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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Venture	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2018 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of joint venture \| Venture		2
Indebtedness		$ 1,390,188	$ 934,389
VIE
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total investment in mortgages and loans,net		1,174,827	707,784
Indebtedness		1,038,864	670,926
VIE \| Consolidation Eliminations
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total investment in mortgages and loans,net		257,625	228,250
Indebtedness		$ 370,351	$ 282,614
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| RAIT FL5 \| Melody 2016 Holdings, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale of Interest owned in joint venture	60.00%
Percentage of interest issued to affliated of purchaser	40.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| RAIT FL6 \| Melody 2017 Holdings, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale of Interest owned in joint venture	60.00%
Percentage of interest issued to affliated of purchaser	40.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| RAIT IV \| RAIT FL5 & FL6
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price				$ 54,632