Income Taxes (Details 1) (USD $)	11 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013
Effective tax rate for income taxes from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$ (147,488,000)	$ (56,687,000)	$ (138,136,000)	$ (79,747,000)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities, net of impairment	109,163,000	41,937,000	86,908,000	44,631,000
Less: Noncontrolling interests	71,525,000		13,475,000	1,251,000
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interest, before income taxes	33,200,000		(37,753,000)	(33,865,000)
Income taxes computed at the statutory rate	11,620,000		(13,214,000)	(11,853,000)
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
State taxes, net of federal benefit	(887,000)		7,860,000	(5,233,000)
State net operating loss, net of federal benefit	2,845,000		(3,899,000)	1,667,000
General business credits	(1,638,000)		(15,099,000)	(947,000)
Valuation allowance	(5,205,000)		5,658,000	(2,048,000)
Charitable contributions	3,356,000		2,135,000	2,628,000
Permanent adjustments	(18,000)		(859,000)	3,037,000
Conversion/Exchange of senior debt	1,667,000		0	0
Other items	526,000		222,000	(1,172,000)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	12,266,000	(12,430,000)	(17,196,000)	(13,921,000)
Effective tax rate	36.95%		45.55%	41.11%
The components of the deferred income tax expense (benefit) for continuing operations are as follows:
Excess of tax over financial statement depreciation and amortization	(8,385,000)		8,343,000	19,415,000
Costs on land and rental properties under development expensed for tax purposes	4,818,000		2,919,000	11,048,000
Revenues and expenses recognized in different periods for tax and financial statement purposes	132,380,000		122,380,000	50,278,000
Difference between tax and financial statements related to unconsolidated entities	(5,246,000)		2,673,000	207,000
Impairment of real estate and land held for divestiture	(128,357,000)		(96,892,000)	(16,178,000)
Deferred state taxes, net of federal benefit	1,277,000		1,045,000	882,000
Utilization of (addition to) tax loss carryforward excluding effect of stock options	21,916,000		(54,272,000)	(16,230,000)
Valuation allowance	(5,205,000)		5,658,000	(2,048,000)
General business credits	(520,000)		(15,099,000)	(947,000)
Alternative Minimum Tax credits	(974,000)		1,118,000	96,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	$ 11,704,000		$ (22,127,000)	$ 46,523,000