Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 178,200,000	$ 120,900,000
Short term investments	0	10,000,000
Accounts receivable	5,200,000	3,600,000
Accounts receivable—related parties	11,400,000	22,400,000
Notes receivable	52,700,000	136,600,000
Notes receivable—related parties	4,100,000	0
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $15.8 and $7.4 at December 31, 2013 and 2012	668,800,000	289,400,000
Investments in joint ventures ($81.1 and $68.4 carried at fair value as of December 31, 2013 and 2012)	751,400,000	543,200,000
Investments in loan pool participations	34,700,000	95,600,000
Other assets	68,400,000	38,100,000
Goodwill	23,900,000	24,000,000
Total assets	1,798,800,000	1,283,800,000
Liabilities
Accounts payable	2,600,000	1,800,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	64,300,000	29,400,000
Accrued salaries and benefits	32,200,000	25,000,000
Deferred tax liability	24,100,000	22,700,000
Mortgage loans and notes payable	407,700,000	236,500,000
Senior notes payable	409,000,000	409,600,000
Junior subordinated debentures	40,000,000	40,000,000
Total liabilities	979,900,000	765,000,000
Cumulative preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, $1,000 per share liquidation preference:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 125,000,000 shares authorized, 82,592,607 and 64,789,646 shares issued and 82,592,607 and 63,772,598 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	801,300,000	512,800,000
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(42,200,000)	(5,900,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	9,200,000	12,600,000
Shares held in treasury at cost, $0.0001 par value per share, 1,017,048 held as of December 31, 2012	0	(9,800,000)
Total Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. shareholders’ equity	768,300,000	509,700,000
Noncontrolling interests	50,600,000	9,100,000
Total equity	818,900,000	518,800,000
Total liabilities and equity	1,798,800,000	1,283,800,000
6.00% Series A [Member]
Cumulative preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, $1,000 per share liquidation preference:
Cumulative preferred stock	0	0
6.45% Series B [Member]
Cumulative preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, $1,000 per share liquidation preference:
Cumulative preferred stock	$ 0	$ 0