Financial Reporting By Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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.

	2014			2013			2012
REVENUES:
Hospitality	$	954,166		$	878,509		$	916,041
Opry and Attractions		86,825			76,053			70,553
Corporate and Other		—			—			—
Total revenues	$	1,040,991		$	954,562		$	986,594
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:
Hospitality	$	103,422		$	103,147		$	107,343
Opry and Attractions		5,258			5,368			5,119
Corporate and Other		3,598			8,013			18,229
Total depreciation and amortization	$	112,278		$	116,528		$	130,691
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):
Hospitality	$	162,535		$	121,556		$	150,210
Opry and Attractions		21,752			14,157			13,305
Corporate and Other		(31,171	)		(34,305	)		(65,107	)
REIT conversion costs		—			(22,190	)		(101,964	)
Casualty loss		—			(54	)		(858	)
Preopening costs		(11	)		—			(340	)
Impairment and other charges		—			(2,976	)		—
Total operating income (loss)		153,105			76,188			(4,754	)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(61,447	)		(60,916	)		(58,582	)
Interest income		12,075			12,267			12,307
Income from unconsolidated companies		—			10			109
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,148	)		(4,181	)		—
Other gains and (losses)		23,415			2,447			22,251
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	$	125,000		$	25,815		$	(28,669	)

	December 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS:
Hospitality	$	2,207,043	$	2,237,888
Opry and Attractions		80,127		79,770
Corporate and Other		125,827		106,689
Discontinued operations		149		282
Total identifiable assets	$	2,413,146	$	2,424,629

Capital Expenditures for Continuing Operations

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

	2014		2013		2012
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
Hospitality	$	46,440	$	32,266	$	73,170
Opry and Attractions		4,760		2,688		7,347
Corporate and other		7,177		2,005		14,716
Total capital expenditures	$	58,377	$	36,959	$	95,233