The percentage of equity method investment additional ownership percentage purchased.

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Number of Nashville based assets managed by Marriott.

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Area of land held.

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- Definition

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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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

The cash outflow for acquisition of land for use; excludes purchases of land held as inventory or as investments.

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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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Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 item	May 31, 2021
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Retained equity interest			99.30%
Gaylord Rockies [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, additional ownership percentage purchased	35.00%
Ownership percentage	65.00%
Area of land \| a	130
Payment to acquire land \| $	$ 22,000	$ 22,000
Circle [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			50.00%
Opry Entertainment Group [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Nashville based assets managed by Marriott \| item			2
Opry Entertainment Group [Member] \| Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Retained equity interest			70.00%
Variable Interest Entity [Member] \| Gaylord Rockies [Member] \| Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Retained equity interest				100.00%