Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($)	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 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, 2015		12,879,475	141,807,821
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | Predecessor	$ 4,193,000								$ 4,193,000		$ 3,405,000			$ (673,000)	$ 1,461,000
Contributions | Predecessor	636,000						$ 636,000	$ 0	636,000					636,000
Distributions | Predecessor	(266,000)						(266,000)	0	(266,000)					(266,000)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture | Predecessor	(1,461,000)							(1,461,000)	(1,461,000)						(1,461,000)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | Predecessor	4,286,000				$ 3,498,000		(673,000)	1,461,000
Repurchase of common shares (in shares) | Predecessor			(4,609,855)								(4,600,000.0)
Repurchase of common shares | Predecessor	(30,462,000)		$ (45,000)	$ 0	(30,417,000)				(30,462,000)		$ (30,462,000)
Issuance of stock awards, Shares | Predecessor			1,157,212
Issuance of stock awards | Predecessor	922,000		$ 11,000	911,000					922,000		922,000
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for share-based compensation forfeitures | Predecessor	0			185,000	(185,000)
Amortization of share-based compensation | Predecessor	9,041,000			9,041,000			0		9,041,000		9,041,000
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (in shares) | Predecessor			(366,360)
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock | Predecessor	(2,750,000)		$ (4,000)	0	(2,746,000)		0		(2,750,000)		(2,750,000)
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares (in shares) | Predecessor			1,279
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Units | Predecessor	9,000		$ 0	9,000	0		0
Allocation to the redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP | Predecessor	(673,000)			(673,000)					(424,000)		(424,000)
Distributions on Series A preferred shares | Predecessor	(25,115,000)				(25,115,000)				(25,115,000)		(25,115,000)
Distributions on common shares and units | Predecessor	(33,326,000)				(33,326,000)				(33,473,000)		(33,473,000)
Issuance of preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture | Predecessor	597,000							597,000	597,000						597,000
Ending 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	(96,906,000)								(96,906,000)		(97,340,000)			(545,000)	979,000
Contributions | Predecessor	333,000						333,000		333,000					333,000
Distributions | Predecessor	(150,000)						(150,000)	0	(150,000)					(150,000)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture | Predecessor	(979,000)							(979,000)	(979,000)						(979,000)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | Predecessor	(96,411,000)				(96,845,000)		(545,000)	979,000
Issuance of stock awards, Shares | Predecessor			1,998,497
Issuance of stock awards | Predecessor	859,000		$ 20,000	839,000					859,000		859,000
Amortization of share-based compensation | Predecessor	11,946,000			11,946,000					11,946,000		11,946,000
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (in shares) | Predecessor			(893,309)
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock | Predecessor	(6,434,000)		$ (9,000)	0	(6,425,000)				(6,434,000)		(6,434,000)
Allocation to the redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP | Predecessor	(196,000)			(196,000)					433,000		433,000
Distributions on Series A preferred shares | Predecessor	(16,744,000)				(16,744,000)				(16,744,000)		(16,744,000)
Distributions on common shares and units | Predecessor	(22,468,000)				(22,468,000)				(22,602,000)		(22,602,000)
Issuance of preferred equity in a consolidated joint venture | Predecessor	647,000							647,000	647,000						647,000
Ending Balance (in shares) (Predecessor) at Aug. 31, 2017		12,879,475	139,095,285
Balance (Predecessor) at Aug. 31, 2017	102,986,000	$ 309,337,000	$ 1,391,000	2,589,577,000	(2,848,890,000)		7,141,000	44,430,000	102,986,000	$ 309,337,000	$ (257,922,000)			7,141,000	44,430,000
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Distribution of FelCor TRS	(103,134,000)			(102,350,000)		$ (1,034,000)	250,000		(103,134,000)			$ (103,384,000)		250,000
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)	4,784,000				4,090,000	41,000	157,000	496,000	4,784,000				$ 4,131,000	157,000	496,000
Contributions	130,076,000			128,775,000		1,301,000			130,076,000			130,076,000
Distributions	(187,616,000)			(185,740,000)		(1,876,000)	0		(187,616,000)			(187,616,000)		0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(496,000)							(496,000)	(496,000)						(496,000)
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)	74,980,000				72,605,000	733,000	159,000	1,483,000	74,980,000				73,338,000	159,000	1,483,000
Contributions	732,319,000			724,997,000		7,322,000			732,319,000			732,319,000
Distributions	(700,587,000)			(693,582,000)		(7,005,000)	0		(700,587,000)			(700,587,000)		0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(1,483,000)							(1,483,000)	(1,483,000)						(1,483,000)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 1,475,588,000			$ 1,334,154,000	$ 76,695,000	$ 14,250,000	$ 6,059,000	$ 44,430,000	$ 1,475,588,000			$ 1,347,630,000	$ 77,469,000	$ 6,059,000	$ 44,430,000