FelCor Capital Stock/FelCor LP Partners' Capital - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2011 Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 30, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Secured Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 FelCor Lodging LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 FelCor Lodging LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 FelCor Lodging LP [Member] Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 FelCor Lodging LP [Member] Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Ten Point Zero Zero Percent Due October 2014 [Member] Senior Notes [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 Ten Point Zero Zero Percent Due October 2014 [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 30, 2011 Ten Point Zero Zero Percent Due October 2014 [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Ten Point Zero Zero Percent Due October 2014 [Member] Senior Notes [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares/units)	20,000,000	20,000,000																		20,000,000	20,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate, (in dollars per share/unit)						$ 1.95	$ 1.95	$ 1.95	$ 2	$ 2	$ 2											$ 1.95	$ 2
Preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion (in shares/units)						0.7752																0.7752
Preferred stock, dividend rate									8.00%														8.00%
Preferred stock, redemption price (in dollars per share/unit)									$ 25														$ 25
Preferred stock, dividends in arrears, amount paid				$ 37,700,000	$ 30,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share/unit)									$ 2,500														$ 2,500
Distributions payable	8,545,000	76,293,000																		8,545,000	76,293,000
Dividends in arrears outstanding		67,700,000
Issuance of common stock - shares														27,600,000	31,625,000
Sale of stock (in dollars per share)												$ 6	$ 5.50
Net proceeds from common stock issuance	0	158,476,000	166,327,000									158,000,000	166,300,000
Debt repaid	0	533,284,000														46,400,000		35,200,000	130,000,000					258,000,000		144,000,000	144,000,000
Face amount of debt																			$ 177,000,000					$ 234,000,000				$ 636,000,000
Interest rate																	10.00%							10.00%	[1]
Debt discount																			27.00%

[1] We originally issued $636 million (face amount) of these notes. After redemptions in 2011 and 2012, $234 million (face amount) of these notes were outstanding at December 31, 2012. These notes were initially sold at a discount that provided an effective yield of 12.875% before transaction costs.