Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	[1]	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 68,373		$ 76,674
Restricted cash	44,786		106,009
Mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost:
Mortgage loans held by consolidated subsidiaries	3,528,185		3,282,462
Provision for loan losses	(7,000)		(4,000)
Mortgage loan receivables held for sale	273,636		230,180
Real estate securities	1,100,105		1,106,517
Real estate and related lease intangibles, net	980,859		1,032,041
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	34,564		35,441
FHLB stock	77,915		77,915
Derivative instruments	92		888
Accrued interest receivable	27,225		25,875
Other assets	102,554		55,613
Total assets	6,231,294		6,025,615
Debt obligations, net:
Secured and unsecured debt obligations	4,624,608		4,379,826
Due to brokers	0		14
Derivative instruments	0		2,606
Amount payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement	1,570		1,656
Dividends payable	1,228		30,528
Accrued expenses	38,941		59,619
Other liabilities	61,655		63,220
Total liabilities	4,728,002		4,537,469
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)	0		0
Equity
Additional paid-in capital	1,368,548		1,306,136
Treasury stock, 2,677,947 and 2,617,587 shares, at cost	(32,684)		(31,956)
Dividends in Excess of Earnings	(18,659)		(39,112)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(7,880)		(212)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,309,437		1,234,968
Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership	184,201		240,861
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	9,654		12,317
Total equity	1,503,292		1,488,146
Total liabilities and equity	6,231,294		6,025,615
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 100,634,049 and 96,258,847 shares issued and 97,956,103 and 93,641,260 shares outstanding
Equity
Common stock	99		94
Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 13,317,419 and 17,667,251 shares issued and outstanding
Equity
Common stock	$ 13		$ 18

[1] Includes amounts relating to consolidated variable interest entities. See Note 3.