Variable Interest Entities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Period in which VIE assets are expected to be monetized	7 years
Trust Preferred Securities	$ 285,400,000
Assets	431,147,000	470,703,000
BBX Capital [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	320,854,000	248,231,000
Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Preferred membership interest	5.00%
Trust Preferred Securities	68,500,000
Class A Units in FAR [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Preference amount	285,000,000
Percent of net cash flows received from monetization of assets	5.00%
Class A Units in FAR [Member] | Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Principal balance of commercial loans serviced for FAR	13,300,000
Class A Units in FAR [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Principal amount of TruPS	285,400,000
Preferred membership interest	95.00%
Basis points per annum	200.00%
Period in which VIE assets are expected to be monetized	7 years
Incremental Guarantee	35,000,000
Assets	167,889,000	296,208,000
Class A Units in FAR [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member] | BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	87,000,000
Class A Units in FAR [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member] | Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Principal amount of TruPS	68,500,000
Incremental Guarantee	35,000,000
Company's maximum loss exposure in VIE	$ 122,000,000
Class A Units in FAR [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member] | Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member] | Class A Units [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Initial preferred membership interest	5.00%
Class A Units in FAR [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member] | Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member] | Class R Units [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Initial preferred membership interest	100.00%