Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 02, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	BFC FINANCIAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000315858
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		74,517,931
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,718,816