Other Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Operating Cost and Expense, by Component [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the depreciation expense related to furniture, fixtures and equipment for the following periods:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Depreciation expense related to furniture, fixtures and equipment	$	494	$	616	$	991	$	1,200

The items previously disclosed for businesses the Company has designated as a discontinued operation are disclosed in Note (3) Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale & Discontinued Operations.

Other Expenses

The following table presents the components of other expenses as reported in the condensed consolidated statement of operations:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Professional fees	$	3,736	$	5,636	$	8,808	$	9,327
General and administrative	3,723		3,574		7,475		7,395
Premium taxes	3,400		2,883		7,022		6,030
Mortgage origination expenses	2,269		2,287		4,452		4,322
Rent and related	2,552		2,608		4,948		5,163
Other	1,920		4,898		4,060		7,268
Total other expense	$	17,600	$	21,886	$	36,765	$	39,505

The items previously disclosed for businesses the Company has designated as a discontinued operation are disclosed in Note (3) Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale & Discontinued Operations.

Schedule of Other Assets

Other Assets

The following table presents the components of other assets as reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

	As of
	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Due from brokers	$	1,393	$	261
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net	5,399		4,304
Prepaid expenses	6,490		7,297
Accrued interest receivable	3,715		2,248
Management fee receivable	1,316		2,247
Income tax receivable	9,441		9,588
Other	12,575		5,639
Total other assets	$	40,329	$	31,584