Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10-Q 8 Aug 14 2014 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Jun-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'
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	'	51,017,351

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$2,047,962	$2,067,997	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	77,843	61,579	44,400	97,170
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	13,901	20,169	'	'
Notes receivable	150,959	148,350	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance of $672 and $717, respectively	55,917	51,782	'	'
Deferred financing costs	24,498	19,306	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	53,469	55,446	'	'
Total assets	2,424,549	2,424,629	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,280,122	1,154,420	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	136,906	157,339	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	22,282	23,117	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	184,885	186,346	'	'
Dividends payable	28,575	25,780	'	'
Derivative liabilities	55,989	'	'	'
Other liabilities	120,575	119,932	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0	'	'
Common stock, $.01 par value, 400,000 shares authorized, 50,841 and 50,528 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	508	505	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	1,079,274	1,228,845	'	'
Treasury stock of 477 and 472 shares, at cost	-8,002	-7,766	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-467,346	-454,770	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-9,219	-9,119	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	595,215	757,695	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$2,424,549	$2,424,629	'	'

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$672	$717
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	400,000,000	400,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	50,841,000	50,528,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	50,841,000	50,528,000
Treasury stock, shares	477,000	472,000

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	$99,376	$96,073	$190,458	$181,582
Food and beverage	103,357	99,309	213,428	197,497
Other hotel revenue	30,197	27,449	61,247	53,333
Opry and Attractions	24,983	22,352	39,231	34,884
Total revenues	257,913	245,183	504,364	467,296
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	27,910	26,564	56,460	51,651
Food and beverage	61,058	60,406	124,240	121,654
Other hotel expenses	67,816	68,583	138,846	138,151
Management fees	3,952	3,724	7,863	7,193
Total hotel operating expenses	160,736	159,277	327,409	318,649
Opry and Attractions	15,411	14,629	27,682	25,915
Corporate	6,048	6,636	12,755	13,302
REIT conversion costs	'	5,420	'	20,412
Casualty loss	'	17	'	49
Impairment and other charges	'	1,247	'	1,247
Depreciation and amortization	28,232	29,054	56,235	61,063
Total operating expenses	210,427	216,280	424,081	440,637
Operating income	47,486	28,903	80,283	26,659
Interest expense	-15,472	-17,424	-31,142	-30,747
Interest income	3,038	3,052	6,069	6,103
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-2,148	'	-2,148	'
Other gains and (losses), net	-4,349	53	-4,349	47
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	28,555	14,584	48,713	2,062
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	-576	1,784	-92	68,076
Income (loss) from continuing operations	27,979	16,368	48,621	70,138
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	12	11	23	21
Net income	27,991	16,379	48,644	70,159
Loss on call spread and warrant modifications related to convertible notes	-4,952	-4,869	-4,952	-4,869
Net income available to common shareholders	23,039	11,510	43,692	65,290
Basic income per share available to common shareholders:	'	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations	$0.45	$0.22	$0.86	$1.26
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net income	$0.45	$0.22	$0.86	$1.26
Fully diluted income per share available to common shareholders:	'	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations	$0.38	$0.18	$0.73	$0.99
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net income	$0.38	$0.18	$0.73	$0.99
Dividends declared per common share	$0.55	$0.50	$1.10	$1
Comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes	$27,944	$24,789	$48,544	$79,731

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:	'	'
Net income	$48,644	$70,159
Amounts to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	-23	-21
Impairment and other charges	'	1,786
Benefit for deferred income taxes	-1,088	-69,493
Depreciation and amortization	56,235	61,063
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,837	2,642
Amortization of discount on convertible notes	6,028	7,337
Write-off of deferred financing costs	'	1,845
Loss on extinguishment of debt	2,148	'
Stock-based compensation expense	2,728	4,635
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	-12	-4
Changes in:	'	'
Trade receivables	-4,135	-19,107
Interest receivable	-2,609	-2,578
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-23,579	-72,198
Other assets and liabilities	4,740	4,947
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	91,914	-8,987
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations	-205	79
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities	91,709	-8,908
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	-35,773	-15,181
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents	6,268	-8,273
Other investing activities	398	226
Net cash flows used in investing activities - continuing operations	-29,107	-23,228
Net cash flows used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash flows used in investing activities	-29,107	-23,228
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:	'	'
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	190,500	-82,000
Issuance of senior notes	'	350,000
Early redemption of senior notes	'	-152,180
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	-126,541	'
Repurchase of common stock warrants	-50,775	'
Deferred financing costs paid	-8,158	-15,395
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	-100,028
Payment of dividend	-53,389	-25,823
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	2,309	5,145
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	12	4
Other financing activities, net	-296	-357
Net cash flows used in financing activities - continuing operations	-46,338	-20,634
Net cash flows used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash flows used in financing activities	-46,338	-20,634
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	16,264	-52,770
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, beginning of period	61,579	97,170
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, end of period	$77,843	$44,400

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	'
	1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
	The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (“Ryman”) and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) and have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “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, 2013. 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.
	The Company conducts its business through an umbrella partnership REIT, in which all of its assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, RHP Hotel Properties, LP, a subsidiary operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) that the Company formed in connection with its REIT conversion discussed in Note 2. Ryman 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. RHP Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Finco”), was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership for the sole purpose of being an issuer of debt securities with the Operating Partnership. Neither Ryman nor Finco has any material assets, other than Ryman’s investment in the Operating Partnership and its 100%-owned subsidiaries. As 100%-owned subsidiaries of Ryman, neither the Operating Partnership nor Finco has any business, operations, financial results or other material information, other than the business, operations, financial results and other material information described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Ryman’s other reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
	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.
	Newly Issued Accounting Standards
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” the core principle of which is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Under this guidance, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under today’s guidance. These judgments may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. The ASU is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of this ASU on its financial statements, and such effects have not yet been determined.

REIT_CONVERSION

REIT CONVERSION	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Text Block [Abstract]	'
REIT CONVERSION	'
	2. 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 is electing to be taxed as a REIT commencing with the year ended December 31, 2013.
	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.
	For financial accounting purposes, 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. 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 six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company incurred $5.4 million and $20.4 million, respectively, of various costs associated with these transactions. REIT conversion costs incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($2.7 million), professional fees ($0.9 million), and various other transition costs ($1.8 million). REIT conversion costs incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2013 include employment and severance costs ($13.9 million), professional fees ($2.0 million), and various other transition costs ($4.5 million). No REIT conversion costs were incurred during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014.
	The REIT conversion, including the Marriott sale transaction and other restructuring transactions, are designed to enable the Company to hold its assets and business operations in a manner that enables 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 substantially eliminates 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 manage the day-to-day operations of 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 act as lessees of the Company’s hotels, as well as the businesses within the Company’s Opry and Attractions segment, continue to be subject, as applicable, to federal corporate and state income taxes following the REIT conversion.

INCOME_PER_SHARE

INCOME PER SHARE	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
INCOME PER SHARE	'
	3. INCOME PER SHARE:
	The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is calculated as follows (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		50,814		51,244		50,719		51,832
	Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation		464		504		519		533
	Effect of convertible notes		6,033		7,464		5,798		7,682
	Effect of common stock warrants		3,224		5,678		3,042		5,940
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		60,535		64,890		60,078		65,987
	The Company had stock-based compensation awards outstanding with respect to approximately zero and 0.1 million shares of common stock for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and approximately zero and 0.1 million shares of common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, 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, 2013, in 2009 the Company issued 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Company will settle the outstanding face value of the Convertible Notes in cash upon conversion/maturity. Any conversion spread associated with the conversion of the Convertible Notes will be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock. The Convertible Notes are convertible through the close of business on September 29, 2014 pursuant to the indenture for 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. At June 30, 2014, approximately 9.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable pursuant to the warrants, with an adjusted strike price of $25.01 per share, which reflects the warrant settlements and repurchases discussed in Note 7 and the adjustments made in connection with the cash dividend paid by the Company to stockholders on July 15, 2014. 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. Unless modified prior to maturity, the warrants may only be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock.
	In May and June 2014, the Company modified the agreements with two of the note hedge counterparties to cash settle a portion of the warrants as described in Note 7. In April 2014 and previously 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 discussed above in conjunction with a repurchase of a portion of the Convertible Notes. Each of these agreements were considered modifications to the Purchased Options and warrants (as applicable), and based on the terms of the agreements, the Company recognized a charge of $5.0 million and $4.9 million in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The charge for the 2014 period is recorded as an increase to accumulative deficit and derivative liability, as the liability was settled in cash, and the charge for the 2013 period was recorded as an increase to accumulated deficit and additional paid-in-capital, as the obligation was settled in shares, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. These charges also represent 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	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	'
	4. 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 six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded no other comprehensive income and reclassified $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive (income) into operating expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations included herein. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded $13.6 million in other comprehensive income, which primarily represents the decrease in the Company’s pension plan liability as described in Note 9, and reclassified $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive loss into operating expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations included herein. In the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company also recorded $5.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively, in tax expense for accumulated other comprehensive loss, primarily related to a change in tax rate on the items included in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to the Company’s REIT conversion.

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]	'
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	'
	5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
	Property and equipment at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):
		June 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Land and land improvements	$	244,065		$	242,418
	Buildings		2,315,009			2,300,499
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment		596,735			576,209
	Construction-in-progress		21,544			25,844
			3,177,353			3,144,970
	Accumulated depreciation		(1,129,391	)		(1,076,973	)
	Property and equipment, net	$	2,047,962		$	2,067,997

NOTES_RECEIVABLE

NOTES RECEIVABLE	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
NOTES RECEIVABLE	'
	6. NOTES RECEIVABLE:
	As further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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 June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded interest income of $3.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively, on these bonds. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded interest income of $6.1 million on these bonds. The Company received payments of $3.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 relating to these notes receivable.

