Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Standby letters of credit		Dec. 31, 2013 Performance and customs bonds		Dec. 31, 2013 Performance Bond	Dec. 31, 2013 Indemnification Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 Indemnification Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 Long Term Water Lease Request License acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In West Maui Streams	Sep. 30, 2013 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In West Maui Streams	Jul. 31, 2010 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In West Maui Streams Organization	Jun. 30, 2010 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In West Maui Streams Petition	Jun. 25, 2004 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In West Maui Streams Organization Stream	May 31, 2010 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In East Maui Streams Petition	Sep. 25, 2008 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In East Maui Streams Petition	May 24, 2001 Petitions Filed Requesting IIFS In East Maui Streams Stream	Mar. 31, 2011 Unfavorable Regulatory Action Boiler	Jun. 30, 2011 Employment Lawsuit Farm
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments and financial arrangements		$ 11,400,000	[1]	$ 404,100,000	[2]	$ 380,500,000
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure								10,000,000
Maturity date							Aug. 31, 2015
Watershed lands in East Maui owned (in acres)									16,000
Number of water licenses held and extended as revocable permits									4
Additional watershed lands accessible by licenses (in acres)									30,000
Capacity of irrigation water supplied by additional watershed lands (in percent)									58.00%
Period provided by irrigation system										10 years
Number of streams for which IIFS was requested														4			27
Number of petitions on which the Water Commission took action													2		19	8
Number of organizations that filed a petition to establish IIFS												2		2
Approximate percentage of irrigation water provided by the West Maui irrigation system (in percent)											15.00%
Number of boilers impacted by EPA standards																		3
Compliance deadline for assessing carbon monoxide emission	3 years
Option for states to grant extension for assessing carbon monoxide emissions	1 year
Estimated compliance costs for assessing carbon monoxide emissions	$ 5,000,000
Number of other farms involved in an employment lawsuit																			5

[1] Consists of standby letters of credit, issued by the Company’s lenders under the Company’s revolving credit facilities, and relate primarily to the Company’s real estate activities. In the event the letters of credit are drawn upon, the Company would be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit. None of the letters of credit has been drawn upon to date, and the Company believes it is unlikely that any of these letters of credit will be drawn upon.

[2] Represents bonds related to construction and real estate activities in Hawaii. Approximately $380.5 million is related to construction bonds issued by third party sureties (bid, performance, and payment bonds) and the remainder is related to commercial bonds issued by third party sureties (permit, subdivision, license, and notary bonds). In the event the bonds are drawn upon, the Company would be obligated to reimburse the surety that issued the bond. None of the bonds has been drawn upon to date, and the Company believes it is unlikely that any of these bonds will be drawn upon.