Joint Ventures - Unconsolidated JV Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Investments
Outstanding debt	$ 458,864	$ 391,411
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
Investments
Cumulative undistributed earnings	17,000
Investment, Unconsolidated joint ventures
Investments
Maximum exposure to loss	120,700
Unconsolidated joint ventures
Investments
Outstanding debt	81,063	72,083
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV
Investments
Outstanding debt	10,771	30,001
Watersound Fountains Independent Living JV
Investments
Outstanding debt	34,684	21,327
Pier Park TPS JV
Investments
Outstanding debt	13,584	13,822
Pier Park RI JV
Investments
Outstanding debt	11,831
Busy Bee JV
Investments
Outstanding debt	5,799	6,010
Electric Cart Watersound JV
Investments
Outstanding debt	4,394	923
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV
Investments
Amount as lender of secured revolving promissory note	$ 10,000	$ 10,000

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