Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Class B [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Net Owner's Equity [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Non-controlling Interest [Member] Joint Ventures [Member]	Non-controlling Interest [Member] Principal Equityholders [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 1,544,901		$ 0	$ 1	$ 372,789	$ 0	$ 0	$ 43,479	$ (452)	$ 7,236	$ 1,121,848
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013			32,857,800	89,451,164		0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	267,501							71,469		1,648	194,384
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(38,716)								(10,458)		(28,258)
Exchange of New TMM Units and corresponding number of Class B Common Stock, shares			196,024	(196,024)
Cancellation of forfeited New TMM Units and corresponding number of Class B Common Stock, shares				(27,724)
Issuance of restricted stock units, shares			6,716
Stock based compensation	5,831				1,569						4,262
Changes in noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	(2,356)									(2,356)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	1,777,161		$ 0	$ 1	374,358	$ 0	0	114,948	(10,910)	6,528	1,292,236
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014			33,060,540	89,227,416		0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	229,045							61,049		1,681	166,315
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(26,166)								(7,087)		(19,079)
Exchange of New TMM Units and corresponding number of Class B Common Stock, shares			87,055	(87,055)
Cancellation of forfeited New TMM Units and corresponding number of Class B Common Stock, shares				(31,792)
Issuance of restricted stock units, shares			11,260
Repurchase of Class A common stock	(14,981)	$ (15,000)				$ (14,981)
Repurchase of Class A common stock, shares		(934,434)	(934,434)			(934,434)
Stock based compensation	9,429				2,540						6,889
Changes in noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	(1,811)									(1,811)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	1,972,677		$ 0	$ 1	376,898	$ (14,981)	0	175,997	(17,997)	6,398	1,446,361
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015			32,224,421	89,108,569		934,434
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	206,563							52,616		1,294	152,653
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(244)								8		(252)
Exchange of New TMM Units and corresponding number of Class B Common Stock, shares			159,863	(159,863)
Cancellation of forfeited New TMM Units and corresponding number of Class B Common Stock, shares				(6,654)
Exercise of stock options	146				146
Exercise of stock options, shares			7,786
Issuance of restricted stock units, shares			13,787
Repurchase of Class A common stock	(28,543)	$ (28,500)				$ (28,543)
Repurchase of Class A common stock, shares		(1,918,999)	(1,918,999)			(1,918,999)
Stock based compensation	10,912				2,807						8,105
Changes in noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	(1,309)				4,858					(6,167)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 2,160,202		$ 0	$ 1	$ 384,709	$ (43,524)	$ 0	$ 228,613	$ (17,989)	$ 1,525	$ 1,606,867
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016			30,486,858	88,942,052		2,853,433