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Equity - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Apr. 23, 2020
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Dividend amount for current period (in dollars per share)	$ 0.95	$ 0.90	$ 0.90	$ 0.90
Aggregated dividend paid					$ 52.2
Dividend payable date declared					Feb. 25, 2020
Common stock dividend payable date					Apr. 15, 2020
Dividend payable date of record					Mar. 31, 2020
Conversion of outstanding Operating Partnership Units into the Company's common stock ( in shares)					1
Outstanding Operating Partnership Units					400,000
Noncontrolling Limited Partners [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding Operating Partnership Units held by the noncontrolling limited partners					1.00%
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding Operating Partnership Units held by the company					99.20%
Sixth Amended And Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Dividends permitted amount per quarter						$ 0.01