2.4.0.83050 - Disclosure - Real Estate Securities, Available for Sale (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001455650duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_InvestmentsDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Real Estate Securities, Available for Sale2false 2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;"> The following table presents CRE securities (dollars in thousands): <div style="POSITION: relative; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 54%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt;">   <div align="center"> <table style="text-align:left;TEXT-ALIGN: left;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="150%"> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="40"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="51"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="49"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="55"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="55"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="45"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="51"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="59"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center">Cumulative Unrealized on Investments</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="5" align="center">Weighted Average</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center">Principal Amount(1)</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center">Amortized Cost</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center">Fair Value</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center">Unleveraged Current Yield</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 26pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt;">CMBS: </div></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">Number</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">Gain</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">(Loss)</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">Coupon(2)</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> June 30, 2013</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">8</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">104,542</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">52,844</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">2,838</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">(393</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom">)</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">55,289</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">4.53</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom">%</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">9.11</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom">%</td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> December 31, 2012</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">4</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">30,575</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">29,124</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">458</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">—</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">29,582</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">5.39</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom">%</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">5.71</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom">%</td></tr></table></div>  <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" align="left" size="1" width="26%" noshade="noshade" /></div> <div style="POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt;"> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="FONT-FAMILY: times; MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt;">(1)</dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times;">Certain CRE securities serve as collateral for financing transactions including carrying value of $17.8 million for the CMBS Facilities (refer to Note 6). 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