Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions In October 2015, the Company acquired certain lots within the master planned community of Lake Las Vegas in Nevada for a cash purchase price of approximately $7.3 million, from an entity managed by an affiliate of Paulson & Co., Inc. (“Paulson”), a significant shareholder of the Company. The Company believes that the transaction was on terms no less favorable than it would have agreed to with unrelated parties. In October 2013, the Company acquired certain finished and unfinished lots at a master planned community located in Aurora, Colorado, for a cash purchase price of approximately $20.0 million, from an entity managed by an affiliate of Paulson. The Company participated in a competitive bidding process for the lots and the Company believes that the acquisition was on terms no less favorable than it would have agreed to with unrelated parties. On September 3, 2009, Presley CMR, Inc., a California corporation (“Presley CMR”) and wholly owned subsidiary of California Lyon, entered into an Aircraft Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) with an affiliate of General William Lyon to sell an aircraft. The PSA provided for an aggregate purchase price for the Aircraft of $8.3 million, (which value was the appraised fair market value of the Aircraft), which consisted of: (i) cash in the amount of $2.1 million to be paid at closing and (ii) a promissory note from the affiliate in the amount of $6.2 million. The note is secured by the Aircraft. As part of the Company’s fresh start accounting, the note was adjusted to its fair value of $5.2 million. The discount on the fresh start adjustment is amortized over the remaining life of the note. The note requires semiannual interest payments to California Lyon of approximately $132,000. The note is due in September 2016, at which time the Company expects full payment. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the amortized balance of the note was $6.0 million and $5.8 million, respectively.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.