COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							0 Months Ended
	Jun. 07, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2012 Bay Holdings	Dec. 31, 2011 Bay Holdings	Dec. 31, 2012 Amenities	Dec. 31, 2012 Amenities Kapalua Bay	Dec. 31, 2011 Amenities Kapalua Bay	Dec. 31, 2010 Amenities Kapalua Bay Bay Holdings	Dec. 31, 2012 Settlement agreement with County of Maui	May 23, 2011 Lawsuit pertaining to sale of residential units at the Ritz-Carlton Residences Kapalua Bay item
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of capital costs to install filtration systems in water wells if the presence of DBCP exceeds specified levels, and for the ongoing maintenance and operating cost for filtration systems								90.00%
Liability recorded for estimated share of cost to operate and maintain the filtration systems for the existing wells, and share of the cost of a letter of credit used to secure obligations								$ 105,000
Purchase of amenities at actual construction cost				35,000,000	35,000,000
Impairment charges							23,000,000
Loss from the operations of the amenities		$ 51,572,000	$ 31,927,000		$ 566,000	$ 432,000
Number of whole-ownership units owned by group of owners who filed lawsuit against multiple parties	11
Number of residential units sold to plaintiffs									2