Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 18, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total credit facility	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 925,000,000
Ownership percentage in subsidiaries	100.00%
Year of formation of operating partnership and certain subsidiary guarantors	2012
Guarantors [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries	4
5% Senior Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate of Senior Notes	5.00%
$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total credit facility	1,000,000,000
$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total credit facility	$ 400,000,000

Company ownership percentage of subsidiary guarantors.

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Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties.

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Year of formation of operating partnership.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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