FelCor LP's Consolidating Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		16 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Net investment in hotels				$ 1,535,718	$ 1,566,823
Investment in unconsolidated entities				7,532	8,312
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,317	$ 59,786	$ 50,235	50,235	47,317	$ 57,958	$ 59,786
Restricted cash				22,319	19,491
Accounts receivable, net				40,976	42,080
Deferred expenses, net				4,059	4,527
Other assets				19,326	18,542
Total assets				1,680,165	1,707,092
Debt, net				1,354,187	1,338,326
Distributions payable				14,853	14,858
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				123,505	116,437
Total liabilities				1,492,545	1,469,621
Redeemable units				4,583	4,888	4,965	4,464
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture				43,783	43,783
Total liabilities and equity				1,680,165	1,707,092
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenue	187,696	209,457
Other revenue	408	687
Total revenues	188,104	210,144
Expenses:
Taxes, insurance and lease expense	13,902	13,582
Corporate expenses	6,940	8,400
Depreciation and amortization	27,838	29,183
Impairment	24,838	0
Other expenses	1,260	828
Total operating expenses	203,616	194,222
Operating income (loss)	(15,512)	15,922
Interest expense, net	(19,286)	(19,720)
Loss before equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(34,798)	(3,798)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(130)	(154)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	(34,928)	(3,952)
Income tax	(547)	(415)
Loss from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels	(35,475)	(4,367)
Loss on sale of hotels	(666)	(714)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(36,141)	(5,081)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(360)	(360)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	(35,911)	(4,922)
Preferred dividends	(6,279)	(6,279)
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	25,964	19,653
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotels	(19,462)	(14,008)
Net payments related to asset sales	(812)	(466)
Insurance proceeds	0	94
Change in restricted cash - investing	(2,828)	(3,395)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of earnings	490	136
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(22,612)	(17,639)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	29,000	31,000
Repayment of borrowings	(13,717)	(496)
Payment of deferred financing fees	0	(10)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	100	68
Distributions paid to preferred unitholders	(6,279)	(6,279)
Distributions paid to common stockholders	(8,326)	(8,508)
Repurchase of common stock	0	(19,218)
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture	0	598
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(434)	(3,833)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	(9)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2,918	(1,828)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periods	47,317	59,786
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periods	50,235	57,958	50,235
FelCor Lodging LP [Member]
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Net investment in hotels				0	0
Equity investment in consolidated entities				1,136,432	1,190,737
Investment in unconsolidated entities				2,200	2,410
Cash and cash equivalents	13,532	21,219	18,723	18,723	13,532	21,811	21,219
Restricted cash				0	0
Accounts receivable, net				1,934	2,804
Deferred expenses, net				0	0
Other assets				4,610	5,634
Total assets				1,163,899	1,215,117
Debt, net				986,166	985,767
Distributions payable				14,729	14,734
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				26,366	28,431
Total liabilities				1,027,261	1,028,932
Redeemable units				4,583	4,888
Preferred units				309,337	309,337
Common units				(177,282)	(128,040)
Total FelCor LP partners' capital				132,055	181,297
Noncontrolling interests				0	0
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture				0	0
Total partners’ capital				132,055	181,297
Total liabilities and equity				1,163,899	1,215,117
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenue	0	0
Percentage lease revenue	0	0
Other revenue	4	186
Total revenues	4	186
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	0	0
Taxes, insurance and lease expense	40	27
Corporate expenses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	115	51
Impairment	0
Other expenses	473	232
Total operating expenses	628	310
Operating income (loss)	(624)	(124)
Interest expense, net	(14,453)	(14,661)
Loss before equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(15,077)	(14,785)
Equity in loss from consolidated entities	(21,435)	9,867
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	441	64
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	(36,071)	(4,854)
Income tax	(26)	(116)
Loss from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels	(36,097)	(4,970)
Loss on sale of hotels	0	0
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(36,097)	(4,970)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	(36,097)	(4,970)
Preferred dividends	(6,279)	(6,279)
Net loss attributable to FelCor LP common unitholders	(42,376)	(11,249)
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	(16,563)	(16,847)
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotels	2	3
Net payments related to asset sales	(306)	(66)
Insurance proceeds		0
Change in restricted cash - investing	0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of earnings	490	136
Intercompany financing	37,025	51,999
Net cash flow used in investing activities	37,211	52,072
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0	0
Repayment of borrowings	0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0	0
Distributions paid to preferred unitholders	(6,279)	(6,279)
Distributions paid to common stockholders	(8,326)	(8,508)
Repurchase of common stock		(19,218)
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture		0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Other	(852)	(628)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(15,457)	(34,633)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	5,191	592
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periods	13,532	21,219
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periods	18,723	21,811	18,723
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Net investment in hotels				459,587	488,528
Equity investment in consolidated entities				0	0
Investment in unconsolidated entities				4,125	4,800
