Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 51,918	$ 76,674
Restricted cash	42,821	106,009
Mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost:
Mortgage loans held by consolidated subsidiaries	3,764,172	3,282,462
Provision for loan losses	(7,300)	(4,000)
Mortgage loan receivables held for sale	107,744	230,180
Real estate securities	1,106,358	1,106,517
Real estate and related lease intangibles, net	1,060,243	1,032,041
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	35,302	35,441
FHLB stock	77,915	77,915
Derivative instruments	660	888
Accrued interest receivable	27,632	25,875
Other assets	121,949	55,613
Total assets	6,389,414	6,025,615
Debt obligations, net:
Secured and unsecured debt obligations	4,702,449	4,379,826
Due to brokers	44,800	14
Derivative instruments	0	2,606
Amount payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement	1,570	1,656
Dividends payable	1,582	30,528
Accrued expenses	60,294	59,619
Other liabilities	66,257	63,220
Total liabilities	4,876,952	4,537,469
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)	0	0
Equity
Additional paid-in capital	1,370,092	1,306,136
Treasury stock, 2,699,822 and 2,617,587 shares, at cost	(32,793)	(31,956)
Dividends in Excess of Earnings	(12,106)	(39,112)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,855)	(212)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,315,450	1,234,968
Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership	185,158	240,861
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	11,854	12,317
Total equity	1,512,462	1,488,146
Total liabilities and equity	6,389,414	6,025,615
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 100,637,615 and 96,258,847 shares issued and 97,937,793 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