Loans Receivable (Tables) (Loans receivable)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Loans receivable

Loans Receivable

Schedule of loans receivable

	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Real Estate		Other				Real Estate		Other
	Secured		Secured		Total		Secured		Secured		Total
Mezzanine	$	—	$	301,494	$	301,494	$	—	$	234,455	$	234,455
Other(1)		133,406		—		133,406		147,669		—		147,669
Unamortized discounts, fees and costs		—		(2,689)		(2,689)		—		(2,713)		(2,713)
Allowance for loan losses		—		(13,410)		(13,410)		—		(13,410)		(13,410)
	$	133,406	$	285,395	$	418,801	$	147,669	$	218,332	$	366,001

(1)  Includes $133 million and $117 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, of construction loans outstanding related to senior housing development projects.  At September 30, 2014, the Company had $13 million remaining under its commitments to fund development projects.

Summary of the Company's internal ratings for loans receivable

	Carrying		Percentage of Loan	Internal Ratings
Investment Type	Amount		Portfolio	Performing Loans		Watch List Loans		Workout Loans
Real estate secured	$	133,406	32	$	133,406	$	—	$	—
Other secured		285,395	68		267,925		—		17,470
	$	418,801	100	$	401,331	$	—	$	17,470

Schedule of reconciliation of the allowance

	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2014	$	13,410
Additions		—
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	13,410