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| **Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Schedule of Other Assets                                                         | Other assets consist of the following: December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015Retained interest investments$10,635 $10,246Accounts receivable, net4,625 4,382Notes receivable, net1,926 2,555Prepaid expenses5,685 5,849Straight line rent3,812 3,732Other assets8,789 6,751Accrued interest receivable for Senior Notes held by SPE2,938 3,338Total other assets$38,410 $36,853                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Notes Receivable, Net                                                            | Notes receivable, net consists of the following:  Pier Park Community Development District notes, non-interest bearing, due September 2022, effective rates 5.93% — 6.50% through November 2016Interest bearing homebuilder notes, secured by the real estate sold — 4.0% interest rate, due December 2016, paid January 2017Various mortgage notes, secured by certain real estate, bearing interest at various ratesTotal notes receivable, netNotes receivable, net consists of the following:  December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015Pier Park Community Development District notes, non-interest bearing, due September 2022, effective rates 5.93% — 6.50% through November 2016$1,684 $1,985Interest bearing homebuilder notes, secured by the real estate sold — 4.0% interest rate, due December 2016, paid January 201733 90Various mortgage notes, secured by certain real estate, bearing interest at various rates209 480Total notes receivable, net$1,926 $2,555 |

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Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables.
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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amounts of other assets. This disclosure includes other current assets and other noncurrent assets.
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