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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional information (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2008
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2007
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]        
Long term debt   66,487,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 63,804,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt  
Retained interest promissory note receivable 15,200,000joe_PromissoryNoteExpectedNetInterestPaymentAndPrincipalAmount 20,000,000joe_PromissoryNoteExpectedNetInterestPaymentAndPrincipalAmount    
Notes, maturity period 15 years      
Carrying Value | Level 3        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]        
Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure   9,974,000us-gaap_RetainedInterestFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
9,932,000us-gaap_RetainedInterestFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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Minimum        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]        
Note maturity year 2022      
Retained interest, effective interest rate   3.70%joe_DiscountRateOnRetainedInterest
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Maximum        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]        
Note maturity year 2024      
Retained interest, effective interest rate   11.60%joe_DiscountRateOnRetainedInterest
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Defeased Debt        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]        
Long term debt       $ 29,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= joe_DefeasedDebtMember