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Total investment liabilities in (A) an entity in which the entity has significant influence, but does not have control, (B) subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity and or cost method, and (C) an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group. Includes long-term advances receivable from a party that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Amount of income (loss) for proportionate share of equity method investee's income (loss).

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This element represents the undistributed income (or loss) of equity method investments, net of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporations; such investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying amount of investments in unconsolidated real estate and other joint ventures not separately presented. This includes direct and indirect investments.

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Real Estate and Other Affiliates (Summary of Equity Investments in Real Estate and Other Affiliates) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investment in real estate and other affiliates	$ 298,161	$ 377,145			$ 298,161
Share of Earnings/Dividends	7,867			$ (8,552)	23,663	$ 2,797
Distributions received					(925)	2,057
Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	294,209	373,192			294,209
Share of Earnings/Dividends	7,867			(8,552)	19,908	(927)
Other equity investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Other equity investments	3,952	3,953			3,952
Share of Earnings/Dividends	0			$ 0	3,755	$ 3,724
110 North Wacker
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments			$ 273,600
The Metropolitan Downtown Columbia \| Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investment deficit position	5,500	5,000			5,500
Mr. C Seaport
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership				35.00%		35.00%
Operating Assets \| 110 North Wacker \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	237,804	$ 261,143			237,804
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ (11,307)			$ 0	$ (27,012)	$ 0
Operating Assets \| The Metropolitan Downtown Columbia \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 0	$ 0			$ 0
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ 165			195	$ 111	422
Operating Assets \| Stewart Title of Montgomery County, TX \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 4,034	$ 3,924			$ 4,034
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ 383			160	$ 634	503
Operating Assets \| Woodlands Sarofim #1 \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	20.00%	20.00%			20.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 3,173	$ 3,120			$ 3,173
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ 22			29	$ 53	64
Operating Assets \| m.flats/TEN.M \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 834	$ 1,247			$ 834
Share of Earnings/Dividends	318			91	636	156
MPC Segment \| The Summit \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	40,920	$ 96,300			40,920
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ 18,641			(2,968)	$ 46,291	5,966
Seaport Segment \| Mr. C Seaport
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership			35.00%
Seaport Segment \| Mr. C Seaport \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	0.00%	0.00%			0.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 0	$ 0			$ 0
Share of Earnings/Dividends	0			(6,249)	0	(6,900)
Distributions received	100,500
Seaport Segment \| Ssäm Bar (Momofuku) \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	7,204	$ 7,101			7,204
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ (336)			(384)	$ (688)	(1,776)
Strategic Developments Segment \| 110 North Wacker
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Share of Earnings/Dividends			$ 267,500
Strategic Developments Segment \| Circle T Ranch and Power Center \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	0.00%	0.00%			0.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 0	$ 0			$ 0
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ 0			589	$ 0	675
Ownership percentage sold		50.00%
Strategic Developments Segment \| HHMK Development \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 10	$ 10			$ 10
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ 0			0	$ 0	0
Strategic Developments Segment \| KR Holdings \| Equity Method Investments
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic/Legal Ownership	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 230	$ 347			$ 230
Share of Earnings/Dividends	$ (19)			$ (15)	$ (117)	$ (37)