Granted performance units with stock awards ranging shares.

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Granted performance units with stock awards ranging threshold performance.

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Performance Awards Granted with Performance Conditions, Number of Shares to be Issued, Below Threshold Performance

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Modifications Aggregate Fair Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Modifications, Annual Cost

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Modifications in Period

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable after one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (i)

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Stock Compensation - Restricted Stock and Performance Share Grants - Performance Share Grants (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 4,878
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	25 months
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent	1,065	0
Performance share grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Below threshold performance	0
Performance share grants \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Threshhold and target performance	79,390
Performance share grants \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Threshhold and target performance	148,728
Maximum performance	268,049
Tejon Mountain Village LLC \| Performance share grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period		296,389	99,207
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Performance share grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Modifications in Period				133,890
New Stock Grants/Additional shares due to maximum achievement				89,837
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Modifications, Annual Cost	1,109
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Modifications Aggregate Fair Value	$ 5,702