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Acquisitions (Details)		12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details)	Jul. 01, 2019 USD ($) water_park	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2019 a hotel_room	Jul. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2019 resort	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2016 a
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Goodwill, acquired during period	$ 178,000,000.0	$ 177,993,000
Right-of-use asset		14,324,000
Operating lease, liability		$ 12,771,000
Area of land \| a									670
2029 Notes at 5.250%
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		5.25%
2029 Notes at 5.250% \| Unsecured Debt
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 500,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage								5.25%
Schlitterbahn
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Number of assets acquired	2						1
Payments for asset acquisitions	$ 257,700,000
Property, plant and equipment, additions	$ 58,100,000
Net working capital deficit		$ 3,300,000
Asset acquisition, revenue since acquisition date, actual		42,500,000
Asset acquisition, income (loss) since acquisition date, actual		12,000,000.0
Pro forma revenue		69,000,000	$ 66,000,000
Pro forma net income (loss)		11,000,000	14,000,000
Asset acquisition, transaction costs		7,000,000.0
Sawmill Creek Resort
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Number of rooms in resort lodge \| hotel_room					236
Area of real estate property \| a					235
Area of land \| a					50
Trade Names
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets (trade name)		59,249,000	$ 35,394,000
Trade Names \| Schlitterbahn
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets (trade name)		$ 23,200,000				$ 23,200,000
Non-Compete Covenants \| Schlitterbahn
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets (trade name)						$ 200,000
Galveston Land
Business Combination Segment Allocation [Line Items]
Right-of-use asset				$ 6,800,000
Operating lease, liability				$ 5,300,000