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Loans And Leases Receivable, Credit Loss Expense On Existing Or Repaid Loans

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Real Estate Loan Investment

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Real Estate Loans, Notes Receivable, and Lines of Credit Real Estate Loans (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 lease	Dec. 31, 2021 number_of_properties	Dec. 31, 2021 loan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 number_of_properties
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
number of loans receivable	11	20
Number of Real Estate Properties	10	14			109	1			2
Carrying Amount of Mortgages (in thousands)				$ 196,420,000
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount				206,300,000
variable interest entity loans amount to be funded				268,200,000
interest revenue current pay	$ 23,248,000	$ 29,557,000	$ 34,906,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income				0				$ 0
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Real Estate				206,270,000				290,156,000
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums				(1,755,000)				(1,194,000)
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance				(8,095,000)				(9,067,000)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Commercial and Consumer, Net				196,420,000				279,895,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend								44,403,000
real estate loans amount funded	68,943,000
Real Estate Loan Repayments	(140,094,000)
Loans Settled, Net	(12,533,000)
Loans And Leases Receivable, Allowance, Accrued And Settled Through Sale	202,000
Loans Settled With Acquisition	(12,735,000)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,471,000)
Loans And Leases Receivable, Credit Loss Expense On Existing Or Repaid Loans	2,241,000
real estate loan origination fees collected	(2,381,000)
real estate loan fees amortized	$ 1,820,000
Current interest rate	8.58%	8.50%
Deferred interest rate	3.53%	3.91%
Interest receivable				17,038,000				$ 22,528,000
Real Estate Loan Investment, Number Of Loans \| loan							11
Real Estate Loan Investment				215,408,000
Real Estate Loan Investment Reserve Ratio 000
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Loan Investment, Number Of Loans \| loan							1
Real Estate Loan Investment				10,951,000
Real Estate Loan Investment Reserve Ratio 050
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Loan Investment, Number Of Loans \| loan							9
Real Estate Loan Investment				60,209,000
Real Estate Loan Investment Reserve Ratio 100
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Loan Investment, Number Of Loans \| loan							0
Real Estate Loan Investment				0
Real Estate Loan Investment Reserve Ratio 300
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Loan Investment, Number Of Loans \| loan							1
Real Estate Loan Investment				144,248,000
Real Estate Loan Investment Reserve Ratio 400
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Loan Investment, Number Of Loans \| loan							0
Real Estate Loan Investment				0
Real Estate Loan Investment Reserve Ratio 500
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Loan Investment, Number Of Loans \| loan							0
Real Estate Loan Investment				$ 0
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SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	2	9