Equity Method Investment, Contribution, Interest in Note Receivable

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Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items]

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate in One Year

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Note Receivable, Interest Rate

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Percentage of assignment of the partnership interest in the real estate.

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Amount of direct write-downs of financing receivables charged against the allowance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
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The stated interest rate on the mortgage loan receivable or the weighted average interest rate on a group of loans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section S99
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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