Net Gain (Loss) on Land Held for Divestiture Activity (Details Textuals) (USD $)	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012 project	Jul. 31, 2013 acre
Land held for divestiture [Line Items]
Number of land developments projects				2
Impairment of land held for divestiture	$ 0	$ 0	$ 15,796,000
Bad debt expense	9,000,000	0	0
Maximum estimated holding period			12 months
Impairment of investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0	40,406,000
North Carolina land parcel [Member]
Land held for divestiture [Line Items]
Area of project/parcel					1,000
Estimated fair value of the underlying collateral					4,100,000
Bad debt expense	9,000,000
Bad debt expense, net of noncontrolling interest	8,300,000
Bad debt expense, after tax	4,980,000
Central Station [Member]
Land held for divestiture [Line Items]
Impairment of investments in unconsolidated entities			17,000,000
Sale price			29,525,000
Mesa del Sol [Member]
Land held for divestiture [Line Items]
Area of project/parcel			3,000
Impairment of investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 15,000,000