Income (loss) Per Share/Unit (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to FelCor	$ (14,818,000)	$ (26,185,000)
Discontinued operations attributable to FelCor	(134,000)	(830,000)
Loss from continuing operations attributable to FelCor	(14,952,000)	(27,015,000)
Less: Preferred dividends	(9,678,000)	(9,678,000)
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	(24,630,000)	(36,693,000)
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to FelCor common stockholders	(24,496,000)	(35,863,000)
Denominator: [Abstract]
Denominator for basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in shares)	124,146	123,814
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share data:
Loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.30)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.01
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.29)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(181,000)	0
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to FelCor	(14,939,000)	(26,365,000)
Discontinued operations attributable to FelCor	(135,000)	(834,000)
Loss from continuing operations attributable to FelCor	(15,074,000)	(27,199,000)
Less: Preferred dividends	(9,678,000)	(9,678,000)
Numerator for continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	(24,752,000)	(36,877,000)
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to FelCor common stockholders	(24,617,000)	(36,043,000)
Denominator: [Abstract]
Denominator for basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in shares)	124,764	124,435
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share data:
Loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.30)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.01
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.29)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(181,000)	0
SeriesA Preferred Shares / Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Dividends excluded from computation of earnings per share/unit	$ 6,300,000	$ 6,300,000
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares/Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Excluded from computation of earnings per share/unit	9,985	9,985
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Earnings Per Share/Unit [Line Items]
Restricted Stock Units/Treasury Stock Method	850	167
Number of Vesting Increments	3
Vesting Period	4 years
Number of Lodging REIT Peers	10