Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10-Q7 Nov 132013 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Trading Symbol	'RHP	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001040829	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	50,526,771

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$2,084,247	$2,148,999	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted	52,090	97,170	24,230	44,388
Cash and cash equivalents-restricted	18,557	6,210	'	'
Notes receivable	145,206	149,400	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance of $714 and $623, respectively	52,746	55,343	'	'
Deferred financing costs	20,527	11,347	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	67,439	63,982	'	'
Total assets	2,440,812	2,532,451	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,174,813	1,031,863	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	156,376	218,461	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	31,200	88,938	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	184,154	186,346	'	'
Dividends payable	25,652	'	'	'
Other liabilities	126,602	153,245	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	'	'	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par value, 400,000 shares authorized, 50,526 and 52,596 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	505	526	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	1,223,546	1,250,975	'	'
Treasury stock of 465 and 456 shares, at cost	-7,533	-7,234	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-459,637	-366,066	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-14,866	-24,603	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	742,015	853,598	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$2,440,812	$2,532,451	'	'

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$714	$623
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	'	'
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	400,000,000	400,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	50,526,000	52,596,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	50,526,000	52,596,000
Treasury stock, shares	465,000	456,000

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	$83,804	$86,173	$265,386	$273,689
Food and beverage	88,193	89,865	285,690	299,165
Other hotel revenue	27,307	31,903	80,640	94,182
Opry and Attractions	21,892	20,188	56,776	53,237
Total revenues	221,196	228,129	688,492	720,273
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	26,369	24,933	78,020	72,698
Food and beverage	55,920	56,791	177,574	179,049
Other hotel expenses	65,718	72,175	203,869	219,905
Management fees	3,253	'	10,446	'
Total hotel operating expenses	151,260	153,899	469,909	471,652
Opry and Attractions	15,411	14,216	41,326	39,048
Corporate	5,699	11,217	19,001	37,483
REIT conversion costs	971	51,371	21,383	57,799
Casualty loss	26	173	75	719
Preopening costs	'	1	'	340
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	110	'	1,357	'
Depreciation and amortization	27,916	30,701	88,979	93,389
Total operating expenses	201,393	261,578	642,030	700,430
Operating income (loss)	19,803	-33,449	46,462	19,843
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	-15,187	-15,136	-45,934	-43,949
Interest income	3,020	3,081	9,123	9,256
Income from unconsolidated companies	10	'	10	109
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-4,181	'	-4,181	'
Other gains and (losses), net	2,318	2,251	2,365	2,251
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	5,783	-43,253	7,845	-12,490
Benefit for income taxes	12,450	16,581	80,526	798
Income (loss) from continuing operations	18,233	-26,672	88,371	-11,692
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	-202	-2	-181	'
Net income (loss)	18,031	-26,674	88,190	-11,692
Loss on call spread modification related to convertible notes	'	'	-4,869	'
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	18,031	-26,674	83,321	-11,692
Basic income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$0.36	($0.57)	$1.62	($0.24)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	$0.36	($0.57)	$1.62	($0.24)
Fully diluted income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$0.30	($0.57)	$1.33	($0.24)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	$0.30	($0.57)	$1.33	($0.24)
Dividends declared per common share	$0.50	'	$1.50	'
Comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes	$18,196	($26,674)	$97,927	($11,692)

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	$88,190	($11,692)
Amounts to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by operating activities:	'	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	181	'
Income from unconsolidated companies	-10	-109
Impairment and other charges	1,908	21,287
Benefit for deferred income taxes	-76,884	-1,601
Depreciation and amortization	88,979	93,389
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,057	3,829
Amortization of discount on convertible notes	10,544	10,200
Write-off of deferred financing costs	1,845	'
Loss on extinguishment of debt	4,181	'
Stock-based compensation expense	6,406	5,108
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	-7	'
Changes in:	'	'
Trade receivables	2,597	-18,430
Interest receivable	2,454	1,869
Income tax receivable	-7,113	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-63,300	29,498
Other assets and liabilities	178	-4,082
Net cash flows provided by operating activities-continuing operations	64,206	129,266
Net cash flows provided by operating activities-discontinued operations	94	47
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	64,300	129,313
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	-23,584	-78,189
Collection of notes receivable	1,740	4,480
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	-12,347	'
Other investing activities	227	851
Net cash flows used in investing activities-continuing operations	-33,964	-72,858
Net cash flows used in investing activities-discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash flows used in investing activities	-33,964	-72,858
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:	'	'
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	-12,000	65,000
Issuance of senior notes	350,000	'
Early redemption of senior notes	-152,180	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	-99,222	'
Deferred financing costs paid	-15,516	-376
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost of $1,131	'	32,722
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	-100,028	-185,400
Payment of dividend	-51,162	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	5,206	12,005
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	7	'
Other financing activities, net	-521	-564
Net cash flows used in financing activities-continuing operations	-75,416	-76,613
Net cash flows provided by financing activities-discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash flows used in financing activities	-75,416	-76,613
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	-45,080	-20,158
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	97,170	44,388
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$52,090	$24,230

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012
Payments of stock issuance costs	$1,131

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	'
	1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
	For financial statement presentation and reporting purposes, the Company is the successor to Gaylord Entertainment Company, formerly a Delaware corporation (“Gaylord”). As more fully described in Note 3, as part of the plan to restructure the business operations of Gaylord to facilitate its qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes, Gaylord merged with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ryman”), on October 1, 2012, with Ryman as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). At 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2012, the effective time of the Merger, Ryman succeeded to and began conducting, directly or indirectly, all of the business conducted by Gaylord immediately prior to the Merger. The “Company” refers to Ryman and to Gaylord.
	The Company conducts its business through an umbrella partnership REIT, in which its assets are held by, and operations are conducted through, RHP Hotel Properties, LP, a subsidiary operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) that the Company formed in connection with the REIT conversion. The Company is the sole limited partner of the Operating Partnership and currently owns, either directly or indirectly, all of the partnership units of the Operating Partnership.
	The Company principally operates, through its subsidiaries and its property managers, as applicable, in the following business segments: Hospitality, Opry and Attractions, and Corporate and Other.
	The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the financial information presented not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the interim periods have been included. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year because of seasonal and short-term variations.
	Reclassifications
	The Company is electing REIT status for the year ending December 31, 2013. In connection with the Company’s conversion to a REIT and the restructuring of the Company’s business operations as further discussed in Note 3, the Company has revised the presentation of its condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income to be more consistent with its peers within the hospitality REIT industry. For the condensed consolidated balance sheets, these changes consisted of presenting an unclassified balance sheet. For the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, the changes consist of providing revenues and operating expenses as Rooms, Food and Beverage, Other Hotel Revenues/Expenses, Opry and Attractions, and Corporate. As a result, certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2013 presentation as follows:

		•	a reduction of $10.7 million in total assets and $10.7 million in total liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, as a result of the change in presentation for deferred income taxes under an unclassified balance sheet;

		•	a reclassification of $134.8 million of operating costs for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($122.4 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($10.3 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($2.1 million);

		•	a reclassification of $409.0 million of operating costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($373.0 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($27.9 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($8.1 million);

		•	a reclassification of $44.5 million of selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($31.5 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($3.9 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($9.1 million); and

		•	a reclassification of $139.2 million of selling, general and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as hotel operating expenses ($98.7 million), Opry and Attractions operating expenses ($11.2 million) and Corporate operating expenses ($29.3 million).
	The Company believes the 2013 presentation is more aligned with its peers in the hospitality REIT industry.

NEWLY_ISSUED_ACCOUNTING_STANDA

NEWLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS	9 Months Ended
NEWLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS	Sep. 30, 2013
NEWLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS	'
	2. NEWLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
	In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income,” which adds new disclosure requirements for items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The ASU is intended to help entities improve the transparency of changes in other comprehensive income and items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income in their financial statements. It does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in the financial statements. The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2013 and this adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

REIT_CONVERSION

REIT CONVERSION	9 Months Ended
REIT CONVERSION	Sep. 30, 2013
REIT CONVERSION	'
	3. REIT CONVERSION:
	The Company completed a plan to restructure the Company’s business operations to facilitate the Company’s qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes (the “REIT conversion”) during 2012 and will elect to be taxed as a REIT for the year ending December 31, 2013. In connection with the REIT conversion, the Company completed the Merger and made a one-time earnings and profits distribution to distribute all of the Company’s C corporation earnings and profits attributable to taxable periods ending prior to January 1, 2013 as a special dividend to stockholders. The special dividend was paid on December 21, 2012 to shareholders of record as of November 13, 2012, as discussed more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
	On October 1, 2012, the Company consummated its agreement to sell the Gaylord Hotels brand and rights to manage the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord Opryland”), the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord Palms”), the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord Texan”) and the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center (“Gaylord National”), which the Company refers to collectively as the “Gaylord Hotels properties”, to Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) for $210.0 million in cash (the “Marriott sale transaction”). Effective October 1, 2012, Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of the Gaylord Hotels properties pursuant to a management agreement for each Gaylord Hotel property.
	On October 1, 2012, the Company received $210.0 million in cash from Marriott in exchange for rights to manage the Gaylord Hotels properties (the “Management Rights”) and certain intellectual property (the “IP Rights”). The Company allocated $190.0 million of the purchase price to the Management Rights and $20.0 million to the IP Rights. The allocation was based on the Company’s estimates of the fair values for the respective components. The Company estimated the fair value of each component by constructing distinct discounted cash flow models.

	The amount related to the Management Rights was deferred and is amortized on a straight line basis over the 65-year term of the hotel management agreements, including extensions, as a reduction in management fee expense for financial accounting purposes. The amount related to the IP Rights was recognized into income as other gains and losses during the fourth quarter of 2012.
	In addition, pursuant to additional management agreements entered into on October 1, 2012, Marriott assumed responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations of the General Jackson Showboat, Gaylord Springs Golf Links and the Wildhorse Saloon on October 1, 2012. Further, on December 1, 2012, the Company entered into a management agreement pursuant to which Marriott began managing the day-to-day operations of the Inn at Opryland effective December 1, 2012.
	The Company has segregated all costs related to the REIT conversion from normal operations and reported these amounts as REIT conversion costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred $1.0 million and $21.4 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($0.4 million), professional fees ($0.1 million), and various other transition costs ($0.5 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($14.3 million), professional fees ($2.1 million), and various other transition costs ($5.0 million). The Company currently estimates that it will incur approximately $1.9 million in one-time costs during the fourth quarter of 2013 related to the REIT conversion.
	During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred $51.4 million and $57.8 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($14.0 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($5.8 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include impairment charges ($21.3 million), professional fees ($20.1 million), employment and severance costs ($10.3 million), and various other transition costs ($6.1 million).
	The Merger, Marriott sale transaction, and other restructuring transactions are designed to enable the Company to hold its assets and business operations in a manner that will enable it to elect to be treated as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal corporate income taxes on that portion of its capital gain or ordinary income from the Company’s REIT operations that is distributed to its stockholders. This treatment would substantially eliminate the federal “double taxation” on earnings from REIT operations, or taxation once at the corporate level and again at the stockholder level, that generally results from investment in a regular C corporation. To comply with certain REIT qualification requirements, the Company engaged Marriott to operate and manage its Gaylord Hotels properties and the Inn at Opryland and will be required to engage third-party managers to operate and manage its future hotel properties, if any. Additionally, non-REIT operations, which consist of the activities of taxable REIT subsidiaries that will act as lessees of the Company’s hotels, as well as the businesses within the Company’s Opry and Attractions segment, will continue to be subject, as applicable, to federal corporate and state income taxes following the REIT conversion.

