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Segment Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information

13. Segment Information

The Company's reportable operating segments are residential real estate, commercial real estate, rural land sales and forestry. The residential real estate segment primarily develops and sells homesites to builders. This segment also includes the Company's resort and club operations, the purpose of which is to enhance the desirability of the Company's residential real estate. The commercial real estate segment sells and leases developed and undeveloped lands. The rural land sales segment primarily sells parcels of land included in the Company's timberland holdings. The forestry segment produces and sells pine woodfiber, sawtimber and other forest products.

The Company uses (loss) income from continuing operations before equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliates, income taxes and noncontrolling interest for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to each segment and assessing each segment's performance, which the Company believes represents current performance measures.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described above in the summary of significant accounting policies herein and in our Form 10-K. Total revenues represent sales to unaffiliated customers, as reported in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The caption entitled "Other" consists of corporate general and administrative expenses, net of investment income.

Information by business segment is as follows: