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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jul. 31, 2014
Net tax benefit from share-based transactions                 $ 1.3alex_NetTaxBenefitsFromShareBasedTransactions $ 1.6alex_NetTaxBenefitsFromShareBasedTransactions      
Unrecognized tax benefit, liability due to tax sharing agreement 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits       0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits       0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 2.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits  
Adjustment to overstated non-current deferred tax liability 194.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent       193.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent       194.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 193.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent      
Reclassification from deferred income taxes, noncurrent 51.8us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent       60.7us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent       51.8us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 60.7us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent      
Non-cash reduction in equity method investments (0.4)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 15.1us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment         14.7us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment    
The effect to current period income tax expense and net income due to out of period adjustment       1.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes                  
Income tax expense (benefit) 6.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (14.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 6.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 8.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (0.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 11.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (5.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit    
Correction of an overstatement of net income from continuing operation 8.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 10.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 10.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 13.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (3.1)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 2.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (0.2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 30.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 12.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 6.0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest    
KRS II                          
Investment in various real estate joint ventures 8.4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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              8.4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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      23.8us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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Non-cash reduction in equity method investments                 14.7us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
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Income tax expense (benefit)                 $ (13.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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