CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 19,295	$ 158,731
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	84,083	60,834
Amortization	12,110	10,412
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,306	5,385
Amortization of intangibles other than in-place leases	(1,071)	(1,333)
Straight-line rent amortization	(6,625)	(6,668)
Deferred income taxes	33,484	102,088
Restricted stock and stock option amortization	4,954	6,324
Gains on sales of properties	(32,452)	(140,549)
Gain on acquisition of joint venture partner's interest	(5,490)	(27,087)
Warrant liability loss (gain)	43,443	21,630
Loss on redemption of senior notes due 2021	46,410
Equity in earnings from Real Estate and Other Affiliates, net of distributions	(20,200)	(21,952)
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,728	4,629
Master Planned Community land acquisitions	(1,415)	(69)
Master Planned Community development expenditures	(136,745)	(106,501)
Master Planned Community cost of sales	78,424	60,600
Condominium development expenditures	(293,183)	(245,547)
Condominium rights and unit cost of sales	253,209	237,759
Provision for impairment		35,734
Percentage of completion revenue recognition from sale of condominium rights and unit sales	(342,208)	(362,613)
Net changes:
Accounts receivable	1,602	(33)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(11,143)	(753)
Condominium deposits received	250,352	440,076
Deferred expenses	(11,215)	(3,349)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(36,607)	(19,019)
Condominium deposits held in escrow	(250,352)	(440,076)
Condominium deposits released from escrow	187,540	17,574
Other, net	245	(4,510)
Cash used in operating activities	(127,521)	(218,283)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment expenditures	(5,936)	(8,649)
Operating property improvements	(12,591)	(12,184)
Property developments and redevelopments	(258,850)	(301,843)
Acquisition of partner's interest in Las Vegas 51s	(15,404)
Proceeds for reimbursement of development costs	11,165	4,945
Proceeds from sales of properties	36,560	378,257
Proceeds from insurance claims		3,107
Acquisition of partner's interest in Millennium Six Pines Apartments (net of cash acquired)		(3,105)
Distributions from Real Estate and Other Affiliates		16,550
Note issued to Real Estate Affiliate		(25,000)
Proceeds from repayment of note to Real Estate Affiliate		25,000
Investments in Real Estate and Other Affiliates, net	(3,579)	(10,947)
Change in restricted cash	(3,854)	(215)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(252,489)	65,916
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from mortgages, notes and loans payable	1,433,437	422,661
Principal payments on mortgages, notes and loans payable	(1,130,337)	(62,996)
Premium paid to redeem 2021 senior notes	(39,966)
Preferred dividend payment on behalf of REIT subsidiary	(12)	(23)
Special Improvement District bond funds released from (held in) escrow	6,099	6,258
Deferred financing costs	(13,305)	(4,678)
Taxes paid on stock options exercised and restricted stock vested	(9,201)	(1,295)
Stock options exercised	19,719	180
Issuance of management warrants	50,000
Cash provided by financing activities	316,434	360,107
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(63,576)	207,740
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	665,510	445,301
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	601,934	653,041
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	110,034	77,666
Interest capitalized	55,895	46,198
Income taxes paid	(12,419)	6,234
Non-Cash Transactions:
Exercise of Sponsor and Management Warrants	375,613
Special Improvement District bond transfers associated with land sales	9,864	5,528
Accrued interest on construction loan borrowing	4,978	3,748
Capitalized stock compensation	584	2,008
Millennium Six Pines Apartments
Acquisitions
Land		(11,225)
Building		(54,492)
Other assets		(1,261)
Mortgages, notes and loans payable		37,700
Other liabilities		$ (913)
Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC [Member]
Acquisitions
Building	87
Developments	65
Accounts receivable	633
Other assets	33,313
Other liabilities	$ (2,294)