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Investment in Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 13, 2016 USD ($) site | Aug. 15, 2016 USD ($) a | Jun. 15, 2016 USD ($) site | May 26, 2016 USD ($) site | Jan. 27, 2016 USD ($) site | Sep. 29, 2014 USD ($) site | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) site | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) property site | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares property site | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) site shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property site | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares property site | Sep. 30, 2014 property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3
Number of sites acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,868 |  | 2,377 |  | 3,868 |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,600 |  | $ 120,500 |  | $ 85,700 |
Debt assumed for the purchase of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000 |  |  |  | 32,300 |
Mortgage debt assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,600 |  |  |
Unamortized discount (premium) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,464 |  |  |
Escrow share distribution | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,290 |  |  |  |
Cash payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,600 |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 | 1,457 |
Bogue Pines & Whispering Pines - North Carolina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Miami Everglades |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured homes | Bogue Pines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured homes | Colony Cove |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,900 |
Manufactured homes | Seyenna Vistas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Condemnation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100 |
Gain on sale of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500 |
R V Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | 3 | 7 |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 731 |  |  |  | 731 |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,900 |
Unamortized discount (premium) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (2,300) |  |  |  | $ (2,300) |
R V Resort | Whispering Pines - North Carolina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 278 |  |  |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Miami Everglades |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  | 303 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Blackhawk RV Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 490 |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,400 |  |  |  |
Debt assumed for the purchase of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,900 |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount (premium) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (300) |  |  |  |
Cash payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,500 |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Lakeland RV Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 682 |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,800 |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,400 |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount (premium) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (600) |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Echo Farms Campground |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  | 237 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Mays Landing Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  | 168 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Pine Acres Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  | 421 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Space Coast RV Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 270 |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,100 |  |  |  |  |
R V Resort | Mesa Spirit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600 |  |  |  | 1,600 |
New Credit Facilities | R V Resort | Mesa Spirit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,000 |  |  |  | $ 19,000 |
Unamortized discount (premium) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,000) |  |  |  | $ (1,000) |
Ellenton, Florida |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquired (in area) | a |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire land |  | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Riverside RV | Arcadia, Florida | R V Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site | 499 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property | $ 20,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forest Lake Estates | Zephryhills, Florida |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  | 1,168 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  | $ 75,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed for the purchase of property |  |  | $ 22,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,600 |  |  |
Forest Lake Estates | Zephryhills, Florida | Manufactured homes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  | 894 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forest Lake Estates | Zephryhills, Florida | R V Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  | 274 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portland Fairview | Fairview, Oregon | R V Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  | 407 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  | $ 17,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rose Bay | Port Orange, Florida | R V Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of sites acquired | site |  |  |  |  | 303 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of the property |  |  |  |  | $ 7,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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