The number of joint venture sites.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of income (loss) for proportionate share of equity method investee's income (loss).

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Amount of investment in equity method investee and investment in and advance to affiliate.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Schedule of Investments (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022 site	Dec. 31, 2022 joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2022 community	Dec. 31, 2022 property
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites						3,563	2
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 81,404	$ 70,312
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		3,363	$ 3,881	$ 5,399
Voyager \| Servicing Assets
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic Interest					33.00%
ECHO JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Total contributions	$ 10,000
Two Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic Interest					65.00%
Crosswinds
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic Interest					49.00%
Voyager R V Resort
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic Interest			50.00%
Kampgrounds Of America
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic Interest					50.00%
Total contributions		5,100
Various \| Meadows
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site						1,077
Economic Interest					50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		158	$ 0
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		2,458	2,010	1,879
Various \| ECHO JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site						0
Economic Interest					50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		2,963	18,136
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		958	773	499
Various \| RVC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site						1,282
Economic Interest					80.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		60,323	49,397
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		(587)	(26)	0
Various \| Mulberry Farms
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site						200
Economic Interest					50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		9,902	0
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		(169)	0	0
Various \| Three Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| joint_venture							3
Various \| Operating RVs
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| community								7
Various \| RV Property Under Development
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| property									2
Florida \| Lakeshore
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site						721
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		2,625	2,638
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		683	568	1,405
Arizona \| Voyager
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site						0
Economic Interest					33.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		139	141
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		43	556	1,616
Georgia \| Hiawassee KOA JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site						283
Economic Interest					50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		5,294	0
Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		$ (23)	$ 0	$ 0