Organization (Narrative) (Details)										9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended																				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Rooms	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Hotels Designated as Held for Sale [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels Rooms States	Sep. 30, 2012 UNITED STATES Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 CANADA Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 CALIFORNIA Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 FLORIDA Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 TEXAS Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 California, Florida, Texas [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] States	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Fifty-Four Hotels [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Forty-Nine Hotels [Member] [Member] Wholly Owned Properties [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 One Hundred Percent Owned [Member] Forty-Nine Hotels [Member] [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Ninety Percent Owned [Member] Three Hotels [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Eighty-Two Percent Owned [Member] One Hotel [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Sixty Percent Owned [Member] One Hotel [Member] Consolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Thirteen Hotels [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2011 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Thirteen Hotels [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Twelve Hotels [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Operated With A Lease [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Operated Without A Lease [Member] One Hotel [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Operated Without A Lease [Member] Fifty Percent Owned [Member] Unconsolidated Properties [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Hilton Hotels Corporation [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 InterContinental Hotels Group [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Marriott International Inc. [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Morgans Hotel Group Corp. [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Independent Management Company [Member] Consolidated Hotels [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 FelCor Lodging LP [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Knickerbocker [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Segment, Continuing Operations [Member] Hotels	Jun. 30, 2011 Segment, Continuing Operations [Member] Hotels	Sep. 30, 2012 Segment, Continuing Operations [Member] Sixty-Seven Hotels [Member] Hotels
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent											99.00%				100.00%																				95.00%
Number of hotels (in hotels)			2	66	65	1	14	8	7					54		49	3	1	1		13	13	12	66	1		40	13	6	3	1	2	1			1	2	67
Ownership percentage by parent																	90.00%	82.00%	60.00%
Number of rooms (in rooms)	19,335			19,164
Aggregate shares and units outstanding (in shares)	124,853,983
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	124,229,031
Units of noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP outstanding (in shares)	625,000	636,000																																624,952
Equity method investment, ownership percentage																				50.00%		50.00%				50.00%
Number of states (in states)				22						3
Percent of hotel room revenues generated from three states										49.00%
Number of weeks in fiscal year (in years and days)												1 year	1 year 7 days