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

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Borrowing base based on the appraised value of the Company's four major hotels.

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Borrowing base based on the appraised value of the Company's four major hotels in the event that one of those properties is sold.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt - Credit Facility (Details)	12 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Facility (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) entity	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 11, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries \| entity	4
Percentage of advance borrowing based on appraisal value of hotel properties (as a percent)	55.00%
Percentage of advance borrowing based on appraisal value of hotel properties in the event of hotel property sold (as a percent)	50.00%
Write-off of deferred financing costs	$ 1,956,000	$ 925,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| $700 Million Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	700,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| $200 Million Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	200,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| $500 Million Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000