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Commitments and Contingencies - (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies - (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Jan. 14, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Obligations
Accrued liabilities for other litigation, claims, other disputes and governmental proceedings	$ 400,000				$ 400,000
Amount of letters of credit outstanding	19,400,000				12,900,000
Purchase obligations, total	169,000,000.0
Outstanding debt	326,804,000				227,474,000
Allowance for credit losses within other liabilities	100,000				100,000
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV, secured by the JV's real property - bearing interest at a rate of 5.0%, matures June 2025
Obligations
Amount committed to fund							$ 10,000,000.0
Note receivable	0				7,100,000
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV
Obligations
Amount as lender of secured revolving promissory note	10,000,000.0				10,000,000.0		$ 10,000,000.0
Surety bonds
Obligations
Commitment obligations	$ 36,700,000				36,900,000
Pier Park TPS JV \| Pier Park TPS JV Loan
Obligations
Guarantor liability, Scenario 2 (as a percent)								25.00%
Watersound Fountains Independent Living JV \| Watersound Fountains JV Loan, due April 2026
Obligations
Guarantor liability, Scenario 1 (as a percent)		50.00%
Guarantor liability, Scenario 2 (as a percent)		25.00%
Guarantor liability, Scenario 3 (as a percent)		0.00%
Electric Cart Watersound JV \| Electric Cart Watersound JV Loan
Obligations
Guarantor liability, Scenario 1 (as a percent)	50.00%
Initial period of loan after which the Company's liability as guarantor under the loan will be reduced upon reaching certain conditions	48 months
Unconsolidated joint ventures
Obligations
Outstanding debt	$ 89,912,000				62,701,000
Pier Park TPS JV
Obligations
Outstanding debt	13,898,000				14,124,000
Pier Park TPS JV \| Pier Park TPS JV Loan
Obligations
Loan amount								$ 14,400,000
Outstanding debt	13,900,000				14,100,000
Pier Park TPS JV \| Pier Park TPS JV Loan \| LIBOR
Obligations
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				2.50%
Pier Park TPS JV \| Interest Rate Swap
Obligations
Notional amount						$ 14,400,000
Pier Park TPS JV \| Interest Rate Swap \| Pier Park TPS JV Loan
Obligations
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)						5.20%
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV
Obligations
Outstanding debt	11,795,000				7,147,000
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV \| Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV Loan, due November 2023
Obligations
Loan amount			$ 25,000,000.0
Outstanding debt	11,800,000				0
Floor rate (as a percent)			3.30%
Debt instrument, period by which maturity date may be extended			3 years
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV \| Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV Loan, due November 2023 \| LIBOR
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			2.50%
Watersound Fountains Independent Living JV
Obligations
Outstanding debt	18,755,000				66,000
Watersound Fountains Independent Living JV \| Watersound Fountains JV Loan, due April 2026
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Outstanding debt	18,800,000				$ 100,000
Floor rate (as a percent)		2.50%
Debt instrument, period subject to interest payments only		48 months
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Watersound Fountains Independent Living JV \| Watersound Fountains JV Loan, due April 2026 \| LIBOR
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		2.00%
Electric Cart Watersound JV
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Outstanding debt	634,000
Electric Cart Watersound JV \| Electric Cart Watersound JV Loan
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Outstanding debt	$ 600,000
Floor rate (as a percent)	2.10%
Debt instrument, period subject to interest payments only	24 months
Electric Cart Watersound JV \| Electric Cart Watersound JV Loan \| SOFR
Obligations
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.80%