DEBT

DEBT	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
DEBT	'
	7. DEBT:
	The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of (in thousands):
		June 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	$1 Billion Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 1.85%, maturing April 18, 2017	$	300,000		$	509,500
	$400 Million Term Loan Facility, terms as set forth below		400,000			—
	Convertible Senior Notes, interest at 3.75%, maturing October 1, 2014, net of unamortized discount of $2,707 and $10,096		229,461			293,962
	Senior Notes, interest at 5.0%, maturing April 15, 2021		350,000			350,000
	Capital lease obligations		661			958
	Total debt		1,280,122			1,154,420
	Less amounts due within one year		(609	)		(599	)
	Total long-term debt	$	1,279,513		$	1,153,821
	At June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants related to its outstanding debt.
	3.75% Convertible Senior 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, 2013, at the holder’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at an adjusted conversion rate of 47.9789 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an adjusted conversion price of approximately $20.84 per share and reflects the adjustment made for the cash dividend paid by the Company to stockholders on July 15, 2014. Additional adjustments may be made for quarterly cash dividends paid by the Company pursuant to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Company will settle its obligations upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes with a specified dollar amount of $1,000 and the remainder of the conversion settlement amount in shares of common stock.
	The Convertible Notes are convertible through the close of business on September 29, 2014 pursuant to the indenture. Based on the Company’s borrowing capacity under its $1 billion credit facility at June 30, 2014 and the Company’s intent and ability to refinance all of its Convertible Notes on a long-term basis when due, the Convertible Notes have been classified as long-term debt in the above table at June 30, 2014.
	In April 2014, the Company settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $56.3 million of its Convertible Notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $120.2 million, which was funded by cash on hand and 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 reduction, the counterparties paid the Company approximately $9.2 million. In addition, in June 2014, the Company settled the conversion of $15.3 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by holders for aggregate consideration of $33.4 million. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014. 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, 2013), the Company recorded a $52.0 million reduction in stockholders’ equity during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014.
	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 receive shares of the Company’s common stock. At June 30, 2014, the Purchased Options covered approximately 11.1 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $20.84 per share (the same as the adjusted conversion price of the Convertible Notes), which reflects the repurchases and conversions discussed above and the adjustments made in connection with the cash dividend paid by the Company to stockholders on July 15, 2014. 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 Purchased Options will be settled in shares delivered to the Company. 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. In May 2014, the Company modified an agreement with one of the note hedge counterparties to cash settle 2.4 million warrants in June 2014. As the modification required the warrants to be cash settled, the fair value of the warrants was reclassified from stockholders’ equity to a derivative liability on the modification date, resulting in a $47.2 million deduction to additional paid-in-capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2014. In June 2014, the Company settled this repurchase for total consideration of $50.8 million and recorded a $2.5 million loss on the change in the fair value of the derivative liability, which is included in other gains and losses, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014.
	At June 30, 2014, the warrants covered approximately 9.6 million shares, with an adjusted strike price of $25.01 per share, which reflects the repurchases and conversions discussed above and the adjustments made in connection with the cash dividend paid by the Company to stockholders on July 15, 2014. 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. Unless modified prior to maturity, 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.
	Pursuant to a June 2014 agreement with one of the note hedge counterparties, in the third quarter of 2014, the Company will cash settle an additional 2.4 million warrants in the same manner as described above. Accordingly, the fair value of the warrants was reclassified from stockholders’ equity to a derivative liability on the modification date, resulting in a $52.3 million deduction to additional paid-in-capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2014. The change in fair value of the derivative liability from the agreement date through June 30, 2014 was a loss of $2.3 million and is included in other gains and losses, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014. The total consideration to be paid by the Company will be determined when the repurchase transaction settles in the third quarter of 2014.
	$400 Million Term Loan Facility
	On June 18, 2014, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 and Joinder Agreement (the “Amendment”) among the Company, as a guarantor, the Operating Partnership, as borrower, certain other subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as pledgors, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as administrative agent, to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for the $1 billion credit facility.
	Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company added an additional senior secured term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $400.0 million (the “Term Loan B”) to the Credit Agreement. Proceeds from the Term Loan B may be used, as the Company may determine, to repay revolving loans under the Credit Agreement and to repay the Convertible Notes or to settle, in whole or in part, the warrant transactions described above. The Term Loan B has a maturity date of January 15, 2021 and borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. At June 30, 2014, the interest rate on the Term Loan B was LIBOR plus 3.0%. The Term Loan B amortizes in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.0% of the original principal amount of $400.0 million, commencing on September 30, 2014, with the balance due at maturity. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan B that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. At closing, the Company drew down on the Term Loan B in full.
	The Term Loan B is guaranteed by the Company, each of its four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels-branded properties, and certain other subsidiaries of the Company. The Term Loan B is secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of the Company’s Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in the subsidiaries of the Company that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) the personal property of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the guarantors and (iv) all proceeds and products from the Company’s Gaylord Hotels properties. Amounts drawn on the Term Loan B are subject to a 55% borrowing base, based on the appraisal value of the Gaylord Hotels properties (reduced to 50% in the event a hotel property is sold).
	The Term Loan B is subject to certain covenants contained in the Credit Agreement, which, among other things, limit 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. The Term Loan B is subject to substantially all of the events of default provided for the Credit Agreement (other than the financial maintenance covenants). If an event of default shall occur and be continuing, the commitments under the Amendment may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the Amendment, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.

STOCK_PLANS

STOCK PLANS	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]	'
STOCK PLANS	'
	8. 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 six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company granted 0.1 million restricted stock units with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $42.54 per award. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 0.6 million restricted stock units were outstanding.
	The compensation expense that has been charged against pre-tax income for all of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans was $1.4 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $2.7 million and $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

RETIREMENT_AND_POSTRETIREMENT_

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS	'
	9. RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS:
	Net periodic pension (income) expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Interest cost	$	1,045		$	947		$	2,089		$	1,940
	Expected return on plan assets		(1,410	)		(1,283	)		(2,819	)		(2,574	)
	Recognized net actuarial loss		147			262			295			580
	Net settlement loss		—			1,290			—			1,290
	Total net periodic pension (income) expense	$	(218	)	$	1,216		$	(435	)	$	1,236
	As a result of increased lump-sum distributions from the Company’s qualified retirement plan during the three months and six months ended June 30, 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 $1.3 million was recognized in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013. Approximately $0.6 million of the net settlement loss related to lump-sum distributions to former employees affected by the REIT conversion and has been classified as REIT conversion costs. Approximately $0.7 million of the net settlement loss related to lump-sum distributions to former employees not affected by the REIT conversion and has been classified as corporate operating expenses.
	Net postretirement benefit income reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Interest cost	$	54		$	33		$	109		$	97
	Amortization of net actuarial loss		104			142			209			238
	Amortization of prior service credit		(328	)		(380	)		(657	)		(665	)
	Total net postretirement benefit income	$	(170	)	$	(205	)	$	(339	)	$	(330	)

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	10. INCOME TAXES:
	The Company intends to elect to be taxed as a REIT effective January 1, 2013, pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 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) that result from gains on certain assets. In addition, the Company will continue to be required to pay federal and state corporate income taxes on earnings of its taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”).
	For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded income tax expense of $0.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the current period operations of the Company. This expense is different from the statutory rate primarily due to the non-taxable income of the REIT, partially offset by additional valuation allowance required at the TRSs.
	For the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.8 million, consisting of a tax benefit of $2.8 million related to the current period operations of the Company, partially offset by discrete expense of $1.0 million related to an increase in deferred tax liabilities associated with the Company’s REIT conversion. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $68.1 million. This benefit was primarily due to a benefit of $60.4 million related to the Company’s REIT conversion and a benefit of $6.7 million related to the reversal of liabilities associated with unrecognized tax positions, as described below. The Company recorded income tax benefit of $1.0 million related to its current period operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013.
	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 $60.4 million related to the conversion to a REIT in the six months ended June 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 six months ended June 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 six months ended June 30, 2013.
	At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	'
	11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
	As discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s qualified retirement plan incurred increased lump-sum distributions 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. In 2013, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) notified the Company that due to a purported cessation of management operations at the Company as a result of the management transition to Marriott, the Company may be required to take certain actions regarding the plan, including possibly accelerating funding or providing security for future plan liabilities. The Company responded to the PBGC, stating the reasons that it does not believe that the Company’s REIT conversion represents a cessation of management operations, and contesting any liability vigorously. The Company does not currently believe that any of the measures proposed by the PBGC are required or warranted. The staff of the PBGC has indicated that it disagrees with the Company’s position. In addition, legislation has been introduced in Congress that would impose a moratorium on PBGC actions to enforce this type of asserted liability. At this time, the Company believes that possible outcomes include a dispute and protracted litigation, a settlement requiring the Company to prefund future plan obligations and/or establish a letter of credit or provide other security to satisfy future obligations, or legislation being adopted that would impose a moratorium on PBGC actions to enforce this type of asserted liability or otherwise repeal or limit the applicability of the existing legislation on which the PBGC assertion is based.
	In June, the Company agreed to sell to an affiliate of The Peterson Companies (the developer of the National Harbor, Maryland development in which the Gaylord National hotel is located) all of its rights in a letter of intent to which it is a party with The Peterson Companies, which entitles the Company to a portion of such party’s economic interest in the income from the land underlying the new MGM casino project at National Harbor. The Company will receive $26.1 million over three years in exchange for its contractual rights. The sale is expected to close in December of 2014.
	Also in June, the Company agreed to purchase from an affiliate of The Peterson Companies a 190-room hotel currently being operated as the Aloft Hotel at National Harbor for a purchase price of $21.8 million. The transaction is scheduled to close in December of 2014 and requires that the property be transferred to the Company unencumbered by any existing hotel franchise or management agreements. The Company expects to re-brand the hotel and to allow Marriott to operate the property in conjunction with the Gaylord National. Simultaneously with the purchase of this hotel, the Company also agreed to acquire from an affiliate of The Peterson Companies a vacant one-half acre parcel of land located in close proximity to Gaylord National, suitable for development of a hotel or other permitted uses. The purchase of the hotel and the land is expected to close in December of 2014.
	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 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	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'
	12. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
	Dividends
	On February 28, 2014, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s first quarter 2014 cash dividend in the amount of $0.55 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $27.9 million in cash, which was paid on April 14, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2014.
	On May 6, 2014, the Company’s board of directors declared the Company’s second quarter 2014 cash dividend in the amount of $0.55 per share of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately $28.0 million in cash, which was paid on July 15, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 27, 2014.
	Stock Repurchases
	During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company repurchased and cancelled approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock under a previously announced share repurchase program. The shares were repurchased for an aggregate purchase price of $100.0 million, which the Company funded using cash on hand and borrowings under the revolving credit line of the Company’s credit facility.

