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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, $ in Millions							1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jul. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 08, 2019 USD ($) Hotel Guest_Room	Jun. 08, 2019 CAD ($) Hotel Guest_Room	May 16, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2017 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 CAD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operating Income																		$ 79,445	$ 77,591	$ 86,269
Total revenue										$ 321,334	$ 362,488	$ 402,279	$ 285,594	$ 296,916	$ 358,163	$ 363,677	$ 277,428	1,371,695	1,296,184	1,306,965
Pursuit
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total revenue																		222,813	185,287
Belton Chalet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price				$ 3,200
Acquisition related costs				$ 300
Business acquisition date				May 16, 2019
Mountain Park Lodges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 75,837
Acquisition related costs																		900	100
Business acquisition date		Jun. 08, 2019	Jun. 08, 2019
Percentage of controlling interest acquired		60.00%	60.00%
Number of hotels acquired \| Hotel		7	7
Total consideration		$ 76,000	$ 100.6
Percentage of operations results consolidated to financial statements		100.00%	100.00%
Percentage of non-redeemable noncontrolling portion of income (loss) recorded in financial statements		40.00%	40.00%
Operating Income																		5,500
Total revenue																		$ 18,800
Identifiable intangible assets acquired		$ 20,200
Weighted average amortization period		30 years 9 months 18 days	30 years 9 months 18 days
Mountain Park Lodges \| Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room		152	152
Mountain Park Lodges \| Pyramid Lake Resort
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room		62	62
Mountain Park Lodges \| Crimson Hotel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room		99	99
Mountain Park Lodges \| Chateau Jasper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room		119	119
Mountain Park Lodges \| Pocahontas Cabins
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room		57	57
Mountain Park Lodges \| Marmot Lodge
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room		107	107
Mountain Park Lodges \| Lobstick Lodge
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of guest rooms \| Guest_Room		139	139
New Sky Lagoon Attraction \| Pursuit \| Sky Lagoon Attraction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of controlling interest acquired	51.00%
Payments to acquire controlling interest	$ 13,200
Maligne Canyon Restaurant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price							$ 4,600	$ 6.0
Acquisition related costs																			24
Business acquisition date							Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Poken Event Engagement Technology
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Purchase price									$ 1,700
Acquisition related costs																				300
Esja Attractions ehf.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 9,500	€ 8.2
Business acquisition date					Nov. 03, 2017	Nov. 03, 2017
Percentage of controlling interest acquired					54.50%	54.50%
Esja Attractions ehf. \| Corporate Activities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs																			$ 100	$ 100