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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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Schedule of Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 site	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024 joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites					3,770		2
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 84,834		$ 84,834					$ 85,304
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	5,874	$ 661	6,736	$ 2,158
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	407		407					534
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures			7,360	1,649
Various \| ECHO JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					0
Economic interest						50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	2,797		2,797					2,773
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures			24	(199)
Various \| RVC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					1,489
Economic interest						80.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	62,534		62,534					62,441
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures			(801)	(297)
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 \| joint_venture							8
Various \| RV Property Under Development
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| joint_venture							1
Florida \| Lakeshore
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					721
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	3,764		3,764					3,387
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures			665	487
Arizona \| Voyager
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					0
Economic interest						0.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0		0					0
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures			0	694
Arizona \| Mulberry Farms
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					200
Economic interest						50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	9,795		9,795					10,546
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures			(625)	96
Georgia \| Hiawassee KOA JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					283
Economic interest						50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 5,537		5,537					$ 5,623
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures			$ 113	$ (272)