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Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Other Obligations (Notes Payable Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2021	Nov. 18, 2019	Nov. 02, 2018	Mar. 24, 2014	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 15, 2019	Jan. 27, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 0	$ 4,301,000	$ 4,066,000
Other costs and non-cash interest expense						21,247,000	24,902,000
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion						$ 1,393,729,000	1,397,216,000
5.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2029 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.75%
Principal amount	$ 875,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 855,500,000
Senior Notes \| 10.5% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						10.50%
Principal amount		$ 230,000,000	$ 325,000,000
Other costs and non-cash interest expense						$ 3,040,000	3,392,000
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion						$ 555,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 220,400,000	$ 315,000,000
Senior Notes \| 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						6.125%
Principal amount											$ 850,000,000
Senior Notes \| 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 21,362,000
Premium					13,014,000
Other costs and non-cash interest expense					$ 8,348,000
Variable Interest Senior Convertible Debt \| 7.5% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Notes due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						7.50%				7.50%
Principal amount									$ 230,000,000
Partial interest rate of convertible debt				2.50%
Variable Interest Senior Convertible Debt \| 5.5% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						5.50%
Principal amount				$ 258,750,000
Other costs and non-cash interest expense						$ 0	$ 5,276,000
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion						$ 169,610,000
Partial interest rate of convertible debt				1.75%
Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC \| Senior Notes \| 10.5% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equity method ownership percentage			100.00%