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Related-Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Related-Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2017	Oct. 12, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deferred compensation		$ 27,322,000	$ 25,493,000
Deferred compensation arrangements, fair value of company stock allocated		$ 839,000	$ 805,000
Common stock owned by officer, shares		55,371	55,371
Synthonics
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost method investments		$ 2,200,000
Ownership percentage		18.20%	18.30%
Cost method investments		$ 0	$ 2,170,000
Line of Credit \| Affiliated Entity \| Synthonics \| Initial Synthonics Line of Credit \| PICO Holdings, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 450,000
Line of Credit \| Affiliated Entity \| Synthonics \| Synthonics Line of Credit \| PICO Holdings, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate				15.00%
Vidler Incentive Compensation Plan
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Employee benefits and share-based compensation		0	0	$ 0
Incentive Compensation Plan
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Employee benefits and share-based compensation		$ 578,000	$ 350,000	$ 0
Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock owned by officer, shares		53,996	53,996
Chief Financial Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock owned by officer, shares		1,375	1,375
Trust for Benefit of Employees \| Rabbi Trusts
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Marketable equity securities, Cost	$ 2,300,000
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	$ 5,000,000
Deferred Bonus
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Bonus pool as a percentage of adjusted total net gain from assets sold		8.75%
Adjustment factor		100.00%
Bonus allocation		12.50%
Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued severance						$ 10,400,000
Accrued vacation						$ 338,000
Base annual salary		$ 496,000
Chief Executive Officer \| Deferred Bonus
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Bonus allocation		55.00%
Chief Financial Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base annual salary		$ 440,000
Chief Financial Officer \| Deferred Bonus
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Bonus allocation		32.50%
Scenario, Forecast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributions					$ 23,300,000