The amortized cost of loans held for investments, fixed rate whole loans included in floating rate whole loans.

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Fixed contractual interest in floating rate whole loan

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Fixed preferred equity interest in floating rate whole loan

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Fixed contractual interest in floating rate whole loan, Rate Two

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Loans held for investment, amortized cost

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Loans Held For Investment, Unfunded Loan Commitments

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Loans Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

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Number of loans outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Quantity of Loans, Fixed Contractual Interest in Floating Rate Whole Loan, Rate One

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified fixed maturity real estate loans as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of that loan portfolio.

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Amount of valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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Describes matters pertaining to loans not reflected elsewhere.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the loans receivable, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT (Commercial Real Estate Loans Held for Investment) (Details) RSO $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Loan	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$ 4	$ 32,522
RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal paydown receivable	32,100		$ 40,920
Allowance for loan loss	47,284		4,613
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	44,705		570
Interest receivable	13,923		16,260
RSO [Member] \| Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$ 40,274		$ 0
RSO [Member] \| Mezzanine Loans, Fixed Rate, Tranche Two [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	0.50%
Variable rate basis		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate			18.50%
RSO [Member] \| Preferred equity tranche [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fixed preferred equity interest in floating rate whole loan			10.00%
RSO [Member] \| Whole Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fixed contractual interest in floating rate whole loan			15.00%
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$ 2,200
RSO [Member] \| Whole Loans, Floating Rate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
The amortized cost of loans held for investments, fixed rate whole loans included in floating rate whole loans.			$ 2,000
RSO [Member] \| Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$ 41,100			$ 38,100
RSO [Member] \| Mezzanine Loans, Floating Rate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Variable rate basis	LIBOR		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	15.32%		15.32%
RSO [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Whole Loans, Floating Rate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Variable rate basis	LIBOR		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%		2.68%
Maturity Dates	October 2014		March 2014
RSO [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Mezzanine Loans, Fixed Rate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	0.50%		0.50%
Maturity Dates	September 2014		September 2014
RSO [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Whole Loans, Floating Rate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Variable rate basis	LIBOR		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	15.00%		12.14%
Maturity Dates	February 2019		February 2019
RSO [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Mezzanine Loans, Fixed Rate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	18.71%		18.72%
Maturity Dates	September 2021		September 2019
Whole Loans [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan loss	$ 4,014		$ 3,758
Preferred equity tranche [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	799
Not included in total [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan loss	$ 42,100		4,000
Mezzanine Loans, Fixed Rate [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Quantity \| Loan	1
Whole Loans, Floating Rate [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment, unfunded loan commitments	$ 103,900		$ 105,100
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Quantity \| Loan	89		78
Amortized Cost	$ 1,664,736		$ 1,347,030
Allowance for loan loss	1,100		570
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Whole Loans [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 1,603,385		$ 1,263,592
Fixed contractual interest in floating rate whole loan, Rate One			15.00%
Fixed contractual interest in floating rate whole loan, Rate Two	12.00%
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Preferred equity tranche [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fixed preferred equity interest in floating rate whole loan	10.00%
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Mezzanine Loans, Fixed Rate [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Quantity \| Loan	2		3
Amortized Cost	$ 45,387		$ 54,808
Loans Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.01%
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| B Notes, Fixed Rate [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Quantity \| Loan	1		1
Amortized Cost	$ 15,964		$ 16,072
Loans Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.68%		8.68%
Maturity Dates	April 2016		April 2016
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Whole Loans, Floating Rate [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Quantity \| Loan	86		73
Amortized Cost	$ 1,603,385		$ 1,263,592
Quantity of Loans, Fixed Contractual Interest in Floating Rate Whole Loan, Rate One \| Loan			2
The amortized cost of loans held for investments, fixed rate whole loans included in floating rate whole loans.			$ 12,000
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Mezzanine Loans, Floating Rate [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Quantity \| Loan			1
Amortized Cost			$ 12,558
Maturity Dates	April 2016		April 2016
The amortized cost of loans held for investments, fixed rate whole loans included in floating rate whole loans.			$ 4,200