FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - FelCor Lodging LP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	$ (11,162)		$ 133,216
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	0		434,361
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(55)		(58,209)
Additions to property and equipment	0		(4)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings	0		0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	(55)		376,148
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0		0
Repayments of borrowings	(471)		(569,033)
Contributions from members	35,545		673,853
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0		0
Distributions to partners	(19,123)		(610,132)
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	(51,867)		0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0		(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(126)		(1,113)
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0		0
Distributions to common unitholders	0		0
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture	0		0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(36,042)		(506,435)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(47,259)		2,929
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	17,175		20,960	$ 18,031	$ 64,434
Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		$ 99,340
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		73,416
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(63,802)
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		10,454
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		66,000
Repayments of borrowings		(121,691)
Contributions from members		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(150)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		333
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS		0
Payment of deferred financing fees		0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture		(977)
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(18,836)
Distributions to common unitholders		(30,926)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		647
Intercompany financing		0
Other		(7,545)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(112,168)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		(2,374)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		64,434				$ 66,808
Eliminations
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	0		0
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets			0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0		0
Additions to property and equipment			0
Intercompany financing	6,879		(515,209)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	6,879		(515,209)
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	0		0
Contributions from members	0		0
Distributions to partners	0		0
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	0
Payment of deferred financing fees			0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0		0
Intercompany financing	(6,879)		515,209
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(6,879)		515,209
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	0		0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0		0	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		(91,391)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		(91,391)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0
Repayments of borrowings		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		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		91,391
Other		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		91,391
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	(8,078)		(38,965)
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets			0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0		0
Additions to property and equipment			(4)
Intercompany financing	(6,879)		515,209
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,879)		515,205
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	0		(538,813)
Contributions from members	35,545		673,853
Distributions to partners	(19,123)		(610,132)
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	0
Payment of deferred financing fees			0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0		0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	16,422		(475,092)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	1,465		1,148
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	9,430		10,785	9,637	7,965
Parent Company | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		(40,773)
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		(696)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		1
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		840
Intercompany financing		91,391
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		91,536
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0
Repayments of borrowings		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(18,836)
Distributions to common unitholders		(30,926)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0
Intercompany financing		0
Other		(6,568)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(56,330)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		(5,567)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		7,965				13,532
Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(1,666)		66,876
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets			151,466
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(16)		(21,751)
Additions to property and equipment			0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	(16)		129,715
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	0		0
Contributions from members	0		0
Distributions to partners	0		0
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	(51,867)
Payment of deferred financing fees			0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0		0
Intercompany financing	5,056		(196,591)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(46,811)		(196,591)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(48,493)		0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	14		0	0	48,507
Subsidiary Guarantors | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		85,899
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		74,281
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(16,727)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		0
Intercompany financing		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		57,554
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0
Repayments of borrowings		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		333
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		(140,853)
Other		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(140,520)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		2,933
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		48,507				45,574
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(1,418)		105,305
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets			282,895
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(39)		(36,458)
Additions to property and equipment			0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities	(39)		246,437
Financing activities:
Repayments of borrowings	(471)		(30,220)
Contributions from members	0		0
Distributions to partners	0		0
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	0
Payment of deferred financing fees			(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(126)		(1,113)
Intercompany financing	1,823		(318,618)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	1,226		(349,961)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(231)		1,781
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 7,731		$ 10,175	$ 8,394	$ 7,962
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		54,214
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets		(169)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(47,076)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings		0
Intercompany financing		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities		(47,245)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		66,000
Repayments of borrowings		(121,691)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(150)
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		647
Intercompany financing		49,462
Other		(977)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(6,709)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		260
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		$ 7,962				$ 7,702