Goodwill and Intangible Water Assets (Details) acre-foot in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) acre-foot	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2014 USD ($)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	$ 126,533	$ 126,612
Impairment loss	269	2,282
Goodwill	4,200	4,200
Citizens Homes, Inc.
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 4,223
Acquired goodwill		4,200
Pipeline and Water Rights
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net		5,600
Fair value of intangible assets	3,000	3,300
Impairment loss	$ 269	2,300
Fish Springs Ranch, LLC
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Water rights, permitted annually (in acre-feet) | acre-foot	13
Water rights, annual limits specified by settlement (in acre-feet) | acre-foot	8
License fee	12.00%
Pipeline rights and water credits at Fish Springs Ranch
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	$ 83,897	83,897
Pipeline rights and water rights at Carson-Lyon
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	24,831	24,804
Other, net of accumulated amortization
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	$ 17,805	$ 17,911