Revenues - Hospitality Segment Revenues Disaggregated by Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 370,775	$ 288,370
Hospitality [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	337,510	265,111
Hospitality [Member] | Gaylord Opryland [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	88,958	82,745
Hospitality [Member] | Gaylord Palms [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	59,917	57,896
Hospitality [Member] | Gaylord Texan [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	72,039	58,357
Hospitality [Member] | Gaylord National [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	65,630	60,756
Hospitality [Member] | Gaylord Rockies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	45,243
Hospitality [Member] | AC Hotel [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,435	2,371
Hospitality [Member] | Inn at Opryland [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 3,288	$ 2,986