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	'
	13. 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.
	At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company held certain assets, and at June 30, 2014, the Company held certain liabilities, 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 and liabilities associated with a portion of the outstanding common stock warrants associated with the Convertible Notes discussed in Note 7.
	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.
	As discussed in Note 7, in the third quarter of 2014, the Company will cash settle 2.4 million in common stock warrants associated with its Convertible Notes, which have been classified as a derivative liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2014. The Company determined the fair value of these warrants based on the Company’s closing stock price at June 30, 2014 and a pricing grid provided by the counterparty to the warrants that was based on observable inputs. Therefore, the Company has categorized this liability as Level 2.
	The Company has consistently applied the above 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 December 31, 2013. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, were as follows (in thousands):
				Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		June 30,		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
		2014		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	19,156	$	19,156	$	—	$	—
	Total assets measured at fair value	$	19,156	$	19,156	$	—	$	—
	Warrant liability	$	55,989	$	—	$	55,989	$	—
	Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	55,989	$	—	$	55,989	$	—
				Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		December 31,		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
		2013		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	18,883	$	18,883	$	—	$	—
	Total assets measured at fair value	$	18,883	$	18,883	$	—	$	—
	The remainder of the assets and liabilities held by the Company at June 30, 2014 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 6 and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, in connection with the development of Gaylord National, the Company received two bonds (“Series A Bond” and “Series B Bond”) from Prince George’s County, Maryland which had aggregate carrying values of $88.9 million and $62.1 million, respectively, at June 30, 2014. 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 at June 30, 2014 and the fair value of the Series B Bond was approximately $40 million at June 30, 2014. 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 at June 30, 2014.
	At June 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding $232.2 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 June 30, 2014 was $229.5 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 $234 million at June 30, 2014.
	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	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS	'
	14. 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						Six Months Ended
			June 30,						June 30,
			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Revenues:
	Hospitality		$	232,930		$	222,831		$	465,133		$	432,412
	Opry and Attractions			24,983			22,352			39,231			34,884
	Corporate and Other			—			—			—			—
	Total		$	257,913		$	245,183		$	504,364		$	467,296
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Hospitality		$	26,003		$	25,528		$	51,517		$	52,329
	Opry and Attractions			1,231			1,319			2,656			2,685
	Corporate and Other			998			2,207			2,062			6,049
	Total		$	28,232		$	29,054		$	56,235		$	61,063
	Operating income (loss):
	Hospitality		$	46,191		$	38,026		$	86,207		$	61,434
	Opry and Attractions			8,341			6,404			8,893			6,284
	Corporate and Other			(7,046	)		(8,843	)		(14,817	)		(19,351	)
	REIT conversion costs			—			(5,420	)		—			(20,412	)
	Casualty loss			—			(17	)		—			(49	)
	Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)			—			(1,247	)		—			(1,247	)
	Total operating income			47,486			28,903			80,283			26,659
	Interest expense			(15,472	)		(17,424	)		(31,142	)		(30,747	)
	Interest income			3,038			3,052			6,069			6,103
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(2,148	)		—			(2,148	)		—
	Other gains and (losses), net			(4,349	)		53			(4,349	)		47
	Income before income taxes and discontinued operations		$	28,555		$	14,584		$	48,713		$	2,062

INFORMATION_CONCERNING_GUARANT

INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES	'
	15. INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES:
	The 5% senior notes were issued by the Operating Partnership and Finco and 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 and the $400 million term loan 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 Company’s 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.
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	30-Jun-14
		Parent									Non-
	(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	ASSETS:
	Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	6,627		$	—		$	1,721,670		$	319,665		$	—		$	2,047,962
	Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted		98			8,604			28			69,113			—			77,843
	Cash and cash equivalents - restricted		—			—			—			13,901			—			13,901
	Notes receivable		—			—			—			150,959			—			150,959
	Trade receivables, less allowance		—			—			—			55,917			—			55,917
	Deferred financing costs		—			24,498			—			—			—			24,498
	Prepaid expenses and other assets		32			2,670			112,745			52,536			(114,514	)		53,469
	Intercompany receivables, net		—			—			915,366			22,600			(937,966	)		—
	Investments		2,124,370			2,767,162			526,644			446,253			(5,864,429	)		—
	Total assets	$	2,131,127		$	2,802,934		$	3,276,453		$	1,130,944		$	(6,916,909	)	$	2,424,549
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
	Debt and capital lease obligations	$	229,461		$	1,050,000		$	—		$	661		$	—		$	1,280,122
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		25			8,375			874			242,429			(114,797	)		136,906
	Deferred income tax liabilities, net		6,504			(15	)		722			15,071			—			22,282
	Deferred management rights proceeds		—			—			—			184,885			—			184,885
	Dividends payable		28,575			—			—			—			—			28,575
	Derivative liabilities		55,989			—			—			—			—			55,989
	Other liabilities		—			—			76,643			43,649			283			120,575
	Intercompany payables, net		881,147			56,819			—			—			(937,966	)		—
	Commitments and contingencies
	Stockholders’ equity:
	Preferred stock		—			—			—			—			—			—
	Common stock		508			1			1			2,387			(2,389	)		508
	Additional paid-in-capital		1,079,274			1,741,704			2,803,623			1,184,038			(5,729,365	)		1,079,274
	Treasury stock		(8,002	)		—			—			—			—			(8,002	)
	Accumulated deficit		(142,354	)		(53,950	)		394,590			(532,957	)		(132,675	)		(467,346	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		—			—			—			(9,219	)		—			(9,219	)
	Total stockholders’ equity		929,426			1,687,755			3,198,214			644,249			(5,864,429	)		595,215
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,131,127		$	2,802,934		$	3,276,453		$	1,130,944		$	(6,916,909	)	$	2,424,549
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
		Parent									Non-
	(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenues:
	Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	99,376		$	—		$	99,376
	Food and beverage		—			—			—			103,357			—			103,357
	Other hotel revenue		—			—			74,926			34,723			(79,452	)		30,197
	Opry and Attractions		84			—			—			24,929			(30	)		24,983
	Total revenues		84			—			74,926			262,385			(79,482	)		257,913
	Operating expenses:
	Rooms		—			—			—			27,910			—			27,910
	Food and beverage		—			—			—			61,058			—			61,058
	Other hotel expenses		—			—			11,167			131,478			(74,829	)		67,816
	Management fees		—			—			—			3,952			—			3,952
	Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			11,167			224,398			(74,829	)		160,736
	Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			15,442			(31	)		15,411
	Corporate		19			316			—			5,713			—			6,048
	Corporate overhead allocation		2,579			—			2,043			—			(4,622	)		—
	Depreciation and amortization		21			—			14,915			13,296			—			28,232
	Total operating expenses		2,619			316			28,125			258,849			(79,482	)		210,427
	Operating income (loss)		(2,535	)		(316	)		46,801			3,536			—			47,486
	Interest expense		(5,437	)		(10,034	)		—			(1	)		—			(15,472	)
Interest income		—			—			—			3,038			—			3,038
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,148	)		—			—			—			—			(2,148	)
Other gains and (losses), net		(4,496	)		—			—			147			—			(4,349	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(14,616	)		(10,350	)		46,801			6,720			—			28,555
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		41			—			(515	)		(102	)		—			(576	)
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		42,566			—			—			—			(42,566	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		27,991			(10,350	)		46,286			6,618			(42,566	)		27,979
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			12			—			12
Net income (loss)	$	27,991		$	(10,350	)	$	46,286		$	6,630		$	(42,566	)	$	27,991
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	27,944		$	(10,350	)	$	46,286		$	6,583		$	(42,519	)	$	27,944
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Parent									Non-
(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	96,073		$	—		$	96,073
Food and beverage		—			—			—			99,309			—			99,309
Other hotel revenue		—			—			66,836			31,729			(71,116	)		27,449
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			22,352			—			22,352
Total revenues		—			—			66,836			249,463			(71,116	)		245,183
Operating expenses:
Rooms		—			—			—			26,564			—			26,564
Food and beverage		—			—			—			60,406			—			60,406
Other hotel expenses		—			—			10,069			125,980			(67,466	)		68,583
Management fees		—			—			—			3,724			—			3,724
Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			10,069			216,674			(67,466	)		159,277
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			14,629			—			14,629
Corporate		—			(181	)		2			6,815			—			6,636
Corporate overhead allocation		2,120			—			1,530			—			(3,650	)		—
REIT conversion costs		—			—			—			5,420			—			5,420
Casualty loss		—			—			—			17			—			17
Impairment and other charges		—			—			1,247			—			—			1,247
Depreciation and amortization		—			—			14,937			14,117			—			29,054
Total operating expenses		2,120			(181	)		27,785			257,672			(71,116	)		216,280
Operating income (loss)		(2,120	)		181			39,051			(8,209	)		—			28,903
Interest expense		(7,537	)		(9,875	)		—			(12	)		—			(17,424	)
Interest income		—			—			—			3,052			—			3,052
Other gains and (losses), net		—			—			—			53			—			53
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(9,657	)		(9,694	)		39,051			(5,116	)		—			14,584
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		—			(3	)		(922	)		2,709			—			1,784
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		26,036			—			—			—			(26,036	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		16,379			(9,697	)		38,129			(2,407	)		(26,036	)		16,368
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			11			—			11
Net income (loss)	$	16,379		$	(9,697	)	$	38,129		$	(2,396	)	$	(26,036	)	$	16,379
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	24,789		$	(9,697	)	$	38,129		$	6,014		$	(34,446	)	$	24,789
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Parent									Non-
(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	190,458		$	—		$	190,458
Food and beverage		—			—			—			213,428			—			213,428
Other hotel revenue		—			—			142,786			70,468			(152,007	)		61,247
Opry and Attractions		84			—			—			39,178			(31	)		39,231
Total revenues		84			—			142,786			513,532			(152,038	)		504,364
Operating expenses:
Rooms		—			—			—			56,460			—			56,460
Food and beverage		—			—			—			124,240			—			124,240
Other hotel expenses		—			—			22,868			258,623			(142,645	)		138,846
Management fees		—			—			—			7,863			—			7,863
Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			22,868			447,186			(142,645	)		327,409
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			27,713			(31	)		27,682
Corporate		19			620			1			12,115			—			12,755
Corporate overhead allocation		5,399			—			3,963			—			(9,362	)		—
Depreciation and amortization		21			—			29,817			26,397			—			56,235
Total operating expenses		5,439			620			56,649			513,411			(152,038	)		424,081
Operating income (loss)		(5,355	)		(620	)		86,137			121			—			80,283
Interest expense		(11,896	)		(19,237	)		—			(9	)		—			(31,142	)
Interest income		—			—			—			6,069			—			6,069
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,148	)		—			—			—			—			(2,148	)
Other gains and (losses), net		(4,496	)		—			—			147			—			(4,349	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(23,895	)		(19,857	)		86,137			6,328			—			48,713
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		—			—			(911	)		819			—			(92	)
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		72,539			—			—			—			(72,539	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		48,644			(19,857	)		85,226			7,147			(72,539	)		48,621
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			23			—			23
Net income (loss)	$	48,644		$	(19,857	)	$	85,226		$	7,170		$	(72,539	)	$	48,644
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	48,544		$	(19,857	)	$	85,226		$	7,070		$	(72,439	)	$	48,544
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Parent			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Guarantor									Guarantors
Revenues:
Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	181,582		$	—		$	181,582
Food and beverage		—			—			—			197,497			—			197,497
Other hotel revenue		—			—			136,515			62,317			(145,499	)		53,333
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			34,884			—			34,884
Total revenues		—			—			136,515			476,280			(145,499	)		467,296
Operating expenses:
Rooms		—			—			—			51,651			—			51,651
Food and beverage		—			—			—			121,654			—			121,654
Other hotel expenses		—			—			22,500			253,425			(137,774	)		138,151
Management fees		—			—			—			7,193			—			7,193
Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			22,500			433,923			(137,774	)		318,649
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			25,915			—			25,915
Corporate		—			666			2			12,634			—			13,302
Corporate overhead allocation		2,120			—			5,605			—			(7,725	)		—
REIT conversion costs		—			—			—			20,412			—			20,412
Casualty loss		—			—			—			49			—			49
Impairment and other charges		—			—			1,247			—			—			1,247
Depreciation and amortization		—			—			29,887			31,176			—			61,063
Total operating expenses		2,120			666			59,241			524,109			(145,499	)		440,637
Operating income (loss)		(2,120	)		(666	)		77,274			(47,829	)		—			26,659
Interest expense		(15,906	)		(14,813	)		—			(28	)		—			(30,747	)
Interest income		—			—			—			6,103			—			6,103
Other gains and (losses), net		—			—			—			47			—			47
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(18,026	)		(15,479	)		77,274			(41,707	)		—			2,062
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		(222	)		(2,031	)		142,217			(71,888	)		—			68,076
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		88,407			—			—			—			(88,407	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		70,159			(17,510	)		219,491			(113,595	)		(88,407	)		70,138
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			21			—			21
Net income (loss)	$	70,159		$	(17,510	)	$	219,491		$	(113,574	)	$	(88,407	)	$	70,159
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	79,731		$	(17,510	)	$	219,491		$	(104,002	)	$	(97,979	)	$	79,731
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)	Parent			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Guarantor									Guarantors
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	235,131		$	(174,452	)	$	35		$	31,200		$	—		$	91,914
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities		—			—			—			(205	)		—			(205	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		235,131			(174,452	)		35			30,995			—			91,709
Purchases of property and equipment		(6,649	)		—			(7	)		(29,117	)		—			(35,773	)
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents		—			—			—			6,268			—			6,268
Other investing activities		—			—			—			398			—			398
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations		(6,649	)		—			(7	)		(22,451	)		—			(29,107	)
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(6,649	)		—			(7	)		(22,451	)		—			(29,107	)
Net borrowings under credit facility		—			190,500			—			—			—			190,500
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes		(126,541	)		—			—			—			—			(126,541	)
Repurchase of common stock warrants		(50,775	)		—			—			—			—			(50,775	)
Deferred financing costs paid		—			(8,158	)		—			—			—			(8,158	)
Payment of dividend		(53,389	)		—			—			—			—			(53,389	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans		2,309			—			—			—			—			2,309
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		12			—			—			—			—			12
Other financing activities, net		—			—			—			(296	)		—			(296	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations		(228,384	)		182,342			—			(296	)		—			(46,338	)
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(228,384	)		182,342			—			(296	)		—			(46,338	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		98			7,890			28			8,248			—			16,264
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			714			—			60,865			—			61,579
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	98		$	8,604		$	28		$	69,113		$	—		$	77,843
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Parent			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Guarantor									Guarantors
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	272,882		$	(251,957	)	$	1,316		$	(31,228	)	$	—		$	(8,987	)
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities		—			—			—			79			—			79
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		272,882			(251,957	)		1,316			(31,149	)		—			(8,908	)
Purchases of property and equipment		—			—			(721	)		(14,460	)		—			(15,181	)
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents		—			—			—			(8,273	)		—			(8,273	)
Other investing activities		—			—			—			226			—			226
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations		—			—			(721	)		(22,507	)		—			(23,228	)
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
Net cash used in investing activities		—			—			(721	)		(22,507	)		—			(23,228	)
Net repayments under credit facility		—			(82,000	)		—			—			—			(82,000	)
Issuance of senior notes		—			350,000			—			—			—			350,000
Early redemption of senior notes		(152,180	)		—			—			—			—			(152,180	)
Deferred financing costs paid		—			(15,395	)		—			—			—			(15,395	)
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement		(100,028	)		—			—			—			—			(100,028	)
Payment of dividend		(25,823	)		—			—			—			—			(25,823	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans		5,145			—			—			—			—			5,145
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		4			—			—			—			—			4
Other financing activities, net		—			—			—			(357	)		—			(357	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations		(272,882	)		252,605			—			(357	)		—			(20,634	)
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(272,882	)		252,605			—			(357	)		—			(20,634	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		—			648			595			(54,013	)		—			(52,770	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			—			(595	)		97,765			—			97,170
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	648		$	—		$	43,752		$	—		$	44,400

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Policies

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Newly Issued Accounting Standards	'
	Newly Issued Accounting Standards
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” the core principle of which is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Under this guidance, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under today’s guidance. These judgments may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. The ASU is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of this ASU on its financial statements, and such effects have not yet been determined.

INCOME_PER_SHARE_Tables

INCOME PER SHARE (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding	'
	The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is calculated as follows (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		50,814		51,244		50,719		51,832
	Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation		464		504		519		533
	Effect of convertible notes		6,033		7,464		5,798		7,682
	Effect of common stock warrants		3,224		5,678		3,042		5,940
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		60,535		64,890		60,078		65,987

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT_Tables

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property and Equipment	'
	Property and equipment at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):
		June 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Land and land improvements	$	244,065		$	242,418
	Buildings		2,315,009			2,300,499
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment		596,735			576,209
	Construction-in-progress		21,544			25,844
			3,177,353			3,144,970
	Accumulated depreciation		(1,129,391	)		(1,076,973	)
	Property and equipment, net	$	2,047,962		$	2,067,997

DEBT_Tables

DEBT (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Summary of Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	'
	The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of (in thousands):
		June 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	$1 Billion Credit Facility, interest at LIBOR plus 1.85%, maturing April 18, 2017	$	300,000		$	509,500
	$400 Million Term Loan Facility, terms as set forth below		400,000			—
	Convertible Senior Notes, interest at 3.75%, maturing October 1, 2014, net of unamortized discount of $2,707 and $10,096		229,461			293,962
	Senior Notes, interest at 5.0%, maturing April 15, 2021		350,000			350,000
	Capital lease obligations		661			958
	Total debt		1,280,122			1,154,420
	Less amounts due within one year		(609	)		(599	)
	Total long-term debt	$	1,279,513		$	1,153,821

RETIREMENT_AND_POSTRETIREMENT_1

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION PLANS (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'
Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit (Income) Expense	'
	Net periodic pension (income) expense reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Interest cost	$	1,045		$	947		$	2,089		$	1,940
	Expected return on plan assets		(1,410	)		(1,283	)		(2,819	)		(2,574	)
	Recognized net actuarial loss		147			262			295			580
	Net settlement loss		—			1,290			—			1,290
	Total net periodic pension (income) expense	$	(218	)	$	1,216		$	(435	)	$	1,236
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'
Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit (Income) Expense	'
	Net postretirement benefit income reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the respective periods (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Interest cost	$	54		$	33		$	109		$	97
	Amortization of net actuarial loss		104			142			209			238
	Amortization of prior service credit		(328	)		(380	)		(657	)		(665	)
	Total net postretirement benefit income	$	(170	)	$	(205	)	$	(339	)	$	(330	)

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Tables

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	'
	The Company had no liabilities required to be measured at fair value at December 31, 2013. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, were as follows (in thousands):
				Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		June 30,		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
		2014		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	19,156	$	19,156	$	—	$	—
	Total assets measured at fair value	$	19,156	$	19,156	$	—	$	—
	Warrant liability	$	55,989	$	—	$	55,989	$	—
	Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	55,989	$	—	$	55,989	$	—
				Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
		December 31,		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
		2013		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Deferred compensation plan investments	$	18,883	$	18,883	$	—	$	—
	Total assets measured at fair value	$	18,883	$	18,883	$	—	$	—

