Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 32,103	$ 55,793	$ 102,303
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Recoveries from loan losses, net	(5,428)	(8,653)	(7,546)
Provision for notes receivable allowances	55,677	51,236	46,412
Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net	27,720	25,739	20,731
Share-based compensation expense	11,445	12,901	12,259
Net gains on sales of real estate and property and equipment	(9,396)	(4,563)	(1,451)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures	(37,898)	(14,194)	(12,541)
Return on investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures	39,043	17,679	12,852
Increase (decrease) in deferred income tax	2,072	27,444	(12,680)
Impairment losses	6,938	4,718	7,482
Net gains on cancellation of junior subordinated debentures			(6,929)
Interest accretion on redeemable 5% cumulative preferred stock	1,028	1,061	1,207
Increase in notes receivable	(65,672)	(63,545)	(47,470)
Increase in VOI inventory	(12,788)	(32,022)	(42,757)
(Increase) decrease in trade inventory	(2,733)	3,882	(2,261)
(Increase) decrease in real estate inventory	(7,445)	12,001	(273)
Net change in operating lease asset and operating lease liability	1,444
Decrease (increase) in other assets	19,315	(1,607)	(7,410)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities	22,817	(1,231)	3,671
Net cash provided by operating activities	78,242	86,639	65,599
Investing activities:
Return of investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures	31,442	12,080	6,440
Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures	(25,179)	(29,070)	(5,310)
Proceeds from repayment of loans receivable	6,171	19,394	11,168
Proceeds from sales of real estate held-for-sale	23,512	17,431	15,081
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	16,642	569	341
Additions to real estate held-for-sale and held-for-investment	(600)	(1,221)	(1,642)
Purchases of property and equipment	(35,588)	(45,550)	(22,045)
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash received			(58,418)
Decrease in cash from other investing activities	(81)	(4,696)	(380)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	16,319	(31,063)	(54,765)
Financing activities:
Repayments of notes payable and other borrowings	(258,198)	(279,737)	(233,132)
Proceeds from notes payable and other borrowings	200,781	336,951	246,771
Redemption of junior subordinated debentures			(11,438)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(3,428)	(1,121)	(3,390)
Payments of interest of redeemable 5% cumulative preferred stock	(500)	(563)	(750)
Payments to redeem redeemable 5% cumulative preferred stock	(10,000)
Purchase and retirement of Class A common stock	(20,039)	(77,147)	(27,624)
Repurchase and retirement of subsidiaries' common stock	(835)	(4,000)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(258)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		245	63
Dividends paid on common stock	(4,621)	(3,812)	(2,937)
Bluegreen initial public offering, net of offering costs			95,923
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(11,948)	(14,284)	(11,390)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(108,788)	(43,726)	52,096
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(14,227)	11,850	62,930
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	421,097	409,247	346,317
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	406,870	421,097	409,247
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid on borrowings, net of amounts capitalized	40,306	37,424	29,980
Income taxes paid	11,381	3,801	4,015
Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Construction funds receivable transferred to real estate	18,318	14,548	11,276
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	26,200
Acquisition of VOI inventory, property and equipment for notes payable		24,258
Loans receivable transferred to real estate	333	1,673	1,365
Reduction in note receivable from holder of redeemable 5% cumulative preferred stock		(5,000)
Reduction in redeemable 5% cumulative preferred stock		4,862
Increase in other assets upon issuance of Community Development District Bonds	8,110	15,996
Assumption of Community Development District Bonds by builders	1,035	5,572
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$ 406,870	$ 421,097	$ 409,247