Document And Entity Information (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 10, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Mar. 10, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Entity Registrant Name	BBX CAPITAL CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0000921768
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			17,088,390	195,045
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Public Float		$ 90.1