Hotel Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Hotels	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue	$ 236,761	$ 236,049	$ 446,218	$ 449,334
Operating Expenses	(204,450)	(200,126)	(398,672)	(399,142)
Operating Income (Loss)	33,456	40,977	49,378	55,656
Interest expense, net	(19,907)	(20,278)	(39,627)	(39,759)
Debt extinguishment	0	30,823	0	30,896
Equity in income from unconsolidated entities	726	7,513	572	7,662
Income from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels	14,400	(2,614)	10,033	(7,509)
Gain (loss) on sale of hotels, net	(630)	(550)	(1,344)	16,337
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)	13,770	(3,247)	8,689	8,749
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	(16)	(247)	(487)	4,632
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP	(31)	75	17	89
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	$ 13,391	(3,284)	$ 8,469	3,499
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Hotel operating revenue		11,244		29,260
Operating Expenses		(9,078)		(23,620)
Operating Income (Loss)		2,166		5,640
Interest expense, net		(436)		(1,031)
Debt extinguishment		(237)		(309)
Equity in income from unconsolidated entities		6,894		7,098
Income from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels		8,387		11,398
Gain (loss) on sale of hotels, net		(550)		16,337
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)		7,837		27,735
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships		26		(5,191)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in FelCor LP		(34)		(97)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity		$ 7,829		$ 22,447
Number of hotels | Hotels		6		6
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]
Number of hotels | Hotels		2		2