Mortgage Loans (Parenthetical Information) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Mortgage Loans [Abstract]
Change in unrealized gain or loss on mortgage loans	$ 3,644,036		$ 5,211,327
Threshold period past due after which loans are considered considered non-performing			60 days

Threshold period past due for financing receivable to write off as uncollectible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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