Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Minimum number of operating segments with similar characteristics to be considered as a reportable segment	1
Number of reportable segments	2
Woodbridge [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Consolidated method ownership percentage	54.00%
BBX Capital Corporation [Member] \| Woodbridge [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest	46.00%
Woodbridge [Member] \| Bluegreen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Consolidated method ownership percentage	100.00%

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Minimum Number Of Operating Segments With Similar Characteristics To Be Considered As A Reportable Segment

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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