Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $)	Total USD ($)	$0.02 per common share	$1.95 per Series A preferred share USD ($)	$2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share USD ($)	Preferred Stock USD ($)	Common Stock USD ($)	Additional Paid-in Capital USD ($)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) USD ($)	Accumulated Deficit USD ($)	Accumulated Deficit $0.02 per common share	Accumulated Deficit $1.95 per Series A preferred share USD ($)	Accumulated Deficit $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share USD ($)	Noncontrolling Interests in Other Partnerships USD ($)	Comprehensive Income (Loss) USD ($)	Treasury Stock [Member] USD ($)
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 588,378,000				$ 478,774,000	$ 1,010,000	$ 2,190,308,000	$ 26,457,000	$ (2,054,625,000)				$ 19,795,000		$ 0
Shares, Issued - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2010					12,948,000	101,038,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of common stock - shares						27,600,000
Issuance of common stock - value	158,476,000					276,000	158,200,000
Retirement of treasury stock - shares						(4,156,000)
Retirement of treasury shares - value	0					(41,000)			(73,300,000)						(73,341,000)
Issuance of stock awards - shares						95,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	555,000					1,000	554,000								0
Stock awards - amortization	3,475,000						3,475,000
Forfeiture of stock awards - shares						(312,000)
Forfeiture of stock awards - value	(961,000)					(3,000)	0		(958,000)						0
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - shares	15,947					16,000
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - value	97,000						97,000								0
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	685,000						685,000
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	6,967,000												6,967,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(1,053,000)												(1,053,000)
Other	(86,000)						(68,000)		(18,000)				0
Dividends declared:
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.00
Dividends, Preferred Stock			(25,117,000)	(13,596,000)							(25,117,000)	(13,596,000)
Comprehensive loss (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Foreign exchange translation								(719,000)						(719,000)
Net loss									(129,854,000)				(352,000)	(130,206,000)
Comprehensive loss	(130,925,000)													(130,925,000)
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2011	586,895,000				478,774,000	1,243,000	2,353,251,000	25,738,000	(2,297,468,000)				25,357,000
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2011					12,948,000	124,281,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of stock awards - shares						10,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	0					0	0
Stock awards - amortization	827,000						827,000
Forfeiture of stock awards - shares						(185,000)
Forfeiture of stock awards - value	(544,000)					(2,000)	234,000		(776,000)
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - shares	11,473					11,000
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - value	45,000						45,000
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(776,000)						(776,000)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	3,616,000												3,616,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(1,056,000)												(1,056,000)
Other	(4,000)						0		(4,000)
Dividends declared:
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.00
Dividends, Preferred Stock			(25,117,000)	(13,596,000)							(25,117,000)	(13,596,000)
Comprehensive loss (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Foreign exchange translation								301,000						301,000
Net loss									(128,007,000)				(565,000)	(128,572,000)
Comprehensive loss	(128,271,000)													(128,271,000)
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2012	422,019,000				478,774,000	1,241,000	2,353,581,000	26,039,000	(2,464,968,000)				27,352,000
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2012					12,948,000	124,117,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of stock awards - shares						15,000
Stock awards - amortization and severance							3,387,000
Stock awards - amortization	3,387,000
Forfeiture of stock awards - shares						(85,000)
Forfeiture of stock awards - value	(664,000)					(1,000)	0		(663,000)
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - shares	3,839					4,000
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - value	23,000						23,000
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(2,663,000)						(2,663,000)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	3,990,000												3,990,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(4,259,000)												(4,259,000)
Dividends declared:
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ (0.02)	(2,502,000)								(2,502,000)
Dividends, Preferred Stock			(25,117,000)	(13,596,000)							(25,117,000)	(13,596,000)
Comprehensive loss (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Foreign exchange translation								(1,102,000)						(1,102,000)
Net loss									(61,504,000)				(3,782,000)	(65,286,000)
Comprehensive loss	(66,388,000)													(66,388,000)
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 314,230,000				$ 478,774,000	$ 1,240,000	$ 2,354,328,000	$ 24,937,000	$ (2,568,350,000)				$ 23,301,000
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013					12,948,000	124,051,000