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Notes Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013 Note	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2005 Room	Apr. 02, 2008
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms				1,500rhp_NumberOfHotelRooms
Number of notes receivable		3rhp_NumberOfNotesReceivable
Present value of interest offset to property and equipment	$ 18,300,000
Interest income	12,075,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	12,267,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	12,307,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
National Bonds [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest income	12,100,000	12,300,000	12,200,000
Payment received relating to notes receivables	10,800,000	13,300,000	15,500,000
Bond Series One [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Bond issued, face value				65,000,000
Bonds A Series [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Bond issued, face value				95,000,000
Interest Rates on Bonds		8.00%
Maturity date of notes receivable		Jul. 01, 2034
Aggregate carrying values	87,000,000
Effective interest rates on bonds	8.04%
Present value of future debt service payments offset to property and equipment	93,800,000
Bonds B Series [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Bond issued, face value					50,000,000
Interest Rates on Bonds		10.00%
Maturity date of notes receivable		Sep. 01, 2037
Aggregate carrying values	62,600,000
Effective interest rates on bonds	11.42%
Present value of future debt service payments offset to property and equipment	$ 38,300,000