FINANCIAL_REPORTING_BY_BUSINES1

FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
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						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Revenues:
	Hospitality	$	232,930		$	222,831		$	465,133		$	432,412
	Opry and Attractions		24,983			22,352			39,231			34,884
	Corporate and Other		—			—			—			—
	Total	$	257,913		$	245,183		$	504,364		$	467,296
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Hospitality	$	26,003		$	25,528		$	51,517		$	52,329
	Opry and Attractions		1,231			1,319			2,656			2,685
	Corporate and Other		998			2,207			2,062			6,049
	Total	$	28,232		$	29,054		$	56,235		$	61,063
	Operating income (loss):
	Hospitality	$	46,191		$	38,026		$	86,207		$	61,434
	Opry and Attractions		8,341			6,404			8,893			6,284
	Corporate and Other		(7,046	)		(8,843	)		(14,817	)		(19,351	)
	REIT conversion costs		—			(5,420	)		—			(20,412	)
	Casualty loss		—			(17	)		—			(49	)
	Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)		—			(1,247	)		—			(1,247	)
	Total operating income		47,486			28,903			80,283			26,659
	Interest expense		(15,472	)		(17,424	)		(31,142	)		(30,747	)
	Interest income		3,038			3,052			6,069			6,103
	Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,148	)		—			(2,148	)		—
	Other gains and (losses), net		(4,349	)		53			(4,349	)		47
	Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	$	28,555		$	14,584		$	48,713		$	2,062

INFORMATION_CONCERNING_GUARANT1

INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	'
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	30-Jun-14
		Parent									Non-
	(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	ASSETS:
	Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	6,627		$	—		$	1,721,670		$	319,665		$	—		$	2,047,962
	Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted		98			8,604			28			69,113			—			77,843
	Cash and cash equivalents - restricted		—			—			—			13,901			—			13,901
	Notes receivable		—			—			—			150,959			—			150,959
	Trade receivables, less allowance		—			—			—			55,917			—			55,917
	Deferred financing costs		—			24,498			—			—			—			24,498
	Prepaid expenses and other assets		32			2,670			112,745			52,536			(114,514	)		53,469
	Intercompany receivables, net		—			—			915,366			22,600			(937,966	)		—
	Investments		2,124,370			2,767,162			526,644			446,253			(5,864,429	)		—
	Total assets	$	2,131,127		$	2,802,934		$	3,276,453		$	1,130,944		$	(6,916,909	)	$	2,424,549
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
	Debt and capital lease obligations	$	229,461		$	1,050,000		$	—		$	661		$	—		$	1,280,122
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		25			8,375			874			242,429			(114,797	)		136,906
	Deferred income tax liabilities, net		6,504			(15	)		722			15,071			—			22,282
	Deferred management rights proceeds		—			—			—			184,885			—			184,885
	Dividends payable		28,575			—			—			—			—			28,575
	Derivative liabilities		55,989			—			—			—			—			55,989
	Other liabilities		—			—			76,643			43,649			283			120,575
	Intercompany payables, net		881,147			56,819			—			—			(937,966	)		—
	Commitments and contingencies
	Stockholders’ equity:
	Preferred stock		—			—			—			—			—			—
	Common stock		508			1			1			2,387			(2,389	)		508
	Additional paid-in-capital		1,079,274			1,741,704			2,803,623			1,184,038			(5,729,365	)		1,079,274
	Treasury stock		(8,002	)		—			—			—			—			(8,002	)
	Accumulated deficit		(142,354	)		(53,950	)		394,590			(532,957	)		(132,675	)		(467,346	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		—			—			—			(9,219	)		—			(9,219	)
	Total stockholders’ equity		929,426			1,687,755			3,198,214			644,249			(5,864,429	)		595,215
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,131,127		$	2,802,934		$	3,276,453		$	1,130,944		$	(6,916,909	)	$	2,424,549
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 June 30, 2014
		Parent									Non-
	(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenues:
	Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	99,376		$	—		$	99,376
	Food and beverage		—			—			—			103,357			—			103,357
	Other hotel revenue		—			—			74,926			34,723			(79,452	)		30,197
	Opry and Attractions		84			—			—			24,929			(30	)		24,983
	Total revenues		84			—			74,926			262,385			(79,482	)		257,913
	Operating expenses:
	Rooms		—			—			—			27,910			—			27,910
	Food and beverage		—			—			—			61,058			—			61,058
	Other hotel expenses		—			—			11,167			131,478			(74,829	)		67,816
	Management fees		—			—			—			3,952			—			3,952
	Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			11,167			224,398			(74,829	)		160,736
	Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			15,442			(31	)		15,411
	Corporate		19			316			—			5,713			—			6,048
	Corporate overhead allocation		2,579			—			2,043			—			(4,622	)		—
	Depreciation and amortization		21			—			14,915			13,296			—			28,232
	Total operating expenses		2,619			316			28,125			258,849			(79,482	)		210,427
	Operating income (loss)		(2,535	)		(316	)		46,801			3,536			—			47,486
	Interest expense		(5,437	)		(10,034	)		—			(1	)		—			(15,472	)
	Interest income		—			—			—			3,038			—			3,038
	Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,148	)		—			—			—			—			(2,148	)
	Other gains and (losses), net		(4,496	)		—			—			147			—			(4,349	)
	Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(14,616	)		(10,350	)		46,801			6,720			—			28,555
	(Provision) benefit for income taxes		41			—			(515	)		(102	)		—			(576	)
	Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		42,566			—			—			—			(42,566	)		—
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		27,991			(10,350	)		46,286			6,618			(42,566	)		27,979
	Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			12			—			12
	Net income (loss)	$	27,991		$	(10,350	)	$	46,286		$	6,630		$	(42,566	)	$	27,991
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	27,944		$	(10,350	)	$	46,286		$	6,583		$	(42,519	)	$	27,944
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
	AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Parent									Non-
	(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenues:
	Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	96,073		$	—		$	96,073
	Food and beverage		—			—			—			99,309			—			99,309
	Other hotel revenue		—			—			66,836			31,729			(71,116	)		27,449
	Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			22,352			—			22,352
	Total revenues		—			—			66,836			249,463			(71,116	)		245,183
	Operating expenses:
	Rooms		—			—			—			26,564			—			26,564
	Food and beverage		—			—			—			60,406			—			60,406
	Other hotel expenses		—			—			10,069			125,980			(67,466	)		68,583
	Management fees		—			—			—			3,724			—			3,724
	Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			10,069			216,674			(67,466	)		159,277
	Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			14,629			—			14,629
	Corporate		—			(181	)		2			6,815			—			6,636
	Corporate overhead allocation		2,120			—			1,530			—			(3,650	)		—
	REIT conversion costs		—			—			—			5,420			—			5,420
	Casualty loss		—			—			—			17			—			17
	Impairment and other charges		—			—			1,247			—			—			1,247
	Depreciation and amortization		—			—			14,937			14,117			—			29,054
	Total operating expenses		2,120			(181	)		27,785			257,672			(71,116	)		216,280
	Operating income (loss)		(2,120	)		181			39,051			(8,209	)		—			28,903
	Interest expense		(7,537	)		(9,875	)		—			(12	)		—			(17,424	)
Interest income		—			—			—			3,052			—			3,052
Other gains and (losses), net		—			—			—			53			—			53
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(9,657	)		(9,694	)		39,051			(5,116	)		—			14,584
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		—			(3	)		(922	)		2,709			—			1,784
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		26,036			—			—			—			(26,036	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		16,379			(9,697	)		38,129			(2,407	)		(26,036	)		16,368
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			11			—			11
Net income (loss)	$	16,379		$	(9,697	)	$	38,129		$	(2,396	)	$	(26,036	)	$	16,379
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	24,789		$	(9,697	)	$	38,129		$	6,014		$	(34,446	)	$	24,789
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Parent									Non-
(in thousands)	Guarantor			Issuer			Guarantors			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	190,458		$	—		$	190,458
Food and beverage		—			—			—			213,428			—			213,428
Other hotel revenue		—			—			142,786			70,468			(152,007	)		61,247
Opry and Attractions		84			—			—			39,178			(31	)		39,231
Total revenues		84			—			142,786			513,532			(152,038	)		504,364
Operating expenses:
Rooms		—			—			—			56,460			—			56,460
Food and beverage		—			—			—			124,240			—			124,240
Other hotel expenses		—			—			22,868			258,623			(142,645	)		138,846
Management fees		—			—			—			7,863			—			7,863
Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			22,868			447,186			(142,645	)		327,409
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			27,713			(31	)		27,682
Corporate		19			620			1			12,115			—			12,755
Corporate overhead allocation		5,399			—			3,963			—			(9,362	)		—
Depreciation and amortization		21			—			29,817			26,397			—			56,235
Total operating expenses		5,439			620			56,649			513,411			(152,038	)		424,081
Operating income (loss)		(5,355	)		(620	)		86,137			121			—			80,283
Interest expense		(11,896	)		(19,237	)		—			(9	)		—			(31,142	)
Interest income		—			—			—			6,069			—			6,069
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,148	)		—			—			—			—			(2,148	)
Other gains and (losses), net		(4,496	)		—			—			147			—			(4,349	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(23,895	)		(19,857	)		86,137			6,328			—			48,713
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		—			—			(911	)		819			—			(92	)
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		72,539			—			—			—			(72,539	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		48,644			(19,857	)		85,226			7,147			(72,539	)		48,621
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			23			—			23
Net income (loss)	$	48,644		$	(19,857	)	$	85,226		$	7,170		$	(72,539	)	$	48,644
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	48,544		$	(19,857	)	$	85,226		$	7,070		$	(72,439	)	$	48,544
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Parent			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Guarantor									Guarantors
Revenues:
Rooms	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	181,582		$	—		$	181,582
Food and beverage		—			—			—			197,497			—			197,497
Other hotel revenue		—			—			136,515			62,317			(145,499	)		53,333
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			34,884			—			34,884
Total revenues		—			—			136,515			476,280			(145,499	)		467,296
Operating expenses:
Rooms		—			—			—			51,651			—			51,651
Food and beverage		—			—			—			121,654			—			121,654
Other hotel expenses		—			—			22,500			253,425			(137,774	)		138,151
Management fees		—			—			—			7,193			—			7,193
Total hotel operating expenses		—			—			22,500			433,923			(137,774	)		318,649
Opry and Attractions		—			—			—			25,915			—			25,915
Corporate		—			666			2			12,634			—			13,302
Corporate overhead allocation		2,120			—			5,605			—			(7,725	)		—
REIT conversion costs		—			—			—			20,412			—			20,412
Casualty loss		—			—			—			49			—			49
Impairment and other charges		—			—			1,247			—			—			1,247
Depreciation and amortization		—			—			29,887			31,176			—			61,063
Total operating expenses		2,120			666			59,241			524,109			(145,499	)		440,637
Operating income (loss)		(2,120	)		(666	)		77,274			(47,829	)		—			26,659
Interest expense		(15,906	)		(14,813	)		—			(28	)		—			(30,747	)
Interest income		—			—			—			6,103			—			6,103
Other gains and (losses), net		—			—			—			47			—			47
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		(18,026	)		(15,479	)		77,274			(41,707	)		—			2,062
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		(222	)		(2,031	)		142,217			(71,888	)		—			68,076
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings, net		88,407			—			—			—			(88,407	)		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		70,159			(17,510	)		219,491			(113,595	)		(88,407	)		70,138
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			—			21			—			21
Net income (loss)	$	70,159		$	(17,510	)	$	219,491		$	(113,574	)	$	(88,407	)	$	70,159
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	79,731		$	(17,510	)	$	219,491		$	(104,002	)	$	(97,979	)	$	79,731
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	'
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	(in thousands)	Parent			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Guarantor									Guarantors
	Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	235,131		$	(174,452	)	$	35		$	31,200		$	—		$	91,914
	Net cash used in discontinued operating activities		—			—			—			(205	)		—			(205	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		235,131			(174,452	)		35			30,995			—			91,709
	Purchases of property and equipment		(6,649	)		—			(7	)		(29,117	)		—			(35,773	)
	Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents		—			—			—			6,268			—			6,268
	Other investing activities		—			—			—			398			—			398
	Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations		(6,649	)		—			(7	)		(22,451	)		—			(29,107	)
	Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
	Net cash used in investing activities		(6,649	)		—			(7	)		(22,451	)		—			(29,107	)
	Net borrowings under credit facility		—			190,500			—			—			—			190,500
	Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes		(126,541	)		—			—			—			—			(126,541	)
	Repurchase of common stock warrants		(50,775	)		—			—			—			—			(50,775	)
	Deferred financing costs paid		—			(8,158	)		—			—			—			(8,158	)
	Payment of dividend		(53,389	)		—			—			—			—			(53,389	)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans		2,309			—			—			—			—			2,309
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		12			—			—			—			—			12
	Other financing activities, net		—			—			—			(296	)		—			(296	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations		(228,384	)		182,342			—			(296	)		—			(46,338	)
	Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(228,384	)		182,342			—			(296	)		—			(46,338	)
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents		98			7,890			28			8,248			—			16,264
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			714			—			60,865			—			61,579
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	98		$	8,604		$	28		$	69,113		$	—		$	77,843
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	(in thousands)	Parent			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Guarantor									Guarantors
	Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	272,882		$	(251,957	)	$	1,316		$	(31,228	)	$	—		$	(8,987	)
	Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities		—			—			—			79			—			79
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		272,882			(251,957	)		1,316			(31,149	)		—			(8,908	)
	Purchases of property and equipment		—			—			(721	)		(14,460	)		—			(15,181	)
	Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents		—			—			—			(8,273	)		—			(8,273	)
	Other investing activities		—			—			—			226			—			226
	Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations		—			—			(721	)		(22,507	)		—			(23,228	)
	Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
	Net cash used in investing activities		—			—			(721	)		(22,507	)		—			(23,228	)
	Net repayments under credit facility		—			(82,000	)		—			—			—			(82,000	)
	Issuance of senior notes		—			350,000			—			—			—			350,000
	Early redemption of senior notes		(152,180	)		—			—			—			—			(152,180	)
	Deferred financing costs paid		—			(15,395	)		—			—			—			(15,395	)
	Repurchase of Company stock for retirement		(100,028	)		—			—			—			—			(100,028	)
	Payment of dividend		(25,823	)		—			—			—			—			(25,823	)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans		5,145			—			—			—			—			5,145
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		4			—			—			—			—			4
	Other financing activities, net		—			—			—			(357	)		—			(357	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations		(272,882	)		252,605			—			(357	)		—			(20,634	)
	Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—			—
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(272,882	)		252,605			—			(357	)		—			(20,634	)
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents		—			648			595			(54,013	)		—			(52,770	)
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			—			(595	)		97,765			—			97,170
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	648		$	—		$	43,752		$	—		$	44,400