INCOME_PER_SHARE

INCOME PER SHARE	9 Months Ended
INCOME PER SHARE	Sep. 30, 2013
INCOME PER SHARE	'
	4. INCOME PER SHARE:
	The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is calculated as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Weighted average shares outstanding—basic		50,524		46,546		51,392		48,073
	Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation		460		—		503		—
	Effect of convertible notes		5,416		—		6,187		—
	Effect of common stock warrants		3,702		—		4,631		—

	Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted		60,102		46,546		62,713		48,073

	For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the effect of dilutive stock-based compensation awards was the equivalent of approximately 0.7 million shares of common stock outstanding. Because the Company had a loss from continuing operations in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, these incremental shares were excluded from the computation of dilutive earnings per share for those periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
	The Company had stock-based compensation awards outstanding with respect to approximately 0.2 million and 0.8 million shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximately 0.1 million and 0.9 million shares of common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future but were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the respective periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
	As discussed more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in 2009 the Company issued 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Company intends to settle the outstanding face value of the Convertible Notes in cash upon conversion/maturity. Any conversion spread associated with the conversion/maturity of the Convertible Notes may be settled in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock. The effect of potentially issuable shares under this conversion spread for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was the equivalent of approximately 4.0 million and 2.7 million shares, respectively, of common stock outstanding. Because the Company had a loss from continuing operations in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, these incremental shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for those periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The Convertible Notes are currently convertible through December 31, 2013; however, other than as described in Note 8, the Company has not settled the conversion of any of the Convertible Notes.
	In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company sold common stock purchase warrants to counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes whereby the warrant holders may purchase shares of the Company’s stock. As of September 30, 2013, approximately 14.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable pursuant to the warrants, with an adjusted strike price of $25.96 per share, which reflects the proportionate reduction in the number of warrants associated with the Company’s repurchase of a portion of its Convertible Notes, as described in Note 8, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend paid by the Company on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the warrants and the strike price thereof are subject to further anti-dilution adjustments, including for quarterly cash dividends paid by the Company. If the average closing price of the Company’s stock during a reporting period exceeds this strike price, these warrants will be dilutive. The warrants may only be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock. The effect of potentially issuable shares under these warrants for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was the equivalent of approximately 2.1 million and 0.6 million shares, respectively, of common stock outstanding. Because the Company had a loss from continuing operations in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, these incremental shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for those periods as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

	In June 2013, the Company entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of Purchased Options (as defined below) and the warrants as described in Note 8. These agreements were considered modifications to the Purchased Options and the warrants, and based on the terms of the agreements, the Company recognized a charge of $4.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which is recorded as an increase to accumulated deficit and additional paid-in-capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. This charge also represents a deduction from net income in calculating net income available to common shareholders and earnings per share available to common shareholders in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	9 Months Ended
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	Sep. 30, 2013
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	'
	5. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:
	The Company’s balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss is composed of amounts related to the Company’s minimum pension liability. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded $0.2 million and $13.7 million, respectively, in other comprehensive income, which primarily represents the decrease in the Company’s pension plan liability as described in Note 10. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company reclassified $0.2 million from accumulated other comprehensive loss into operating expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations included herein and recorded $4.2 million in tax expense for accumulated other comprehensive income, primarily related to a change in tax rate on the items included in accumulated other comprehensive income due to the Company’s REIT conversion.

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	9 Months Ended
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	Sep. 30, 2013
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	'
	6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
	Property and equipment of continuing operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):


		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land and land improvements	$	242,075		$	241,292
	Buildings		2,299,304			2,297,343
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment		576,753			563,622
	Construction-in-progress		26,410			27,534

			3,144,542			3,129,791
	Accumulated depreciation		(1,060,295	)		(980,792	)

	Property and equipment, net	$	2,084,247		$	2,148,999

NOTES_RECEIVABLE

NOTES RECEIVABLE	9 Months Ended
NOTES RECEIVABLE	Sep. 30, 2013
NOTES RECEIVABLE	'
	7. NOTES RECEIVABLE:
	In connection with the development of Gaylord National, the Company is currently holding two issuances of bonds and receives the debt service thereon, which is payable from tax increments, hotel taxes and special hotel rental taxes generated from Gaylord National through the maturity date. The Company is recording the amortization of discount on these notes receivable as interest income over the life of the notes.
	During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded interest income of $3.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively, on these bonds. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded interest income of $9.1 million and $9.2 million, respectively, on these bonds. The Company received payments of $13.3 million and $15.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, relating to these notes receivable.

DEBT

DEBT	9 Months Ended
DEBT	Sep. 30, 2013
DEBT	'
	8. DEBT:
	The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations related to continuing operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of (in thousands):


		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	$1 Billion Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 1.75%, maturing April 18, 2017	$	533,000		$	—
	$925 Million Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 2.0%, originally maturing August 1, 2015		—			545,000
	Convertible Senior Notes, interest at 3.75%, maturing October 1, 2014, net of unamortized discount of $13,369 and $26,961		290,689			333,039
	Senior Notes, interest at 5.0%, maturing April 15, 2021		350,000			—
	Senior Notes, interest at 6.75%, originally maturing November 15, 2014		—			152,180
	Capital lease obligations		1,124			1,644

	Total debt		1,174,813			1,031,863
	Less amounts due within one year		(613	)		(130,358	)

	Total long-term debt	$	1,174,200		$	901,505

	The above decrease in amounts due within one year results from the Company’s intent and ability to refinance all of its convertible notes on a long-term basis if the notes were to be converted at September 30, 2013. At December 31, 2012, because of lower availability to borrow additional funds under its revolving credit facility, the Company had the ability to refinance only a portion of any conversions on a long-term basis.
	As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants related to its debt.
	$1 Billion Credit Facility
	On April 18, 2013, the Company refinanced its previous $925 million credit facility by entering into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility by and among the Operating Partnership, the Company, and certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “$1 billion credit facility”). The $1 billion credit facility consists of a $700.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, of which $154.0 million was drawn at closing, and a $300.0 million senior secured term loan facility, which was fully funded at closing. The $1 billion credit facility also includes an accordion feature that allows the Company to increase the $1 billion credit facility by a total of up to $500.0 million, subject to securing additional commitments from existing lenders or new lending institutions. The $1 billion credit facility matures on April 18, 2017 and borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin (the “Applicable Margin”) based on the Company’s consolidated funded indebtedness to total asset value ratio (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility), or the base rate (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility) plus the Applicable Margin. Interest is payable quarterly, in arrears, for base rate-based loans and at the end of each interest rate period for LIBOR-based loans. Principal is payable in full at maturity. The Company is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.3% to 0.4% per year of the average unused portion of the $700.0 million revolving credit facility. The purpose of the $1 billion credit facility is for working capital, capital expenditures, and other corporate purposes.
	The $1 billion credit facility is guaranteed by the Company, each of the four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries. The $1 billion credit facility is secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of the Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in the Company’s subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) pledges of equity interests in the Operating Partnership, the subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries, and (iv) the Company’s personal property and the personal property of the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility.

	In addition, the $1 billion credit facility contains certain covenants which, among other things, limits the incurrence of additional indebtedness, investments, dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements.
	If an event of default shall occur and be continuing under the $1 billion credit facility, the commitments under the $1 billion credit facility may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the $1 billion credit facility, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.
	As a result of the refinancing of its previous $925 million credit facility, the Company wrote off $1.3 million of deferred financing costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which are included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	3.75% Convertible Senior Notes
	In 2009, the Company issued $360.0 million of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are convertible, under certain circumstances as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, at the holder’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at an adjusted conversion rate of 46.2165 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an adjusted conversion price of approximately $21.64 per share and reflects the adjustment made for the Company’s dividend that was paid on October 15, 2013. Additional adjustments will be made for quarterly cash dividends paid by the Company pursuant to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Company may elect, at its option, to deliver shares of its common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock in satisfaction of its obligations upon conversion of the Convertible Notes or at their maturity.
	Based on the Company’s stock price during the three months ended September 30, 2013, a condition permitting conversion (as defined in the indenture governing the Convertible Notes) had been satisfied, and thus the Convertible Notes are currently convertible through December 31, 2013. Based on the Company’s borrowing capacity under its $1 billion credit facility as of September 30, 2013, the Convertible Notes have been classified as long-term debt in the above table as of September 30, 2013.
	In July 2013, the Company settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $54.7 million of its Convertible Notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million, which was funded by borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. In connection with the repurchase, the Company entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of outstanding Purchased Options (as defined below) and warrants. In consideration for the agreements, the counterparties paid the Company approximately 0.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which were subsequently cancelled by the Company. In addition, in July 2013, the Company settled $1.2 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by a holder. After these repurchase and conversion transactions, $304.1 million in principal amount of the Convertible Notes remain outstanding. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $4.2 million in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013. In addition, as the Company accounts for the liability (debt) and the equity (conversion option) components of the Convertible Notes in a manner that reflects the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate (as more fully discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012), the Company recorded a $43.5 million reduction in stockholders’ equity in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

	Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions with respect to its common stock (the “Purchased Options”) with counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes, for purposes of reducing the potential dilutive effect upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Purchased Options entitle the Company to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2013, the Purchased Options covered approximately 14.1 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $21.64 per share (the same as the adjusted conversion price of the Convertible Notes), which reflects the exercise of a portion of the Purchased Options in conjunction with the settlement of Convertible Notes by a holder, the proportionate reduction in the number of Purchased Options associated with the Company’s repurchase of a portion of its Convertible Notes, as described above, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend paid by the Company on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the Purchased Options and the strike price thereof are subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to the Convertible Notes, including for quarterly cash dividends. The Company may settle the Purchased Options in shares, cash or a combination of cash and shares, at the Company’s option. Proportionate reductions to the number of shares underlying the Purchased Options may be made in connection with the Company’s repurchase, if any, of Convertible Notes prior to their maturity.
	Separately and concurrently with entering into the Purchased Options, the Company also entered into warrant transactions whereby it sold common stock purchase warrants to each of the hedge counterparties. The warrants entitle the counterparties to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2013, the warrants covered approximately 14.1 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $25.96 per share, which reflects the proportionate reduction in the number of warrants associated with the Company’s repurchase of a portion of its Convertible Notes, as described above, and the adjustments made in connection with the dividend paid by the Company on October 15, 2013. The number of shares underlying the warrants and the strike price thereof are subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments similar to the adjustments of the Convertible Notes and Purchased Options, including for quarterly cash dividends. The warrants may only be settled at maturity in shares of the Company’s common stock, net of the exercise price. Proportionate reductions to the number of shares underlying the warrants may be made in connection with the Company’s repurchase, if any, of Convertible Notes prior to their maturity.
	5% Senior Notes
	On April 3, 2013, the Operating Partnership and RHP Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, completed the private placement of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 (the “5% Senior Notes”), which are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. The 5% Senior Notes and guarantees were issued pursuant to an indenture by and among the issuing subsidiaries and the guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 5% Senior Notes have a maturity date of April 15, 2021 and bear interest at 5% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2013. The 5% Senior Notes are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing subsidiaries and rank equal in right of payment with such subsidiaries’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to the issuing subsidiaries’ secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The guarantees rank equally in right of payment with the applicable guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of such guarantor. The 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of any guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 5% Senior Notes. The issuing subsidiaries may redeem the 5% Senior Notes on or before April 16, 2016, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date plus a make-whole redemption premium. The 5% Senior Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15, 2016 at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 103.75%, 102.50%, 101.25%, and 100.00% beginning on April 15, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

	In connection with the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement under which the Company is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete a registered offer to exchange the 5% Senior Notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms as the 5% Senior Notes within 270 days of the closing of the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes. In October 2013, the Company commenced the exchange offer pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4, which was declared effective by the SEC on October 3, 2013. The Company expects to complete the exchange offer in November 2013.
	The net proceeds from the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes totaled approximately $342.0 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts, commissions and offering expenses. The Company used substantially all of these proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility.
	6.75% Senior Notes
	On January 17, 2013, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding 6.75% senior notes at par, which was funded using borrowings under the revolving credit line of the $925 million credit facility. As a result of this redemption, the Company wrote off $0.5 million of deferred financing costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which is included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

STOCK_PLANS

STOCK PLANS	9 Months Ended
STOCK PLANS	Sep. 30, 2013
STOCK PLANS	'
	9. STOCK PLANS:
	In addition to grants of stock options to its directors and employees, the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) permits the award of restricted stock and restricted stock units. The fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock units with time-based vesting or performance conditions is determined based on the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. The Company generally records compensation expense equal to the fair value of each restricted stock award granted over the vesting period.
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company granted 37,000 restricted stock units to certain members of its management team which may vest in 2016 based on the level of performance during the performance period and subject to continued employment. The number of awards that will ultimately vest is based on the Company’s total shareholder return over the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2015 relative to the total shareholder return of a peer group of companies during the same period. The weighted-average grant date fair value of $45.01 per award was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which assumed a risk-free rate of 0.4%, an expected life of 3.0 years and historical volatilities that ranged from 23% to 64%. As these awards include a market condition, the Company records compensation expense for these awards based on the grant date fair value of the award recognized ratably over the vesting period.
	During 2011, the Company granted 67,400 restricted stock units to certain members of its management team which may vest in 2014. The number of awards that will ultimately vest will be based on Company performance relative to the annual budgets approved by the Company’s board of directors. The Company began recognizing compensation expense related to the weighted-average grant-date fair value of $44.39 for these awards in the first quarter of 2013 when the 2013 budget was approved and the key terms and conditions of the awards was deemed to be established and a grant date had occurred.
	In connection with the termination of certain employee positions as a result of the REIT conversion discussed in Note 3, during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, approximately 167,500 stock options and approximately 401,000 restricted stock units were forfeited and the Company reversed approximately $2.1 million in compensation costs as a result of these forfeitures. This reversal was recorded as a reduction in REIT conversion costs for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

