Hotel Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Hotels	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Hotels	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue									$ 878,371	$ 917,981	$ 890,006
Operating expenses									(806,541)	(853,735)	(877,417)
Operating income (loss)									79,713	67,852	16,019
Interest expense, net									(79,118)	(90,695)	(103,787)
Debt extinguishment									30,909	4,770	0
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated entities, net									0	30,176	0
Other gains, net									166	100	41
Equity in income from unconsolidated entities									7,833	5,010	4,586
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (4,266)	$ (11,785)	$ (2,614)	$ (4,895)	$ (5,168)	$ 44,022	$ 9,324	$ (20,428)	(23,560)	27,750	(83,793)
Gain on sale of hotels, net									19,426	66,762	0
Net income (loss)									(3,465)	94,152	(65,783)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships									(4,157)	(697)	3,782
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP									194	(137)	497
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	(4,156)	(8,208)	(3,284)	6,783	10,245	72,391	24,281	(14,818)	(8,865)	92,099	(61,504)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 250	$ 498	$ (83)	$ 4	$ (492)	$ (8)	$ 5	$ 135	669	(360)	18,010
Impairment loss									20,861	$ 0	24,441
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels					13					13
Reclassification of foreign currency translation to gain									$ 0	$ 24,448	$ 0
Hotel Sold, Held-for-sale, or otherwise disposed of [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels											1
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels					2					2
Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels	8				8				8	8
Hotels Sold or Otherwise Disposed of [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue									$ 32,150	$ 157,109	$ 201,533
Operating expenses									(25,971)	(148,915)	(224,744)
Operating income (loss)									6,179	8,194	(23,211)
Interest expense, net									(1,031)	(2,475)	(3,390)
Debt extinguishment									(309)	(932)	0
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated entities, net									0	30,176	0
Other gains, net									0	0	42
Equity in income from unconsolidated entities									7,111	3,294	3,037
Income (loss) from continuing operations									11,950	38,257	(23,522)
Gain on sale of hotels, net									19,426	66,762	0
Net income (loss)									31,376	105,019	(23,522)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships									(5,166)	(977)	4,555
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP									(110)	(382)	93
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity									26,100	$ 103,660	(18,874)
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels					12					12
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels					1					1
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue									0	$ 730	33,849
Operating expenses									11	(677)	(34,553)
Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations									11	53	(704)
Interest expense, net									0	(66)	(793)
Debt extinguishment									0	(245)	0
Gain On Involuntary Conversion, Net									0	0	66
Gain (loss) on sale, net									658	(102)	19,441
Income (loss) from discontinued operations									$ 669	$ (360)	$ 18,010
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels											5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Segment, Continuing Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Impairment loss											$ 24,400
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Impairment loss											$ 4,400
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels											2
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties | Hotels					5					5