Real Estate Joint Ventures - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long term debt					$ 55,194,000	$ 63,804,000
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents			$ 21,894,000	$ 165,980,000	212,773,000	34,515,000
Debt interest rate							4.75%
Amount of letters of credit outstanding					500,000	500,000
Assets					984,813,000	1,303,135,000
Liabilities					311,366,000	323,434,000
Construction loan in the Pier Park North joint venture | Construction loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long term debt					0	$ 31,618,000
Debt interest rate						2.26%
Pier Park North Joint Venture Refinanced Construction Loan | Construction loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long term debt					48,200,000	$ 0
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Construction loan		$ 41,000,000
Construction loan, term of optional renewal extension		2 years
Assets					60,500,000	51,600,000
Liabilities					49,800,000	34,400,000
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Construction loan in the Pier Park North joint venture | Construction loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long term debt						31,600,000
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Pier Park North Joint Venture Refinanced Construction Loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Debt interest rate	4.10%
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Pier Park North Joint Venture Refinanced Construction Loan | Construction loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long term debt					$ 48,200,000
Debt interest rate					4.10%
Pier Park North | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Estimated contribution for joint venture by company and its partner				14,400,000
Contribution for joint venture				$ 9,500,000
Percentage of cash contribution for joint venture by parent	60.00%			66.00%	60.00%
Noncontrolling interest contribution for joint venture				$ 4,900,000
Percentage of additional cash contribution for joint venture	40.00%			34.00%
Land contributed to joint venture agreed upon value			6,000,000
Proceeds from sale of property			$ 2,300,000
Construction loan		$ 41,000,000
Construction loan, term of optional renewal extension		2 years
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents					$ 25,000,000
Required minimum combined net worth					350,000,000
Pier Park North | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Construction loan in the Pier Park North joint venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Required minimum combined net worth	$ 36,000,000
Proceeds from Construction Loan refinancing	6,300,000
Pier Park North | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Construction loan in the Pier Park North joint venture | Construction loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long term debt						$ 31,600,000
Pier Park North | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Pier Park North Joint Venture Refinanced Construction Loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Construction loan	48,200,000
Amount of letters of credit outstanding	$ 6,620,000				$ 6,620,000
Pier Park North | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Pier Park North Joint Venture Refinanced Construction Loan | Construction loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Debt interest rate	4.10%
Artisan Park, L.L.C | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Percentage of cash contribution for joint venture by parent					74.00%
Land | Pier Park North | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Construction loan in the Pier Park North joint venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Proceeds from Construction Loan refinancing	$ 3,700,000