Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income or Loss - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenues and other income:
Sale of real estate and water assets	$ 247	$ 25,097
Other income, net	97	1,096
Total revenues and other income	344	26,193
Cost of sales and expenses:
Cost of real estate and water assets sold	219	12,532
General, administrative, and other	2,966	4,090
Depreciation and amortization	22	98
Total cost of sales and expenses	3,207	16,720
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(2,863)	9,473
Provision for federal and state income taxes		(180)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(2,863)	9,293
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		3,887
Loss on sale and impairment loss on classification of assets as held-for-sale, net of tax		(7,146)
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(3,259)
Net income (loss)	(2,863)	6,034
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,391)
Net income (loss) attributable to PICO Holdings, Inc.	(2,863)	4,643
Other comprehensive loss:
Net income (loss)	(2,863)	6,034
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized loss on securities, net of deferred income tax and reclassification adjustments	(544)	(590)
Foreign currency translation		16
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(544)	(574)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(3,407)	5,460
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,391)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to PICO Holdings, Inc.	$ (3,407)	$ 4,069
Net income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.40
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.20)
Net income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.20
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	23,104	23,072