	At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 527,153 and 574,933 restricted stock units were outstanding, respectively.
	The compensation expense (benefit) that has been charged against pre-tax income (loss) for all of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans was $1.8 million and $(0.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $6.4 million and $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

RETIREMENT_AND_POSTRETIREMENT_

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
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	10. RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS:
	Net periodic pension expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Interest cost	$	999		$	1,086		$	2,939		$	3,260
	Expected return on plan assets		(1,312	)		(1,173	)		(3,886	)		(3,519	)
	Recognized net actuarial loss		242			1,170			822			3,510
	Net settlement loss		188			—			1,478			—

	Total net periodic pension expense	$	117		$	1,083		$	1,353		$	3,251

	As a result of increased lump-sum distributions from the Company’s qualified retirement plan during 2013, partially due to the transfer of a large number of the retirement plan participants to Marriott in connection with the REIT conversion, which resulted in an increase in the number of participants eligible for distributions, a net settlement loss of $0.2 million and $1.5 million was recognized in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Approximately $0.7 million of the net settlement loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to lump-sum distributions to former employees affected by the REIT conversion and has been classified as REIT conversion costs. Approximately $0.2 million and $0.8 million of the net settlement loss in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, related to lump-sum distributions to former employees not affected by the REIT conversion and has been classified as corporate operating expenses.
	In addition, the increase in lump-sum distributions required the Company to re-measure its liability under its pension plan as of May 31, 2013. As a result of the lump-sum distributions and an increase in the plan’s assumed discount rate from 3.6% at December 31, 2012 to 4.0% at May 31, 2013, the Company recorded a $9.5 million reduction in its liability under the plan, which was recorded as a decrease in other liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013.

	Net postretirement benefit expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Service cost	$	—		$	14		$	—		$	43
	Interest cost		49			254			146			761
	Amortization of net actuarial loss		120			176			358			528
	Amortization of prior service credit		(333	)		(130	)		(998	)		(391	)

	Total net postretirement benefit expense	$	(164	)	$	314		$	(494	)	$	941

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES	Sep. 30, 2013
INCOME TAXES	'
	11. INCOME TAXES:
	As a REIT, generally the Company will not be subject to federal corporate income taxes on ordinary taxable income and capital gains income from real estate investments that it distributes to its stockholders. The Company will, however, be subject to corporate income taxes on built-in gains (the excess of fair market value over tax basis at January 1, 2013) on the sale of property held by the REIT during the first ten years following the REIT conversion. In addition, the Company will continue to be required to pay federal corporate income taxes on earnings of its taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”).
	For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $12.5 million, consisting of a tax benefit of $5.4 million related to the current period operations of the Company and a discrete benefit of $7.1 million related to a decrease in deferred tax liabilities associated with the Company’s REIT conversion and the filing of the Company’s 2012 Federal and state income tax returns.
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $80.5 million. This benefit was primarily due to a benefit of $66.0 million related to the Company’s REIT conversion and a benefit of $6.9 million related to the reversal of liabilities associated with unrecognized tax positions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as described below. In addition, the Company recorded a benefit of $1.2 million related to the filing of the Company’s 2012 Federal and state income tax returns and a benefit of $6.4 million related to the current period operations of the Company.
	As a result of the Company’s conversion to a REIT, certain net deferred tax liabilities related to the real estate of the Company were reversed, as the REIT will generally not pay federal corporate income tax related to those deferred tax liabilities. In addition, the Company assessed the need for a valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets of the TRSs. As a result, the Company recorded a net benefit of $66.0 million related to the conversion to a REIT in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	The Internal Revenue Service has completed its examination of the Company’s federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010. As a result, issues related to 2010 and earlier years have been effectively settled. The Company has not been notified of any other federal or state audits. Due to the favorable resolution of the federal examination, the Company’s reserve for unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $12.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, of which $4.8 million was recorded as an income tax benefit. In addition, the Company recorded a reduction to the related accrued interest of $2.1 million as an income tax benefit in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $0.8 million and $13.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits, respectively, of which $0.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. These liabilities are recorded in other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company estimates the overall decrease in unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months will be approximately $0.8 million, mainly due to the expiration of various statutes of limitations. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had accrued $0.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of interest and no penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	Sep. 30, 2013
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	'
	12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
	The Company is self-insured up to a stop loss for certain losses related to workers’ compensation claims and general liability claims through September 30, 2012, and for certain losses related to employee medical benefits through December 31, 2012. The Company’s insurance program has subsequently transitioned to a low or no deductible program. The Company has purchased stop-loss coverage in order to limit its exposure to any significant levels of claims relating to workers’ compensation, employee medical benefits and general liability for which it is self-insured.
	The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain officers, which provide for severance payments upon certain events, including certain terminations in connection with a change of control.
	The Company, in the ordinary course of business, is involved in certain legal actions and claims on a variety of matters. It is the opinion of management that such legal actions will not have a material effect on the results of operations, financial condition or liquidity of the Company.

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	9 Months Ended
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	Sep. 30, 2013
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'
	13. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
	Stock Repurchases
	On December 17, 2012, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $100.0 million of the Company’s common stock using cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving credit line, to be implemented through open market transactions on U.S. exchanges or in privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws, with any market purchases to be made during open trading window periods or pursuant to any applicable Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
	In May 2013, the Company completed its repurchases under the repurchase program by repurchasing approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $100.0 million, which the Company funded using cash on hand and borrowings under the revolving credit line of the Company’s credit facility. The repurchased stock was cancelled by the Company and has been reflected as a reduction of retained earnings in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Dividends
	On February 14, 2013, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s first quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.8 million in cash, which was paid on April 12, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2013.
	On June 3, 2013, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s second quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.3 million in cash, which was paid on July 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2013.
	On September 13, 2013, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s third quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $25.3 million in cash, which was paid on October 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 27, 2013.

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	9 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	Sep. 30, 2013
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	'
	14. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
	The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
	As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company held certain assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included investments held in conjunction with the Company’s non-qualified contributory deferred compensation plan.
	The investments held by the Company in connection with its deferred compensation plan consist of mutual funds traded in an active market. The Company determined the fair value of these mutual funds based on the net asset value per unit of the funds or the portfolio, which is based upon quoted market prices in an active market. Therefore, the Company has categorized these investments as Level 1. The Company has consistently applied these valuation techniques in all periods presented and believes it has obtained the most accurate information available for the types of investments it holds.
	The Company had no liabilities required to be measured at fair value at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows (in thousands):


		September 30,		Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		2013		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
				(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	17,318	$	17,318	$	—	$	—

	Total assets measured at fair value	$	17,318	$	17,318	$	—	$	—


		December 31,		Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		2012		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
				(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	15,580	$	15,580	$	—	$	—

	Total assets measured at fair value	$	15,580	$	15,580	$	—	$	—

	The remainder of the assets and liabilities held by the Company at September 30, 2013 are not required to be measured at fair value. The carrying value of certain of these assets and liabilities do not approximate fair value, as described below.
	As further discussed in Note 7 and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in connection with the development of Gaylord National, the Company received two bonds (“a Series A Bond” and “a Series B Bond”) from Prince George’s County, Maryland which had aggregate carrying values of $87.1 million and $58.1 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2013. The maturity dates of the Series A Bond and the Series B Bond are July 1, 2034 and September 1, 2037, respectively. Based upon current market interest rates of notes receivable with comparable market ratings and current expectations about the timing of debt service payments under the notes, which the Company considers as Level 3, the fair value of the Series A Bond, which has the senior claim to the cash flows supporting these bonds, approximated carrying value as of September 30, 2013 and the fair value of the Series B Bond was approximately $39 million as of September 30, 2013. While the fair value of the Series B Bond decreased to less than its carrying value during 2011 due to a change in the timing of the debt service payments, the Company has the intent and ability to hold this bond to maturity and expects to receive all debt service payments due under the note. Therefore, the Company does not consider the Series B Bond to be other than temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2013.

	As of September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding $304.1 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes that accrue interest at a fixed rate of 3.75%. The carrying value of these notes on September 30, 2013 was $290.7 million, net of discount. The fair value of the Convertible Notes, based upon the present value of cash flows discounted at current market interest rates, which the Company considers as Level 2, was approximately $311 million as of September 30, 2013.
	The carrying amount of short-term financial instruments held by the Company (cash, short-term investments, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities) approximates fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. The concentration of credit risk on trade receivables is minimized by the large and diverse nature of the Company’s customer base.

FINANCIAL_REPORTING_BY_BUSINES

FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS	9 Months Ended
FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS	Sep. 30, 2013
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	15. FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS:
	The Company’s continuing operations are organized into three principal business segments:

		•		Hospitality, which includes Gaylord Opryland, Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, Gaylord National and the Inn at Opryland;

		•		Opry and Attractions, which includes the Grand Ole Opry, WSM-AM, and the Company’s Nashville-based attractions; and

		•		Corporate and Other, which includes the Company’s corporate expenses.

	The following information from continuing operations is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes (amounts in thousands):


			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30,						September 30,
			2013			2012			2013			2012
	Revenues:
	Hospitality		$	199,304		$	207,941		$	631,716		$	667,036
	Opry and Attractions			21,892			20,188			56,776			53,237
	Corporate and Other			—			—			—			—

	Total		$	221,196		$	228,129		$	688,492		$	720,273

	Depreciation and amortization:
	Hospitality		$	25,599		$	26,095		$	77,928		$	80,977
	Opry and Attractions			1,317			1,262			4,002			3,826
	Corporate and Other			1,000			3,344			7,049			8,586

	Total		$	27,916		$	30,701		$	88,979		$	93,389

	Operating income (loss):
	Hospitality		$	22,445		$	27,947		$	83,879		$	114,407
	Opry and Attractions			5,164			4,710			11,448			10,363
	Corporate and Other			(6,699	)		(14,561	)		(26,050	)		(46,069	)
	REIT conversion costs			(971	)		(51,371	)		(21,383	)		(57,799	)
	Casualty loss			(26	)		(173	)		(75	)		(719	)
	Preopening costs			—			(1	)		—			(340	)
	Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)			(110	)		—			(1,357	)		—

	Total operating income (loss)			19,803			(33,449	)		46,462			19,843
	Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(15,187	)		(15,136	)		(45,934	)		(43,949	)
	Interest income			3,020			3,081			9,123			9,256
	Income from unconsolidated companies			10			—			10			109
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,181	)		—			(4,181	)		—
	Other gains and (losses), net			2,318			2,251			2,365			2,251

	Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		$	5,783		$	(43,253	)	$	7,845		$	(12,490	)

INFORMATION_CONCERNING_GUARANT

INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES	'
	16. INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES:
	The 5% Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company, each of the Company’s four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries, each of which guarantees the Operating Partnership’s $1 billion credit facility (such subsidiary guarantors, together with the Company, the “Guarantors”). The subsidiary Guarantors are 100% owned, and the guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. Not all of the Company’s subsidiaries have guaranteed the 5% Senior Notes.
	The following condensed consolidating financial information includes certain allocations of revenues and expenses based on management’s best estimates, which are not necessarily indicative of financial position, results of operations and cash flows that these entities would have achieved on a stand-alone basis. As further described in Note 3, on October 1, 2012, the Company and its subsidiaries completed a restructuring of assets and operations in connection with the Company’s transition to a REIT. For purposes of presenting the condensed consolidating financial information, the results of the subsidiaries that own the hotel properties are reflected in the guarantor results for periods commencing October 1, 2012. The Operating Partnership was formed in 2012 and had no results prior to October 1, 2012.

