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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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Represents the amount of initial consideration agreed upon before reduction of transaction expenses and distributions.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Business and Organization (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 item	Apr. 19, 2013 LNR	Jun. 30, 2014 LNR
Business and Organization
Number of reportable business segments	2
Acquisition of LNR Property LLC
Initial agreed upon purchase price		$ 859
Net purchase price		730
Cost of remaining net assets of acquiree purchased by an affiliate		194
Assets owned by TRS entities			$ 854.5