Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Investment in hotels, net of accumulated depreciation of $899,575 and $850,687 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	$ 1,729,531	$ 1,599,791
Hotel development	0	297,466
Investment in unconsolidated entities	9,575	15,095
Hotels held for sale	0	47,145
Cash and cash equivalents	59,786	47,147
Restricted cash	17,702	20,496
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $204 and $241 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	28,136	27,805
Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization of $8,230 and $17,111 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	24,455	25,827
Other assets	14,792	23,886
Total assets	1,883,977	2,104,658
Liabilities and Equity
Debt	1,427,954	1,585,867
Distributions payable	15,140	13,827
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	125,274	135,481
Total liabilities	$ 1,568,368	$ 1,735,175
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP, 611 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014	$ 4,464	$ 6,616
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 141,808 and 124,605 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	1,418	1,246
Additional paid-in capital	2,567,515	2,353,666
Accumulated deficit	(2,618,117)	(2,530,671)
Total FelCor stockholders’ equity	260,153	302,990
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	7,806	18,435
Preferred equity in consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $43,954 and $42,094 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	43,186	41,442
Total equity	311,145	362,867
Total liabilities and equity	1,883,977	2,104,658
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
Assets
Investment in hotels, net of accumulated depreciation of $899,575 and $850,687 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	1,729,531	1,599,791
Hotel development	0	297,466
Investment in unconsolidated entities	9,575	15,095
Hotels held for sale	0	47,145
Cash and cash equivalents	59,786	47,147
Restricted cash	17,702	20,496
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $204 and $241 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	28,136	27,805
Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization of $8,230 and $17,111 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	24,455	25,827
Other assets	14,792	23,886
Total assets	1,883,977	2,104,658
Liabilities and Equity
Debt	1,427,954	1,585,867
Distributions payable	15,140	13,827
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	125,274	135,481
Total liabilities	$ 1,568,368	$ 1,735,175
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP, 611 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014	$ 4,464	$ 6,616
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized:
Accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Preferred equity in consolidated joint venture, liquidation value of $43,954 and $42,094 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	43,186	41,442
Total liabilities and equity	1,883,977	2,104,658
Preferred units:
Preferred units, contributed capital	309,337	478,749
Common units, 141,808 and 124,605 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	(49,184)	(175,759)
Total FelCor LP partners’ capital	260,153	302,990
Noncontrolling interests	7,806	18,435
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture	43,186	41,442
Total partners’ capital	311,145	362,867
FelCor Lodging LP [Member] | Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units, 12,879 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
Preferred units:
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 units, contributed capital	0	169,412
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 12,879 shares, liquidation value of $321,987, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 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