrowings		(121,691)	(158,662)	(1,203,809)
Contributions from members		0	0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(150)	(16)	(17,595)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		333	636	2,809
Redemption of preferred units		0	0	(169,986)
Repurchase of common units		0	(30,462)	(14,362)
Payment of deferred financing fees		0	(12)	(14,952)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture		(977)	(1,461)	(1,431)
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(18,836)	(25,115)	(32,404)
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units				198,648
Distributions to common unitholders		(30,926)	(33,606)	(22,385)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		647	597	1,744
Intercompany financing		0	0	0
Other		(7,545)	(4,358)	(3,578)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(112,168)	(165,998)	(250,432)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0	(9)	(153)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		(2,374)	(10,680)	9,845
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		64,434	66,808	77,488	$ 67,643
FelCor Lodging LP | Eliminations
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	0
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	0
Intercompany financing	(108,590)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	(108,590)
Financing activities:
Repayment of borrowings	0
Contributions from members	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0
Distributions to partners	0
Distribution of FelCor TRS	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0
Intercompany financing	108,590
Net cash flow used in financing activities	108,590
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	0	0
FelCor Lodging LP | Eliminations | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		0	0	0
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land			0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		0	0	0
Payments for development projects				0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		0	0	0
Insurance proceeds			0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0	0	0
Payments for Advance to Affiliate				0
Intercompany financing		(91,391)	(149,667)	(184,776)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		(91,391)	(149,667)	(184,776)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0	0	0
Repayment of borrowings		0	0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	0	0
Redemption of preferred units				0
Repurchase of common units			0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees			0	0
Distributions to preferred unitholders		0	0	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units				0
Distributions to common unitholders		0	0	0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0	0	0
Intercompany financing		91,391	149,667	184,776
Other		0	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		91,391	149,667	184,776
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		0	0	0	0
FelCor Lodging LP | Parent Company
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(44,202)
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	0
Intercompany financing	108,590
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	108,590
Financing activities:
Repayment of borrowings	(990)
Contributions from members	130,076
Payment of deferred financing fees	0
Distributions to partners	187,616
Distribution of FelCor TRS	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0
Distributions to preferred unitholders	(4,186)
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(62,716)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	1,672
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	9,637	7,965
FelCor Lodging LP | Parent Company | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		(40,773)	(65,416)	(54,129)
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land			0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		1	(11)	242
Payments for development projects				0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		(696)	(1,433)	(569)
Insurance proceeds			0	274
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		840	1,586	6,517
Payments for Advance to Affiliate				(15)
Intercompany financing		91,391	149,667	184,776
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		91,536	149,809	191,225
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0	0	475,000
Repayment of borrowings		0	0	(545,453)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	0	0
Redemption of preferred units				(169,986)
Repurchase of common units			(30,462)	(14,362)
Payment of deferred financing fees			0	(8,505)
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(18,836)	(25,115)	(32,404)
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units				198,648
Distributions to common unitholders		(30,926)	(33,606)	(22,385)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0	0	0
Intercompany financing		0	0	0
Other		(6,568)	(2,897)	(2,147)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(56,330)	(92,080)	(121,594)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		(5,567)	(7,687)	15,502
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		7,965	13,532	21,219	5,717
FelCor Lodging LP | Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(11,078)
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(5,704)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	0
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	(5,704)
Financing activities:
Repayment of borrowings	0
Contributions from members	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0
Distributions to partners	0
Distribution of FelCor TRS	(51,867)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0
Intercompany financing	20,142
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(31,725)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(48,507)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	0	48,507
FelCor Lodging LP | Subsidiary Guarantors | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		85,899	115,577	123,302
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land			0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(16,727)	(31,309)	(42,039)
Payments for development projects				0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		74,281	102,726	(669)
Insurance proceeds			0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0	0	800
Payments for Advance to Affiliate				0
Intercompany financing		0	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		57,554	71,417	(41,908)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0	0	0
Repayment of borrowings		0	0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0	(14)	(444)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		333	397	548
Redemption of preferred units				0
Repurchase of common units			0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees			0	0
Distributions to preferred unitholders		0	0	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units				0
Distributions to common unitholders		0	0	0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0	0	0
Intercompany financing		(140,853)	(191,117)	(76,697)
Other		0	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(140,520)	(190,734)	(76,593)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		2,933	(3,740)	4,801
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		48,507	45,574	49,314	44,513
FelCor Lodging LP | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(16,872)
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(17,933)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	165,893
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	147,960
Financing activities:
Repayment of borrowings	(1,174)
Contributions from members	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	(254)
Distributions to partners	0
Distribution of FelCor TRS	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(496)
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0
Intercompany financing	(128,732)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(130,656)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	432
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	$ 8,394	7,962
FelCor Lodging LP | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		54,214	84,759	77,490
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land			(8,226)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(47,076)	(42,944)	(6,639)
Payments for development projects				(33,525)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		(169)	(323)	189,187
Insurance proceeds			341	203
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0	0	0
Payments for Advance to Affiliate				0
Intercompany financing		0	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		(47,245)	(51,152)	149,226
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		66,000	85,000	550,438
Repayment of borrowings		(121,691)	(158,662)	(658,356)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(150)	(2)	(17,151)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	239	2,261
Redemption of preferred units				0
Repurchase of common units			0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees			(12)	(6,447)
Distributions to preferred unitholders		0	0	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units				0
Distributions to common unitholders		0	0	0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		647	597	1,744
Intercompany financing		49,462	41,450	(108,079)
Other		(977)	(1,461)	(1,431)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(6,709)	(32,851)	(237,021)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			(9)	(153)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		260	747	(10,458)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		$ 7,962	$ 7,702	$ 6,955	$ 17,413