Cash and cash equivalents	29,141	33,873	27,586	27,586	29,141	35,074	33,873
Restricted cash				17,436	16,433
Accounts receivable, net				33,171	33,338
Deferred expenses, net				0	0
Other assets				11,104	10,009
Total assets				553,009	582,249
Debt, net				0	0
Distributions payable				0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				89,012	79,439
Total liabilities				89,012	79,439
Redeemable units				0	0
Preferred units				0	0
Common units				465,118	503,765
Total FelCor LP partners' capital				465,118	503,765
Noncontrolling interests				(1,121)	(955)
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture				0	0
Total partners’ capital				463,997	502,810
Total liabilities and equity				553,009	582,249
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenue	187,696	209,457
Percentage lease revenue	0	0
Other revenue	343	432
Total revenues	188,039	209,889
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	128,838	142,229
Taxes, insurance and lease expense	45,952	51,484
Corporate expenses	3,630	4,335
Depreciation and amortization	10,858	11,997
Impairment	24,838
Other expenses	741	553
Total operating expenses	214,857	210,598
Operating income (loss)	(26,818)	(709)
Interest expense, net	15	9
Loss before equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(26,803)	(700)
Equity in loss from consolidated entities	0	0
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(560)	(207)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	(27,363)	(907)
Income tax	(521)	(299)
Loss from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels	(27,884)	(1,206)
Loss on sale of hotels	(526)	(457)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(28,410)	(1,663)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	266	369
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	(28,144)	(1,294)
Preferred dividends	0	0
Net loss attributable to FelCor LP common unitholders	(28,144)	(1,294)
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	17,875	7,399
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotels	(5,719)	(6,104)
Net payments related to asset sales	(406)	(278)
Insurance proceeds		0
Change in restricted cash - investing	(1,002)	(1,627)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of earnings	0	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(7,127)	(8,009)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0	0
Repayment of borrowings	0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	100	68
Distributions paid to preferred unitholders	0	0
Distributions paid to common stockholders	0	0
Repurchase of common stock		0
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture		0
Intercompany financing	(12,403)	1,743
Other	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(12,303)	1,811
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(1,555)	1,201
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periods	29,141	33,873
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periods	27,586	35,074	27,586
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Net investment in hotels				1,076,131	1,078,295
Equity investment in consolidated entities				0	0
Investment in unconsolidated entities				1,207	1,102
Cash and cash equivalents	4,644	4,694	3,926	3,926	4,644	1,073	4,694
Restricted cash				4,883	3,058
Accounts receivable, net				5,871	5,938
Deferred expenses, net				4,059	4,527
Other assets				3,612	2,899
Total assets				1,099,689	1,100,463
Debt, net				407,457	391,995
Distributions payable				124	124
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				8,127	8,567
Total liabilities				415,708	400,686
Redeemable units				0	0
Preferred units				0	0
Common units				631,878	647,536
Total FelCor LP partners' capital				631,878	647,536
Noncontrolling interests				8,320	8,458
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture				43,783	43,783
Total partners’ capital				683,981	699,777
Total liabilities and equity				1,099,689	1,100,463
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenue	0	0
Percentage lease revenue	38,044	43,545
Other revenue	61	69
Total revenues	38,105	43,614
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	0	0
Taxes, insurance and lease expense	5,954	5,616
Corporate expenses	3,310	4,065
Depreciation and amortization	16,865	17,135
Impairment	0
Other expenses	46	43
Total operating expenses	26,175	26,859
Operating income (loss)	11,930	16,755
Interest expense, net	(4,848)	(5,068)
Loss before equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	7,082	11,687
Equity in loss from consolidated entities	0	0
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(11)	(11)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	7,071	11,676
Income tax	0	0
Loss from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels	7,071	11,676
Loss on sale of hotels	(140)	(257)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	6,931	11,419
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	138	102
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(360)	(360)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	6,709	11,161
Preferred dividends	0	0
Net loss attributable to FelCor LP common unitholders	6,709	11,161
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	24,652	29,101
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotels	(13,745)	(7,907)
Net payments related to asset sales	(100)	(122)
Insurance proceeds		94
Change in restricted cash - investing	(1,826)	(1,768)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of earnings	0	0
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(15,671)	(9,703)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	29,000	31,000
Repayment of borrowings	(13,717)	(496)
Payment of deferred financing fees		(10)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0	0
Distributions paid to preferred unitholders	0	0
Distributions paid to common stockholders	0	0
Repurchase of common stock		0
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture		598
Intercompany financing	(24,622)	(53,742)
Other	(360)	(360)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(9,699)	(23,010)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(9)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(718)	(3,621)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periods	4,644	4,694
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periods	$ 3,926	1,073	3,926
Total Consolidated [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Percentage of subsidiary guarantor owned by company	100.00%
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Net investment in hotels				1,535,718	1,566,823
