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Amount of prior lien on real estate securing mortgage loan within investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Schedule IV - Schedule of Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Prior Liens	$ 0
Carrying amount of mortgages, federal income tax purposes	293,200,000
Credit loss reserve	1,500,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 114,000,000
Vibra [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Credit loss reserve	100,000
Prospect [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Reserves/writedowns	$ 155,000,000
Prospect [Member] \| Long-Term First Mortgage Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| Property	4
Colombia [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Reserves/writedowns	$ 18,000,000
Colombia [Member] \| Long-Term First Mortgage Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| Property	3