Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	$ 103,906	$ 91,204
Total investment securities at fair value	$ 146,687	135,585
Long-term investment securities at fair value		33,981
Douglas Elliman
Liabilities:
Voting interest acquired	29.41%
Payout agreement period (in years)	4 years
Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	$ 19,560	21,155
Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	23,221	23,226
U.S. Government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	6,481
Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	47,531
U.S. mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	19,572
Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	29,103
Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	1,219
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale		9,086
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale		0
Recurring
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	146,687	135,585
Long-term investment securities at fair value	32,089	33,981
Total	333,895	410,135
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	2,646
Total	2,646
Recurring \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	19,560	21,155
Recurring \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	23,221	23,226
Recurring \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	42,781	44,381
Recurring \| U.S. Government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	6,481	19,200
Recurring \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	47,531	52,434
Recurring \| U.S. mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	19,572	10,484
Recurring \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	29,103	9,086
Recurring \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	1,219
Recurring \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	103,906	91,204
Recurring \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	130,583	194,095
Recurring \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	24,426	44,397
Recurring \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	110	1,542
Recurring \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		535
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	42,781	44,381
Long-term investment securities at fair value		0
Total	173,364	239,011
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	0
Total	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	19,560	21,155
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	23,221	23,226
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	42,781	44,381
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| U.S. Government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| U.S. mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	130,583	194,095
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		535
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	103,906	91,204
Long-term investment securities at fair value		0
Total	128,442	137,143
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	0
Total	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. Government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	6,481	19,200
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	47,531	52,434
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	19,572	10,484
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	29,103
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	1,219
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	103,906	91,204
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	24,426	44,397
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	110	1,542
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	0	0
Long-term investment securities at fair value		0
Total	0	0
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	2,646
Total	2,646
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| U.S. Government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| U.S. mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 0

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