FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Financing activities:
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	$ (5,811)	$ 2,929
FelCor Lodging LP
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	51,225	133,216
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	145,159	434,361
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(42,663)	(58,213)
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	(603)	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	101,893	376,148
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	96,000	0
Repayments of Secured Debt	(1,925)	(569,033)
Contributions from members	135,941	673,853
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,281
Distributions to partners	(344,341)	(610,132)
Payment of deferred financing fees	(990)	(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(312)	(1,113)
Redemption of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture	(45,583)	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(158,929)	(506,435)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	(5,811)	2,929
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	18,751	20,960	$ 24,562	$ 18,031
FelCor Lodging LP | 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
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Intercompany financing	(216,063)	(515,209)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	(216,063)	(515,209)
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
Redemption of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture	0
Intercompany financing	216,063	515,209
Net cash flow used in financing activities	216,063	515,209
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	0	0	0	0
FelCor Lodging LP | Parent Company
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(16,141)	(38,965)
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	0	0
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(159)	(4)
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	(603)
Intercompany financing	216,063	515,209
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	215,301	515,205
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0
Repayments of Secured Debt	0	(538,813)
Contributions from members	135,941	673,853
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to partners	(344,341)	(610,132)
Payment of deferred financing fees	0	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Redemption of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(208,400)	(475,092)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	(9,240)	1,148
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	1,979	10,785	11,219	9,637
FelCor Lodging LP | Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	26,326	66,876
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	82,287	151,466
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(20,023)	(21,751)
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	62,264	129,715
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	(340)	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Redemption of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture	0
Intercompany financing	(113,250)	(196,591)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(88,590)	(196,591)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	0	0	0	0
FelCor Lodging LP | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	41,040	105,305
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	62,872	282,895
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(22,481)	(36,458)
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	40,391	246,437
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	71,000
Repayments of Secured Debt	(1,925)	(30,220)
Contributions from members	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,281
Distributions to partners	0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees	(650)	(10)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(312)	(1,113)
Redemption of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture	(45,583)
Intercompany financing	(102,813)	(318,618)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(78,002)	(349,961)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	3,429	1,781
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	$ 16,772	$ 10,175	$ 13,343	$ 8,394