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Other Commitments And Contingencies (Details)			12 Months Ended
Other Commitments And Contingencies (Details)	Jun. 30, 2014 claim	Oct. 20, 2011 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) mortgagenotes developmentproject	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Commitment to fund project development			$ 168,700,000
Revenue bond issued			14,718,000	$ 22,164,000
Property under development			$ 257,629,000	$ 297,110,000
Number Of Mortgage Notes Receivable \| mortgagenotes			6
Mortgage notes receivable with commitments			$ 22,700,000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted			$ 24,700,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value		$ 800,000,000
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number \| claim	1
Number of Surety Bonds			6
Surety bonds			$ 22,800,000
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number \| claim		3
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled and Dismissed, Number \| claim	2	2
number of properties in land held for development			1
Theatre Properties Member
Development Project In Process \| developmentproject			23
Commitment to fund project development			$ 61,500,000
Education Property [Member]
Development Project In Process \| developmentproject			7
Commitment to fund project development			$ 41,500,000
RecreationProperties [Member]
Development Project In Process \| developmentproject			4
Commitment to fund project development			$ 65,700,000
Louisiana Theatre Properties [Member]
Development Project In Process \| developmentproject			2
Economic development revenue bond term (in years)			30 years
Deferred assets related to guarantee			$ 13,400,000
Deferred liabilities related to guarantee			13,400,000
Loss contingency			0
Concord Resort [Member]
Commitment to fund project development			155,000,000
Revenue bond issued					$ 110,000,000
Reimbursement Revenue			43,400,000
Reimbursement Receivable			21,000,000
Adelaar Infrastructure [Member]
Reimbursement received from payment of economic development revenue bonds			$ 23,900,000
Maximum [Member] \| Louisiana Theatre Properties [Member]
Economic development revenue bond annual fees percentage			4.00%
Waterpark Hotel and Adventure Park [Member] \| Concord Resort [Member]
Commitment to fund project development			$ 40,000,000
Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties			25
Property under development			$ 14,500,000
Subsidiaries filing for bankruptcy			10
Bankruptcy Claims, Number Claims Filed			24
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units			21
Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member] \| Land held for development [Member]
number of properties under construction			2