Significant Accounting Policies (Expected Impacts To Reported Results) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017		Dec. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 429,647			$ 429,647			$ 426,858	[1]	$ 425,800
Deferred income	14,442			14,442			16,893	[1]	19,522
Deferred income taxes	91,181			91,181			88,966	[1]	130,989
Total shareholder's equity	464,843			464,843			433,654	[1]	298,311
Revenues	194,937	$ 187,383	[1]	362,460	$ 349,705	[1]
Cost reimbursements	14,059	11,893	[1]	30,260	26,563	[1]	52,639		49,557
Cost of VOIs sold	6,789	1,749	[1]	8,601	4,908	[1]	17,679		28,829
Selling, general and administrative expenses	109,580	107,488	[1]	203,129	197,323	[1]	421,199		419,929
Income before non-controlling interest and provision for income taxes	39,380	42,802	[1]	70,163	73,709	[1]	136,998		129,624
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	9,353	15,292	[1]	16,554	25,903	[1]	(2,345)		41,620
Net income	30,027	27,510	[1]	53,609	47,806	[1]	139,343		88,004
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	3,317	3,520	[1]	5,924	6,167	[1]	12,760		10,125
Net income attributable to Bluegreen Vacations Corporation Shareholders	$ 26,710	$ 23,990	[1]	$ 47,685	$ 41,639	[1]	$ 126,583		$ 77,879
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$ 0.36	$ 0.34	[1],[2]	$ 0.64	$ 0.59	[1],[2]	$ 1.77		$ 1.10
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net							$ 431,801		$ 430,480
Deferred income							36,311		37,015
Deferred income taxes							83,628		126,278
Total shareholder's equity							424,517		290,208
Cost of VOIs sold		$ 1,135			$ 4,453		17,439		27,346
Selling, general and administrative expenses		106,782			196,766		420,746		418,357
Income before non-controlling interest and provision for income taxes		41,413			72,233		135,336		124,948
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		14,798			25,324		(2,974)		40,172
Net income		26,615			46,909		138,310		84,776
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		3,481			6,288		12,784		9,825
Net income attributable to Bluegreen Vacations Corporation Shareholders		$ 23,134			$ 40,621		$ 125,526		$ 74,951
Basic and diluted earnings per share		$ 0.33			$ 0.57		$ 1.76		$ 1.06
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | New Revenue Standard Adjustment [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net							$ (4,943)		$ (4,680)
Deferred income							(19,418)		(17,493)
Deferred income taxes							5,338		4,711
Total shareholder's equity							9,137		8,103
Cost reimbursements		$ 11,893			$ 26,563		52,639		49,557
Cost of VOIs sold		614			455		240		1,483
Selling, general and administrative expenses		706			557		453		1,572
Income before non-controlling interest and provision for income taxes		1,389			1,476		1,662		4,676
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		494			579		629		1,448
Net income		895			897		1,033		3,228
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		39			(121)		(24)		300
Net income attributable to Bluegreen Vacations Corporation Shareholders		$ 856			$ 1,018		$ 1,057		$ 2,928
Basic and diluted earnings per share		$ 0.01			$ 0.02		$ 0.01		$ 0.04
Sales of VOIs [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 68,573	$ 59,405	[1]	$ 124,714	$ 113,641	[1]	$ 242,017		$ 273,874
Sales of VOIs [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenues		56,695			111,152		239,662		266,142
Sales of VOIs [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | New Revenue Standard Adjustment [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenues		2,710			2,489		2,355		7,732
Cost Reimbursements [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 14,059	11,893	[1]	$ 30,260	26,563	[1]	52,639		49,557
Cost Reimbursements [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | New Revenue Standard Adjustment [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 11,893			$ 26,563		$ 52,639		$ 49,557

[1] * See Note 2 for summary of adjustments.

[2] The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share reflects the stock split effected in connection with our initial public offering during November 2017 as if the stock split was effected on January 1, 2017.