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Reit Conversion - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 25, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]              
Sales price of management rights and intellectual property $ 210,000,000rhp_SalesPriceOfManagementRightsAndIntellectualProperty            
Purchase price to the Management Rights 190,000,000rhp_PurchasePriceAllocationManagementRight            
Purchase price IP Rights 20,000,000rhp_PurchasePriceAllocationIntellectualPropertyRight            
Term of management rights for income amortization   65 years          
REIT conversion costs     22,190,000rhp_RealEstateInvestmentTrustConversionCosts 101,964,000rhp_RealEstateInvestmentTrustConversionCosts      
Impairment charge     3,527,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 33,291,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges      
Potential Development Projects [Member]              
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]              
Impairment charge         6,900,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rhp_PotentialDevelopmentProjectsMember
14,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rhp_PotentialDevelopmentProjectsMember
 
IT Projects [Member]              
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]              
Impairment charge         5,100,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rhp_ITProjectsMember
7,300,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rhp_ITProjectsMember
 
REIT Conversion [Member]              
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]              
REIT conversion costs   0rhp_RealEstateInvestmentTrustConversionCosts
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
22,200,000rhp_RealEstateInvestmentTrustConversionCosts
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
102,000,000rhp_RealEstateInvestmentTrustConversionCosts
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
     
Impairment charge       33,300,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
     
Professional fees     2,700,000us-gaap_ProfessionalFees
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
23,100,000us-gaap_ProfessionalFees
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
     
Employment severance and retention costs     14,400,000rhp_EmploymentAndSeveranceCosts
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
24,400,000rhp_EmploymentAndSeveranceCosts
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
     
Various other transition costs     $ 5,100,000rhp_OtherTransitionCosts
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
$ 21,200,000rhp_OtherTransitionCosts
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= rhp_ReitConversionMember
     
Maximum [Member]              
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]              
Number of shares approved for issuance             34rhp_ApprovedPotentialSharesToBeIssued
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember