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Acquisition of Businesses - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2019 USD ($) Hotel Guest_Room	Jun. 08, 2019 CAD ($) Hotel Guest_Room	May 16, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operating Income						$ 43,301	$ 36,244	$ 30,232	$ 23,228
Total revenue						402,279	$ 363,677	687,873	641,105
Belton Chalet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 3,200
Acquisition related costs			$ 300
Business acquisition date			May 16, 2019
Mountain Park Lodges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 70,975
Acquisition related costs								$ 700	$ 100
Business acquisition date	Jun. 08, 2019	Jun. 08, 2019
Percentage of controlling interest acquired	60.00%	60.00%
Number of hotels acquired \| Hotel	7	7
Total consideration	$ 76,000	$ 100.6
Percentage of operations results consolidated to financial statements	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage of non-redeemable noncontrolling portion of income (loss) recorded in financial statements	40.00%	40.00%
Operating Income						1,500
Total revenue						$ 2,800
Identifiable intangible assets acquired	$ 9,200
Weighted average amortization period	10 years	10 years
Mountain Park Lodges \| Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room	152	152
Mountain Park Lodges \| Pyramid Lake Resort
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room	62	62
Mountain Park Lodges \| Crimson Hotel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room	99	99
Mountain Park Lodges \| Chateau Jasper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room	119	119
Mountain Park Lodges \| Pocahontas Cabins
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room	57	57
Mountain Park Lodges \| Marmot Lodge
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room	107	107
Mountain Park Lodges \| Lobstick Lodge
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room	139	139
Maligne Canyon Restaurant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price				$ 4,600	$ 6.0
Acquisition related costs										$ 24
Business acquisition date				Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018