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Acquisition of Businesses (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2011 Denali [Member] | Sep. 16, 2011 Denali [Member] GuestCabins Room | Dec. 31, 2011 St. Mary [Member] | Jun. 29, 2011 St. Mary [Member] Room | Dec. 31, 2011 Grouse Mountain Lodge [Member] | Jan. 05, 2011 Grouse Mountain Lodge [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member] | Mar. 07, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member] Room | Mar. 07, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member] Leasehold Land Interests [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Denali Grouse and St Marry [Member]
Business Acquisition (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  | $ 15,300,000 |  | $ 15,300,000 |  | $ 10,500,000 |  | $ 23,556,000 |  |
Number of rooms in hotel |  |  |  |  | 42 |  | 115 |  |  |  | 162 |  |
Number of guest cabins |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment including leasehold interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,900,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,890,000 |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,323,000 |  |
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years
Weighted-average amortization period related to the other intangible assets | 4 years 9 months 18 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years 8 months 12 days |  |  |
Goodwill | 137,820,000 | 133,694,000 | 127,441,000 | 3,200,000 |  | 3,100,000 |  | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets, Business acquisition |  |  |  | $ 626,000,000 |  | $ 60,000,000 |  | $ 4,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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