Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2017 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Oct. 05, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) day segment	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 property	Dec. 31, 2019 golf_course	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 15, 2015 property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment				2
Number of golf courses | property									26
Short-term investments				$ 59,474	$ 520,877
Proceeds from sale of land held-for-investment				73,600
Deposit liability		$ 73,600		73,600		$ 73,600
Variable golf fees				10,300
Use fees				3,100
Minimum rounds fees				$ 1,200
Percentage of annual REIT taxable income (at least)				90.00%		90.00%
Property and equipment, net				$ 70,406	71,513
Caesars Entertainment Outdoor
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	1
Number of golf courses | property									4			4
Variable golf fees	$ 10,000
Use fees	3,000
Minimum rounds fees	$ 1,100
Revenues			$ 14,136				$ 18,785	$ 18,077
Variable golf fees			4,692				4,862	3,669
Advertising expense			63				118	74
Property and equipment, net			88,309				88,831
Minimum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Award vesting period				0 years
Maximum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
Gold Revenue, Reimbursement | Caesars Entertainment Outdoor
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Revenues			$ 611				$ 620	$ 708
Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC | VICI Properties, Inc, NonControlling Interest
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of non-controlling interests owned by parent											20.00%
Vacant, non-operating Land
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land					$ 22,200
Time-Based Restricted Shares
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Period of volume of weighted average price | day				10
Trading days | day				10
Time-Based Restricted Shares | Minimum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Award vesting period				3 years
Time-Based Restricted Shares | Maximum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
Golf Course Business
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment				1
Number of golf courses									4	4
Geographic Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | Property, Las Vegas Strip
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		28.00%		33.00%	36.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		100.00%		93.00%	100.00%
Eastside Convention Center, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of real estate property | a		18.4				18.4