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Amount of accumulated amortization of debt issuance costs.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Commercial Loan Investments - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 26, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Principal Payments Received on Commercial Loan Investments			$ 14,282,500	$ 7,200,909
Debt discount		$ 4,406,375	4,406,375
Current Face Amount		23,960,467	23,960,467		$ 38,460,467
Commercial Loan Investments		$ 23,960,467	$ 23,960,467		38,331,956
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans owned \| loan		3	3
San Juan, Puerto Rico [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member] \| Hotel [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Principal Payments Received on Commercial Loan Investments	$ 14,500,000
Debt discount	218,000
Remaining loan origination fee, net of loan costs	145,000
Loan costs	$ 32,000
Current Face Amount					14,500,000
Commercial Loan Investments					14,371,489
Sarasota, Florida [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Extended maturity date		2017-06
Sarasota, Florida [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member] \| Retail Shopping Center [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Current Face Amount		$ 8,960,467	$ 8,960,467		8,960,467
Commercial Loan Investments		$ 8,960,467	8,960,467		8,960,467
Dallas, Texas \| Mezzanine [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Extended maturity date		2017-09
Dallas, Texas \| Hotel [Member] \| Mezzanine [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Current Face Amount		$ 10,000,000	10,000,000		10,000,000
Commercial Loan Investments		10,000,000	10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Dallas, TX , Sarasota, FL, and Atlanta, GA [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loan Investments		$ 24,000,000	$ 24,000,000
Commercial loan investments, average remaining maturity			1 year 1 month 6 days
Commercial loan investments, weighted average interest rate			8.80%