Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income or Loss - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues and other income:
Sale of real estate and water assets	$ 10,480	$ 43	$ 10,727	$ 25,140
Other income, net	132	8,591	229	9,687
Total revenues and other income	10,612	8,634	10,956	34,827
Cost of sales and expenses:
Cost of real estate and water assets sold	4,141	17	4,360	12,549
General, administrative, and other	2,122	2,832	5,088	6,922
Depreciation and amortization	18	36	39	134
Total cost of sales and expenses	6,281	2,885	9,487	19,605
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	4,331	5,749	1,469	15,222
Provision for federal and state income taxes	(72)	(2,946)	(72)	(3,126)
Income from continuing operations	4,259	2,803	1,397	12,096
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		4,434		8,322
Income (loss) on sale and impairment loss on classification of assets as held-for-sale, net of tax	43	(4,257)	43	(11,403)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	43	177	43	(3,081)
Net income	4,302	2,980	1,440	9,015
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,405)		(2,796)
Net income attributable to PICO Holdings, Inc.	4,302	1,575	1,440	6,219
Other comprehensive loss:
Net income	4,302	2,980	$ 1,440	$ 9,015
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized loss on securities, net of deferred income tax and reclassification adjustments		(5,309)
Foreign currency translation		9
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	0	(5,300)
Comprehensive income (loss)	4,302	(2,320)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,405)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to PICO Holdings, Inc.	$ 4,302	$ (3,725)
Net income per common share – basic and diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.12	$ 0.06	$ 0.52
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.05)		(0.25)
Net income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.27
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	22,358	23,126	22,729	23,099