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joe_Income Producing Depreciable Operating Property, Net of Accumulated Depreciation

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Promissory Note Received for Sale of Equity Interest in Joint Venture

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The noncash expense charged against earnings to recognize the consumption of natural resources.

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The expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of nonproduction tangible assets over their useful lives.

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The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed.

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Aggregate of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of investments in building and building improvements.

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Amount before accumulated deprecation and depletion of real estate held for productive use and additions or improvements to real estate held for productive use, examples include, but are not limited to, walkways, driveways, fences, and parking lots. Excludes land held for sale.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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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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Amount before accumulated depreciation and depletion of forest crops and land devoted primarily to the growth and harvest of forest crops for commercial purposes.

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Investment in Real Estate - Real Estate by Property Type and Segment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property	$ 170,792,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess	$ 229,354,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess
Operating property	209,152,000	206,910,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation	58,132,000	53,496,000
Net operating property	151,020,000	153,414,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	0	2,241,000
Investment in real estate, net	321,812,000us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet	385,009,000us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet
Land and land improvements	72,284,000us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements	74,070,000us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements
Buildings and building improvements	127,577,000	99,417,000
Timber	9,291,000us-gaap_TimberAndTimberlands	33,423,000us-gaap_TimberAndTimberlands
Promissory Note Received for Sale of Equity Interest in Joint Venture	3,000,000
Depreciation expense related to real estate investments	5,700,000us-gaap_DepreciationNonproduction	5,300,000us-gaap_DepreciationNonproduction	5,900,000us-gaap_DepreciationNonproduction
Depletion expense	500,000us-gaap_Depletion	1,200,000us-gaap_Depletion	1,600,000us-gaap_Depletion
Minimum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	3 years
Minimum \| Land and land improvements
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	5 years
Minimum \| Buildings and building improvements
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	20 years
Maximum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	30 years
Maximum \| Land and land improvements
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	20 years
Maximum \| Buildings and building improvements
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	40 years
Residential real estate
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property	102,411,000	130,616,000
Operating property	1,544,000	2,071,000
Commercial real estate
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property	59,405,000	58,659,000
Resorts, leisure and leasing operations
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property	3,207,000	28,737,000
Operating property	188,721,000	146,624,000
Forestry
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property	3,278,000	8,976,000
Operating property	18,839,000	58,170,000
Corporate
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property	2,491,000	2,366,000
Other
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Operating property	48,000	45,000
Pier Park North
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property	3,100,000	28,400,000
Operating property	$ 41,600,000