SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE TO STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Supplemental Disclosures to Statements of Cash Flows

The following are supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	2015			2014			2013
Cash paid for interest	$	80,748		$	67,960		$	32,662
Cash paid (refunds received) for taxes		500			262			(595	)
Non-cash increase in investments in real estate, intangible    assets and other liabilities from conversion of loans		159,214			74,530			51,974
Non-cash increase in non-controlling interests from property    acquisition		123,855			11,961			1,618
Non-cash increase (decrease) in indebtedness from    conversion to shares or debt extinguishments		(4,018	)		(2,421	)		(7,131	)
Non-cash increase in indebtedness from the assumption of    debt from property acquisitions		204,308			289,292			—
Non-cash increase in other assets from business combination		—			3,052			8,778
Non-cash increase in intangible assets from business    combination		—			—			19,050
Non-cash increase in indebtedness from business    combination		—			—			2,500
Non-cash increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses    from business combination		—			—			4,848
Non-cash increase in deferred taxes, borrowers’ escrows and    other liabilities from business combination		—			—			8,502
Non-cash decrease in investment in mortgages and loans from    deconsolidation of VIEs		—			(43,312	)		—
Non-cash decrease in investment in securities and security-    related receivables from deconsolidation of VIEs		—			(496,587	)		—
Non-cash decrease in restricted cash from deconsolidation    of VIEs		—			(4,109	)		—
Non-cash decrease in accrued interest receivable from    deconsolidation of VIEs		—			(5,296	)		—
Non-cash decrease in other assets from deconsolidation    of VIEs		—			(1,160	)		—
Non-cash decrease in indebtedness from deconsolidation    of VIEs		—			(274,787	)		—
Non-cash decrease in accrued interest payable from    deconsolidation of VIEs		—			(23,273	)		—
Non-cash decrease in accounts payable and accrued    expenses from deconsolidation of VIEs		—			(74	)		—
Non-cash decrease in derivative liabilities from    deconsolidation of VIEs		—			(52,624	)		—
Non-cash decrease in shareholders’ equity from    deconsolidation of VIEs		—			(199,706	)		—