Proposed Merger (Details) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017 increment	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 23, 2017 USD ($) shares
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Cost Expensed		$ 5.8	$ 6.3
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Costs		$ 5.6	$ 5.6
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number | increment	4
RLJ Lodging LP [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
A Common Stock Exchange Ratio				36.20%
The RLJ Termination Fees Paid to FelCor				$ 95.0
RLJ Reimburses FelCor for the Transaction Expenses				20.0
The FelCor Termination Fees Paid to RLJ				39.0
FelCor Reimburses the RLJ Transaction Expenses				$ 20.0
RLJ Lodging LP [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Number of Preferred Stock Shares | shares				1