	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	As of September 30, 2013


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	ASSETS:
	Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		$	—			$	—			$	1,752,207			$	332,040			$	—			$	2,084,247
	Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted			—				57				—				52,033				—				52,090
	Cash and cash equivalents—restricted			—				—				—				18,557				—				18,557
	Notes receivable			—				—				—				145,206				—				145,206
	Trade receivables, less allowance			—				—				—				52,746				—				52,746
	Deferred financing costs			—				20,527				—				—				—				20,527
	Prepaid expenses and other assets			—				5,347				171,067				64,138				(173,113	)			67,439
	Intercompany receivables, net			107,027				—				696,229				96,365				(899,621	)			—
	Investments			2,022,936				2,767,163				526,644				431,239				(5,747,982	)			—

	Total assets		$	2,129,963			$	2,793,094			$	3,146,147			$	1,192,324			$	(6,820,716	)		$	2,440,812

	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
	Debt and capital lease obligations		$	290,689			$	883,000			$	—			$	1,124			$	—			$	1,174,813
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			(14	)			18,712				517				310,561				(173,400	)			156,376
	Deferred income tax liabilities, net			6,681				(3	)			662				23,860				—				31,200
	Deferred management rights proceeds			—				—				—				184,154				—				184,154
	Dividends payable			25,652				—				—				—				—				25,652
	Other liabilities			—				—				73,185				53,130				287				126,602
	Intercompany payables, net			725,084				174,390				147				—				(899,621	)			—
	Commitments and contingencies
	Stockholders’ equity:
	Preferred stock			—				—				—				—				—				—
	Common stock			505				1				1				2,387				(2,389	)			505
	Additional paid-in-capital			1,223,546				1,741,704				2,803,623				1,184,038				(5,729,365	)			1,223,546
	Treasury stock			(7,533	)			—				—				—				—				(7,533	)
	Accumulated deficit			(134,647	)			(24,710	)			268,012				(552,064	)			(16,228	)			(459,637	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss			—				—				—				(14,866	)			—				(14,866	)

	Total stockholders’ equity			1,081,871				1,716,995				3,071,636				619,495				(5,747,982	)			742,015

	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	2,129,963			$	2,793,094			$	3,146,147			$	1,192,324			$	(6,820,716	)		$	2,440,812


	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	As of December 31, 2012


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	ASSETS:
	Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		$	—			$	—			$	1,798,827			$	350,172			$	—			$	2,148,999
	Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted			—				—				(595	)			97,765				—				97,170
	Cash and cash equivalents—restricted			—				—				—				6,210				—				6,210
	Notes receivable			—				—				—				149,400				—				149,400
	Trade receivables, less allowance			—				—				—				55,343				—				55,343
	Deferred financing costs			—				11,347				—				—				—				11,347
	Prepaid expenses and other assets			—				—				—				64,119				(137	)			63,982
	Intercompany receivables, net			485,219				—				—				—				(485,219	)			—
	Investments			1,202,809				2,771,696				1,208,937				450,261				(5,633,703	)			—

Total assets		$	1,688,028			$	2,783,043			$	3,007,169			$	1,173,270			$	(6,119,059	)		$	2,532,451

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Debt and capital lease obligations		$	485,219			$	545,000			$	—			$	1,644			$	—			$	1,031,863
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			—				15,514				(1,535	)			204,904				(422	)			218,461
Deferred income tax liabilities, net			(386	)			(1,448	)			99,674				(8,902	)			—				88,938
Deferred management rights proceeds			—				—				—				186,346				—				186,346
Other liabilities			—				—				83,477				69,483				285				153,245
Intercompany payables, net			—				485,219				—				—				(485,219	)			—
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock			—				—				—				—				—				—
Common stock			526				—				—				2,388				(2,388	)			526
Additional paid-in-capital			1,250,975				1,741,704				2,803,618				1,184,041				(5,729,363	)			1,250,975
Treasury stock			(7,234	)			—				—				—				—				(7,234	)
Accumulated deficit			(41,072	)			(2,946	)			21,935				(442,031	)			98,048				(366,066	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			—				—				—				(24,603	)			—				(24,603	)

Total stockholders’ equity			1,203,195				1,738,758				2,825,553				719,795				(5,633,703	)			853,598

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	1,688,028			$	2,783,043			$	3,007,169			$	1,173,270			$	(6,119,059	)		$	2,532,451


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	83,804			$	—			$	83,804
Food and beverage			—				—				—				88,193				—				88,193
Other hotel revenue			—				—				64,147				28,723				(65,563	)			27,307
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				21,892				—				21,892

Total revenues			—				—				64,147				222,612				(65,563	)			221,196
Operating expenses:
Rooms			—				—				—				26,369				—				26,369
Food and beverage			—				—				—				55,920				—				55,920
Other hotel expenses			—				—				10,891				117,488				(62,661	)			65,718
Management fees			—				—				—				3,253				—				3,253

Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				10,891				203,030				(62,661	)			151,260
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				15,411				—				15,411
Corporate			—				201				—				5,498				—				5,699
Corporate overhead allocation			(12	)			—				2,914				—				(2,902	)			—
REIT conversion costs			—				—				—				971				—				971
Casualty loss			—				—				—				26				—				26
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)			—				—				—				110				—				110
Depreciation and amortization			—				—				14,936				12,980				—				27,916

Total operating expenses			(12	)			201				28,741				238,026				(65,563	)			201,393

Operating income (loss)			12				(201	)			35,406				(15,414	)			—				19,803

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(6,402	)			(8,774	)			—				(11	)			—				(15,187	)
Interest income			—				—				—				3,020				—				3,020
Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				10				—				10
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,181	)			—				—				—				—				(4,181	)
Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,318				—				2,318

Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations			(10,571	)			(8,975	)			35,406				(10,077	)			—				5,783
(Provision) benefit for income taxes			2,732				4,720				(8,821	)			13,819				—				12,450
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net			25,870				—				—				—				(25,870	)			—

Income (loss) from continuing operations			18,031				(4,255	)			26,585				3,742				(25,870	)			18,233
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				(202	)			—				(202	)

Net income (loss)		$	18,031			$	(4,255	)		$	26,585			$	3,540			$	(25,870	)		$	18,031

Comprehensive income (loss)		$	18,196			$	(4,255	)		$	26,585			$	3,705			$	(26,035	)		$	18,196


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	86,173			$	—			$	86,173
Food and beverage			—				—				—				89,865				—				89,865
Other hotel revenue			(6,328	)			—				—				31,961				6,270				31,903
Opry and Attractions			7				—				—				20,181				—				20,188

Total revenues			(6,321	)			—				—				228,180				6,270				228,129
Operating expenses:
Rooms			—				—				—				24,933				—				24,933
Food and beverage			—				—				—				56,791				—				56,791
Other hotel expenses			—				—				—				72,233				(58	)			72,175
Management fees			—				—				—				—				—				—

Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				—				153,957				(58	)			153,899
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				14,216				—				14,216
Corporate			5,406				—				—				5,811				—				11,217
Corporate overhead allocation			—				—				—				(6,328	)			6,328				—
REIT conversion costs			22,046				—				—				29,325				—				51,371
Casualty loss			45				—				—				128				—				173
Preopening costs			—				—				—				1				—				1
Depreciation and amortization			851				—				—				29,850				—				30,701

Total operating expenses			28,348				—				—				226,960				6,270				261,578

Operating income (loss)			(34,669	)			—				—				1,220				—				(33,449	)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(15,299	)			—				—				(29,965	)			30,128				(15,136	)
Interest income			24,952				—				—				8,257				(30,128	)			3,081
Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				—				—				—
Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,251				—				2,251

Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations			(25,016	)			—				—				(18,237	)			—				(43,253	)
Benefit for income taxes			8,276				—				—				8,305				—				16,581
Equity in subsidiaries’ losses, net			(9,934	)			—				—				—				9,934				—

Loss from continuing operations			(26,674	)			—				—				(9,932	)			9,934				(26,672	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				(2	)			—				(2	)

Net loss		$	(26,674	)		$	—			$	—			$	(9,934	)		$	9,934			$	(26,674	)

Comprehensive loss		$	(26,674	)		$	—			$	—			$	(9,934	)		$	9,934			$	(26,674	)


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	265,386			$	—			$	265,386
Food and beverage			—				—				—				285,690				—				285,690
Other hotel revenue			—				—				200,662				91,040				(211,062	)			80,640
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				56,776				—				56,776

Total revenues			—				—				200,662				698,892				(211,062	)			688,492
Operating expenses:
Rooms			—				—				—				78,020				—				78,020
Food and beverage			—				—				—				177,574				—				177,574
Other hotel expenses			—				—				33,391				370,913				(200,435	)			203,869
Management fees			—				—				—				10,446				—				10,446

Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				33,391				636,953				(200,435	)			469,909
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				41,326				—				41,326
Corporate			—				867				1				18,133				—				19,001
Corporate overhead allocation			2,108				—				8,519				—				(10,627	)			—
REIT conversion costs			—				—				—				21,383				—				21,383
Casualty loss			—				—				—				75				—				75
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)			—				—				1,246				111				—				1,357
Depreciation and amortization			—				—				44,823				44,156				—				88,979

Total operating expenses			2,108				867				87,980				762,137				(211,062	)			642,030

Operating income (loss)			(2,108	)			(867	)			112,682				(63,245	)			—				46,462

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(22,308	)			(23,587	)			—				(39	)			—				(45,934	)
Interest income			—				—				—				9,123				—				9,123
Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				10				—				10
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,181	)			—				—				—				—				(4,181	)
Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,365				—				2,365

Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations			(28,597	)			(24,454	)			112,682				(51,786	)			—				7,845
(Provision) benefit for income taxes			2,508				2,689				133,396				(58,067	)			—				80,526
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net			114,279				—				—				—				(114,279	)			—

Income (loss) from continuing operations			88,190				(21,765	)			246,078				(109,853	)			(114,279	)			88,371
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				(181	)			—				(181	)

Net income (loss)		$	88,190			$	(21,765	)		$	246,078			$	(110,034	)		$	(114,279	)		$	88,190

Comprehensive income (loss)		$	97,927			$	(21,765	)		$	246,078			$	(100,297	)		$	(124,016	)		$	97,927


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	273,689			$	—			$	273,689
Food and beverage			—				—				—				299,165				—				299,165
Other hotel revenue			5,757				—				—				94,343				(5,918	)			94,182
Opry and Attractions			21				—				—				53,216				—				53,237

Total revenues			5,778				—				—				720,413				(5,918	)			720,273
Operating expenses:
Rooms			—				—				—				72,698				—				72,698
Food and beverage			—				—				—				179,049				—				179,049
Other hotel expenses			—				—				—				220,066				(161	)			219,905
Management fees			—				—				—				—				—				—

Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				—				471,813				(161	)			471,652
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				39,048				—				39,048
Corporate			16,446				—				—				21,037				—				37,483
Corporate overhead allocation			—				—				—				5,757				(5,757	)			—
REIT conversion costs			27,426				—				—				30,373				—				57,799
Casualty loss			321				—				—				398				—				719
Preopening costs			22				—				—				318				—				340
Depreciation and amortization			2,377				—				—				91,012				—				93,389

Total operating expenses			46,592				—				—				659,756				(5,918	)			700,430

Operating income (loss)			(40,814	)			—				—				60,657				—				19,843
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(44,593	)			—				—				(89,648	)			90,292				(43,949	)
Interest income			75,413				—				—				24,135				(90,292	)			9,256
Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				109				—				109
Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,251				—				2,251

Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations			(9,994	)			—				—				(2,496	)			—				(12,490	)
Benefit for income taxes			637				—				—				161				—				798
Equity in subsidiaries’ losses, net			(2,335	)			—				—				—				2,335				—

Loss from continuing operations			(11,692	)			—				—				(2,335	)			2,335				(11,692	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net loss		$	(11,692	)		$	—			$	—			$	(2,335	)		$	2,335			$	(11,692	)

Comprehensive loss		$	(11,692	)		$	—			$	—			$	(2,335	)		$	2,335			$	(11,692	)


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities		$	397,379			$	(322,427	)		$	37			$	(10,783	)		$	—			$	64,206
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities			—				—				—				94				—				94

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			397,379				(322,427	)			37				(10,689	)			—				64,300

Purchases of property and equipment			—				—				558				(24,142	)			—				(23,584	)
Collection of notes receivable			—				—				—				1,740				—				1,740
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents			—				—				—				(12,347	)			—				(12,347	)
Other investing activities			—				—				—				227				—				227

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities — continuing operations			—				—				558				(34,522	)			—				(33,964	)
Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			—				—				558				(34,522	)			—				(33,964	)

