MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND LOAN SALES (Details 8) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan	Dec. 31, 2011
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	$ 30,749	$ 124,897
Valuation Allowance	(18,208)	(51,600)	(141,687)
Net Carrying Value	12,541	73,297	108,186
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(100.00%)	(100.00%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	7	9
Pre Entitled Land [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	9,491	9,925
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(30.90%)	(8.00%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	2	2
Pre Entitled Land [Member] | Held For Investment [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	4,943	4,983
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(16.10%)	(4.00%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	1	1
Pre Entitled Land [Member] | Processing Entitlements [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	4,548	4,942
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(14.80%)	(4.00%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	1	1
Entitled Land [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	20,152	19,734
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(65.50%)	(15.80%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	4	3
Entitled Land [Member] | Held For Investment [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	13,782	12,618
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(44.80%)	(10.10%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	3	2
Entitled Land [Member] | Infrastructure Under Construction [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	6,370	7,116
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(20.70%)	(5.70%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	1	1
Construction and Existing Structures [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	1,106	95,238
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(3.60%)	(76.20%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	1	4
Construction and Existing Structures [Member] | New Structure - Construction In Process [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	1,106	43,351
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	(3.60%)	(34.70%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	1	3
Construction and Existing Structures [Member] | Existing Structure - Improvements [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount	$ 0	$ 51,887
Total Loan Percentage (in percentage)	0.00%	(41.50%)
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	0	1