Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended							4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Impact of REIT election, Percent										(11.70%)		(19.70%)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other			$ (2,210)				$ (1,209)			$ (1,209)		$ (2,210)	$ (1,209)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Prepaid Expenses			(28)				0			0		(28)	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross			$ (2,238)				(1,209)			(1,209)		$ (2,238)	(1,209)
REIT Dividends Qualified Business Income Deduction			20.00%									20.00%
Tax Reform Act, New Corporate Income Tax Rate			35.00%									35.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount										1,627		$ 15,746
GAAP Net Income (loss) from REIT Operations											$ (105,888)			$ (21,332)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)										0	500	0		900
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards			$ 7,220				5,805			5,805		7,220	5,805
Net (loss) income attributable to FelCor LP											(41,356)			(18,050)
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP											495			93
Deferred Tax Assets, Historic Tax Credits			631				631			631		631	631
Deferred Tax Assets, Other			128				0			0		128	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Property, Plant and Equipment			$ 8,963				9,841			9,841		$ 8,963	9,841
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance Percentage			100.00%									100.00%
Disqualification of REIT status												4 years
Income Tax Reconciliation, Income (Loss) of Passthrough Entities										(560)		$ (14,805)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) at TRS										1,067		941
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount										(879)		(363)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount										(188)		0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Reconciling Items, Amount										0		85
Income Tax Reconciliation Provision to Return										$ 0		$ (663)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Percent										(18.40%)		(0.50%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Percent										(3.90%)		(0.00%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation,Other Reconciling Items, Percent										0.00%		0.10%
Income Tax Reconciliation Provision to Return, Percentage										(0.00%)		(0.90%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent										0.00%		0.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance			$ (14,704)				(15,068)			$ (15,068)		$ (14,704)	(15,068)
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance			2,238				1,209			$ 1,209		$ 2,238	$ 1,209
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent										34.00%		21.00%
FelCor Lodging LP
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)										$ 0		$ 0
Net (loss) income attributable to FelCor LP	$ 4,366		$ 11,551	$ 38,936	$ 16,700	$ 6,151	$ (235)				(97,340)			3,405
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)										4,784		74,980
FelCor Lodging LP | Predecessor
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)											(499)			(873)
Net (loss) income attributable to FelCor LP		$ (59,449)						$ (1,794)	$ (36,097)		(97,340)			3,405
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)											(96,906)			4,193
FelCor Lodging Trust
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Net (loss) income attributable to FelCor LP											(96,845)			3,498
Subsidiaries
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
GAAP Net Loss from REIT Operations											105,888			21,332
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)											9,043			24,830
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Depreciation and Amortization, Amount											1,571			(12,437)
Income Tax Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Employee Benefits											1,531			(2,965)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount											5,480			386
Income Tax Reconciliation, Tax Income (Loss) Before Utilization of Net Operating Losses											17,625			9,814
Income Tax Reconciliation, Utilization of Net Operating Loss											(17,625)			(9,814)
Net Tax Income (Loss)											0			0
Parent Company [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses, Amount											35,109			26,459
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Disposition of Asset, Amount											(46,054)			(16,572)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Depreciation and Amortization, Amount											12,908			19,582
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount											10,035			(446)
Net Tax Income (Loss)											(58,344)			30,015
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Dividends, Amount											17,794			25,650
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Noncontrolling Interest Income (Loss), Amount											(495)			(93)
Income Tax Reconciliation, Conversion Costs											(2,155)			(3,233)
Income Tax Reconciliation, Compensation											20,402			0
Parent Company [Member] | FelCor Lodging LP
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)										$ 4,131		$ 73,338
Parent Company [Member] | FelCor Lodging LP | Predecessor
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)											(35)			559
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)											$ (97,340)			$ 3,405
Series A Preferred Stock
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Capital Gains											$ 0.975			$ 0
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Capital Gains, Percent											3.25515%			0.00%
Income Taxes, Cash Liquidating Distributions											$ 0.4875			$ 0.00
Income Taxes, Cash Liquidating Distributions, Percent											1.62%			0.00%
Income Taxes, Non-cash Liquidating Distributions											$ 28.49			$ 0.00
Income Taxes, Non-cash Liquidating Distributions, Percent											95.12%			0.00%
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Dividend Income											$ 0			$ 1.03
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Dividend Income, Percent											0.00%			52.82%
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Non-Dividend Distribution											$ 0.0000			$ 0.92
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Non-Dividend Distribution, Percent											0.00%			47.18%
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Total											$ 29.9525000			$ 1.95000
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Total, Percent											100.00%			100.00%
Common Stock
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Capital Gains											$ 0.12			$ 0
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Capital Gains, Percent											1.59363%			0.00%
Income Taxes, Cash Liquidating Distributions											$ 0.10			$ 0.00
Income Taxes, Cash Liquidating Distributions, Percent											1.33%			0.00%
Income Taxes, Non-cash Liquidating Distributions											$ 7.31			$ 0.00
Income Taxes, Non-cash Liquidating Distributions, Percent											97.08%			0.00%
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Non-Dividend Distribution											$ 0.00			$ 0.24
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Attributable to Non-Dividend Distribution, Percent											0.00%			100.00%
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Total											$ 7.53000			$ 0.24000
Income Taxes, Cash Dividends Distributed Total, Percent											100.00%			100.00%
Minimum
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Distribution % of annual taxable income to stockholders												90.00%	90.00%
Maximum
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Distribution % of annual taxable income to stockholders													100.00%