Represents the amount of assets acquired in business combination owned by the subsidiaries.

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- Definition

Represents the total cost of the initial agreed upon purchase price before reduction of transaction expenses and distributions.

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- Definition

Represents the cost of the remaining net assets of acquiree that was purchased by an affiliate of the reporting entity's Manager.

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- Definition

Represents the minimum percentage of annual taxable income which must be distributed to stockholders in order to comply with requirements of the federal tax law for treatment as a real estate investment trust.

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- Definition

The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Business and Organization (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Business and Organization (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 LNR	Apr. 19, 2013 LNR
Business and Organization
Minimum annual REIT taxable income distributable to stockholders (as a percent)	90.00%
Acquisition of LNR Property LLC
Initial agreed upon purchase price			$ 859,000,000
Net purchase price			730,518,000
Cost of remaining net assets of acquiree purchased by an affiliate			194,000,000
Assets owned by TRS entities		$ 1,100,000,000