2.4.0.8020 - Disclosure - Fair Value (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseContext_6ME__30-Jun-2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001503707duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></p> <table style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; 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text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid;">Carrying<br /> Value</td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid;"> </td> <td style="width: 13%; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid;">Fair<br /> Value</td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white;"> <td style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;">Financial assets:<font style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; color: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b><sup> (1)</sup></b></font></td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #cceeff;"> <td style="text-align: left;">Real estate debt investments, net</td> <td style="text-align: left;">$</td> <td style="text-align: right;">2,500,000</td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">$</td> <td style="text-align: right;">2,500,000</td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">$</td> <td style="text-align: right;">2,500,000</td> <td style="text-align: left;"> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></p> <div align="left" style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="width: 25%; font-size: 1pt; 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