Net repayments under credit facility			—				(12,000	)			—				—				—				(12,000	)
Issuance of senior notes			—				350,000				—				—				—				350,000
Early redemption of senior notes			(152,180	)			—				—				—				—				(152,180	)
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes			(99,222	)			—				—				—								(99,222	)
Deferred financing costs paid			—				(15,516	)			—				—				—				(15,516	)
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement			(100,028	)			—				—				—				—				(100,028	)
Payment of dividend			(51,162	)			—				—				—				—				(51,162	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans			5,206				—				—				—				—				5,206
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation			7				—				—				—				—				7
Other financing activities, net			—				—				—				(521	)			—				(521	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities — continuing operations			(397,379	)			322,484				—				(521	)			—				(75,416	)
Net cash used in financing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(397,379	)			322,484				—				(521	)			—				(75,416	)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents			—				57				595				(45,732	)			—				(45,080	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			—				—				(595	)			97,765				—				97,170

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—			$	57			$	—			$	52,033			$	—			$	52,090


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities		$	62,976											$	66,290			$	—			$	129,266
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities			—				—				—				47				—				47

Net cash provided by operating activities			62,976				—				—				66,337				—				129,313

Purchases of property and equipment			(6,648	)			—								(71,541	)			—				(78,189	)
Collection of notes receivable			—				—				—				4,480				—				4,480
Other investing activities			—				—				—				851				—				851

Net cash used in investing activities — continuing operations			(6,648	)			—				—				(66,210	)			—				(72,858	)
Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net cash used in investing activities			(6,648	)			—				—				(66,210	)			—				(72,858	)

Net borrowings under credit facility			65,000								—				—				—				65,000
Deferred financing costs paid			(376	)							—				—				—				(376	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			32,722				—				—				—				—				32,722
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement			(185,400	)			—				—				—				—				(185,400	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans			12,005				—				—				—				—				12,005
Other financing activities, net			—				—				—				(564	)			—				(564	)

Net cash used in financing activities — continuing operations			(76,049	)			—				—				(564	)			—				(76,613	)
Net cash used in financing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net cash used in financing activities			(76,049	)			—				—				(564	)			—				(76,613	)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(19,721	)			—				—				(437	)			—				(20,158	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			37,562				—								6,826				—				44,388

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	17,841			$	—			$	—			$	6,389			$	—			$	24,230

INCOME_PER_SHARE_Tables

INCOME PER SHARE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
INCOME PER SHARE (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding	'
	The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is calculated as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Weighted average shares outstanding—basic		50,524		46,546		51,392		48,073
	Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation		460		—		503		—
	Effect of convertible notes		5,416		—		6,187		—
	Effect of common stock warrants		3,702		—		4,631		—

	Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted		60,102		46,546		62,713		48,073

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT_Tables

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Property and Equipment	'
	Property and equipment of continuing operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):


		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land and land improvements	$	242,075		$	241,292
	Buildings		2,299,304			2,297,343
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment		576,753			563,622
	Construction-in-progress		26,410			27,534

			3,144,542			3,129,791
	Accumulated depreciation		(1,060,295	)		(980,792	)

	Property and equipment, net	$	2,084,247		$	2,148,999

DEBT_Tables

DEBT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
DEBT (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Related to Continuing Operations	'
	The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations related to continuing operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of (in thousands):


		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	$1 Billion Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 1.75%, maturing April 18, 2017	$	533,000		$	—
	$925 Million Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 2.0%, originally maturing August 1, 2015		—			545,000
	Convertible Senior Notes, interest at 3.75%, maturing October 1, 2014, net of unamortized discount of $13,369 and $26,961		290,689			333,039
	Senior Notes, interest at 5.0%, maturing April 15, 2021		350,000			—
	Senior Notes, interest at 6.75%, originally maturing November 15, 2014		—			152,180
	Capital lease obligations		1,124			1,644

	Total debt		1,174,813			1,031,863
	Less amounts due within one year		(613	)		(130,358	)

	Total long-term debt	$	1,174,200		$	901,505

RETIREMENT_AND_POSTRETIREMENT_1

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'
Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Expense	'
	Net periodic pension expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Interest cost	$	999		$	1,086		$	2,939		$	3,260
	Expected return on plan assets		(1,312	)		(1,173	)		(3,886	)		(3,519	)
	Recognized net actuarial loss		242			1,170			822			3,510
	Net settlement loss		188			—			1,478			—

	Total net periodic pension expense	$	117		$	1,083		$	1,353		$	3,251

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'
Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Expense	'
	Net postretirement benefit expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Service cost	$	—		$	14		$	—		$	43
	Interest cost		49			254			146			761
	Amortization of net actuarial loss		120			176			358			528
	Amortization of prior service credit		(333	)		(130	)		(998	)		(391	)

	Total net postretirement benefit expense	$	(164	)	$	314		$	(494	)	$	941

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Tables

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	'
	The Company had no liabilities required to be measured at fair value at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows (in thousands):


		September 30,		Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		2013		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
				(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	17,318	$	17,318	$	—	$	—

	Total assets measured at fair value	$	17,318	$	17,318	$	—	$	—


		December 31,		Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		2012		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
				(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	15,580	$	15,580	$	—	$	—

	Total assets measured at fair value	$	15,580	$	15,580	$	—	$	—

FINANCIAL_REPORTING_BY_BUSINES1

FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Segments Internal Financial Reports	'
	The following information from continuing operations is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes (amounts in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Revenues:
	Hospitality	$	199,304		$	207,941		$	631,716		$	667,036
	Opry and Attractions		21,892			20,188			56,776			53,237
	Corporate and Other		—			—			—			—

	Total	$	221,196		$	228,129		$	688,492		$	720,273

	Depreciation and amortization:
	Hospitality	$	25,599		$	26,095		$	77,928		$	80,977
	Opry and Attractions		1,317			1,262			4,002			3,826
	Corporate and Other		1,000			3,344			7,049			8,586

	Total	$	27,916		$	30,701		$	88,979		$	93,389

	Operating income (loss):
	Hospitality	$	22,445		$	27,947		$	83,879		$	114,407
	Opry and Attractions		5,164			4,710			11,448			10,363
	Corporate and Other		(6,699	)		(14,561	)		(26,050	)		(46,069	)
	REIT conversion costs		(971	)		(51,371	)		(21,383	)		(57,799	)
	Casualty loss		(26	)		(173	)		(75	)		(719	)
	Preopening costs		—			(1	)		—			(340	)
	Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)		(110	)		—			(1,357	)		—

	Total operating income (loss)		19,803			(33,449	)		46,462			19,843
	Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(15,187	)		(15,136	)		(45,934	)		(43,949	)
	Interest income		3,020			3,081			9,123			9,256
	Income from unconsolidated companies		10			—			10			109
	Loss on extinguishment of debt		(4,181	)		—			(4,181	)		—
	Other gains and (losses), net		2,318			2,251			2,365			2,251

	Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	$	5,783		$	(43,253	)	$	7,845		$	(12,490	)

INFORMATION_CONCERNING_GUARANT1

INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	'
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	As of September 30, 2013


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	ASSETS:
	Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		$	—			$	—			$	1,752,207			$	332,040			$	—			$	2,084,247
	Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted			—				57				—				52,033				—				52,090
	Cash and cash equivalents—restricted			—				—				—				18,557				—				18,557
	Notes receivable			—				—				—				145,206				—				145,206
	Trade receivables, less allowance			—				—				—				52,746				—				52,746
	Deferred financing costs			—				20,527				—				—				—				20,527
	Prepaid expenses and other assets			—				5,347				171,067				64,138				(173,113	)			67,439
	Intercompany receivables, net			107,027				—				696,229				96,365				(899,621	)			—
	Investments			2,022,936				2,767,163				526,644				431,239				(5,747,982	)			—

	Total assets		$	2,129,963			$	2,793,094			$	3,146,147			$	1,192,324			$	(6,820,716	)		$	2,440,812

	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
	Debt and capital lease obligations		$	290,689			$	883,000			$	—			$	1,124			$	—			$	1,174,813
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			(14	)			18,712				517				310,561				(173,400	)			156,376
	Deferred income tax liabilities, net			6,681				(3	)			662				23,860				—				31,200
	Deferred management rights proceeds			—				—				—				184,154				—				184,154
	Dividends payable			25,652				—				—				—				—				25,652
	Other liabilities			—				—				73,185				53,130				287				126,602
	Intercompany payables, net			725,084				174,390				147				—				(899,621	)			—
	Commitments and contingencies
	Stockholders’ equity:
	Preferred stock			—				—				—				—				—				—
	Common stock			505				1				1				2,387				(2,389	)			505
	Additional paid-in-capital			1,223,546				1,741,704				2,803,623				1,184,038				(5,729,365	)			1,223,546
	Treasury stock			(7,533	)			—				—				—				—				(7,533	)
	Accumulated deficit			(134,647	)			(24,710	)			268,012				(552,064	)			(16,228	)			(459,637	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss			—				—				—				(14,866	)			—				(14,866	)

	Total stockholders’ equity			1,081,871				1,716,995				3,071,636				619,495				(5,747,982	)			742,015

	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	2,129,963			$	2,793,094			$	3,146,147			$	1,192,324			$	(6,820,716	)		$	2,440,812


	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	As of December 31, 2012


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	ASSETS:
	Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		$	—			$	—			$	1,798,827			$	350,172			$	—			$	2,148,999
	Cash and cash equivalents—unrestricted			—				—				(595	)			97,765				—				97,170
	Cash and cash equivalents—restricted			—				—				—				6,210				—				6,210
	Notes receivable			—				—				—				149,400				—				149,400
	Trade receivables, less allowance			—				—				—				55,343				—				55,343
	Deferred financing costs			—				11,347				—				—				—				11,347
	Prepaid expenses and other assets			—				—				—				64,119				(137	)			63,982
	Intercompany receivables, net			485,219				—				—				—				(485,219	)			—
	Investments			1,202,809				2,771,696				1,208,937				450,261				(5,633,703	)			—

	Total assets		$	1,688,028			$	2,783,043			$	3,007,169			$	1,173,270			$	(6,119,059	)		$	2,532,451

	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Debt and capital lease obligations		$	485,219			$	545,000			$	—			$	1,644			$	—			$	1,031,863
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			—				15,514				(1,535	)			204,904				(422	)			218,461
Deferred income tax liabilities, net			(386	)			(1,448	)			99,674				(8,902	)			—				88,938
Deferred management rights proceeds			—				—				—				186,346				—				186,346
Other liabilities			—				—				83,477				69,483				285				153,245
Intercompany payables, net			—				485,219				—				—				(485,219	)			—
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock			—				—				—				—				—				—
Common stock			526				—				—				2,388				(2,388	)			526
Additional paid-in-capital			1,250,975				1,741,704				2,803,618				1,184,041				(5,729,363	)			1,250,975
Treasury stock			(7,234	)			—				—				—				—				(7,234	)
Accumulated deficit			(41,072	)			(2,946	)			21,935				(442,031	)			98,048				(366,066	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			—				—				—				(24,603	)			—				(24,603	)

Total stockholders’ equity			1,203,195				1,738,758				2,825,553				719,795				(5,633,703	)			853,598

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	1,688,028			$	2,783,043			$	3,007,169			$	1,173,270			$	(6,119,059	)		$	2,532,451

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income	'
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Revenues:
	Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	83,804			$	—			$	83,804
	Food and beverage			—				—				—				88,193				—				88,193
	Other hotel revenue			—				—				64,147				28,723				(65,563	)			27,307
	Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				21,892				—				21,892

	Total revenues			—				—				64,147				222,612				(65,563	)			221,196
	Operating expenses:
	Rooms			—				—				—				26,369				—				26,369
	Food and beverage			—				—				—				55,920				—				55,920
	Other hotel expenses			—				—				10,891				117,488				(62,661	)			65,718
	Management fees			—				—				—				3,253				—				3,253

	Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				10,891				203,030				(62,661	)			151,260
	Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				15,411				—				15,411
	Corporate			—				201				—				5,498				—				5,699
	Corporate overhead allocation			(12	)			—				2,914				—				(2,902	)			—
	REIT conversion costs			—				—				—				971				—				971
	Casualty loss			—				—				—				26				—				26
	Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)			—				—				—				110				—				110
	Depreciation and amortization			—				—				14,936				12,980				—				27,916

	Total operating expenses			(12	)			201				28,741				238,026				(65,563	)			201,393