Basis_of_Presentation_Addition

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail)	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Percentage of owned subsidiaries	100.00%

Reit_Conversion_Additional_Inf

Reit Conversion - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
					REIT Conversion [Member]	REIT Conversion [Member]	REIT Conversion [Member]	REIT Conversion [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	'	5,420,000	'	20,412,000	0	5,400,000	0	20,400,000
Employment severance and retention costs	'	'	'	'	'	2,700,000	'	13,900,000
Professional fees	'	'	'	'	'	900,000	'	2,000,000
Various other transition costs	'	'	'	'	'	$1,800,000	'	$4,500,000

Income_Per_Share_Weighted_Aver

Income Per Share - Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	50,814	51,244	50,719	51,832
Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation	464	504	519	533
Effect of convertible notes	6,033	7,464	5,798	7,682
Effect of common stock warrants	3,224	5,678	3,042	5,940
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	60,535	64,890	60,078	65,987

Income_Per_Share_Additional_In

Income Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
					3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation awards outstanding	0	0.1	0	0.1	'	'
Interest	'	'	'	'	3.75%	3.75%
Maturity year of note	'	'	'	'	'2014	'
Approximate number of common stock share which can be purchased under warrants	9.6	'	9.6	'	'	'
Adjusted strike price under warrant	25.01	'	25.01	'	'	'
Loss on call spread modification related to convertible notes	$4,952	$4,869	$4,952	$4,869	'	'

Recovered_Sheet1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	$0	$13.60	$0	$13.60
Reclassified comprehensive (income) loss, Before tax	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.2
Other comprehensive loss Pension liability, tax (expense) benefit	'	($5.20)	'	($4.20)

Property_and_Equipment_Propert

Property and Equipment - Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	$3,177,353	$3,144,970
Accumulated depreciation	-1,129,391	-1,076,973
Property and equipment, net	2,047,962	2,067,997
Land and land improvements [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	244,065	242,418
Buildings [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	2,315,009	2,300,499
Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	596,735	576,209
Construction-in-progress [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, gross	$21,544	$25,844

Notes_Receivable_Additional_In

Notes Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
	Note		Note
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of notes receivable	2	'	2	'
Interest income	$3,038,000	$3,052,000	$6,069,000	$6,103,000
National Bonds [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of notes receivable	2	'	2	'
Interest income	3,000,000	3,100,000	6,100,000	6,100,000
Payment received relating to notes receivables	'	'	$3,500,000	$3,500,000

Debt_Summary_of_Debt_and_Capit

Debt - Summary of Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	$1,280,122	$1,154,420
Less amounts due within one year	-609	-599
Total long-term debt	1,279,513	1,153,821
$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	300,000	509,500
$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	400,000	'
5% Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	350,000	350,000
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	661	958
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total Debt	$229,461	$293,962

Debt_Summary_of_Debt_and_Capit1

Debt - Summary of Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total credit facility	$1,000,000,000	$1,000,000,000
Spread rate added to LIBOR	1.85%	1.85%
Maturity date for credit facility	18-Apr-17	18-Apr-17
$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total credit facility	400,000,000	'
5% Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	5.00%	5.00%
Maturity date for Notes	15-Apr-21	15-Apr-21
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	3.75%	3.75%
Maturity date for Notes	1-Oct-14	1-Oct-14
Debt discount on Convertible Senior Notes	$2,707,000	$10,096,000

Debt_375_Convertible_Senior_No

Debt - 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

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

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

31-May-14

Apr. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]

$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]

$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]

Additional Warrant [Member]

Additional Warrant [Member]

Additional Warrant [Member]

Additional Warrant [Member]

Forecast [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Conversion rate per $ 1,000 principal of convertible notes

'

'

'

'

'

47.9789

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common Stock principal amount of convertible notes

'

'

'

'

$1,000

$1,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Conversion price per share

'

'

'

'

$20.84

$20.84

'

'

'

'

'

'

Conversion settlement amount of convertible notes

'

'

'

'

'

1,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total credit facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000,000

1,000,000,000

Cancellation of Convertible notes

'

'

'

56,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate consideration for cancellation of convertible notes

'

'

'

120,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consideration received from counter parties

'

'

'

9,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Value of convertible notes converted by a holder

'

'

'

'

'

15,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consideration for convertible note conversion

'

'

'

'

'

33,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on extinguishment on debt

2,148,000

2,148,000

'

'

2,100,000

2,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

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

'

'

-47,200,000

'

-52,000,000

-52,000,000

-52,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

Strike price of purchased option

'

20.84

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Purchased options number of shares

11.1

11.1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Warrants repurchased

'

'

'

'

'

2.4

'

'

'

2.4

'

'

Total consideration for repurchase of warrants

'

50,775,000

'

'

'

50,775,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on change in the fair value of the derivative liability

'

'

'

'

$2,500,000

$2,500,000

'

$2,300,000

$2,300,000

'

'

'

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

9.6

9.6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Adjusted strike price under warrant

