Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Investment in hotels, net of accumulated depreciation of $880,002 and $850,687 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	$ 1,694,066	$ 1,599,791
Hotel development	48,655	297,466
Investment in unconsolidated entities	10,938	15,095
Hotels held for sale	0	47,145
Cash and cash equivalents	56,911	47,147
Restricted cash	24,701	20,496
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $230 and $241 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	37,085	27,805
Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization of $6,864 and $17,111 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	25,240	25,827
Other assets	16,574	23,886
Total assets	1,914,170	2,104,658
Liabilities and Equity
Debt	1,418,632	1,585,867
Distributions payable	12,450	13,827
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	132,321	135,481
Total liabilities	$ 1,563,403	$ 1,735,175
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP, 611 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	$ 4,323	$ 6,616
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 143,382 and 124,605 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	1,434	1,246
Additional paid-in capital	2,566,123	2,353,666
Accumulated deficit	(2,582,726)	(2,530,671)
Total FelCor stockholders’ equity	294,168	302,990
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	9,090	18,435
Preferred equity in consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $43,926 and $42,094 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	43,186	41,442
Total equity	346,444	362,867
Total liabilities and equity	1,914,170	2,104,658
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Assets
Investment in hotels, net of accumulated depreciation of $880,002 and $850,687 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	1,694,066	1,599,791
Hotel development	48,655	297,466
Investment in unconsolidated entities	10,938	15,095
Hotels held for sale	0	47,145
Cash and cash equivalents	56,911	47,147
Restricted cash	24,701	20,496
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $230 and $241 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	37,085	27,805
Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization of $6,864 and $17,111 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	25,240	25,827
Other assets	16,574	23,886
Total assets	1,914,170	2,104,658
Liabilities and Equity
Debt	1,418,632	1,585,867
Distributions payable	12,450	13,827
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	132,321	135,481
Total liabilities	$ 1,563,403	$ 1,735,175
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP, 611 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	$ 4,323	$ 6,616
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized:
Preferred equity in consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $43,926 and $42,094 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	43,186	41,442
Total liabilities and equity	1,914,170	2,104,658
Preferred Units, Preferred Partners' Capital Account [Abstract]
Preferred Units, Contributed Capital	309,337	478,749
Common units, 143,382 and 124,605 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(15,169)	(175,759)
Total FelCor LP partners’ capital	294,168	302,990
Noncontrolling interests	9,090	18,435
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture	43,186	41,442
Total partners’ capital	346,444	362,867
FelCor Lodging LP [Member] | Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units, 12,879 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
Preferred Units, Preferred Partners' Capital Account [Abstract]
Preferred Units, Contributed Capital	309,337	309,337
FelCor Lodging LP [Member] | Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units, 68 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014
Preferred Units, Preferred Partners' Capital Account [Abstract]
Preferred Units, Contributed Capital	0	169,412
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 12,879 shares, liquidation value of $321,987, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized:
Cumulative Preferred Stock	309,337	309,337
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 68 shares, liquidation value of $169,950, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized:
Cumulative Preferred Stock	$ 0	$ 169,412