Debt - General Information (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
$500M Construction Loan (Gaylord Rockies JV) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 18, 2019
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 903,000	1,807,000
$500M Construction Loan (Gaylord Rockies JV) [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread rate (as a percent)	3.25%
$39M Mezzanine Loan (Gaylord Rockies JV) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 39,000,000	39,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 18, 2019
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 113,000	227,000
$39M Mezzanine Loan (Gaylord Rockies JV) [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread rate (as a percent)	7.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| $700 Million Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 700,000,000	700,000,000
Credit facility, maturity date	May 23, 2021
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 5,245,000	6,542,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| $700 Million Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread rate (as a percent)	1.80%
Secured Debt [Member] \| $200 Million Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 200,000,000	200,000,000
Credit facility, maturity date	May 23, 2022
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 1,048,000	1,220,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| $200 Million Term Loan A [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread rate (as a percent)	1.75%
Secured Debt [Member] \| $500 Million Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Credit facility, maturity date	May 11, 2024
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 4,867,000	$ 5,307,000
Percentage of amortization of original principal balance (as a percent)	1.00%	1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| $500 Million Term Loan B [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread rate (as a percent)	2.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| $350 Million 5% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 15, 2021
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 1,882,000	2,385,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| $400 Million 5% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 15, 2023
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 3,660,000	$ 4,097,000

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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