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Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2013
Dec. 31, 2007
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long term debt     $ 66,487,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 63,804,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Total community development district debt     22,600,000joe_CommunityDevelopmentDistrictDebt 22,700,000joe_CommunityDevelopmentDistrictDebt
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Pier Park North        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Construction loan 41,000,000us-gaap_ConstructionLoan
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Construction loan, term of optional renewal extension 2 years      
In-substance defeased debt, interest payable at 5.62%, secured and paid by pledged treasury securities, due October 1, 2015        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long term debt   29,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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25,512,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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25,670,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Long term debt, year of balloon payment   2015    
Community Development District debt, secured by certain real estate and standby note purchase agreements, due through May 2039, interest payable at 2.25% to 7.0% | Community Development District debt, secured by certain real estate and standby note purchase agreements, due through May 2039, interest payable at 2.25% to 7.0%        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long term debt     7,186,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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6,516,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Construction loan in the Pier Park North joint venture, due February 2016, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 210 basis points, or 2.27% and 2.26% at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively | Pier Park North Joint Venture Construction Loan        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long term debt     33,789,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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31,618,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Construction loan in the Pier Park North joint venture, due February 2016, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 210 basis points, or 2.27% and 2.26% at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively | Pier Park North Joint Venture Construction Loan | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Pier Park North        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long term debt     $ 33,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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$ 31,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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