Investment in Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 13, 2016 USD ($) site	Aug. 15, 2016 USD ($) a	Jun. 15, 2016 USD ($) site	May 26, 2016 USD ($) site	Jan. 27, 2016 USD ($) site	Sep. 29, 2014 USD ($) site	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) site	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) property site	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares property site	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) site shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property site	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares property site	Sep. 30, 2014 property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired | property											4			3
Number of sites acquired									3,868		2,377		3,868
Purchase price of the property									$ 41,600		$ 120,500		$ 85,700
Debt assumed for the purchase of property									19,000				32,300
Mortgage debt assumed											22,600
Unamortized discount (premium)											5,464
Escrow share distribution | shares										51,290
Cash payment									$ 22,600
Gain on sale of property											0	$ 0	1,457
Bogue Pines & Whispering Pines - North Carolina
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired | property								2
Purchase price of the property								$ 12,300
Miami Everglades
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price of the property							$ 11,600
Manufactured homes | Bogue Pines
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site								150
Manufactured homes | Colony Cove
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price of the property													35,900
Manufactured homes | Seyenna Vistas
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from Condemnation													2,100
Gain on sale of property													$ 1,500
R V Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired | property									7			3	7
Number of sites acquired | site									731				731
Purchase price of the property													$ 23,900
Unamortized discount (premium)									$ (2,300)				$ (2,300)
R V Resort | Whispering Pines - North Carolina
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site								278
R V Resort | Miami Everglades
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site							303
R V Resort | Blackhawk RV Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site										490
Purchase price of the property										$ 9,400
Debt assumed for the purchase of property										4,900
Unamortized discount (premium)										(300)
Cash payment										$ 4,500
R V Resort | Lakeland RV Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site										682
Purchase price of the property										$ 16,800
Mortgage debt assumed										8,400
Unamortized discount (premium)										$ (600)
R V Resort | Echo Farms Campground
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site						237
Purchase price of the property						$ 5,700
R V Resort | Mays Landing Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site						168
Purchase price of the property						$ 800
R V Resort | Pine Acres Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site						421
Purchase price of the property						$ 5,300
R V Resort | Space Coast RV Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site									270				270
Purchase price of the property									$ 6,100
R V Resort | Mesa Spirit
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site									1,600				1,600
New Credit Facilities | R V Resort | Mesa Spirit
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Mortgage debt assumed									$ 19,000				$ 19,000
Unamortized discount (premium)									$ (1,000)				$ (1,000)
Ellenton, Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate acquired (in area) | a		25
Payments to acquire land		$ 2,000
Riverside RV | Arcadia, Florida | R V Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site	499
Purchase price of the property	$ 20,300
Forest Lake Estates | Zephryhills, Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site			1,168
Purchase price of the property			$ 75,200
Debt assumed for the purchase of property			$ 22,600								$ 22,600
Forest Lake Estates | Zephryhills, Florida | Manufactured homes
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site			894
Forest Lake Estates | Zephryhills, Florida | R V Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site			274
Portland Fairview | Fairview, Oregon | R V Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site				407
Purchase price of the property				$ 17,600
Rose Bay | Port Orange, Florida | R V Resort
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site					303
Purchase price of the property					$ 7,400