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Investment in Real Estate (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) a	Aug. 26, 2021 USD ($) site	Jun. 03, 2021 USD ($) site	Feb. 05, 2021 USD ($) property site	Jan. 21, 2021 USD ($) site	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) a site	Apr. 21, 2020 USD ($) a	Aug. 27, 2020 a
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of land (acres) | a	40
Purchase price | $	$ 10.4	$ 110.8
Pirateland Camping Resort
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of sites | site		1,484
Pine Haven
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price | $			$ 62.8
Number of sites acquired | site			629
Marinas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price | $				$ 262.0
Number of properties acquired | property				11
Marina Slips
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired | property				3,986
R V Resort
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of sites acquired | site				181
ELS parcel
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired sites (sites) | site		813
Okeechobee KOA RV Resort
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price | $					$ 42.2
Number of sites acquired | site					740
White Oak Shores Adjacent Asset Acquisition
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of land (acres) | a						11		51
Number of acquired sites (sites) | site						56
Payments to acquire land | $						$ 4.8
Vacant Land
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of land (acres) | a							4.6
Purchase price | $							$ 2.2

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