25.01

25.01

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt_400_Million_Term_Loan_Fac

Debt - $400 Million Term Loan Facility - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]
			Entity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Additional credit facility	$400,000,000	$1,000,000,000	'	$400,000,000	'
Maturity date	15-Jan-21	'	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, description of interest rate	'The interest rate on the Term Loan B was LIBOR plus 3.0%	'	'	'	'
Margin rate added to LIBOR rate to arrive at interest rate	3.00%	'	'	'	'
LIBOR floor rate	0.75%	'	'	'	'
Periodic payment, percentage on principal amount	1.00%	'	'	'	'
Line of credit facility repayment commencement period	30-Sep-14	'	'	'	'
Percentage of advance borrowing based on appraisal value of hotel properties	'	'	55.00%	'	'
Percentage of advance borrowing based on appraisal value of hotel properties in the event of hotel property sold	'	'	50.00%	'	'
Number of Wholly-owned subsidiaries	'	'	4	'	'

Stock_Plans_Additional_Informa

Stock Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
					Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock award granted by Company	'	'	'	'	0.1	'
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards granted	'	'	'	'	$42.54	'
Restricted stock award, outstanding	'	'	'	'	0.6	0.6
Compensation cost on stock-based compensation plans	$1.40	$2	$2.70	$4.60	'	'

Recovered_Sheet2

Retirement and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension Plans - Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit (Income) Expense (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest cost	$54	$33	$109	$97
Amortization of net actuarial loss	104	142	209	238
Amortization of prior service credit	-328	-380	-657	-665
Total net postretirement benefit income	-170	-205	-339	-330
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest cost	1,045	947	2,089	1,940
Expected return on plan assets	-1,410	-1,283	-2,819	-2,574
Recognized net actuarial loss	147	262	295	580
Net settlement loss	'	1,290	'	1,290
Total net periodic pension (income) expense	($218)	$1,216	($435)	$1,236

Recovered_Sheet3

Retirement and Postretirement Benefits Other than Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
REIT Conversion [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Net settlement loss	$600	$600
Corporate Operating Expenses [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Net settlement loss	700	700
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Net settlement loss	$1,290	$1,290

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	$576,000	($1,784,000)	$92,000	($68,076,000)	'
Tax benefit related to the reversal of liabilities associated with unrecognized tax positions	'	'	'	6,700,000	'
Income tax expense related to current period operations	'	-2,800,000	'	-1,000,000	'
Reversal of deferred tax liabilities	'	1,000,000	'	'	'
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	0	'	0	'	0
REIT Conversion [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	'	'	'	($60,400,000)	'

Commitment_and_Contingencies_A

Commitment and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (Forecast [Member], USD $)	1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]	'
Receivable from contractual right	$26.10
contractual right exchange period	'3 years
Aloft Hotel National Harbor [Member]	'
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]	'
Number of room purchased	190
Purchase price of hotel	$21.80

Stockholders_Equity_Additional

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Cash Dividend on Common Stock	$0.55	$0.55	$0.50	$1.10	$1
Aggregated Dividend Paid	$28	$27.90	'	'	'
Common stock Dividend Payable Date	15-Jul-14	14-Apr-14	'	'	'
Dividend payable date of record	27-Jun-14	28-Mar-14	'	'	'
Dividend payable date declared	6-May-14	28-Feb-14	'	'	'
Company repurchased, shares	'	'	'	'	2.3
Repurchase agreement, Total cost	'	'	'	'	$100

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Note		Bonds A Series [Member]	Bonds B Series [Member]	3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]	3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
							Forecast [Member]
							Additional Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Warrants repurchased	'	'	'	'	2.4	'	2.4
Notes receivables, carrying value	'	'	$88,900,000	$62,100,000	'	'	'
Notes receivable, fair value	'	'	'	40,000,000	'	'	'
Maturity date	'	'	1-Jul-34	1-Sep-37	'	'	'
Number of notes receivable	2	'	'	'	'	'	'
Face amount of outstanding debt	'	'	'	'	232,200,000	'	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	'	'	'	'	3.75%	3.75%	'
Total Debt	1,280,122,000	1,154,420,000	'	'	229,461,000	293,962,000	'
Fair value of the convertible notes	'	'	'	'	$234,000,000	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Assets

Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	$19,156	$18,883
Total assets measured at fair value	19,156	18,883
Warrant liability	55,989	'
Total liabilities measured at fair value	55,989	'
Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	19,156	18,883
Total assets measured at fair value	19,156	18,883
Warrant liability	0	'
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0	'
Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Warrant liability	55,989	'
Total liabilities measured at fair value	55,989	'
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan investments	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Warrant liability	0	'
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$0	'

Recovered_Sheet4

Financial Reporting by Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
	Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Number of business segments	3

Recovered_Sheet5

Financial Reporting by Business Segments - Segments Internal Financial Reports (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$257,913	$245,183	$504,364	$467,296
Depreciation and amortization	28,232	29,054	56,235	61,063
REIT conversion costs	'	-5,420	'	-20,412
Casualty loss	'	-17	'	-49
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	'	-1,247	'	-1,247
Operating income (loss)	47,486	28,903	80,283	26,659
Interest expense	-15,472	-17,424	-31,142	-30,747
Interest income	3,038	3,052	6,069	6,103
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-2,148	'	-2,148	'
Other gains and (losses), net	-4,349	53	-4,349	47
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	28,555	14,584	48,713	2,062
Operating Segments [Member] | Hospitality [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	232,930	222,831	465,133	432,412
Depreciation and amortization	26,003	25,528	51,517	52,329
Operating income (loss)	46,191	38,026	86,207	61,434
Operating Segments [Member] | Opry and Attractions [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	24,983	22,352	39,231	34,884
Depreciation and amortization	1,231	1,319	2,656	2,685
Operating income (loss)	8,341	6,404	8,893	6,284
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	0	'	0	'
Depreciation and amortization	998	2,207	2,062	6,049
Operating income (loss)	-7,046	-8,843	-14,817	-19,351
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
REIT conversion costs	'	-5,420	'	-20,412
Casualty loss	'	-17	'	-49
Impairment and other charges (non-REIT conversion costs)	'	($1,247)	'	($1,247)

Recovered_Sheet6

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
		Guarantors [Member]	5% Senior Notes [Member]	5% Senior Notes [Member]	$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	$1 Billion Credit Facility [Member]	$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	$400 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]
		Entity
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest rate of Senior Notes	'	'	5.00%	5.00%	'	'	'	'
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries	'	4	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total credit facility	'	'	'	'	$1,000,000,000	$1,000,000,000	$400,000,000	'
Ownership percentage in subsidiaries	100.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Recovered_Sheet7

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$2,047,962	$2,067,997	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	77,843	61,579	44,400	97,170
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	13,901	20,169	'	'
Notes receivable	150,959	148,350	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	55,917	51,782	'	'
Deferred financing costs	24,498	19,306	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	53,469	55,446	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	'	'	'	'
Investments	'	'	'	'
Total assets	2,424,549	2,424,629	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,280,122	1,154,420	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	136,906	157,339	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	22,282	23,117	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	184,885	186,346	'	'
Dividends payable	28,575	25,780	'	'
Derivative liabilities	55,989	'	'	'
Other liabilities	120,575	119,932	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	0	0	'	'
Common stock	508	505	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,079,274	1,228,845	'	'
Treasury stock	-8,002	-7,766	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-467,346	-454,770	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-9,219	-9,119	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	595,215	757,695	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,424,549	2,424,629	'	'
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	'	-14	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-114,514	-230,432	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	-937,966	-960,156	'	'
Investments	-5,864,429	-5,791,888	'	'
Total assets	-6,916,909	-6,982,490	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-114,797	-230,729	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	'	'	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	283	283	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	-937,966	-960,156	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	-2,389	-2,389	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	-5,729,365	-5,729,365	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-132,675	-60,134	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	-5,864,429	-5,791,888	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	-6,916,909	-6,982,490	'	'
Parent Guarantor [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	6,627	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	98	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	32	'	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	'	90,184	'	'
Investments	2,124,370	2,061,253	'	'
Total assets	2,131,127	2,151,437	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	229,461	293,962	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25	-14	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	6,504	6,528	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	28,575	25,780	'	'
Derivative liabilities	55,989	'	'	'
Other liabilities	'	'	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	881,147	733,376	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	508	505	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,079,274	1,228,845	'	'
Treasury stock	-8,002	-7,766	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-142,354	-129,779	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	929,426	1,091,805	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,131,127	2,151,437	'	'
Issuer [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	8,604	714	648	'
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs	24,498	19,306	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2,670	3	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	'	'	'	'
Investments	2,767,162	2,767,163	'	'
Total assets	2,802,934	2,787,186	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,050,000	859,500	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	8,375	8,164	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	-15	-15	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	'	'	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	56,819	211,925	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	1	1	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,741,704	1,741,704	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-53,950	-34,093	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	1,687,755	1,707,612	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,802,934	2,787,186	'	'
Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,721,670	1,751,479	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	28	'	'	-595
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	112,745	227,608	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	915,366	697,908	'	'
Investments	526,644	526,644	'	'
Total assets	3,276,453	3,203,639	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	874	1,470	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	722	654	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	76,643	73,673	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	'	14,855	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	1	1	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	2,803,623	2,803,623	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	394,590	309,363	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	3,198,214	3,112,987	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,276,453	3,203,639	'	'
Non-Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
ASSETS:	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	319,665	316,518	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted	69,113	60,865	43,752	97,765
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted	13,901	20,169	'	'
Notes receivable	150,959	148,350	'	'
Trade receivables, less allowance	55,917	51,796	'	'
Deferred financing costs	'	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	52,536	58,267	'	'
Intercompany receivables, net	22,600	172,064	'	'
Investments	446,253	436,828	'	'
Total assets	1,130,944	1,264,857	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:	'	'	'	'
Debt and capital lease obligations	661	958	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	242,429	378,448	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	15,071	15,950	'	'
Deferred management rights proceeds	184,885	186,346	'	'
Dividends payable	'	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities	'	'	'	'
Other liabilities	43,649	45,976	'	'
Intercompany payables, net	'	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Common stock	2,387	2,387	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,184,038	1,184,038	'	'
Treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-532,957	-540,127	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-9,219	-9,119	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	644,249	637,179	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$1,130,944	$1,264,857	'	'

