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MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND LOAN SALES (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010 Loan	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage Loan Borrowing Group [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Loan Borrowing Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Arizona and California [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Arizona and California [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Receivable Superior Lien [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage Receivable [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Receivable [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage Receivable [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Receivable [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage Receivable [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Receivable [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Third Party Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Third Party Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2013 Performing Financing Receivable [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Performing Financing Receivable [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2013 Performing Financing Receivable [Member] Three Individual Mortgage Loan [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Performing Financing Receivable [Member] Four Individual Mortgage Loan [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2011 Performing Financing Receivable [Member] Six Individual Mortgage Loan [Member] Loan	May 14, 2013 Liability of Entity Assumed [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] Minimum [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes Payable	$ 46,043,000	$ 9,378,000														$ 0	$ 17,700,000
Capital Lease Obligation	1,251,000	0															3,100,000
Loans Receivable And Accrued Interest Outstanding									51,900,000
Note Payable Assumed in Foreclosure	24,712,000	0	0																						24,712,000
Capital Lease Obligation Assumed in Foreclosure	1,279,000	0	0																						1,279,000
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans, Originated Relating to Financing of Sale of REO Assets (in loans)	1	2
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans, Originated (in loans)	0
Amount Of Mortgage Loan Originated During Period	1,100,000	5,500,000
Total Number Of Loans (in loans)	7	9																				2		6
Mortgage Loans Average Principal Balance										4,400,000	13,900,000									2,900,000	2,700,000
Mortgage Loans Weighted Average Interest Rate (in percentage)																		12.00%	8.80%	12.50%	12.70%
Percentage Of Valuation Allowance On Loans Receivable (in percentage)	59.20%	41.30%																		59.20%	41.30%
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate (in percentage)												12.00%	7.50%	12.50%	14.00%					12.50%
Concentration Of Loan Portfolio Percentage (in percentage)							49.20%	90.30%
Mortgage Loans On Real estate Outstanding Principal Amount					10,900,000	93,600,000				30,700,000	124,900,000							25,000,000	119,400,000	5,700,000	5,500,000	1,400,000	48,900,000
Extension term																										2 years
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Outstanding Principal Amount In Default										25,000,000	119,400,000
Maximum Percentage Of Single Mortgage Loan Issuance (in percentage)	10.00%
Maximum Percentage Of Mortgage Loan Issuance To Single Borrower (in percentage)	20.00%
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Outstanding Principal Percentage (in percentage)					35.00%	75.00%
Mortgage Loans Income Percentage (in percentage)																						87.80%	65.00%	77.00%
Mortgage Loans Income Percentage, Each Loan (in percentage)																						10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Mortgage Notes Receivable		3,200,000	13,200,000
Mortgage Loans Financed Amount				7,800,000
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest Prime Rate (in percentage)	3.25%	3.25%
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans, Average Principal Balance (in loans)										7	9									2	2
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans, Outstanding Principal Balance (in loans)					7					7	9							5	7	2	2
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate In Default Non Accrual Number Of Loans (in loans)										5	7
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate In Default Number Of Loans Foreclosed	2
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate In Default Number Of Loans Leads To Foreclosure (in loans)	4																						4
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans, Outstanding (in loans)																				1
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans Sold (in loans)		1		7
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Mortgage Loans			$ 100,000