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Amount of Annaly CRE, LLC mortgage and acquisition loan repaid simultaneously with the closing of the AIG and the Apollo financing, in full satisfaction of all outstanding liabilities and obligations to Annaly CRE.

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Period of extension option of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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A description of the distribution activities of an investee accounted for under the equity method.

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Amount of financing obtained by 111 West 57th Partners for the 111 West 57th Street Real Estate Development Project, consisting of: (i) a first mortgage construction loan with AIG Asset Management (US), LLC; and (ii) a mezzanine loan with Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

No definition available.

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This element represents the percentage of distribution on company's initial investment to be received prior to CEO receiving percentage distribution.

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The percentage of outstanding shares that should be owned by the CEO and, or his beneficiaries.

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Refers to the Sponsor calculation of aggregate investment percentage after dilution.

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Participation interest assigned to the President and CEO of the company.

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A description of the terms of distributions to noncontrolling interests.

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Represents the value of shortfall capital contribution as multiple of amount actually contributed.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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