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| **Debt Disclosure [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Debt                           | Debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2016:  Principal Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs NetRefinanced Loan in the Pier Park North JV, due November 2025, bearing interest at 4.1% $48,132 $613 $47,519Community Development District debt, secured by certain real estate and standby note purchase agreements, due May 2031 — May 2039, bearing interest at 3.4% to 7.0% 7,521 — 7,521Total debt$55,653 $613 $55,040Debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2015:  Principal Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs NetRefinanced Loan in the Pier Park North JV, due November 2025, bearing interest at 4.1% $48,200 $720 $47,480Community Development District debt, secured by certain real estate and standby note purchase agreements, due May 2016 — May 2039, bearing interest at 2.8% to 7.0% 6,994 — 6,994Total debt$55,194 $720 $54,474 |
| Maturities of Debt             | The aggregate maturities of debt subsequent to December 31, 2016 are: December 31, 20162017$99120181,03320191,07520201,12020211,166Thereafter50,268 $55,653                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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Tabular disclosure of information pertaining to short-term and long-debt instruments or arrangements, including but not limited to identification of terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation.
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Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and sinking fund requirements for all long-term borrowings for each of the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented.
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