Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($)	Total	Rangers Sub I, LLC	Rangers Sub I, LLC Preferred Stock	Rangers Sub I, LLC Common Stock	Rangers Sub I, LLC Additional Paid-in Capital	Rangers Sub I, LLC Accumulated Deficit	Rangers Sub I, LLC FelCor LP	Rangers Sub I, LLC Consolidated Joint Ventures	Rangers Sub I, LLC Noncontrolling Interest	Rangers Sub I, LLC Preferred Equity in a Consolidated Joint Venture	FelCor Lodging LP	FelCor Lodging LP Preferred Stock	FelCor Lodging LP Common Stock	FelCor Lodging LP Additional Paid-in Capital	FelCor Lodging LP Accumulated Deficit	FelCor Lodging LP Consolidated Joint Ventures	FelCor Lodging LP Preferred Equity in a Consolidated Joint Venture
Beginning Balance (in shares) (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2016			12,879,475	137,990,097
Balance (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2016		$ 232,583,000	$ 309,337,000	$ 1,380,000	$ 2,576,988,000	$ (2,706,408,000)		$ 7,503,000		$ 43,783,000	$ 232,583,000	$ 309,337,000	$ (128,040,000)			$ 7,503,000	$ 43,783,000
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | Predecessor	$ (36,141,000)	(36,141,000)									(36,141,000)		(36,097,000)			(404,000)	360,000
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | Predecessor		(35,955,000)				(35,911,000)		(404,000)		360,000
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for share-based compensation forfeitures | Predecessor				447,578
Issuance of stock awards | Predecessor		93,000		$ 5,000	88,000						93,000		93,000
Amortization of share-based compensation | Predecessor		1,909,000			1,909,000						1,909,000		1,909,000
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (in shares) | Predecessor				(29,065)
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock | Predecessor		(814,000)		$ (1,000)	0	(813,000)					(814,000)		(814,000)
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares | Predecessor									$ 0
Allocation to the redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP | Predecessor		81,000			81,000						305,000		305,000
Contributions | Predecessor		100,000						100,000		0	100,000					100,000
Distributions on Series A preferred shares | Predecessor		(6,279,000)				(6,279,000)					(6,279,000)		(6,279,000)
Distributions on common shares and units | Predecessor		(8,321,000)				(8,321,000)					(8,359,000)		(8,359,000)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture | Predecessor		(360,000)							$ 0	(360,000)	(360,000)						(360,000)
Ending Balance (in shares) (Predecessor) at Mar. 31, 2017			12,879,475	138,408,610
Balance (Predecessor) at Mar. 31, 2017		183,037,000	$ 309,337,000	$ 1,384,000	2,579,066,000	(2,757,732,000)		7,199,000		43,783,000	183,037,000	$ 309,337,000	$ (177,282,000)			7,199,000	43,783,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017		1,370,359,000			1,302,739,000	4,090,000	$ 13,200,000	5,900,000		44,430,000	1,370,359,000			$ 1,315,898,000	$ 4,131,000	5,900,000	44,430,000
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)		6,441,000				6,089,000	62,000	(76,000)		366,000	6,441,000				6,151,000	(76,000)	366,000
Contributions		598,033,000			592,053,000		5,980,000				598,033,000			598,033,000
Distributions		(208,012,000)			(205,932,000)		(2,080,000)				(208,012,000)			(208,012,000)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture		(366,000)								(366,000)	(366,000)						(366,000)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018		$ 1,766,455,000			$ 1,688,860,000	$ 10,179,000	$ 17,162,000	$ 5,824,000		$ 44,430,000	$ 1,766,455,000			$ 1,705,919,000	$ 10,282,000	$ 5,824,000	$ 44,430,000