- Schedule of Hotel Departmental Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property-Related Costs [Abstract]
Room	$ 188,465us-gaap_OccupancyCosts	$ 184,840us-gaap_OccupancyCosts	$ 179,602us-gaap_OccupancyCosts
Food and beverage	121,201us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales	120,287us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales	114,815us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales
Other operating departments	22,210us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels	21,954us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels	21,682us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels
Total hotel departmental expenses	$ 331,876fch_HotelDepartmentalExpenses	$ 327,081fch_HotelDepartmentalExpenses	$ 316,099fch_HotelDepartmentalExpenses

The aggregate departmental expense incurred from managing and operating hotels (includes rooms, food and beverage and other departments).

No definition available.

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- Definition

The cost related to generating revenue from the sale of food (prepared and cooked-to-order foodstuffs, as well as snack items) and beverages (bottled or on-tap alcoholic beverages, as well as nonalcoholic beverages like carbonated drinks, juices, energy/sports drinks, water, coffee, and tea).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(d))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Costs incurred and are directly related to generating occupancy revenues.

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- Definition

Other costs incurred and are directly related to hotel operations.

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