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Percentage of guarantee repayment of principal debt.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capital contribution			$ 6,088	$ 4,619
Gaylord Rockies [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of guarantee repayment of principal debt			10.00%
Equity interest (as a percent)	65.00%
Capital contribution	$ 188,000
New Country Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Capital contribution		$ 27,000
Additional possible contribution		$ 6,000