Employee Severance Costs	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Severance Costs [Abstract]
Employee Severance Costs	16. Employee Severance Costs During 2010, as a result of the Nashville Flood, the Company temporarily eliminated approximately 1,700 employee positions at Gaylord Opryland. As a result, the Company recognized approximately $2.3 million in severance costs in 2010. These costs are included in casualty loss in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company rehired the majority of these positions as part of the reopening of Gaylord Opryland. During 2009, as part of the Company’s cost containment initiative, the Company eliminated approximately 490 employee positions, which included positions in all segments of the organization. As a result, the Company recognized approximately $7.9 million in severance costs during 2009. These costs are comprised of operating costs and selling, general and administrative costs of $2.9 million and $5.0 million, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Description of restructuring activities including exit and disposal activities, which should include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. This description does not include restructuring costs in connection with a business combination or discontinued operations and long-lived assets (disposal groups) sold or classified as held for sale. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 146

-Paragraph 20

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 5

-Section P

-Subsection 3, 4

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