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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of collaterlized debt obligations. Such obligations are non-recourse and are secured by timeshare consumer notes receivables.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Net increase or decrease in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt (Receivable-Backed Notes Payable, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 186,065,000
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse	325,206,000		$ 334,246,000
Debt issuance during period	0
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	1,093,000		1,129,000
Bluegreen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding		$ 60,000,000.0
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	$ 1,338,000		$ 1,410,000
WSJ Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on rate	0.10%
WSJ Prime Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective yield rate	4.00%
WSJ Prime Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective yield rate	3.40%
Liberty Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.00%		4.75%
Future advance rate percent	60.00%
Liberty Bank Facility [Member] \| Bluegreen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 10,000,000
Liberty Bank Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 50,000,000.0
Future advance rate percent	85.00%
Liberty Bank Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 40,000,000.0
Future advance rate percent	80.00%
Pacific Western Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.06%		4.68%
KeyBank/DZ Purchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse	$ 65,159,000		$ 31,708,000
Interest rate	2.50%		3.99%
Quorum Purchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse	$ 36,759,000		$ 44,525,000
Future advance rate percent	85.00%
Quorum Purchase Facility [Member] \| Bluegreen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000.0
Quorum Purchase Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.50%		5.50%
Quorum Purchase Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.75%		4.75%
2016 Term Securitization [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse	$ 40,897,000		$ 48,529,000
Interest rate	3.35%		3.35%
2017 Term Securitization [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse	$ 57,641,000		$ 65,333,000
Interest rate	3.12%		3.12%
2018 Term Securitization [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse	$ 81,858,000		$ 91,231,000
Interest rate	4.02%		4.02%
NBA Receivables Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.50%		4.55%