Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 147,414,000	$ 46,968,000
Accounts receivable	1,951,000	2,097,000
Accounts receivable — related parties	10,596,000	7,062,000
Notes receivable	16,946,000	20,264,000
Notes receivable — related parties	22,292,000	3,837,000
Real estate, net	113,619,000	82,701,000
Investments in joint ventures ($45,127,000 and $34,654,000 carried at fair value as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)	345,038,000	266,853,000
Loan pool participations	31,590,000	25,218,000
Marketable Securities	5,658,000	33,000
Other assets	20,940,000	8,850,000
Goodwill	23,965,000	23,965,000
Total assets	740,009,000	487,848,000
Liabilities
Accounts payable	353,000	1,504,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	30,896,000	9,064,000
Accrued salaries and benefits	5,014,000	10,721,000
Accrued and deferred tax liability	22,572,000	25,871,000
Senior notes payable	249,372,000	0
Notes payable	0	24,783,000
Borrowings under line of credit	0	27,750,000
Mortgage loans payable	38,217,000	35,249,000
Junior subordinated debentures	40,000,000	40,000,000
Total liabilities	386,424,000	174,942,000
Cumulative Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized $1,000 per share liquidation preference
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 125,000,000 shares authorized, 46,089,646 and 41,291,596 shares issued and 44,974,706 and 40,179,906 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	5,000	4,000
Additional paid-in capital	337,988,000	284,669,000
Retained earnings	3,890,000	17,777,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income	7,467,000	9,043,000
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, $0.0001 par value, 1,114,940 and 1,111,690 held at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	(11,337,000)	(11,301,000)
Total Kennedy Wilson Holdings, Inc. shareholders' equity	338,013,000	300,192,000
Noncontrolling interests	15,572,000	12,714,000
Total equity	353,585,000	312,906,000
Total liabilities and equity	740,009,000	487,848,000
Cumulative preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption SeriesA [Member]
Cumulative Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized $1,000 per share liquidation preference
6.00% Series A, 100,000 shares issued as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, mandatorily convertible on May 19, 2015	0	0
Cumulative preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption Series B [Member]
Cumulative Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized $1,000 per share liquidation preference
6.00% Series A, 100,000 shares issued as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, mandatorily convertible on May 19, 2015	$ 0	$ 0