Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001040829
Trading Symbol	RHP
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		51,335,739
Entity Listing, Par Value Per Share	$ 0.01
Entity Public Float			$ 3,694,974,051