Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets, Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 DROT 2009 Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 DROT 2009 Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 DPM Guggenheim Loan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 DROT 2011 Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 DROT 2011 Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Tempus Guggenheim Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Tempus Guggenheim Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Conduit 2008 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 ILXA Receivables Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 ILXA Receivables Loan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Tempus Inventory Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Tempus Inventory Loan [Member]
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Amortization of Financing Costs	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,200,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 1,974,000	$ 24,000	$ 12,800,000	$ 13,200,000	$ 2,900,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 1,400,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 300,000	$ 200,000	$ 300,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000

Diamond Resorts Corp 10-Q