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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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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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Schedule of Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 site	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023 joint_venture	Mar. 31, 2023 community	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites			3,563		2
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 81,135						$ 81,404
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	524	$ 171
Voyager \| Servicing Assets
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest				33.00%
Lakeshore Investment One
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest				65.00%
Lakeshore Investment Two
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest				65.00%
Crosswinds
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest				49.00%
Various \| Meadows
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			1,077
Economic interest				50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	232						158
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	374	260
Various \| ECHO JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			0
Economic interest				50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	2,773						2,963
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	(190)	177
Various \| RVC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			1,282
Economic interest				80.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	60,036						60,323
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	(353)	(421)
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					1	7
Various \| RV Property Under Development
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| joint_venture					2
Florida \| Lakeshore
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			721
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	2,866						2,625
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	172	135
Arizona \| Voyager
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			0
Economic interest				0.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0						139
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	692	20
Arizona \| Mulberry Farms
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			200
Economic interest				50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	10,071						9,902
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	(31)	0
Georgia \| Hiawassee KOA JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			283
Economic interest				50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	5,157						$ 5,294
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	$ (140)	$ 0