OPERATING PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT OR SALE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Project	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Operating Properties [Member] Project projects	Sep. 30, 2014 Held For Development [Member] Project projects	Sep. 30, 2014 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] Project projects	Sep. 30, 2014 Held For Sale [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Held For Sale [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Real Estate Acquired in Satisfaction of Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Real Estate Acquired in Satisfaction of Debt [Member] Assets Held-for-sale [Member] Project	Sep. 30, 2014 Loans In Default [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Foreclosures	$ 521	$ 91,380	$ 0	$ 0	$ 521
Additions In Number Of Projects Loans Foreclosed			0	0	1
Movement in Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure [Roll Forward]
Real Estate Held for Sale, Balances	202,507		103,683	12,262	86,562	74,950	86,562
Additions:
Capital costs additions	12,668		481	672	11,515			3,290
Reductions:
Cost of Properties Sold	(45,168)		0	(44)	(45,124)
Assets Surrendered to Satisfy Debt Obligation	(4,838)	0
Reduction in Number of Assets, Surrendered In Trustee Sale	(1)
Depreciation	(2,644)		(2,644)	0	0
Transfers, net	0		(17,737)	(449)	18,186
Real Estate Held for Sale, Balances	166,336		83,783	7,603	74,950	74,950	86,562
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Loans Acquired in Modification Carrying Value	$ 864									$ 3,290
Movement in Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Projects [Roll Forward]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Projects (in projects)			4	7	31
Number of Projects, Additions:
Additions In Number Of Projects, Capital cost additions (in projects)			0	0	2				4
Number of Projects, Reductions:
Number of Projects, Sales (in projects)			0		(13)
Number of Projects, Depreciation (in projects)			0	0	0
Number of Projects, Transfers (in projects)			(1)	(3)	4
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Projects (in projects)			3	3	29