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, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 site	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024 joint_venture	Mar. 31, 2024 community	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites			3,564		2
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 84,989						$ 85,304
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	283	$ 524
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	611						534
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	676	374
Various \| ECHO JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			0
Economic interest				50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	2,786						2,773
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	13	(190)
Various \| RVC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			1,283
Economic interest				80.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	62,401						62,441
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	(414)	(353)
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	3,395						3,387
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	182	172
Arizona \| Voyager
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			0
Economic interest				0.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0						0
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	0	692
Arizona \| Mulberry Farms
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			200
Economic interest				50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	10,255						10,546
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	(291)	(31)
Georgia \| Hiawassee KOA JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site			283
Economic interest				50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	5,541						$ 5,623
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 117	$ (140)