Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Effective Interest Rate

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate, Number Of Loans Issued

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate, Number Of Notes Repaid

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Number of Properties Collateralized

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The carrying amount of the outstanding balance due under the mortgage loan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 6
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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 cash inflow associated with principal collections from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
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Notes Receivable, Net - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Notes Receivable, Net - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property note_receivable	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property note_receivable	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 276,163	$ 147,188
Proceeds from notes receivable	42,819	15,984	$ 18,095
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	12,000	$ 12,000
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Collateralized Note, 9.8% Interest Rate [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 47,500
Effective interest rate	9.80%
Number of properties collateralized \| property	4
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Five Notes Issued in Periods Prior to 2016 [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 29,600
Proceeds from notes receivable	$ 42,800
Number of notes repaid \| note_receivable	5
Notes Receivable [Member] \| First Mortgage Loan, 8.1% Loan, Due 2019 [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 153,400
Effective interest rate	8.10%
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Collateralized Note, 6.2% Interest Rate [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of receivables issued \| note_receivable		6
Notes receivable, net		$ 78,000
Effective interest rate		6.20%
Number of properties collateralized \| property		6
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Four Notes in Periods Prior to 2015 [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net		$ 22,900
Proceeds from notes receivable		$ 29,400
Number of notes repaid \| note_receivable		4
Mezzanine Loan [Member] \| Mezzanine Loan, 15% Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net				$ 30,900
Effective interest rate				15.00%
Core Portfolio [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 216,400	$ 113,048
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member] \| Collateralized Note, 9.8% Interest Rate [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of receivables issued \| note_receivable	1
Fund IV [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 24,250	$ 0
Fund IV [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member] \| Collateralized Note, 9.8% Interest Rate [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of receivables issued \| note_receivable	3