Presentation of Interim Financial Statements (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended								1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013 item	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 item	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Renin Corp [Member]	Oct. 30, 2013 Renin Corp [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 BB&T [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 BB&T [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	May 31, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] Restricted Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member] BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Renin Corp [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Renin Corp [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Williams And Bennett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Williams And Bennett [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners										46.00%		19.00%
Ownership percentage by parent												81.00%				54.00%
Vacation ownership company, number of owners	180,000
Vacation ownership company, number of owned or managed resorts	60
Trust preferred securities							$ 27,000,000
Revenues		22,933,000	6,148,000	44,061,000	12,983,000
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		7,163,000	(2,849,000)	8,454,000	(9,381,000)
Performing and non-performing loans, tax certificates and real estate owned, carrying value							346,000,000
Basis spread on preferred interest return				2.00%																						0.50%	3.25%
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
Fair value of identifiable net assets																												2,100,000
Other intangible assets																												1,500,000
Inventories																												1,100,000
Liabilities																												700,000
Shipping, Handling and Transportation Costs		1,500,000		3,000,000
Goodwill		4,377,000		4,377,000		2,686,000																							300,000
Other identifiable intangible assets including trade names, customer relationships and lease premiums acquired		4,100,000		4,100,000
Anti-dilutive stock																		21,282	25,195	21,282	25,195	1,162,906
Cash							2,700,000	50,000,000	82,000,000		200,000
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%		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
Current liabilities		4,700,000		4,700,000
Preferred Membership Percentage							5.00%						95.00%
Preferred Membership													$ 27,000,000	$ 16,400,000
Expected Period To Meet Liquidity Needs				12 months