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DEBT - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Trust I [Member] Great Wolf Capital Trust I [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Trust IV [Member] Great Wolf Capital Trust IV [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Traverse City/Kansas City mortgage loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Pocono Mountains mortgage loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Concord mortgage loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Concord mortgage loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 First mortgage notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Junior subordinated debentures [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Trust I [Member] Great Wolf Capital Trust I [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Junior subordinated debentures [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Trust III [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Junior subordinated debentures [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Trust IV [Member] Great Wolf Capital Trust IV [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior subordinated debentures [Member] Trust Preferred Securities [Member] Trust IV [Member] Great Wolf Capital Trust IV [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Unamortized fair value adjustment	$ 6,236	$ 8,705
Fixed interest rate					7.00%	6.10%			10.875%	7.80%		7.90%
Principal amortization schedule of debt instrument					25 years	30 years
Maturity date					Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016		Apr. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2035		Jul. 31, 2017
Loan Interest rate in addition to LIBOR							5.00%			3.10%		5.50%
Interest on loan							6.00%
Effective interest rate							6.00%	6.00%				5.78%	5.81%
Periodic principal payment, amount							375
Interest rate caps on loan	8.00%						8.00%
Effective yield on sale of note									11.875%
Principal amount	511,728								230,000	50,000		28,995
Common stock held in trust			1,550	870
Percentage of capitalization of investment in common securities of trust			3.00%
Exchange of trust preferred securities											$ 28,125
Common stock held in trust				870