Financial Reporting By Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments Internal Financial Reports

The following information (amounts in thousands) is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes.

	2013			2012			2011
REVENUES:
Hospitality	$	878,509		$	916,041		$	886,634
Opry and Attractions		76,053			70,553			65,510
Corporate and Other		—			—			—
Total revenues	$	954,562		$	986,594		$	952,144
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:
Hospitality	$	103,147		$	107,343		$	109,521
Opry and Attractions		5,368			5,119			5,261
Corporate and Other		8,013			18,229			10,507
Total depreciation and amortization	$	116,528		$	130,691		$	125,289
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):
Hospitality	$	121,556		$	150,210		$	130,939
Opry and Attractions		14,157			13,305			8,884
Corporate and Other		(34,305	)		(65,107	)		(58,659	)
REIT conversion costs		(22,190	)		(101,964	)		—
Casualty loss		(54	)		(858	)		(1,225	)
Preopening costs		—			(340	)		(408	)
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)		(2,976	)		—			—
Total operating income (loss)		76,188			(4,754	)		79,531
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(60,916	)		(58,582	)		(74,673	)
Interest income		12,267			12,307			12,460
Income from unconsolidated companies		10			109			1,086
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(4,181	)		—			—
Other gains and (losses)		2,447			22,251			(916	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	$	25,815		$	(28,669	)	$	17,488
	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS:
Hospitality	$	2,237,888		$	2,340,342
Opry and Attractions		79,770			86,078
Corporate and Other		106,689			105,703
Discontinued operations		282			328
Total identifiable assets	$	2,424,629		$	2,532,451

Capital Expenditures for Continuing Operations

The following table represents the capital expenditures by segment for the years ended December 31 (amounts in thousands):

	2013		2012		2011
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
Hospitality	$	32,266	$	73,170	$	110,151
Opry and Attractions		2,688		7,347		4,745
Corporate and other		2,005		14,716		17,696
Total capital expenditures	$	36,959	$	95,233	$	132,592