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Significant Accounting Policies (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Details 5) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Significant Accounting Policies
Days past due for income recognition on debt and preferred equity investments to be suspended	90 days
Reserve for Possible Credit Losses
Loan loss reserves and charge offs	$ 564,000	$ 6,722,000	$ 17,751,000
Recoveries recorded	2,436,000	4,370,000	3,662,000
Income taxes
Minimum annual taxable income distributed to stockholders to maintain REIT qualification (as a percent)	90.00%
Federal, state and local tax provision			900,000
Estimated tax payments	17,000	138,000	1,041,000
Debt and Preferred Equity Investments Held to Maturity
Reserve for Possible Credit Losses
Loan loss reserves and charge offs	3,000,000	10,900,000	19,800,000
Debt and Preferred Equity Investments Held for Sale
Reserve for Possible Credit Losses
Loan loss reserves and charge offs			$ 1,000,000

The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income.

The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations.

Provision charged for the period based on estimated losses to be realized from loan and lease transactions.