FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Investment in hotel properties, net	$ 2,273,998	$ 2,497,880
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	16,825	16,912
Restricted cash reserves	5,000	3,300
Debt, net	$ 742,094	1,300,000
Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 58,135
Restricted cash reserves			24,200
Debt, net		1,299,105
FelCor Lodging LP
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of subsidiary guarantor owned by company	100.00%
Equity investment in consolidated entities	$ 0	0
Investment in hotel properties, net	2,273,998	2,497,880
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	16,825	16,912
Cash and cash equivalents	11,155	14,728
Restricted cash reserves	4,957	3,303
Related party rent receivable	51,308	80,090
Intangible assets, net	116,308	118,170
Prepaid expense and other assets	6,679	12,691
Assets of hotel properties held for sale, net	88,168
Total assets	2,569,398	2,743,774
Debt, net	742,094	1,299,105
Accounts payable and other liabilities	44,445	54,191
Related party lease termination fee payable	9,243	7,707
Accrued interest	2,463	12,286
Distributions payable	122	126
Total liabilities	798,367	1,373,415
Partnership interests	1,720,735	1,320,029
Total partners' capital, excluding noncontrolling interest	1,720,735	1,320,029
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	5,866	5,900
Preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture	44,430	44,430
Total equity	1,771,031	1,370,359
Total liabilities and equity	2,569,398	2,743,774
FelCor Lodging LP | Predecessor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Redeemable units, at redemption value			4,400	$ 4,888
Total equity			$ 168,878	$ 232,583
FelCor Lodging LP | Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	(2,209,305)	(2,384,094)
Investment in hotel properties, net	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash reserves	0	0
Related party rent receivable	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	0	0
Assets of hotel properties held for sale, net	0
Total assets	(2,209,305)	(2,384,094)
Debt, net	(32,709)	(32,709)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	0	0
Related party lease termination fee payable	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Distributions payable	0	0
Total liabilities	(32,709)	(32,709)
Partnership interests	(2,176,596)	(2,351,385)
Total partners' capital, excluding noncontrolling interest	(2,176,596)	(2,351,385)
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	0	0
Preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture	0	0
Total equity	(2,176,596)	(2,351,385)
Total liabilities and equity	(2,209,305)	(2,384,094)
FelCor Lodging LP | Parent Company
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	2,209,305	2,384,094
Investment in hotel properties, net	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	16,825	16,912
Cash and cash equivalents	9,611	9,202
Restricted cash reserves	436	436
Related party rent receivable	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	2,367	4,405
Assets of hotel properties held for sale, net	0
Total assets	2,238,544	2,415,049
Debt, net	507,685	1,062,716
Accounts payable and other liabilities	7,661	20,018
Related party lease termination fee payable	0	0
Accrued interest	2,463	12,286
Distributions payable	0	0
Total liabilities	517,809	1,095,020
Partnership interests	1,720,735	1,320,029
Total partners' capital, excluding noncontrolling interest	1,720,735	1,320,029
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	0	0
Preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture	0	0
Total equity	1,720,735	1,320,029
Total liabilities and equity	2,238,544	2,415,049
FelCor Lodging LP | Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	0	0
Investment in hotel properties, net	725,334	856,541
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash reserves	0	0
Related party rent receivable	18,559	32,200
Intangible assets, net	47,553	48,846
Prepaid expense and other assets	692	3,292
Assets of hotel properties held for sale, net	0
Total assets	792,138	940,879
Debt, net	0	0
Accounts payable and other liabilities	16,122	13,605
Related party lease termination fee payable	1,536	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Distributions payable	0	0
Total liabilities	17,658	13,605
Partnership interests	774,480	927,274
Total partners' capital, excluding noncontrolling interest	774,480	927,274
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	0	0
Preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture	0	0
Total equity	774,480	927,274
Total liabilities and equity	792,138	940,879
FelCor Lodging LP | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity investment in consolidated entities	0	0
Investment in hotel properties, net	1,548,664	1,641,339
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	1,544	5,526
Restricted cash reserves	4,521	2,867
Related party rent receivable	32,749	47,890
Intangible assets, net	68,755	69,324
Prepaid expense and other assets	3,620	4,994
Assets of hotel properties held for sale, net	88,168
Total assets	1,748,021	1,771,940
Debt, net	267,118	269,098
Accounts payable and other liabilities	20,662	20,568
Related party lease termination fee payable	7,707	7,707
Accrued interest	0	0
Distributions payable	122	126
Total liabilities	295,609	297,499
Partnership interests	1,402,116	1,424,111
Total partners' capital, excluding noncontrolling interest	1,402,116	1,424,111
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	5,866	5,900
Preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture	44,430	44,430
Total equity	1,452,412	1,474,441
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,748,021	$ 1,771,940