	Operating income (loss)			12				(201	)			35,406				(15,414	)			—				19,803

	Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(6,402	)			(8,774	)			—				(11	)			—				(15,187	)
	Interest income			—				—				—				3,020				—				3,020
	Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				10				—				10
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,181	)			—				—				—				—				(4,181	)
	Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,318				—				2,318

	Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations			(10,571	)			(8,975	)			35,406				(10,077	)			—				5,783
	(Provision) benefit for income taxes			2,732				4,720				(8,821	)			13,819				—				12,450
	Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net			25,870				—				—				—				(25,870	)			—

	Income (loss) from continuing operations			18,031				(4,255	)			26,585				3,742				(25,870	)			18,233
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				(202	)			—				(202	)

	Net income (loss)		$	18,031			$	(4,255	)		$	26,585			$	3,540			$	(25,870	)		$	18,031

	Comprehensive income (loss)		$	18,196			$	(4,255	)		$	26,585			$	3,705			$	(26,035	)		$	18,196


	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Revenues:
	Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	86,173			$	—			$	86,173
	Food and beverage			—				—				—				89,865				—				89,865
Other hotel revenue			(6,328	)			—				—				31,961				6,270				31,903
Opry and Attractions			7				—				—				20,181				—				20,188

Total revenues			(6,321	)			—				—				228,180				6,270				228,129
Operating expenses:
Rooms			—				—				—				24,933				—				24,933
Food and beverage			—				—				—				56,791				—				56,791
Other hotel expenses			—				—				—				72,233				(58	)			72,175
Management fees			—				—				—				—				—				—

Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				—				153,957				(58	)			153,899
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				14,216				—				14,216
Corporate			5,406				—				—				5,811				—				11,217
Corporate overhead allocation			—				—				—				(6,328	)			6,328				—
REIT conversion costs			22,046				—				—				29,325				—				51,371
Casualty loss			45				—				—				128				—				173
Preopening costs			—				—				—				1				—				1
Depreciation and amortization			851				—				—				29,850				—				30,701

Total operating expenses			28,348				—				—				226,960				6,270				261,578

Operating income (loss)			(34,669	)			—				—				1,220				—				(33,449	)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(15,299	)			—				—				(29,965	)			30,128				(15,136	)
Interest income			24,952				—				—				8,257				(30,128	)			3,081
Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				—				—				—
Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,251				—				2,251

Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations			(25,016	)			—				—				(18,237	)			—				(43,253	)
Benefit for income taxes			8,276				—				—				8,305				—				16,581
Equity in subsidiaries’ losses, net			(9,934	)			—				—				—				9,934				—

Loss from continuing operations			(26,674	)			—				—				(9,932	)			9,934				(26,672	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				(2	)			—				(2	)

Net loss		$	(26,674	)		$	—			$	—			$	(9,934	)		$	9,934			$	(26,674	)

Comprehensive loss		$	(26,674	)		$	—			$	—			$	(9,934	)		$	9,934			$	(26,674	)


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	265,386			$	—			$	265,386
Food and beverage			—				—				—				285,690				—				285,690
Other hotel revenue			—				—				200,662				91,040				(211,062	)			80,640
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				56,776				—				56,776

Total revenues			—				—				200,662				698,892				(211,062	)			688,492
Operating expenses:
Rooms			—				—				—				78,020				—				78,020
Food and beverage			—				—				—				177,574				—				177,574
Other hotel expenses			—				—				33,391				370,913				(200,435	)			203,869
Management fees			—				—				—				10,446				—				10,446

Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				33,391				636,953				(200,435	)			469,909
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				41,326				—				41,326
Corporate			—				867				1				18,133				—				19,001
Corporate overhead allocation			2,108				—				8,519				—				(10,627	)			—
REIT conversion costs			—				—				—				21,383				—				21,383
Casualty loss			—				—				—				75				—				75
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)			—				—				1,246				111				—				1,357
Depreciation and amortization			—				—				44,823				44,156				—				88,979

Total operating expenses			2,108				867				87,980				762,137				(211,062	)			642,030

Operating income (loss)			(2,108	)			(867	)			112,682				(63,245	)			—				46,462

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(22,308	)			(23,587	)			—				(39	)			—				(45,934	)
Interest income			—				—				—				9,123				—				9,123
Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				10				—				10
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,181	)			—				—				—				—				(4,181	)
Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,365				—				2,365

Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations			(28,597	)			(24,454	)			112,682				(51,786	)			—				7,845
(Provision) benefit for income taxes			2,508				2,689				133,396				(58,067	)			—				80,526
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net			114,279				—				—				—				(114,279	)			—

Income (loss) from continuing operations			88,190				(21,765	)			246,078				(109,853	)			(114,279	)			88,371
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				(181	)			—				(181	)

Net income (loss)		$	88,190			$	(21,765	)		$	246,078			$	(110,034	)		$	(114,279	)		$	88,190

Comprehensive income (loss)		$	97,927			$	(21,765	)		$	246,078			$	(100,297	)		$	(124,016	)		$	97,927


RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012


(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	273,689			$	—			$	273,689
Food and beverage			—				—				—				299,165				—				299,165
Other hotel revenue			5,757				—				—				94,343				(5,918	)			94,182
Opry and Attractions			21				—				—				53,216				—				53,237

Total revenues			5,778				—				—				720,413				(5,918	)			720,273
Operating expenses:
Rooms			—				—				—				72,698				—				72,698
Food and beverage			—				—				—				179,049				—				179,049
Other hotel expenses			—				—				—				220,066				(161	)			219,905
Management fees			—				—				—				—				—				—

Total hotel operating expenses			—				—				—				471,813				(161	)			471,652
Opry and Attractions			—				—				—				39,048				—				39,048
Corporate			16,446				—				—				21,037				—				37,483
Corporate overhead allocation			—				—				—				5,757				(5,757	)			—
REIT conversion costs			27,426				—				—				30,373				—				57,799
Casualty loss			321				—				—				398				—				719
Preopening costs			22				—				—				318				—				340
Depreciation and amortization			2,377				—				—				91,012				—				93,389

Total operating expenses			46,592				—				—				659,756				(5,918	)			700,430

Operating income (loss)			(40,814	)			—				—				60,657				—				19,843
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			(44,593	)			—				—				(89,648	)			90,292				(43,949	)
Interest income			75,413				—				—				24,135				(90,292	)			9,256
Income from unconsolidated companies			—				—				—				109				—				109
Other gains and (losses), net			—				—				—				2,251				—				2,251

Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations			(9,994	)			—				—				(2,496	)			—				(12,490	)
Benefit for income taxes			637				—				—				161				—				798
Equity in subsidiaries’ losses, net			(2,335	)			—				—				—				2,335				—

Loss from continuing operations			(11,692	)			—				—				(2,335	)			2,335				(11,692	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net loss		$	(11,692	)		$	—			$	—			$	(2,335	)		$	2,335			$	(11,692	)

Comprehensive loss		$	(11,692	)		$	—			$	—			$	(2,335	)		$	2,335			$	(11,692	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	'
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities		$	397,379			$	(322,427	)		$	37			$	(10,783	)		$	—			$	64,206
	Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities			—				—				—				94				—				94

	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			397,379				(322,427	)			37				(10,689	)			—				64,300

	Purchases of property and equipment			—				—				558				(24,142	)			—				(23,584	)
	Collection of notes receivable			—				—				—				1,740				—				1,740
	Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents			—				—				—				(12,347	)			—				(12,347	)
	Other investing activities			—				—				—				227				—				227

	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities — continuing operations			—				—				558				(34,522	)			—				(33,964	)
	Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			—				—				558				(34,522	)			—				(33,964	)

	Net repayments under credit facility			—				(12,000	)			—				—				—				(12,000	)
	Issuance of senior notes			—				350,000				—				—				—				350,000
	Early redemption of senior notes			(152,180	)			—				—				—				—				(152,180	)
	Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes			(99,222	)			—				—				—								(99,222	)
	Deferred financing costs paid			—				(15,516	)			—				—				—				(15,516	)
	Repurchase of Company stock for retirement			(100,028	)			—				—				—				—				(100,028	)
	Payment of dividend			(51,162	)			—				—				—				—				(51,162	)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans			5,206				—				—				—				—				5,206
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation			7				—				—				—				—				7
	Other financing activities, net			—				—				—				(521	)			—				(521	)

	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities — continuing operations			(397,379	)			322,484				—				(521	)			—				(75,416	)
	Net cash used in financing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(397,379	)			322,484				—				(521	)			—				(75,416	)

	Net change in cash and cash equivalents			—				57				595				(45,732	)			—				(45,080	)
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			—				—				(595	)			97,765				—				97,170

	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—			$	57			$	—			$	52,033			$	—			$	52,090


	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012


	(in thousands)		Parent				Issuer				Guarantors				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
	(in thousands)		Guarantor				Issuer				Guarantors				Guarantors				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Net cash provided by continuing operating activities		$	62,976											$	66,290			$	—			$	129,266
	Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities			—				—				—				47				—				47

	Net cash provided by operating activities			62,976				—				—				66,337				—				129,313

	Purchases of property and equipment			(6,648	)			—								(71,541	)			—				(78,189	)
	Collection of notes receivable			—				—				—				4,480				—				4,480
	Other investing activities			—				—				—				851				—				851

	Net cash used in investing activities — continuing operations			(6,648	)			—				—				(66,210	)			—				(72,858	)
	Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net cash used in investing activities			(6,648	)			—				—				(66,210	)			—				(72,858	)

Net borrowings under credit facility			65,000								—				—				—				65,000
Deferred financing costs paid			(376	)							—				—				—				(376	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			32,722				—				—				—				—				32,722
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement			(185,400	)			—				—				—				—				(185,400	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans			12,005				—				—				—				—				12,005
Other financing activities, net			—				—				—				(564	)			—				(564	)

Net cash used in financing activities — continuing operations			(76,049	)			—				—				(564	)			—				(76,613	)
Net cash used in financing activities — discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				—				—

Net cash used in financing activities			(76,049	)			—				—				(564	)			—				(76,613	)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(19,721	)			—				—				(437	)			—				(20,158	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			37,562				—								6,826				—				44,388

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	17,841			$	—			$	—			$	6,389			$	—			$	24,230

Basis_of_Presentation_Addition

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Assets, Total [Member]

Liabilities, Total [Member]

Operating Costs [Member]

Operating Expense Hotel [Member]

Opry and Attractions Operating Expenses [Member]

Corporate Operating Expenses [Member]

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]

Selling General and Administrative Expenses Hotel Cost [Member]

Selling General and Administrative Expenses Opry and Attractions Cost [Member]

Selling General and Administrative Expenses Corporate Cost [Member]

Prior period reclassification adjustment

$10.70

($10.70)

$134.80

$409

($122.40)

($373)

($10.30)

($27.90)

($2.10)

($8.10)

$44.50

$139.20

($31.50)

($98.70)

($3.90)

($11.20)

($9.10)

($29.30)

Reit_Conversion_Additional_Inf

Reit Conversion - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
						REIT Conversion [Member]	REIT Conversion [Member]	REIT Conversion [Member]	REIT Conversion [Member]	REIT Conversion [Member]
										Forecast [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sales price of management rights and intellectual property	$210,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Purchase price to the Management Rights	190,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Purchase price IP Rights	20,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Term of management rights for income amortization	'	'	'	'65 years	'	'	'	'	'	'
REIT conversion costs	'	971,000	51,371,000	21,383,000	57,799,000	'	'	'	'	'
Employment severance and retention costs	'	'	'	'	'	400,000	10,300,000	14,300,000	10,300,000	'
Professional Fees	'	'	'	'	'	100,000	14,000,000	2,100,000	20,100,000	'
Various Other Transition Costs	'	'	'	'	'	500,000	5,800,000	5,000,000	6,100,000	'
Estimated one time costs related to REIT conversion	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,900,000
Impairment charge	'	'	'	$1,908,000	$21,287,000	'	$21,300,000	'	$21,300,000	'

Income_Per_Share_Weighted_Aver

Income Per Share - Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	50,524	46,546	51,392	48,073
Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation	460	'	503	'
Effect of convertible notes	5,416	'	6,187	'
Effect of common stock warrants	3,702	'	4,631	'
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	60,102	46,546	62,713	48,073

