FelCor Capital Stock/FelCor LP Partners' Capital (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from common stock issuance, net					$ 198,651,000	$ 0
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock					169,986,000	0
Redemption of preferred stock			$ 0	$ 0	6,096,000	$ 0
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Redeemable preferred stock dividends	$ 491,000
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock	$ 170,400,000
Redemption of preferred stock					169,986,000
Stock issuance costs					5,500,000
Preferred stock, discount on shares			$ 538,000		$ 538,000
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued		18,400	143,382	124,289	143,382	124,289	124,605	124,051
Shares issued, price per share (usd per share)		$ 11.25
Proceeds from common stock issuance, net		$ 199,000,000
Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued			12,879	12,948	12,879	12,948	12,947	12,948
Preferred Stock | Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividend rate		8.00%
Redemption of preferred stock					$ 169,412,000
Retained Earnings [Member] | Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Redemption of preferred stock			$ 6,100,000		$ 6,096,000
FelCor LP [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Payments to acquire limited partnership units		$ 199,000,000
Limited partners' capital account, units acquired (shares)		18,400