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MORTGAGE LOANS, NET (Details Textual)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
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Discount given to collect loan principal		$ 200,000
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans Sold (in loans) \| Loan	0	1
Sale of mortgage loans		$ 3,148,000
Sales of mortgage loans net of sales costs		3,100,000
Sale of mortgage loans		3,287,000
Loss on sale of loans		(100,000)
Mortgage loans acquired through recoveries	$ 19,875,000
Principal collected	$ 0	$ 7,843,000
Total Number Of Loans (in loans) \| Loan	4	3
Maximum Percentage Of Mortgage Loan Issuance To Single Borrower (in percentage)	20.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 34,551,000
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	19,668,000	$ 378,000
Mortgage loan income	944,000	340,000
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Real Estate	12,682,000	12,682,000	$ 12,892,000
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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages	$ 8,200,000	$ 4,400,000
Loans receivable valuation allowance (percentage)	39.20%	97.10%
Mortgage Loans On Real estate Outstanding Principal Amount	$ 32,400,000	$ 13,100,000
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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Real Estate	$ 12,700,000
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Mortgage Loans On Real estate Outstanding Principal Amount		$ 12,700,000
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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate (in percentage)	11.23%
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