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	May 17, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 GBP (£) property	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Jan. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£) item	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) item	Jul. 31, 2014 GBP (£) item	Jul. 31, 2014 EUR (€) item	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) item	Nov. 30, 2013 GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) item	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($) loan item	Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) shares
Related-Party Transactions
Spread on interest rate basis (as a percent)																				5.50%
Originations of mortgage financing																				$ 4,502,842	$ 4,223,178	$ 4,820,464
Purchase price of notes																				2,815,333	2,360,225	3,034,696
Equity method, Carrying value																				176,591	181,032
Distribution of capital from unconsolidated entities																				15,895	30,855	62,013
Earnings from unconsolidated entities																				21,723	26,674	19,932
Interest in VIE																				204,605	199,201
Contribution																				$ 11,387	71
CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Payments to acquire security												$ 84,100
Number of regional malls by which investment is secured \| item												5
Co-origination of financing through joint venture with Fund IX
Related-Party Transactions
Originations of mortgage financing																			$ 475,000
Number of stories in the building \| item																			10
Co-origination of financing through joint venture with Fund IX \| First mortgage and mezzanine loan
Related-Party Transactions
Originations of mortgage financing											$ 815,000
Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
Related-Party Transactions
Number of properties \| property		3
Originations of mortgage financing \| £		£ 75,000				£ 200,000
Number of stories in the building \| item						17
Loans funded by the reporting entity \| £		60,000				£ 138,300
Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, Amsterdam
Related-Party Transactions
Originations of mortgage financing \| €										€ 99.0
Number of keys in the hotel \| item									239	239
Loans funded by the reporting entity \| €										€ 58.0
Co-origination of loan with affiliated private funds for London development
Related-Party Transactions
Originations of mortgage financing \| £									£ 101,750
Number of stories in the building \| item									46	46
Number of stories in the housing development \| item									18	18
Number of private residential and affordable housing units \| item									366	366
Loans funded by the reporting entity \| £									£ 86,750
Co-origination of loan with SEREF \| Junior Mezzanine Loan
Related-Party Transactions
Participation interest in security \| £					£ 18,000	£ 30,000
Co-origination of loan with SEREF \| Junior Mezzanine Loan \| LIBOR
Related-Party Transactions
Variable rate basis of loans					three-month
Spread on interest rate basis (as a percent)					8.81%	11.65%
Co-origination of loan with SEREF \| First Mortgages:
Related-Party Transactions
Loans initially funded \| £													£ 55,000
Total commitments \| €							€ 265.0
Future funding							€ 195.0						165,000
Amount committed for loans by the entity \| £													£ 15,000
Co-origination of loan with SEREF \| GBP-denominated first mortgage loan
Related-Party Transactions
Total commitments														$ 467,200
Co-origination of loan with SEREF \| A Notes
Related-Party Transactions
Interest rate (as a percent)													8.55%
Co-origination of loan with SEREF \| B Notes
Related-Party Transactions
Spread on interest rate basis (as a percent)													7.00%
Purchase of B-Notes secured by Class-A office buildings \| B Notes
Related-Party Transactions
Number of loans \| item																	2
Purchase price of notes																	$ 146,700
Number of Class A office buildings with loans \| item																	2
Aggregate proceeds from sale of interests in notes	$ 95,000		$ 29,200
Co-origination of loan with Starfin \| First mortgage and mezzanine loan
Related-Party Transactions
Number of retirement community unit collateralizing loan \| item																109
Number of key nursing home collateralizing loan \| item																30
Amount committed for loans by the entity																$ 11,300
Number of loans \| loan																2
Co-origination of loan with Starfin \| EUR-denominated first mortgage loan
Related-Party Transactions
Loans initially funded															$ 102,300
Loans initially funded by the reporting entity															53,800
Future funding															24,600
Future funding commitments by the reporting entity															$ 12,900
Number of retail properties \| item															20
SEREF
Related-Party Transactions
Number of shares acquired \| shares																		9,140,000					9,140,000
Value of shares acquired																		$ 14,700					$ 14,700
Ownership percentage acquired																		4.00%
Ownership percentage																				2.00%
SEREF \| Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party \| £		£ 15,000
Retail fund
Related-Party Transactions
Equity method, Carrying value								$ 150,000												$ 124,977	$ 122,454
Equity interest acquired (as a percent)																				33.00%	33.00%
Amount of equity method investment funded								$ 132,000
Distribution of capital from unconsolidated entities																				$ 7,200	$ 17,100	4,700
Number of regional shopping malls \| item								4
Percentage of capital receivable on liquidation before incentive distributions and acquisition fee to GP																				100.00%
Percentage of preferred return receivable on liquidation before incentive distributions and acquisition fee to GP																				8.00%
Earnings from unconsolidated entities																				$ 9,700	10,100	$ 2,200
Percentage of acquired interest in joint venture								33.00%
Retail fund \| Properties of unconsolidated entities
Related-Party Transactions
Number of regional shopping malls \| item																				4
Joint venture
Related-Party Transactions
Percentage of acquired interest in joint venture																	50.00%
Investment and Servicing Segment \| CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price of properties - non-performing loans																				$ 8,200	14,500
Purchase price of properties - performing loans																				36,600	0
REO Portfolio \| Investment and Servicing Segment
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price																				8,200	138,700
REO Portfolio \| Investment and Servicing Segment \| CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price																				136,900	117,200
Non-controlling interest issued																				$ 6,500	$ 5,500
REO Portfolio \| Investment and Servicing Segment \| Joint venture \| CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Equity interest acquired (as a percent)																				50.00%
Purchase price																				$ 19,000
Fund IX \| CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Payments to acquire security				$ 58,600
Number of properties \| property				85
Fund IX \| Co-origination of financing through joint venture with Fund IX
Related-Party Transactions
Distribution for liquidation of interest in joint venture											$ 31,600
Fund IX \| Joint venture
Related-Party Transactions
Percentage of acquired interest in joint venture																	50.00%
Mammoth Mezz Holdings, LLC \| Mammoth Loan Investment
Related-Party Transactions
Sale of participation interest in subordinated loan				$ 35,000
SEREF \| Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party \| £						£ 45,000
SEREF \| Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, Amsterdam
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party \| €										€ 25.0
SEREF \| Co-origination of loan with SEREF \| GBP-denominated first mortgage loan
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party														$ 29,200
Affiliated private funds \| Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party \| £						£ 16,700
Affiliated private funds \| Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, Amsterdam
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party \| €										€ 16.0
Affiliated private funds \| Co-origination of loan with affiliated private funds for London development
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party \| £									£ 15,000
Starfin \| Co-origination of loan with Starfin \| First mortgage and mezzanine loan
Related-Party Transactions
Amount committed for loans by the third party																$ 22,500
Starfin \| Co-origination of loan with Starfin \| EUR-denominated first mortgage loan
Related-Party Transactions
Loans initially funded by the third party															$ 48,500
Future funding commitments by the third party															$ 11,700
Fund Participants \| REO Portfolio
Related-Party Transactions
Aggregate commitment																				$ 15,000
Equity interest in REO properties acquired after January 1, 2015 (as percent)																				10.00%
Capital commitments funded																				$ 4,900
Amount of additional funding of capital commitments expected																				$ 0
Incremental percentage to earn on all operating cash flows attributable to capital account, net																				60.00%
Preferred return to general partner of the fund																				5.00%
Income recognized by non-controlling interests																				$ 800