FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - FelCor Lodging LP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	$ 54,438	$ 76,726
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	145,389	116,550
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(31,976)	(33,793)
Additions to property and equipment	(102)	(4)
Cash Paid to Equity Method Investment, Contribution	603	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	112,708	82,753
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	96,000	0
Repayments of Secured Debt	(1,292)	(540,304)
Contributions from members	115,123	641,783
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,281
Distributions to partners	(338,149)	(262,128)
Payment of deferred financing fees	(980)	(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(312)	(739)
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock	(45,583)	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(172,912)	(161,398)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	(5,766)	(1,919)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	18,796	16,112	$ 24,562	$ 18,031
Eliminations
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	0	0
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	0	0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0	0
Additions to property and equipment	0	0
Cash Paid to Equity Method Investment, Contribution	0
Intercompany financing	(230,069)	(201,745)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	(230,069)	(201,745)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0
Repayments of Secured Debt	0	0
Contributions from members	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to partners	0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	0	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock	0
Intercompany financing	230,069	201,745
Net cash flow used in financing activities	230,069	201,745
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0	0	0	0
Parent Company
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(15,587)	(42,177)
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	0	0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	0	0
Additions to property and equipment	(102)	(4)
Cash Paid to Equity Method Investment, Contribution	(603)
Intercompany financing	230,069	201,745
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	229,364	201,741
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0
Repayments of Secured Debt	0	(538,809)
Contributions from members	115,123	641,783
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to partners	(338,149)	(262,128)
Payment of deferred financing fees	0	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(223,026)	(159,154)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	(9,249)	410
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	1,970	10,047	11,219	9,637
Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	28,065	46,769
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	82,372	116,458
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(14,727)	(10,945)
Additions to property and equipment	0	0
Cash Paid to Equity Method Investment, Contribution	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	67,645	105,513
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	25,000
Repayments of Secured Debt	0	0
Contributions from members	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to partners	0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	(337)	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock	0
Intercompany financing	(120,373)	(152,282)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(95,710)	(152,282)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0	0	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	41,960	72,134
Investing activities:
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets	63,017	92
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(17,249)	(22,848)
Additions to property and equipment	0	0
Cash Paid to Equity Method Investment, Contribution	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	45,768	(22,756)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	71,000
Repayments of Secured Debt	(1,292)	(1,495)
Contributions from members	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,281
Distributions to partners	0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	(643)	(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(312)	(739)
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock	(45,583)
Intercompany financing	(109,696)	(49,463)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(84,245)	(51,707)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	3,483	(2,329)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	16,826	$ 6,065	$ 13,343	$ 8,394
Consolidated Joint Venture [Member]
Investing activities:
Cash Paid to Equity Method Investment, Contribution	$ (603)