Debt - Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligations	$ 1,146	$ 1,308
Total debt	2,586,972	2,559,968
Line of Credit [Member] \| $700 Million Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	27,353
Secured Debt [Member] \| $200 Million Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	297,720	297,522
Secured Debt [Member] \| $500 Million Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	378,729	381,749
Secured Debt [Member] \| $800M Term Loan (Gaylord Rockies JV) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	793,310	791,985
Senior Notes [Member] \| $400 Million 5% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	397,469	396,778
Senior Notes [Member] \| $700 Million 4.75% Senior Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	691,200
Senior Notes [Member] \| $500 Million 4.75% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 691,245	$ 690,626

Amount of short-term and long-term debt and lease obligation.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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