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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 3) (USD $)
 11 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2013
Schedule of Transition Period Comparative Data [Line Items]        
Revenues $ 998,272,000us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 963,325,000us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 966,052,000us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 1,048,067,000us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
Expenses [Abstract]        
Operating expenses 665,818,000us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 600,134,000us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 634,293,000us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 661,232,000us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Depreciation and amortization 273,054,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 189,168,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 230,466,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 212,254,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Write-offs of abandoned development projects and demolition costs 40,414,000fce_WriteoffsofAbandonedDevelopmentProjectsandDemolitionCosts 14,029,000fce_WriteoffsofAbandonedDevelopmentProjectsandDemolitionCosts 1,655,000fce_WriteoffsofAbandonedDevelopmentProjectsandDemolitionCosts 26,850,000fce_WriteoffsofAbandonedDevelopmentProjectsandDemolitionCosts
Impairment of real estate 421,361,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 30,660,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 277,095,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 30,660,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
Net loss on land held for divestiture activity 7,382,000fce_NetGainLossOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivity 4,457,000fce_NetGainLossOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivity 0fce_NetGainLossOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivity (6,480,000)fce_NetGainLossOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivity
Total expenses 1,408,029,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 838,448,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 1,143,509,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 924,516,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Operating income (loss) (409,757,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 124,877,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (177,457,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 123,551,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest and other income 52,283,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 42,245,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 42,780,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 45,545,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
Net gain on disposition of partial interest in rental properties 496,092,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal 30,281,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
Net gain on change in control of interests 2,762,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainOrLoss 8,351,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainOrLoss 230,660,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainOrLoss 8,351,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainOrLoss
Interest expense (285,042,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense (228,980,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense (234,405,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense (253,324,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Amortization of mortgage procurement costs (8,375,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts (9,987,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts (8,518,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts (10,966,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Gain on extinguishment of debt 4,549,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 6,807,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (1,179,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 7,096,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Loss before income taxes (147,488,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (56,687,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (138,136,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (79,747,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Income tax expense (benefit) 12,266,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (12,430,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (17,196,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (13,921,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, including impairment, gross of tax 107,825,000fce_IncomeLossfromEquityMethodInvestmentsincludingImpairments 84,543,000fce_IncomeLossfromEquityMethodInvestmentsincludingImpairments    
Net gain (loss) on land held for divestiture activity, gross of tax 1,338,000fce_NetGainOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivityOfUnconsolidatedEntities (42,606,000)fce_NetGainOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivityOfUnconsolidatedEntities 0fce_NetGainOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivityOfUnconsolidatedEntities (40,777,000)fce_NetGainOnLandHeldForDivestitureActivityOfUnconsolidatedEntities
Total equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 109,163,000fce_TotalEquityInEarningsOnUnconsolidatedEntities 41,937,000fce_TotalEquityInEarningsOnUnconsolidatedEntities 86,908,000fce_TotalEquityInEarningsOnUnconsolidatedEntities 44,631,000fce_TotalEquityInEarningsOnUnconsolidatedEntities
Loss from continuing operations (50,591,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (2,320,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (34,032,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (21,195,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Discontinued operations, net of tax (20,199,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 59,410,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 13,012,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 57,466,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net earnings (loss) (70,790,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss 57,090,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss (21,020,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss 36,271,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Noncontrolling interests 65,483,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (5,635,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 13,425,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 154,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (5,307,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 51,455,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (7,595,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 36,425,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Preferred dividends and inducements of preferred stock conversions (185,000)us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments (32,129,000)us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments 0us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments (32,129,000)us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments
Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders $ (5,492,000)fce_NetIncomeLossAttributableToParentCommonStockholders $ 19,326,000fce_NetIncomeLossAttributableToParentCommonStockholders $ (7,595,000)fce_NetIncomeLossAttributableToParentCommonStockholders $ 4,296,000fce_NetIncomeLossAttributableToParentCommonStockholders