Segment information - Schedule of Owned Resort EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Reconciliation to Net (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Owned Resort EBITDA
Total Adjusted EBITDA	$ (26,116)			$ 15,830			$ (7,195)	$ 130,673
Management fees	28,736			132,825			206,946	492,644
Interest expense	(19,973)			(9,936)			(61,844)	(34,796)
Depreciation and amortization	(22,518)			(29,417)			(69,877)	(77,636)
Impairment loss	(867)			0			(42,308)	0
Loss on sale of assets	0			0			(1,729)	0
Other income (expense)	224			(2,537)			1,171	(2,775)
Pre-opening expenses	0			(257)			0	(548)
Non-service cost components of net periodic pension (benefit) cost	(300)			200			(1,600)	400
Net (loss) income before tax	(73,305)			(28,931)			(196,855)	3,542
Income tax (provision) benefit	(5,299)			(1,530)			8,237	10,025
Net (loss) income	(78,604)	$ (87,458)	$ (22,556)	(30,461)	$ 1,040	$ 42,988	(188,618)	13,567
Management fees
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	8			83			635	1,568
Yucatán Peninsula
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	17,903			53,100			82,199	187,100
Yucatán Peninsula | Management fees
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	0			0			0	0
Pacific Coast
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	787			17,760			22,522	67,054
Pacific Coast | Management fees
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	0			0			0	0
Dominican Republic
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	2,453			14,617			38,097	70,361
Dominican Republic | Management fees
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	0			0			0	0
Jamaica
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	7,295			46,977			62,771	165,307
Jamaica | Management fees
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	0			0			0	0
Operating Segments
Owned Resort EBITDA
Total Adjusted EBITDA	(17,919)			25,873			18,952	157,624
Management fees	27,035			126,060			198,061	468,954
Operating Segments | Yucatán Peninsula
Owned Resort EBITDA
Total Adjusted EBITDA	(1,820)			13,777			15,111	67,087
Management fees	17,351			50,996			79,689	180,981
Operating Segments | Pacific Coast
Owned Resort EBITDA
Total Adjusted EBITDA	(2,330)			4,495			3,726	25,451
Management fees	773			17,404			21,854	65,061
Operating Segments | Dominican Republic
Owned Resort EBITDA
Total Adjusted EBITDA	(6,296)			(1,201)			(3,388)	17,305
Management fees	2,453			14,585			38,060	70,226
Operating Segments | Jamaica
Owned Resort EBITDA
Total Adjusted EBITDA	(7,473)			8,802			3,503	47,781
Management fees	6,458			43,075			58,458	152,686
Other corporate
Owned Resort EBITDA
Total Adjusted EBITDA	(8,205)			(10,126)			(26,782)	(28,519)
Segment Reconciling Items
Owned Resort EBITDA
Interest expense	(19,973)			(9,936)			(61,844)	(34,796)
Depreciation and amortization	(22,518)			(29,417)			(69,877)	(77,636)
Impairment loss	(867)			0			(42,308)	0
Loss on sale of assets	0			0			(1,729)	0
Other income (expense)	224			(2,537)			1,171	(2,775)
Pre-opening expenses	0			(257)			0	(548)
Share-based compensation	(1,925)			(1,850)			(7,867)	(6,612)
Other tax income (expense)	170			318			(298)	(484)
Transaction expenses	(541)			(1,253)			(1,416)	(4,493)
Severance expense	(1,448)			(6)			(3,892)	(139)
Non-service cost components of net periodic pension (benefit) cost	(311)			177			(1,600)	352
Segment Reconciling Items | Management fees
Owned Resort EBITDA
Management fees	$ 8			$ 83			$ 635	$ 1,568