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Rental Properties Summary Of Carrying Amounts Of Rental Properties (Details)			12 Months Ended
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Indefinite-Lived Trade Names	6,355,000
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Payments to Acquire Productive Assets			397,697,000	219,169,000	$ 179,820,000
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Number of properties subject to assumed ground leases \| properties	9
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	$ 657,500,000		$ 657,473,000	0	0
Closing Price at Acquisition Date \| $ / shares	$ 74.28
number of properties sold \| properties		1	9
Gain on sale of real estate			$ 41,942,000	5,315,000	23,829,000
Real Estate Investment Property Gross			5,345,565,000	4,231,297,000
Accumulated depreciation			(741,334,000)	(635,535,000)
Total			4,604,231,000	3,595,762,000
Depreciation expense on rental properties			129,100,000	103,900,000	$ 85,900,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 61,200,000
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Value of Liabilities Assumed	$ 12,100,000
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Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
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Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 2,500,000
Number of properties acquired \| properties	15
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Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 6,800,000
Number of properties acquired \| properties	5
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions	479,800,000
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Number of Properties Securing Mortgage Note \| properties	14
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number of extension options	3
Extension option term	2 years 6 months
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate	8.50%
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums	$ 3,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions	374,500,000
Recreation Reportable Operating Segment [Member] \| Ski Resorts, Attractions and Family Entertainment Centers [Member]
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