CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 33,076,000		$ 39,347,000
Portfolio Assets	51,464,000		55,075,000
Loans receivable	11,690,000		14,114,000
Equity investments	67,219,000		77,466,000
Assets held for sale	27,439,000		24,143,000
Other assets	30,234,000		32,005,000
Total assets	223,157,000	[1]	244,637,000	[1]
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	19,896,000		16,664,000
Total liabilities	88,976,000	[2]	107,370,000	[2]
Loan portfolios, allowance for loan losses (in dollars)	417,000		394,000
Service fees receivable, affiliates (in dollars)	704,000		793,000
Optional preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Optional preferred stock, shares authorized	98,000,000		98,000,000
Optional preferred stock, shares issued	0		0
Optional preferred stock, shares outstanding	0		0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000		100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	12,056,197		12,056,197
Common stock, shares outstanding	10,556,197		10,556,197
Treasury stock, shares	1,500,000		1,500,000
Loans Receivable Other
Loans receivable	5,168,000		7,530,000
Loans receivable - allowance for loan losses (in dollars)	0		1,083,000
Consolidated VIEs
Cash and cash equivalents	15,700,000		22,300,000
Portfolio Assets	39,400,000		42,100,000
Loans receivable	10,200,000		12,700,000
Equity investments	11,700,000		21,600,000
Assets held for sale	27,400,000		24,100,000
Other assets	28,500,000		31,100,000
Total assets	132,900,000		153,800,000
Notes payable	22,600,000		26,500,000
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	1,500,000		1,400,000
Other liabilities	12,200,000		16,800,000
Total liabilities	$ 36,300,000		$ 44,700,000

[1] Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities ("VIEs") that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash and cash equivalents, $15.7 million and $22.3 million; Portfolio Assets, $39.4 million and $42.1 million; Loans receivable, $10.2 million and $12.7 million; Equity investments, $11.7 million and $21.6 million; Assets held for sale, $27.4 million and $24.1 million; various other assets, $28.5 million and $31.1 million; and Total assets, $132.9 million and $153.8 million, respectively.

[2] Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to FirstCity: Notes payable, $22.6 million and $26.5 million; Liabilities associated with assets held for sale, $1.5 million and $1.4 million; Other liabilities, $12.2 million and $16.8 million; and Total liabilities, $36.3 million and $44.7 million, respectively.