OTHER ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes other assets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Other assets:
Solar facilities (includes other assets such as cash and other receivables)	$	5,640	$	7,960
Investment in a real estate partnership		6,089		6,266
Accrued interest receivable		1,461		6,035
State tax receivables, net		219		2,403
Debt issuance costs, net		3,705		10,199
Loans receivable		1,188		1,165
Other assets		2,210		3,428
Other assets held by CFVs ⁽¹⁾		23,714		17,568
Total other assets	$	44,226	$	55,024

⁽¹⁾ For more information see Note 16, “Consolidated Funds and Ventures.”

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

The following table displays the total assets and liabilities held by the real estate partnership in which the Company held an equity investment at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Investment in a real estate partnership:
Total assets (primarily real estate)	$	18,800	$	18,820
Total liabilities		447		–

Schedule of Income (Loss) in Earnings of Unconsolidated Venture [Table Text Block]

The following table displays the net (loss) income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for the real estate partnership:

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net (loss) income	$	(194)	$	(38)	$	(583)	$	302