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Nature of Operations	12 Months Ended
Nature of Operations	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations The St. Joe Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise (the “Company”) is a Florida real estate development and operating company that as of December 31, 2013 owned approximately 567,000 acres of land concentrated primarily between Tallahassee and Destin, Florida. The Company conducts primarily all of its business in five reportable operating segments: 1) residential real estate, 2) commercial real estate, 3) rural land, 4) resorts, leisure and leasing operations and 5) forestry.