Information_Concerning_Guarant2

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	$99,376	$96,073	$190,458	$181,582
Food and beverage	103,357	99,309	213,428	197,497
Other hotel revenue	30,197	27,449	61,247	53,333
Opry and Attractions	24,983	22,352	39,231	34,884
Total revenues	257,913	245,183	504,364	467,296
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	27,910	26,564	56,460	51,651
Food and beverage	61,058	60,406	124,240	121,654
Other hotel expenses	67,816	68,583	138,846	138,151
Management fees	3,952	3,724	7,863	7,193
Total hotel operating expenses	160,736	159,277	327,409	318,649
Opry and Attractions	15,411	14,629	27,682	25,915
Corporate	6,048	6,636	12,755	13,302
Corporate overhead allocation	'	'	'	'
REIT conversion costs	'	5,420	'	20,412
Casualty loss	'	17	'	49
Impairment and other charges	'	1,247	'	1,247
Depreciation and amortization	28,232	29,054	56,235	61,063
Total operating expenses	210,427	216,280	424,081	440,637
Operating income (loss)	47,486	28,903	80,283	26,659
Interest expense	-15,472	-17,424	-31,142	-30,747
Interest income	3,038	3,052	6,069	6,103
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-2,148	'	-2,148	'
Other gains and (losses), net	-4,349	53	-4,349	47
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	28,555	14,584	48,713	2,062
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	-576	1,784	-92	68,076
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	27,979	16,368	48,621	70,138
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	12	11	23	21
Net income (loss)	27,991	16,379	48,644	70,159
Comprehensive income (loss)	27,944	24,789	48,544	79,731
Parent Guarantor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel revenue	'	'	'	'
Opry and Attractions	84	'	84	'
Total revenues	84	'	84	'
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel expenses	'	'	'	'
Management fees	'	'	'	'
Total hotel operating expenses	'	'	'	'
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Corporate	19	'	19	'
Corporate overhead allocation	2,579	2,120	5,399	2,120
REIT conversion costs	'	'	'	'
Casualty loss	'	'	'	'
Impairment and other charges	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	21	'	21	'
Total operating expenses	2,619	2,120	5,439	2,120
Operating income (loss)	-2,535	-2,120	-5,355	-2,120
Interest expense	-5,437	-7,537	-11,896	-15,906
Interest income	'	'	'	'
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-2,148	'	-2,148	'
Other gains and (losses), net	-4,496	'	-4,496	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	-14,616	-9,657	-23,895	-18,026
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	41	'	'	-222
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	42,566	26,036	72,539	88,407
Income (loss) from continuing operations	27,991	16,379	48,644	70,159
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	27,991	16,379	48,644	70,159
Comprehensive income (loss)	27,944	24,789	48,544	79,731
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	316	-181	620	666
Corporate overhead allocation	'	'	'	'
REIT conversion costs	'	'	'	'
Casualty loss	'	'	'	'
Impairment and other charges	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	'	'	'	'
Total operating expenses	316	-181	620	666
Operating income (loss)	-316	181	-620	-666
Interest expense	-10,034	-9,875	-19,237	-14,813
Interest income	'	'	'	'
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	-10,350	-9,694	-19,857	-15,479
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	'	-3	'	-2,031
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-10,350	-9,697	-19,857	-17,510
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-10,350	-9,697	-19,857	-17,510
Comprehensive income (loss)	-10,350	-9,697	-19,857	-17,510
Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel revenue	74,926	66,836	142,786	136,515
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Total revenues	74,926	66,836	142,786	136,515
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel expenses	11,167	10,069	22,868	22,500
Management fees	'	'	'	'
Total hotel operating expenses	11,167	10,069	22,868	22,500
Opry and Attractions	'	'	'	'
Corporate	'	2	1	2
Corporate overhead allocation	2,043	1,530	3,963	5,605
REIT conversion costs	'	'	'	'
Casualty loss	'	'	'	'
Impairment and other charges	'	1,247	'	1,247
Depreciation and amortization	14,915	14,937	29,817	29,887
Total operating expenses	28,125	27,785	56,649	59,241
Operating income (loss)	46,801	39,051	86,137	77,274
Interest expense	'	'	'	'
Interest income	'	'	'	'
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	46,801	39,051	86,137	77,274
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	-515	-922	-911	142,217
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	46,286	38,129	85,226	219,491
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	46,286	38,129	85,226	219,491
Comprehensive income (loss)	46,286	38,129	85,226	219,491
Non-Guarantors [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	99,376	96,073	190,458	181,582
Food and beverage	103,357	99,309	213,428	197,497
Other hotel revenue	34,723	31,729	70,468	62,317
Opry and Attractions	24,929	22,352	39,178	34,884
Total revenues	262,385	249,463	513,532	476,280
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	27,910	26,564	56,460	51,651
Food and beverage	61,058	60,406	124,240	121,654
Other hotel expenses	131,478	125,980	258,623	253,425
Management fees	3,952	3,724	7,863	7,193
Total hotel operating expenses	224,398	216,674	447,186	433,923
Opry and Attractions	15,442	14,629	27,713	25,915
Corporate	5,713	6,815	12,115	12,634
Corporate overhead allocation	'	'	'	'
REIT conversion costs	'	5,420	'	20,412
Casualty loss	'	17	'	49
Impairment and other charges	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	13,296	14,117	26,397	31,176
Total operating expenses	258,849	257,672	513,411	524,109
Operating income (loss)	3,536	-8,209	121	-47,829
Interest expense	-1	-12	-9	-28
Interest income	3,038	3,052	6,069	6,103
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	147	53	147	47
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	6,720	-5,116	6,328	-41,707
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	-102	2,709	819	-71,888
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	6,618	-2,407	7,147	-113,595
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	12	11	23	21
Net income (loss)	6,630	-2,396	7,170	-113,574
Comprehensive income (loss)	6,583	6,014	7,070	-104,002
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel revenue	-79,452	-71,116	-152,007	-145,499
Opry and Attractions	-30	'	-31	'
Total revenues	-79,482	-71,116	-152,038	-145,499
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Rooms	'	'	'	'
Food and beverage	'	'	'	'
Other hotel expenses	-74,829	-67,466	-142,645	-137,774
Management fees	'	'	'	'
Total hotel operating expenses	-74,829	-67,466	-142,645	-137,774
Opry and Attractions	-31	'	-31	'
Corporate	'	'	'	'
Corporate overhead allocation	-4,622	-3,650	-9,362	-7,725
REIT conversion costs	'	'	'	'
Casualty loss	'	'	'	'
Impairment and other charges	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	'	'	'	'
Total operating expenses	-79,482	-71,116	-152,038	-145,499
Operating income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Interest expense	'	'	'	'
Interest income	'	'	'	'
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'	'
Other gains and (losses), net	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	'	'	'	'
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings, net	-42,566	-26,036	-72,539	-88,407
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-42,566	-26,036	-72,539	-88,407
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-42,566	-26,036	-72,539	-88,407
Comprehensive income (loss)	($42,519)	($34,446)	($72,439)	($97,979)

Information_Concerning_Guarant3

Information Concerning Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$91,914	($8,987)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	-205	79
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	91,709	-8,908
Purchases of property and equipment	-35,773	-15,181
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	6,268	-8,273
Other investing activities	398	226
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	-29,107	-23,228
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities	-29,107	-23,228
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	190,500	-82,000
Issuance of senior notes	'	350,000
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	-126,541	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	-152,180
Repurchase of common stock warrants	-50,775	'
Deferred financing costs paid	-8,158	-15,395
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	-100,028
Payment of dividend	-53,389	-25,823
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	2,309	5,145
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	12	4
Other financing activities, net	-296	-357
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	-46,338	-20,634
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-46,338	-20,634
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	16,264	-52,770
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, beginning of period	61,579	97,170
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, end of period	77,843	44,400
Eliminations [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	'	'
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities	'	'
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	'	'
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase of common stock warrants	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	'
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	0	'
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, beginning of period	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, end of period	'	'
Parent Guarantor [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	235,131	272,882
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	235,131	272,882
Purchases of property and equipment	-6,649	'
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	-6,649	'
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities	-6,649	'
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	'	'
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	-126,541	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	-152,180
Repurchase of common stock warrants	-50,775	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	'
Repurchase of Company stock for retirement	'	-100,028
Payment of dividend	-53,389	-25,823
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and purchase plans	2,309	5,145
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	12	4
Other financing activities, net	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	-228,384	-272,882
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-228,384	-272,882
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	98	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, beginning of period	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, end of period	98	'
Issuer [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	-174,452	-251,957
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-174,452	-251,957
Purchases of property and equipment	'	'
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities	'	'
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	190,500	-82,000
Issuance of senior notes	'	350,000
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase of common stock warrants	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	-8,158	-15,395
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	182,342	252,605
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	182,342	252,605
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	7,890	648
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, beginning of period	714	'
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, end of period	8,604	648
Guarantors [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	35	1,316
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	35	1,316
Purchases of property and equipment	-7	-721
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	-7	-721
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities	-7	-721
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	'	'
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase of common stock warrants	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	'
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	28	595
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, beginning of period	'	-595
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, end of period	28	'
Non-Guarantors [Member]	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	31,200	-31,228
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	-205	79
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	30,995	-31,149
Purchases of property and equipment	-29,117	-14,460
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents	6,268	-8,273
Other investing activities	398	226
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	-22,451	-22,507
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash used in investing activities	-22,451	-22,507
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facility	'	'
Issuance of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase and conversion of convertible notes	'	'
Early redemption of senior notes	'	'
Repurchase of common stock warrants	'	'
Deferred financing costs paid	'	'
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	-296	-357
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	-296	-357
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-296	-357
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	8,248	-54,013
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, beginning of period	60,865	97,765
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted, end of period	$69,113	$43,752