FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - FelCor Lodging LP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	$ 76,726
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	(116,550)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(33,793)
Additions to property and equipment	(4)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings	0
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	82,753
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0
Repayments of borrowings	(540,304)
Contributions from members	641,783
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to partners	(262,128)
Payment of deferred financing fees	(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(739)
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0
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	(161,398)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(1,919)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	16,112		$ 18,031
Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		$ 67,249
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		1,296
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(41,921)
Additions to property and equipment		0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		840
Intercompany financing		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		(42,377)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		51,000
Repayments of borrowings		(30,419)
Contributions from members		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		299
Payment of deferred financing fees		0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture		(729)
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(12,558)
Distributions to common unitholders		(16,631)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		648
Intercompany financing		0
Other		(1,684)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(9,345)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		15,527
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		82,335		$ 66,808
Eliminations
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	0
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0
Additions to property and equipment	0
Intercompany financing	(201,745)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	(201,745)
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	0
Contributions from members	0
Distributions to partners	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0
Intercompany financing	201,745
Net cash flow used in financing activities	201,745
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0		0
Eliminations | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		0
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		0
Intercompany financing		(64,241)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		(64,241)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0
Repayments of borrowings		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0
Distributions to preferred unitholders		0
Distributions to common unitholders		0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0
Intercompany financing		64,241
Other		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		64,241
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		0		0
Parent Company
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(42,177)
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0
Additions to property and equipment	(4)
Intercompany financing	201,745
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	201,741
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	(538,809)
Contributions from members	641,783
Distributions to partners	(262,128)
Payment of deferred financing fees	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(159,154)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	410
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	10,047		9,637
Parent Company | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		(33,170)
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		(623)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		5
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		840
Intercompany financing		64,241
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		64,463
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0
Repayments of borrowings		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(12,558)
Distributions to common unitholders		(16,631)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0
Intercompany financing		0
Other		(955)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(30,144)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		1,149
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		14,681		13,532
Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	46,769
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	116,458
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(10,945)
Additions to property and equipment	0
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	105,513
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	0
Contributions from members	0
Distributions to partners	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0
Intercompany financing	(152,282)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(152,282)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0		0
Subsidiary Guarantors | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		41,039
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		(524)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(12,604)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		0
Intercompany financing		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		(13,128)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0
Repayments of borrowings		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		299
Distributions to preferred unitholders		0
Distributions to common unitholders		0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0
Intercompany financing		(13,940)
Other		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(13,641)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		14,270
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		59,844		45,574
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	72,134
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	92
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(22,848)
Additions to property and equipment	0
Intercompany financing	0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	(22,756)
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	(1,495)
Contributions from members	0
Distributions to partners	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(739)
Intercompany financing	(49,463)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(51,707)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(2,329)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 6,065		$ 8,394
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		59,380
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		(149)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(29,322)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		0
Intercompany financing		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		(29,471)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		51,000
Repayments of borrowings		(30,419)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0
Distributions to preferred unitholders		0
Distributions to common unitholders		0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		648
Intercompany financing		(50,301)
Other		(729)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(29,801)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		108
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		$ 7,810		$ 7,702