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	Jul. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2015
Bluegreen [Member] \| Woodbridge [Member]
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Consolidated method ownership percentage		93.00%		93.00%
Alan Levan And Mr Abdo [Member] \| Class A and B Common Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of voting power		78.00%		78.00%
Bluegreen [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payment of administrative fees from subsidiary		$ 300,000	$ 500,000	$ 600,000	$ 900,000
Dividend received		$ 0	11,400,000	8,700,000	22,900,000
Tax sharing payments			10,700,000		13,000,000.0
Interest expense				900,000	1,200,000
Bluegreen [Member] \| Other Notes Payable [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt face amount						$ 80,000,000.0
Interest expense				$ 2,100,000	2,400,000
Bluegreen [Member] \| Bluegreen [Member] \| Other Notes Payable [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.00%		4.00%		6.00%
Bluegreen And Renin [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tax sharing payments		$ 0		$ 0
Abdo Companies Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management services expenses		$ 77,000	$ 153,000	$ 77,000	$ 153,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Bluegreen [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Dividend received	$ 1.19