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Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
Operating_segments
Sep. 30, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]          
Cash distribution of operating proceeds from Joint Venture attributable to majority shareholder $ 7,700,000        
Cash distribution of operating proceeds from Joint Venture attributable to non-controlling interest holder       7,350,000  
Significant Accounting Policies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]          
Number of operating segments       2  
Shares excluded from the determination of diluted earnings per common share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive   1.0 2.7 1.0 2.6
Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture [Member]
         
Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]          
Ownership interest 51.00% 51.00%   51.00%  
Cash distribution of operating proceeds from Joint Venture 15,000,000        
Other member [Member]
         
Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]          
Cash distribution of operating proceeds from Joint Venture attributable to non-controlling interest holder 7,350,000        
BFC [Member]
         
Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]          
Agreement, terms of consideration receivable       Shareholders (other than BFC) will be entitled to receive eight shares of BFC's Class A Common Stock for each share of our common stock that they hold at the effective time of the merger (subject to adjustment in connection with the reverse stock split expected to be effected by BFC prior to the consummation of the merger).  
Ownership interest   54.00%   54.00%  
Southstar [Member] | Bluegreen Communities [Member]
         
Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]          
Agreement, terms of consideration receivable       Southstar also agreed to pay an amount equal to 20% of the net proceeds (as calculated in accordance with the terms of the agreement), if any, it receives upon its sale, of two specified parcels of real estate purchased by Southstar under the agreement.  
Purchase price of assets sold   29,000,000   $ 29,000,000