Income_Per_Share_Additional_In

Income Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation awards	'	0.7	'	0.7
Stock-based compensation awards outstanding	0.2	0.8	0.1	0.9
Effect of Potentially Issuable Shares	'	4	'	2.7
Approximate number of common stock share which can be purchased under warrants	14.1	'	14.1	'
Adjusted strike price under warrant	25.96	'	25.96	'
Effect of potentially issuable shares under warrants	'	2.1	'	0.6
Loss on call spread modification related to convertible notes	'	'	$4,869	'
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	3.75%	'	3.75%	'
Maturity year of note	'	'	'2014	'
Adjusted strike price under warrant	25.96	'	25.96	'

Recovered_Sheet1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	$0.20	$13.70
Reclassified Comprehensive income (loss), Before tax	'	-0.2
Other comprehensive income Pension liability, tax expense	'	($4.20)

Property_and_Equipment_Propert

Property and Equipment - Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	$3,144,542	$3,129,791
Accumulated depreciation	-1,060,295	-980,792
Property and equipment, net	2,084,247	2,148,999
Land and Land Improvements [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	242,075	241,292
Building [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	2,299,304	2,297,343
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	576,753	563,622
Construction in Progress [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	$26,410	$27,534

Notes_Receivable_Additional_In

Notes Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
	Receivables	Sep. 30, 2012	Receivables	Sep. 30, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of notes receivable	2	'	2	'
Interest income	$3,020,000	$3,081,000	$9,123,000	$9,256,000
Payment received relating to notes receivables	'	'	13,300,000	15,500,000
National Bonds [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest income	$3,000,000	$3,100,000	$9,100,000	$9,200,000

Debt_Debt_and_Capital_Lease_Ob

Debt - Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Related to Continuing Operations (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	$1,174,813	$1,031,863
Less amounts due within one year	-613	-130,358
Total long-term debt	1,174,200	901,505
$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	533,000	'
$925 Million Credit Facility [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	'	545,000
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	290,689	333,039
5% Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	350,000	'
6.75% Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	'	152,180
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	$1,124	$1,644

Debt_Debt_and_Capital_Lease_Ob1

Debt - Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Related to Continuing Operations (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 18, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
	Apr. 18, 2013	$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	$925 Million Credit Facility [Member]	3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	5% Senior Notes [Member]	6.75% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total credit facility	$925,000,000	$1,000,000,000	$925,000,000	'	'	'	'
Spread rate added to LIBOR	'	1.75%	2.00%	'	'	'	'
Maturity date for credit facility	'	18-Apr-17	1-Aug-15	'	'	'	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	'	'	'	3.75%	'	5.00%	6.75%
Maturity date for Notes	'	'	'	1-Oct-14	'	15-Apr-21	15-Nov-14
Debt discount on Convertible Senior Notes	'	'	'	$13,369,000	$26,961,000	'	'

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Apr. 18, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 18, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jul. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 15, 2019

Apr. 15, 2018

Apr. 15, 2017

Apr. 16, 2016

Apr. 15, 2016

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]

$925 Million Credit Facility [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

5% Senior Notes [Member]

6.75% Senior Notes [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Hotel

Senior secured credit facility [Member]

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]

Forecast [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Total credit facility

$925,000,000

$1,000,000,000

$700,000,000

$300,000,000

$925,000,000

Total Debt

1,174,813,000

1,031,863,000

533,000,000

154,000,000

545,000,000

290,689,000

333,039,000

350,000,000

152,180,000

Maturity Date

18-Apr-17

1-Aug-15

Fee to be paid by the Company on the average unused portion

0.30%

0.40%

Accordion feature allowing potential increase to credit facility

500,000,000

Number of subsidiaries owing hotels

Write-off of deferred financing costs

1,845,000

1,300,000

500,000

Convertible notes, Outstanding amount

360,000,000

Conversion rate per $ 1,000 principal of convertible notes

46.2165

Conversion price per share

$21.64

Common Stock principal amount of convertible notes

1,000

Cancellation of Convertible notes

54,700,000

Aggregate consideration for cancellation of convertible notes

98,600,000

Common Shares surrendered by counter party

0.2

Value of convertible notes converted by a holder

1,200,000

Face amount of outstanding debt

304,100,000

350,000,000

Loss on extinguishment on Debt

-4,181,000

-4,200,000

Reduction in stockholder's equity due to repurchase and conversion transactions

-43,500,000

Strike price of purchased option

21.64

Purchased options number of shares

14.1

Approximate number of common stock share which can be purchased under warrants

14.1

Exercise price of common stock

25.96

Maturity year of note

'2014

'2021

Interest rate of Senior Notes

3.75%

5.00%

6.75%

Maturity date for Notes

1-Oct-14

15-Apr-21

15-Nov-14

First semi-annual interest payment date

'April 15

Second semi-annual interest payment date

'October 15

Semi-annual interest payment beginning date

15-Oct-13

Redemption price expressed as percentage of principal amount

100.00%

101.25%

102.50%

100.00%

103.75%

Debt instrument exchange description

'In connection with the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement under which the Company is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete a registered offer to exchange the 5% Senior Notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms as the 5% Senior Notes within 270 days of the closing of the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes.

Senior notes, Closing period

'270 days

Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes

$350,000,000

$342,000,000

Stock_Plans_Additional_Informa

Stock Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2013

REIT Conversion [Member]

Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock Awards for Certain Management [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Restricted stock award granted by Company

37,000

67,400

Vesting period from the date of grant

'May vest in 2016

'May vest in 2014

Performance period

'3 years

Weighted-average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards granted

$45.01

$44.39

Risk-free rate of weighted-average grant date fair value

0.40%

Volatility rate of weighted-average grant date fair value

23.00%

64.00%

Expected life assumption for weighted average grant date fair value

'3 years

Stock option Cancelled, result of the REIT conversion

167,500

Restricted Stock Units Cancelled, result of the REIT conversion

401,000

Compensation Costs reversed

$2.10

Restricted stock award, outstanding

527,153

574,933

Compensation cost on stock-based compensation plans

$1.80

($0.20)

$6.40

$5.10

Recovered_Sheet2

Retirement and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension Plans - Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Expense (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net settlement loss	$200	'	$1,500	'
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	'	14	'	43
Interest cost	49	254	146	761
Amortization of net actuarial loss	120	176	358	528
Amortization of prior service credit	-333	-130	-998	-391
Total net postretirement benefit expense	-164	314	-494	941
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest cost	999	1,086	2,939	3,260
Expected return on plan assets	-1,312	-1,173	-3,886	-3,519
Amortization of net actuarial loss	242	1,170	822	3,510
Net settlement loss	188	'	1,478	'
Total net periodic pension expense	$117	$1,083	$1,353	$3,251

Recovered_Sheet3

Retirement and Postretirement Benefits Other than Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	31-May-13	Dec. 31, 2012
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net settlement loss	($200,000)	($1,500,000)	'	'
Changed in assumed discount rate	'	'	4.00%	3.60%
Reduction in plan liability	'	9,500,000	'	'
REIT Conversion [Member]	'	'	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net settlement loss	'	-700,000	'	'
Corporate Operating Expenses [Member]	'	'	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net settlement loss	($200,000)	($800,000)	'	'

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Period of property held by REIT	'	'	'10 years	'	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	($12,450,000)	($16,581,000)	($80,526,000)	($798,000)	'
Reversal of deferred tax liabilities associated with unrecognized tax positions	'	'	6,900,000	'	'
Income tax benefit related to current period operations	-5,400,000	'	-6,400,000	'	'
Reversal of deferred tax liabilities	7,100,000	'	'	'	'
Income tax benefit related previous period operations	'	'	1,200,000	'	'
Company's reserve for uncertain tax benefits	'	'	12,400,000	'	'
Income Tax benefit	'	'	4,800,000	'	'
Reduction to the related accrued interest as an income tax benefit	'	'	-2,100,000	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits	800,000	'	800,000	'	13,200,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, affect effective tax rate if recognized	800,000	'	800,000	'	6,700,000
Estimated overall decrease in unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months due to the expiration of various statutes of limitations	800,000	'	800,000	'	'
Interest on income taxes accrued related to uncertain tax positions	100,000	'	100,000	'	2,200,000
Income tax penalties accrued related to uncertain tax positions	0	'	0	'	0
REIT Conversion [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	'	'	($66,000,000)	'	'

Stockholders_Equity_Additional

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	31-May-13	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Authorized amount for share repurchase program	'	'	'	'	'	$100	'
Company repurchased, shares	'	'	'	'	2.3	'	'
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	'	'	'	100	'	'
Cash Dividend on Common Stock	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	'	'	$1.50	'
Aggregated Dividend Paid	$25.30	$25.30	$25.80	'	'	'	'
Common stock Dividend Payable Date	15-Oct-13	15-Jul-13	12-Apr-13	'	'	'	'
Dividend payable date of record	27-Sep-13	28-Jun-13	28-Mar-13	'	'	'	'
Dividend payable date declared	13-Sep-13	3-Jun-13	14-Feb-13	'	'	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Assets

Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	$17,318	$15,580
Total assets measured at fair value	17,318	15,580
Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	17,318	15,580
Total assets measured at fair value	17,318	15,580
Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	'	'
Total assets measured at fair value	'	'
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	'	'
Total assets measured at fair value	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
	Receivables	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Number of bonds received	2	'
Total Debt	$1,174,813,000	$1,031,863,000
Bonds Series A and Series B [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Number of bonds received	2	'
Bonds A Series [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Notes receivables, carrying value	87,100,000	'
Maturity date of notes receivable	1-Jul-34	'
Bonds B Series [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Notes receivables, carrying value	58,100,000	'
Maturity date of notes receivable	1-Sep-37	'
Notes receivable, fair value	39,000,000	'
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Face amount of outstanding debt	304,100,000	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	3.75%	'
Total Debt	290,689,000	333,039,000
Fair value of the convertible notes	$311,000,000	'

Recovered_Sheet4

Financial Reporting by Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
	Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'
Number of business segments	3

Recovered_Sheet5

Financial Reporting by Business Segments - Segments Internal Financial Reports (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$221,196	$228,129	$688,492	$720,273
Depreciation and amortization	27,916	30,701	88,979	93,389
Operating income (loss)	19,803	-33,449	46,462	19,843
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	-15,187	-15,136	-45,934	-43,949
Interest income	3,020	3,081	9,123	9,256
Income from unconsolidated companies	10	'	10	109
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-4,181	'	-4,181	'
Other gains and (losses), net	2,318	2,251	2,365	2,251
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	5,783	-43,253	7,845	-12,490
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	221,196	228,129	688,492	720,273
Depreciation and amortization	27,916	30,701	88,979	93,389
Operating income (loss)	19,803	-33,449	46,462	19,843
Operating Segments [Member] \| Hospitality [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	199,304	207,941	631,716	667,036
Depreciation and amortization	25,599	26,095	77,928	80,977
Operating income (loss)	22,445	27,947	83,879	114,407
Operating Segments [Member] \| Opry and Attractions [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	21,892	20,188	56,776	53,237
Depreciation and amortization	1,317	1,262	4,002	3,826
Operating income (loss)	5,164	4,710	11,448	10,363
Operating Segments [Member] \| Corporate and Other [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	1,000	3,344	7,049	8,586
Operating income (loss)	-6,699	-14,561	-26,050	-46,069
Operating Segments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Trust Conversion Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Operating income (loss)	-971	-51,371	-21,383	-57,799
Operating Segments [Member] \| Casualty Loss [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Operating income (loss)	-26	-173	-75	-719
Operating Segments [Member] \| Preopening Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Operating income (loss)	'	-1	'	-340
Operating Segments [Member] \| Impairment and Other Charges (Non-REIT Conversion Costs) [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Operating income (loss)	($110)	'	($1,357)	'

Recovered_Sheet6

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 18, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Total credit facility	'	$925
Ownership percentage in subsidiaries	100.00%	'
Year of formation of operating partnership and certain subsidiary guarantors	'2012	'
Guarantors [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries	4	'
5% Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	5.00%	'
$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Total credit facility	1,000	'

