Subsequent Event (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2021 USD ($) development_site	Jul. 27, 2021 USD ($) development_site site	Apr. 30, 2021 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) site	Dec. 31, 2020 site	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash paid for RV community acquired | $				$ 1,923,855	$ 578,827
Sites, Wet Slips and Dry Storage Spaces | site					4,469	45,800
Total consideration | $				$ 3,001,343	$ 602,827
Series J Preferred Op Units
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Temporary Equity, Issuance Price | $ / shares			$ 100.00
Temporary Equity, Dividends For Term One, Percentage			2.85%
Series J Preferred Op Units | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued Per Share Upon Conversion			165.00
Series J Preferred Op Units | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued Per Share Upon Conversion			100.00
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash paid for RV community acquired | $	$ 67,500
Number of MH sites (in sites)	2
Sites, Wet Slips and Dry Storage Spaces		3,197
Total consideration | $		$ 247,600
Number of Development Sites		578
Subsequent Event [Member] | Allen Harbor
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sites, Wet Slips and Dry Storage Spaces		165
Total consideration | $		$ 4,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cisco Grove Camp Resort
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sites, Wet Slips and Dry Storage Spaces		18
Total consideration | $		$ 6,600
Subsequent Event [Member] | Four Leaf Portfolio
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of MH sites (in sites) | site		9
Sites, Wet Slips and Dry Storage Spaces		2,714
Total consideration | $		$ 215,000
Number of Development Sites		171
Subsequent Event [Member] | Harborage Yacht Club
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sites, Wet Slips and Dry Storage Spaces		300
Total consideration | $		$ 22,000
Countryside Village
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration received | $							$ 12,600
Anderson | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of expansion recreational vehicle sites acquired (in expansion sites)		175
O'Fallon | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of expansion recreational vehicle sites acquired (in expansion sites)		502