Bluegreen's Notes Receivable (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2009	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Acquisition of shares		7.4
Outstanding contractual unpaid principal balance			$ 53,528	$ 30,212
Bluegreen [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Period which notes receivables generally written off			120 days
Maximum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assumption for prepayment rates			9.00%
Minimum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assumption for prepayment rates			4.00%
Acquired Notes [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Carrying amount of acquired notes			$ 32,300	43,600
Outstanding contractual unpaid principal balance			$ 34,900	$ 47,800
Notes Receivable [Member] | Bluegreen [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate			15.90%	15.90%
Bluegreens Vacation Ownership Interests [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate			15.90%	16.00%
VOI notes receivable, more than three months past due	[1]		$ 9,187	$ 10,389

[1] Includes $4.8 million and $5.2 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to VOI notes receivable that, as of such dates, had defaulted, but the related VOI notes receivable balance had not yet been charged off in accordance with the provisions of certain of Bluegreen's receivable-backed notes payable transactions. These VOI notes receivable have been reflected in the allowance for credit loss