Fair Value (Details 4) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013 creditfacility	Dec. 31, 2012
Financial assets:
Real estate debt investments, net	$ 925,896,000	$ 514,058,000
Real estate securities, available for sale	55,289,000	29,582,000
Financial liabilities:
Securitization bonds payable	124,610,000	124,491,000
Credit facilities	225,871,000	126,321,000
Credit Facilities
Number of term credit facilities under which amounts are outstanding	6
Principal Amount
Financial assets:
Real estate debt investments, net	924,089,000	513,833,000
Real estate securities, available for sale	104,542,000	30,575,000
Future funding commitments related to real estate debt investments	21,800,000
Financial liabilities:
Securitization bonds payable	124,659,000	124,659,000
Credit facilities	225,871,000	126,321,000
Carrying Value
Financial assets:
Real estate debt investments, net	925,896,000	514,058,000
Real estate securities, available for sale	55,289,000	29,582,000
Financial liabilities:
Securitization bonds payable	124,610,000	124,491,000
Credit facilities	225,871,000	126,321,000
Fair Value
Financial assets:
Real estate debt investments, net	924,089,000	513,833,000
Real estate securities, available for sale	55,289,000	29,582,000
Financial liabilities:
Securitization bonds payable	124,850,000	124,862,000
Credit facilities	$ 225,871,000	$ 126,321,000

- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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