FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - FelCor Lodging LP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	$ (72,152)		$ 173,245
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land	0		0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	165,893		445,287
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(23,637)		(74,380)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	0		(4)
Insurance proceeds	0		0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0		0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	142,256		370,903
Financing activities:
Proceeds from Related Party Debt	0		85,000
Proceeds from borrowings	0		0
Repayments of borrowings	(2,164)		(654,656)
Contributions from members	130,076		732,319
Distributions to members	(187,616)		(698,787)
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	(51,867)		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0		0
Repurchase of common units	0		0
Distributions to partners			(698,787)
Payment of deferred financing fees	(254)		(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(496)		(1,483)
Distributions to preferred unitholders	(4,186)		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	(116,507)		(537,617)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0		0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(46,403)		6,531
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	18,031	$ 64,434	24,562
Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		99,340		$ 134,920
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land		0		(8,226)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		73,416		100,970
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(63,802)		(74,264)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment		0		0
Insurance proceeds		0		341
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		840		1,586
Intercompany financing		0		0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		10,454		20,407
Financing activities:
Proceeds from Related Party Debt		0		0
Proceeds from borrowings		66,000		85,000
Repayments of borrowings		(121,691)		(158,662)
Contributions from members		0		0
Distributions to members		0		0
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(150)		(16)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		333		636
Repurchase of common units		0		(30,462)
Payment of deferred financing fees		0		(12)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture		(977)		(1,461)
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(18,836)		(25,115)
Distributions to common unitholders		(30,926)		(33,606)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		647		597
Intercompany financing		0		0
Other		(7,545)		(4,358)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(112,168)		(165,998)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0		(9)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		(2,374)		(10,680)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		64,434		66,808	$ 77,488
Eliminations
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	0		0
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	0		0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0		0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			0
Intercompany financing	(108,590)		(560,256)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	(108,590)		(560,256)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from Related Party Debt			0
Repayments of borrowings	0		0
Contributions from members	0		0
Distributions to members	0
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	0
Distributions to partners			0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0		0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0		0
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0
Intercompany financing	108,590		560,256
Net cash flow used in financing activities	108,590		560,256
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	0		0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	0	0	0
Eliminations | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		0		0
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land				0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		0		0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		0		0
Insurance proceeds				0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0		0
Intercompany financing		(91,391)		(149,667)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		(91,391)		(149,667)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0		0
Repayments of borrowings		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0		0
Repurchase of common units				0
Payment of deferred financing fees				0
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		91,391		149,667
Other		0		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		91,391		149,667
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash				0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		0		0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		0		0	0
Parent Company
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(44,202)		(53,388)
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	0		0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0		0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			(4)
Intercompany financing	108,590		560,256
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	108,590		560,252
Financing activities:
Proceeds from Related Party Debt			0
Repayments of borrowings	(990)		(538,814)
Contributions from members	130,076		732,319
Distributions to members	(187,616)
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	0
Distributions to partners			(698,787)
Payment of deferred financing fees	0		0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0		0
Distributions to preferred unitholders	(4,186)
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(62,716)		(505,282)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	1,672		1,582
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	9,637	7,965	11,219
Parent Company | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		(40,773)		(65,416)
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land				0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		(696)		(1,433)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		1		(11)
Insurance proceeds				0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		840		1,586
Intercompany financing		91,391		149,667
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		91,536		149,809
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0		0
Repayments of borrowings		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0		0
Repurchase of common units				(30,462)
Payment of deferred financing fees				0
Distributions to preferred unitholders		(18,836)		(25,115)
Distributions to common unitholders		(30,926)		(33,606)
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred capital in a consolidated joint venture		0		0
Intercompany financing		0		0
Other		(6,568)		(2,897)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(56,330)		(92,080)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash				0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		(5,567)		(7,687)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		7,965		13,532	21,219
Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(11,078)		93,671
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	0		178,170
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(5,704)		(27,530)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	(5,704)		150,640
Financing activities:
Proceeds from Related Party Debt			0
Repayments of borrowings	0		0
Contributions from members	0		0
Distributions to members	0
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	(51,867)
Distributions to partners			0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0		0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0		0
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0
Intercompany financing	20,142		(244,311)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(31,725)		(244,311)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	(48,507)		0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	0	48,507	0
Subsidiary Guarantors | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		85,899		115,577
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land				0
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		74,281		102,726
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(16,727)		(31,309)
Insurance proceeds				0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0		0
Intercompany financing		0		0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		57,554		71,417
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		0		0
Repayments of borrowings		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		0		(14)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		333		397
Repurchase of common units				0
Payment of deferred financing fees				0
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		(140,853)		(191,117)
Other		0		0
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(140,520)		(190,734)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash				0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		2,933		(3,740)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		48,507		45,574	49,314
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(16,872)		132,962
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	165,893		267,117
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(17,933)		(46,850)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			0
Intercompany financing	0		0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	147,960		220,267
Financing activities:
Proceeds from Related Party Debt			85,000
Repayments of borrowings	(1,174)		(115,842)
Contributions from members	0		0
Distributions to members	0
Distribution of cash in FelCor TRS	0
Distributions to partners			0
Payment of deferred financing fees	(254)		(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(496)		(1,483)
Distributions to preferred unitholders	0
Intercompany financing	(128,732)		(315,945)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(130,656)		(348,280)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	432		4,949
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves	$ 8,394	7,962	$ 13,343
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Predecessor
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities		54,214		84,759
Investing activities:
Acquisition of land				(8,226)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net		(169)		(323)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties		(47,076)		(42,944)
Insurance proceeds				341
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0		0
Intercompany financing		0		0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		(47,245)		(51,152)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		66,000		85,000
Repayments of borrowings		(121,691)		(158,662)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(150)		(2)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		0		239
Repurchase of common units				0
Payment of deferred financing fees				(12)
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		647		597
Intercompany financing		49,462		41,450
Other		(977)		(1,461)
Net cash flow used in financing activities		(6,709)		(32,851)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash				(9)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves		260		747
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reserves		$ 7,962		$ 7,702	$ 6,955