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Maximum amount of note under financing receivable.

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Amount of decrease in investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, from collection of principal.

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Interest rate of mortgage loan within investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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Other Assets - Notes Receivable, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020
Receivables
Notes receivable, net	$ 12,377	$ 10,877
Proceeds from collection of principal	6,005	1,949	$ 1,165
Accrued interest receivable	2,938	2,938
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV
Receivables
Amount as lender of secured revolving promissory note	10,000			$ 10,000
Maximum
Receivables
Allowance for credit losses, Notes receivable	100	100
Notes Receivable
Receivables
Accrued interest receivable	100	200
Interest bearing revolving promissory note with the unconsolidated Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV, secured by the JV's real property - bearing interest at a rate of 5.0%, matures June 2025
Receivables
Notes receivable, net	$ 7,075	$ 2,714
Interest rate, note (as a percent)	5.00%	5.00%
Various interest bearing homebuilder notes, secured by the real estate sold - bearing interest at a rate of 5.5%, due September 2022 through May 2023
Receivables
Notes receivable, net	$ 4,824	$ 7,544
Interest rate, note (as a percent)	5.50%	5.50%
Interest bearing notes with JV partners, secured by the partners' membership interest in the JVs - bearing interest at a rate of 8.0%, due May 2039
Receivables
Notes receivable, net	$ 359	$ 556
Interest rate, note (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Non-interest bearing note with a tenant for tenant improvements, due October 2025
Receivables
Notes receivable, net	$ 76
Various mortgage notes, secured by certain real estate, bearing interest at rates of 4.4% to 5.2% due December 2022 through November 2023
Receivables
Notes receivable, net	$ 43	$ 63
Various mortgage notes, secured by certain real estate, bearing interest at rates of 4.4% to 5.2% due December 2022 through November 2023 \| Minimum
Receivables
Interest rate, mortgage (as a percent)	4.40%	4.40%
Various mortgage notes, secured by certain real estate, bearing interest at rates of 4.4% to 5.2% due December 2022 through November 2023 \| Maximum
Receivables
Interest rate, mortgage (as a percent)	5.20%	5.20%