GUARANTEES AND COLLATERAL (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Restricted Cash	$ 90,949		$ 55,313
Bonds Available-for-Sale	132,930		925,346
Real estate held-for-use	121,863		129,687
Real Estate Held-For-Sale	51,836		15,338
Investment in Preferred stock	31,371
Other Assets	35,768		32,259
Total Assets Pledged	462,098		1,142,605
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Restricted Cash	0	[1]	13	[1]
Bonds Available-for-Sale	0	[1]	0	[1]
Real estate held-for-use	1,735	[1]	1,735	[1]
Real Estate Held-For-Sale	0
Investment in Preferred stock	0	[1]
Other Assets	11,728	[1]	14,302	[1]
Total Assets Pledged	13,463	[1]	16,050	[1]
Other Assets [Member]
Restricted Cash	35,004	[2]	1,341	[2]
Bonds Available-for-Sale	132,930	[2]	59,354	[2]
Real estate held-for-use	13,860	[2]	13,402	[2]
Real Estate Held-For-Sale	0
Investment in Preferred stock	31,371	[2]
Other Assets	326	[2]	389	[2]
Total Assets Pledged	213,491	[2]	74,486	[2]
Consolidated Funds and Ventures [Member]
Restricted Cash	55,945	[3],[4]	53,957	[3]
Bonds Available-for-Sale	0	[3],[4]	0	[3]
Real estate held-for-use	103,649	[3],[4]	111,931	[3]
Real Estate Held-For-Sale	51,836	[3]
Investment in Preferred stock	0	[3],[4]
Other Assets	23,714	[3],[4]	17,568	[3]
Total Assets Pledged	235,144	[3],[4]	183,456	[3]
Senior Interests in and Debt Owed to Securitization Trusts [Member]
Restricted Cash			2	[5]
Bonds Available-for-Sale			865,992	[5]
Real estate held-for-use			2,619	[5]
Other Assets			0	[5]
Total Assets Pledged			$ 868,613	[5]

[1] The Company pledges bonds, loans, investments in preferred stock, investments in solar facilities and an investment in a mixed-use real estate development as collateral for notes payable.

[2] The Company pledges collateral in connection with secured borrowings, derivative transactions, other liabilities, guarantee exposure and leases. The Company may elect to pledge collateral on behalf of the Company’s customers in order to facilitate credit and other collateral requirements. In addition, cash may be restricted for funding obligations.

[3] These are assets held by CFVs. The real estate serves as collateral to bonds eliminated in consolidation.

[4] These are assets held by non-profit entities which are consolidated by the Company. The real estate serves as collateral to bonds eliminated in consolidation.

[5] Includes assets held by bond securitization trusts as well as assets pledged as collateral for bond securitizations.