BBX Capital's Loans Receivable (Age Analysis Of Past Due Recorded Investment In Loans Receivable And Loans Held For Sale) (Details) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		$ 16,667	$ 5,602
Current		17,551	28,433
Loans receivable, Total		$ 34,218	$ 34,035	$ 31,447
Number of loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing interest | loan		0	0
31 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		$ 144	$ 316
60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		368	367
90 Days Or More [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	[1]	16,155	4,919
Commercial non-real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		330	329
Current		881	10,921
Loans receivable, Total		1,211	11,250
Commercial non-real estate [Member] | 90 Days Or More [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	[1]	330	329
Commercial real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		3,986	3,986
Current		7,306	12,308
Loans receivable, Total		11,292	16,294
Commercial real estate [Member] | 90 Days Or More [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	[1]	3,986	3,986
Small Business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		91	205
Current		3,269	3,849
Loans receivable, Total		3,360	4,054
Small Business [Member] | 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		64	205
Small Business [Member] | 90 Days Or More [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	[1]	27
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		677	1,016
Current		1,447	1,352
Loans receivable, Total		2,124	2,368
Consumer [Member] | 31 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		122	316
Consumer [Member] | 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		28	138
Consumer [Member] | 90 Days Or More [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	[1]	527	562
Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		11,583	66
Current		4,648	3
Loans receivable, Total		16,231	69
Residential [Member] | 31 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		22
Residential [Member] | 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due		276	24
Residential [Member] | 90 Days Or More [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	[1]	$ 11,285	$ 42

[1] BBX Capital had no loans that were 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.