Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Period in which VIE assets are expected to be monetized	7 years
Assets	$ 382,075,000	$ 431,147,000	$ 409,108,000
BBX Capital [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment in joint venture	500,000
Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Preferred membership interest	5.00%
Trust Preferred Securities	14,200,000
JRG/BBX Development, LLC (“North Flagler”) [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Company's maximum loss exposure in VIE	743,000
Investment in joint venture	10,800,000
Area of real estate property	4.5
Percent of proceeds from joint venture entitlement	80.00%
Percent of proceeds from joint venture after capital investment is recovered	70.00%
Percent of losses absorbed	80.00%
Assets	923,000	625,000
Variable Interest Entity [Member] | BB&T [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repayment of preferred membership interest	14,200,000
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%
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	20,100,000
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	2.00%
Period in which VIE assets are expected to be monetized	7 years
Incremental Guarantee	35,000,000
Assets	101,984,000	167,889,000
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	14,200,000
Company's maximum loss exposure in VIE	$ 89,400,000
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%