Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($)	Total	Dividend per common share	$1.95 per Series A preferred share	$2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Deficit Dividend per common share	Accumulated Deficit $1.95 per Series A preferred share	Accumulated Deficit $2.00 per Series C depositary preferred share	Noncontrolling Interests in Other Partnerships	Preferred Equity in Consolidated Joint Venture	Comprehensive Loss
Shares, Issued - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012					12,948,000		124,117,000
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 422,019,000				$ 478,774,000		$ 1,241,000	$ 2,353,581,000		$ 26,039,000	$ (2,464,968,000)				$ 27,352,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of stock awards - shares							15,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	0						$ 0	0
Stock awards - amortization	3,387,000							3,387,000
Forfeiture of stock awards - shares							(85,000)
Forfeiture of stock awards - value	(664,000)						$ (1,000)	0			(663,000)
Redemption of preferred stock	$ 0
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - shares	3,839						4,000
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - value	$ 23,000							23,000
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(2,663,000)							(2,663,000)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	3,990,000														3,990,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(4,259,000)														(4,259,000)
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013					12,948,000		124,051,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013	314,230,000				$ 478,774,000		$ 1,240,000	2,354,328,000		24,937,000	(2,568,350,000)				23,301,000
Dividends declared:
Dividends, Common Stock		$ (2,502,000)										$ (2,502,000)
Dividends, Preferred Stock			$ (25,117,000)	$ (13,596,000)									$ (25,117,000)	$ (13,596,000)
Comprehensive income (loss) (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Foreign exchange translation										(1,102,000)							$ (1,102,000)
Net income (loss)											(61,504,000)				(3,782,000)		(65,286,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(66,388,000)																(66,388,000)
Conversion of Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion					(1,000)
Conversion of Preferred Stock, Amount Converted	0				$ (25,000)			25,000
Issuance of stock awards - shares							864,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	0						$ 9,000	(9,000)
Stock awards - amortization and severance	4,319,000							4,319,000
Forfeiture of stock awards - shares							(316,000)
Forfeiture of stock awards - value	(3,117,000)						$ (3,000)	0			(3,114,000)
Redemption of preferred stock	$ 0
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - shares	6,080						6,000
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - value	$ 55,700							56,000
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(1,545,000)							(1,545,000)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	6,375,000														6,375,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(9,596,000)														(9,596,000)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	(5,850,000)							(3,508,000)							(2,342,000)
Issuance of Preferred Equity in Consolidated Joint Venture	41,442,000															$ 41,442,000
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014					12,947,000		124,605,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	362,867,000				$ 478,749,000		$ 1,246,000	2,353,666,000		0	(2,530,671,000)				18,435,000	41,442,000
Dividends declared:
Dividends, Common Stock		(12,594,000)										(12,594,000)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(1,219,000)		(25,116,000)	(13,596,000)									(25,116,000)	(13,596,000)		(1,219,000)
Comprehensive income (loss) (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Foreign exchange translation										(489,000)							(489,000)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation to gain										(24,448,000)							(24,448,000)
Net income (loss)											92,099,000				697,000	1,219,000	94,015,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	69,078,000																69,078,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues							18,400,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	198,648,000						$ 184,000	198,464,000
Issuance of stock awards - shares							1,050,000
Issuance of stock awards - value	738,000						$ 11,000	727,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares							(1,971,000)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	(14,362,000)						$ (20,000)				(14,342,000)
Stock awards - amortization and severance	7,271,000							7,271,000
Forfeiture of stock awards - shares							(276,000)
Forfeiture of stock awards - value	(2,054,000)						$ (3,000)	0			(2,051,000)
Redemption of Preferred Stock, Shares						68,000
Redemption of preferred stock	(6,096,000)			(169,986,000)		$ (169,412,000)			$ 5,522,000					(6,096,000)
Conversion of operating partnership units into common shares - value	0
Allocation to redeemable noncontrolling interests	1,865,000							1,865,000
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,809,000														2,809,000
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(17,595,000)														(17,595,000)
Issuance of Preferred Equity in Consolidated Joint Venture	1,744,000															1,744,000
Shares, Issued - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015					12,879,000		141,808,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	311,145,000				$ 309,337,000		$ 1,418,000	$ 2,567,515,000		$ 0	(2,618,117,000)				7,806,000	43,186,000
Dividends declared:
Dividends, Common Stock		$ (25,954,000)										$ (25,954,000)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(1,437,000)		$ (25,115,000)	$ (5,023,000)									$ (25,115,000)	$ (5,023,000)		(1,437,000)
Comprehensive income (loss) (attributable to FelCor and noncontrolling interests in other partnerships):
Net income (loss)											$ (8,865,000)				$ 4,157,000	$ 1,437,000	(3,271,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (3,271,000)																$ (3,271,000)