Description of Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business

Description of Business.  A&B is headquartered in Honolulu and operates four segments: Real Estate Development and Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Agribusiness; and Materials and Construction.

Real Estate Development and Sales:The Real Estate Development and Sales segment generates its revenue through the investment in and development and sale of land and commercial and residential properties in Hawaii and through the sale of properties in the Company's Leasing portfolio.

Real Estate Leasing: The Real Estate Leasing segment owns, operates and manages retail, office and industrial properties in Hawaii and on the Mainland. The Real Estate Leasing segment also leases urban land in Hawaii to third-party lessees.

Agribusiness: The Agribusiness segment produces bulk raw sugar, specialty food grade sugars and molasses; produces and sells specialty food-grade sugars; provides general trucking services, equipment maintenance and repair services; leases agricultural land to third parties; and generates and sells electricity to the extent not used in A&B’s Agribusiness operations.

Materials and Construction: The Materials and Construction segment performs asphalt paving as prime contractor and subcontractor; imports and sells liquid asphalt; mines, processes and sells basalt aggregate; produces and sells construction materials; and provides and sells various construction- and traffic-control-related products.