Recovered_Sheet7

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$2,084,247	$2,148,999	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	52,090	97,170	24,230	44,388
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	18,557	6,210	'	'
Notes receivable	145,206	149,400	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	52,746	55,343	'	'
Deferred financing costs	20,527	11,347	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	67,439	63,982	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	'	'	'	'
Investments	'	'	'	'
Total assets	2,440,812	2,532,451	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,174,813	1,031,863	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	156,376	218,461	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	31,200	88,938	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	184,154	186,346	'	'
Dividends payable	25,652	'	'	'
Other liabilities	126,602	153,245	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	505	526	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,223,546	1,250,975	'	'
Treasury stock	-7,533	-7,234	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-459,637	-366,066	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-14,866	-24,603	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	742,015	853,598	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,440,812	2,532,451	'	'
Parent Guarantor [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	'	'	17,841	37,562
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	'	'	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	107,027	485,219	'	'
Investments	2,022,936	1,202,809	'	'
Total assets	2,129,963	1,688,028	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	290,689	485,219	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-14	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	6,681	-386	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	25,652	'	'	'
Other liabilities	'	'	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	725,084	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	505	526	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,223,546	1,250,975	'	'
Treasury stock	-7,533	-7,234	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-134,647	-41,072	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	1,081,871	1,203,195	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,129,963	1,688,028	'	'
Issuer [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	57	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs	20,527	11,347	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	5,347	'	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	'	'	'	'
Investments	2,767,163	2,771,696	'	'
Total assets	2,793,094	2,783,043	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	883,000	545,000	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	18,712	15,514	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	-3	-1,448	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	'	'	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	174,390	485,219	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	1	'	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,741,704	1,741,704	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-24,710	-2,946	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	1,716,995	1,738,758	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,793,094	2,783,043	'	'
Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,752,207	1,798,827	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	'	-595	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	171,067	'	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	696,229	'	'	'
Investments	526,644	1,208,937	'	'
Total assets	3,146,147	3,007,169	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	517	-1,535	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	662	99,674	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	73,185	83,477	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	147	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	1	'	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	2,803,623	2,803,618	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	268,012	21,935	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	3,071,636	2,825,553	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,146,147	3,007,169	'	'
Non-Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	332,040	350,172	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	52,033	97,765	6,389	6,826
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	18,557	6,210	'	'
Notes receivable	145,206	149,400	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	52,746	55,343	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	64,138	64,119	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	96,365	'	'	'
Investments	431,239	450,261	'	'
Total assets	1,192,324	1,173,270	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,124	1,644	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	310,561	204,904	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	23,860	-8,902	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	184,154	186,346	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	53,130	69,483	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	2,387	2,388	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,184,038	1,184,041	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-552,064	-442,031	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-14,866	-24,603	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	619,495	719,795	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,192,324	1,173,270	'	'
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-173,113	-137	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	-899,621	-485,219	'	'
Investments	-5,747,982	-5,633,703	'	'
Total assets	-6,820,716	-6,119,059	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-173,400	-422	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	'	'	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	287	285	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	-899,621	-485,219	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	-2,389	-2,388	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	-5,729,365	-5,729,363	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-16,228	98,048	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	-5,747,982	-5,633,703	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	($6,820,716)	($6,119,059)	'	'

Information_Concerning_Guarant2

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	$83,804	$86,173	$265,386	$273,689
Food and beverage	88,193	89,865	285,690	299,165
Other hotel revenue	27,307	31,903	80,640	94,182
Opry and Attractions	21,892	20,188	56,776	53,237
Total revenues	221,196	228,129	688,492	720,273
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	26,369	24,933	78,020	72,698
Food and beverage	55,920	56,791	177,574	179,049
Other hotel expenses	65,718	72,175	203,869	219,905
Management fees	3,253	'	10,446	'
Total hotel operating expenses	151,260	153,899	469,909	471,652
Opry and Attractions	15,411	14,216	41,326	39,048
Corporate	5,699	11,217	19,001	37,483
Corporate overhead allocation	'	'	'	'
REIT conversion costs	971	51,371	21,383	57,799
Casualty loss	26	173	75	719
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	110	'	1,357	'
Preopening costs	'	1	'	340
Depreciation and amortization	27,916	30,701	88,979	93,389
Total operating expenses	201,393	261,578	642,030	700,430
Operating income (loss)	19,803	-33,449	46,462	19,843
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	-15,187	-15,136	-45,934	-43,949
Interest income	3,020	3,081	9,123	9,256
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-4,181	'	-4,181	'
Income from unconsolidated companies	10	'	10	109
Other gains and (losses), net	2,318	2,251	2,365	2,251
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	5,783	-43,253	7,845	-12,490
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	12,450	16,581	80,526	798
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	18,233	-26,672	88,371	-11,692
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	-202	-2	-181	'
Net income (loss)	18,031	-26,674	88,190	-11,692
Comprehensive income (loss)	18,196	-26,674	97,927	-11,692
Parent Guarantor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel revenue	'	-6,328	'	5,757
Opry and Attractions	'	7	'	21
Total revenues	'	-6,321	'	5,778
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel expenses	'	'	'	'
Management fees	'	'	'	'
Total hotel operating expenses	'	'	'	'
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Corporate	'	5,406	'	16,446
Corporate overhead allocation	-12	'	2,108	'
REIT conversion costs	'	22,046	'	27,426
Casualty loss	'	45	'	321
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	'	'	'	'
Preopening costs	'	'	'	22
Depreciation and amortization	'	851	'	2,377
Total operating expenses	-12	28,348	2,108	46,592
Operating income (loss)	12	-34,669	-2,108	-40,814
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	-6,402	-15,299	-22,308	-44,593
Interest income	'	24,952	'	75,413
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-4,181	'	-4,181	'
Income from unconsolidated companies	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	-10,571	-25,016	-28,597	-9,994
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	2,732	8,276	2,508	637
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	25,870	-9,934	114,279	-2,335
Income (loss) from continuing operations	18,031	-26,674	88,190	-11,692
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	18,031	-26,674	88,190	-11,692
Comprehensive income (loss)	18,196	-26,674	97,927	-11,692
Issuer [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel revenue	'	'	'	'
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	'	'	'	'
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel expenses	'	'	'	'
Management fees	'	'	'	'
Total hotel operating expenses	'	'	'	'
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Corporate	201	'	867	'
Corporate overhead allocation	'	'	'	'
REIT conversion costs	'	'	'	'
Casualty loss	'	'	'	'
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	'	'	'	'
Preopening costs	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	'	'	'	'
Total operating expenses	201	'	867	'
Operating income (loss)	-201	'	-867	'
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	-8,774	'	-23,587	'
Interest income	'	'	'	'
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Income from unconsolidated companies	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	-8,975	'	-24,454	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	4,720	'	2,689	'
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-4,255	'	-21,765	'
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-4,255	'	-21,765	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	-4,255	'	-21,765	'
Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel revenue	64,147	'	200,662	'
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	64,147	'	200,662	'
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel expenses	10,891	'	33,391	'
Management fees	'	'	'	'
Total hotel operating expenses	10,891	'	33,391	'
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Corporate	'	'	1	'
Corporate overhead allocation	2,914	'	8,519	'
REIT conversion costs	'	'	'	'
Casualty loss	'	'	'	'
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	'	'	1,246	'
Preopening costs	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	14,936	'	44,823	'
Total operating expenses	28,741	'	87,980	'
Operating income (loss)	35,406	'	112,682	'
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	'	'	'	'
Interest income	'	'	'	'
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Income from unconsolidated companies	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	35,406	'	112,682	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	-8,821	'	133,396	'
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26,585	'	246,078	'
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	26,585	'	246,078	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	26,585	'	246,078	'
Non-Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	83,804	86,173	265,386	273,689
Food and beverage	88,193	89,865	285,690	299,165
Other hotel revenue	28,723	31,961	91,040	94,343
Opry and Attractions	21,892	20,181	56,776	53,216
Total revenues	222,612	228,180	698,892	720,413
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	26,369	24,933	78,020	72,698
Food and beverage	55,920	56,791	177,574	179,049
Other hotel expenses	117,488	72,233	370,913	220,066
Management fees	3,253	'	10,446	'
Total hotel operating expenses	203,030	153,957	636,953	471,813
Opry and Attractions	15,411	14,216	41,326	39,048
Corporate	5,498	5,811	18,133	21,037
Corporate overhead allocation	'	-6,328	'	5,757
REIT conversion costs	971	29,325	21,383	30,373
Casualty loss	26	128	75	398
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	110	'	111	'
Preopening costs	'	1	'	318
Depreciation and amortization	12,980	29,850	44,156	91,012
Total operating expenses	238,026	226,960	762,137	659,756
Operating income (loss)	-15,414	1,220	-63,245	60,657
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	-11	-29,965	-39	-89,648
Interest income	3,020	8,257	9,123	24,135
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Income from unconsolidated companies	10	'	10	109
Other gains and (losses), net	2,318	2,251	2,365	2,251
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	-10,077	-18,237	-51,786	-2,496
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	13,819	8,305	-58,067	161
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	3,742	-9,932	-109,853	-2,335
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	-202	-2	-181	'
Net income (loss)	3,540	-9,934	-110,034	-2,335
Comprehensive income (loss)	3,705	-9,934	-100,297	-2,335
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel revenue	-65,563	6,270	-211,062	-5,918
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	-65,563	6,270	-211,062	-5,918
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel expenses	-62,661	-58	-200,435	-161
Management fees	'	'	'	'
Total hotel operating expenses	-62,661	-58	-200,435	-161
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Corporate	'	'	'	'
Corporate overhead allocation	-2,902	6,328	-10,627	-5,757
REIT conversion costs	'	'	'	'
Casualty loss	'	'	'	'
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	'	'	'	'
Preopening costs	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	'	'	'	'
Total operating expenses	-65,563	6,270	-211,062	-5,918
Operating income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	'	30,128	'	90,292
Interest income	'	-30,128	'	-90,292
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Income from unconsolidated companies	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	'	'	'	'
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	-25,870	9,934	-114,279	2,335
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-25,870	9,934	-114,279	2,335
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-25,870	9,934	-114,279	2,335
Comprehensive income (loss)	($26,035)	$9,934	($124,016)	$2,335

Information_Concerning_Guarant3

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$64,206	$129,266
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	94	47
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	64,300	129,313
Purchases of property and equipment	-23,584	-78,189
Collection of notes receivable	1,740	4,480
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	-12,347	'
Other investing activities	227	851
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	-33,964	-72,858
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-33,964	-72,858
Net borrowings under credit facility	-12,000	65,000
Issuance of senior notes	350,000	'
Early redemption of senior notes	-152,180	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	-99,222	'
Deferred financing costs paid	-15,516	-376
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	'	32,722
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	-100,028	-185,400
Payment of dividend	-51,162	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	5,206	12,005
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	7	'
Other financing activities, net	-521	-564
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	-75,416	-76,613
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-75,416	-76,613
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	-45,080	-20,158
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	97,170	44,388
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	52,090	24,230
Parent Guarantor [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	397,379	62,976
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	397,379	62,976
Purchases of property and equipment	'	-6,648
Collection of notes receivable	'	'
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	'	-6,648
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	'	-6,648
Net borrowings under credit facility	'	65,000
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	-152,180	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	-99,222	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	-376
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	'	32,722
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	-100,028	-185,400
Payment of dividend	-51,162	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	5,206	12,005
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	7	'
Other financing activities, net	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	-397,379	-76,049
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-397,379	-76,049
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	'	-19,721
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	'	37,562
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	'	17,841
Issuer [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	-322,427	'
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-322,427	'
Purchases of property and equipment	'	'
Collection of notes receivable	'	'
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	'	'
Net borrowings under credit facility	-12,000	'
Issuance of senior notes	350,000	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	-15,516	'
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	'	'
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	'
Payment of dividend	'	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	'	'
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	'	'
Other financing activities, net	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	322,484	'
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	322,484	'
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	57	'
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	57	'
Guarantors [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	37	'
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	37	'
Purchases of property and equipment	558	'
Collection of notes receivable	'	'
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	558	'
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	558	'
Net borrowings under credit facility	'	'
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	'	'
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	'
Payment of dividend	'	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	'	'
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	'	'
Other financing activities, net	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	'	'
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	595	'
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	-595	'
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	'	'
Non-Guarantors [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	-10,783	66,290
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	94	47
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-10,689	66,337
Purchases of property and equipment	-24,142	-71,541
Collection of notes receivable	1,740	4,480
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	-12,347	'
Other investing activities	227	851
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	-34,522	-66,210
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-34,522	-66,210
Net borrowings under credit facility	'	'
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	'	'
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	'
Payment of dividend	'	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	'	'
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	'	'
Other financing activities, net	-521	-564
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	-521	-564
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-521	-564
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	-45,732	-437
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	97,765	6,826
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	52,033	6,389
Eliminations [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	'	'
Collection of notes receivable	'	'
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	'	'
Net borrowings under credit facility	'	'
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	'	'
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	'
Payment of dividend	'	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	'	'
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	'	'
Other financing activities, net	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	'	'
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	'	'