Disclosure details of loan receivable portfolio based on floor rate [Line Items].

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Floor rate percentage on loan portfolio.

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Mortgage loans on real estate accounted for under cost recovery method.

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Weighted average index rate floor rate percentage on loan portfolio.

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This is the principal amount outstanding for securitized loans only (across all types of loans).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121570589&loc=d3e107314-111719

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Loans Receivable, Net - Schedule Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans on real estate accounted for under cost recovery method	$ 338.7
Subordinate Position [Member]
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Loan amount, securitized	79.2
2018 Single Asset Securitization [Member]
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Loan amount, securitized	$ 623.1	$ 735.5
0.00% or no floor
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	0.00%
0.01% to 0.24% floor \| Maximum [Member]
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	0.24%
0.01% to 0.24% floor \| Minimum [Member]
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	0.01%
0.25% to 0.99% floor \| Maximum [Member]
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	0.99%
0.25% to 0.99% floor \| Minimum [Member]
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	0.25%
1.00% or more floor
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	1.00%
Including 0.00% floor
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Weighted average index rate floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	0.67%
Excluding 0.00% floor
Disclosure Details Of Loan Receivable Portfolio Based On Floor Rate [Line Items]
Weighted average index rate floor rate percentage on loan portfolio	1.12%