Equity investment in consolidated entities				0	0
Investment in unconsolidated entities				7,532	8,312
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,317	59,786	50,235	50,235	47,317	57,958	59,786
Restricted cash				22,319	19,491
Accounts receivable, net				40,976	42,080
Deferred expenses, net				4,059	4,527
Other assets				19,326	18,542
Total assets				1,680,165	1,707,092
Debt, net				1,354,187	1,338,326
Distributions payable				14,853	14,858
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				123,505	116,437
Total liabilities				1,492,545	1,469,621
Redeemable units				4,583	4,888
Preferred units				309,337	309,337
Common units				(177,282)	(128,040)
Total FelCor LP partners' capital				132,055	181,297
Noncontrolling interests				7,199	7,503
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture				43,783	43,783
Total partners’ capital				183,037	232,583	273,591	311,145
Total liabilities and equity				1,680,165	1,707,092
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenue	187,696	209,457
Percentage lease revenue	0	0
Other revenue	408	687
Total revenues	188,104	210,144
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	128,838	142,229
Taxes, insurance and lease expense	13,902	13,582
Corporate expenses	6,940	8,400
Depreciation and amortization	27,838	29,183
Impairment	24,838	0
Other expenses	1,260	828
Total operating expenses	203,616	194,222
Operating income (loss)	(15,512)	15,922
Interest expense, net	(19,286)	(19,720)
Loss before equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(34,798)	(3,798)
Equity in loss from consolidated entities	0	0
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(130)	(154)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	(34,928)	(3,952)
Income tax	(547)	(415)
Loss from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels	(35,475)	(4,367)
Loss on sale of hotels	(666)	(714)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(36,141)	(5,081)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	404	471
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(360)	(360)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	(36,097)	(4,970)
Preferred dividends	(6,279)	(6,279)
Net loss attributable to FelCor LP common unitholders	(42,376)	(11,249)
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	25,964	19,653
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotels	(19,462)	(14,008)
Net payments related to asset sales	(812)	(466)
Insurance proceeds	0	94
Change in restricted cash - investing	(2,828)	(3,395)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of earnings	490	136
Intercompany financing	0	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(22,612)	(17,639)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	29,000	31,000
Repayment of borrowings	(13,717)	(496)
Payment of deferred financing fees	0	(10)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	100	68
Distributions paid to preferred unitholders	(6,279)	(6,279)
Distributions paid to common stockholders	(8,326)	(8,508)
Repurchase of common stock	0	(19,218)
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture	0	598
Intercompany financing	0	0
Other	(1,212)	(988)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(434)	(3,833)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	(9)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2,918	(1,828)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periods	47,317	59,786
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periods	50,235	57,958	50,235
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Net investment in hotels				0	0
Equity investment in consolidated entities				(1,136,432)	(1,190,737)
Investment in unconsolidated entities				0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash				0	0
Accounts receivable, net				0	0
Deferred expenses, net				0	0
Other assets				0	0
Total assets				(1,136,432)	(1,190,737)
Debt, net				(39,436)	(39,436)
Distributions payable				0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				0	0
Total liabilities				(39,436)	(39,436)
Redeemable units				0	0
Preferred units				0	0
Common units				(1,096,996)	(1,151,301)
Total FelCor LP partners' capital				(1,096,996)	(1,151,301)
Noncontrolling interests				0	0
Preferred capital in consolidated joint venture				0	0
Total partners’ capital				(1,096,996)	(1,151,301)
Total liabilities and equity				$ (1,136,432)	$ (1,190,737)
Revenues:
Hotel operating revenue	0	0
Percentage lease revenue	(38,044)	(43,545)
Other revenue	0	0
Total revenues	(38,044)	(43,545)
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses	0	0
Taxes, insurance and lease expense	(38,044)	(43,545)
Corporate expenses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Impairment	0
Other expenses	0	0
Total operating expenses	(38,044)	(43,545)
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0
Loss before equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Equity in loss from consolidated entities	21,435	(9,867)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	21,435	(9,867)
Income tax	0	0
Loss from continuing operations before loss on sale of hotels	21,435	(9,867)
Loss on sale of hotels	0	0
Net loss and comprehensive loss	21,435	(9,867)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	21,435	(9,867)
Preferred dividends	0	0
Net loss attributable to FelCor LP common unitholders	21,435	(9,867)
Operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities	0	0
Investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotels	0	0
Net payments related to asset sales	0	0
Insurance proceeds		0
Change in restricted cash - investing	0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of earnings	0	0
Intercompany financing	(37,025)	(51,999)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(37,025)	(51,999)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	0	0
Repayment of borrowings	0	0
Payment of deferred financing fees		0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0	0
Distributions paid to preferred unitholders	0	0
Distributions paid to common stockholders	0	0
Repurchase of common stock		0
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred capital - consolidated joint venture		0
Intercompany financing	37,025	51,999
Other	0	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	37,025	51,999
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periods	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periods	$ 0	0	0
Common Stock
Financing activities:
Repurchase of common stock		$ (19,200)	$ (44,800)