Presentation of Interim Financial Statements (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended							3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013 item	Mar. 31, 2014 item	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Renin Corp [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Renin Corp [Member]	Oct. 30, 2013 Renin Corp [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 BB&T [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Hoffmans [Member]	May 31, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member] BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Williams And Bennett [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners									46.00%		19.00%	19.00%
Ownership percentage by parent											81.00%	81.00%			54.00%
Vacation ownership company, number of owners		225,000
Vacation ownership company, number of owned or managed resorts		60
Trust preferred securities						$ 54,500,000
Revenues			21,128,000	6,835,000	6,835,000
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes			1,291,000	(6,532,000)	(6,532,000)
Performing and non-performing loans, tax certificates and real estate owned, carrying value						346,000,000
Preferred membership interest						5.00%							95.00%
Basis spread on preferred interest return			2.00%
Period in which VIE assets are expected to be monetized			7 years
Incremental payments of preference amount													35,000,000
Non-performing commercial loans, commercial real estate owned and previously written-off assets, carrying value								125,000,000
Shipping, Handling and Transportation Costs			1,500,000
Goodwill			4,355,000		2,686,000																	300,000
Other identifiable intangible assets including trade names, customer relationships and lease premiums acquired			4,100,000
Cash						2,500,000	50,000,000	82,000,000		900,000						700,000
Number of classes of stock held			2
Number of votes per share																		$ 1		$ 1
Aggregate percentage of combined voting power														72.00%				53.00%		47.00%
Percent of common stock owned														52.00%					51.00%		100.00%
Percent of common equity																		99.00%		1.00%
Aggregate number of shares owned, threshold																					97,523
Percent of aggregate number of shares held																					50.00%
Definitive merger agreement entitled shares to receive																	5.39
Merger closing conditions ownership percentage maximum	10.00%
Cash						2,500,000	50,000,000	82,000,000		900,000						700,000
Current liabilities			3,300,000
Preferred Membership Percentage						5.00%							95.00%
Preferred Membership													$ 54,500,000
Expected Period To Meet Liquidity Needs			12 months