Mortgage Loans, Loan Converted To Real Estate Owned

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The amount of amortizing payments received on mortgage loans on real estate during the reporting period.

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The amount of loans paid off on mortgage loans on real estate during the reporting period.

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Loan, Realized Gain (Loss)

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Loan Sold

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Loans Transferred to Held for Sale

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The amount of origination fee collected on mortgage loans on real estate during the reporting period.

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Represents the total commitment amount of the mortgage loan including non-controlling interest.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 12
-Subsection 29
-Publisher SEC

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-Section S99
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-Publisher FASB
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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount of increase in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, from new investment.

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Amount of addition to investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, classified as other.

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LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT - Portfolio Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Balance at the beginning of the period			$ 2,264,008	$ 2,264,008	$ 2,414,383
Initial funding				114,542	578,652
Origination fees and discounts, net of costs				(1,646)	(9,577)
Additional funding				101,592	96,057
Amortizing payments				(16,169)	(4,333)
Loan payoffs				(179,808)	(821,513)
Loans sold to third parties				(41,489)
Loans transferred to held for sale				(37,939)
Loan converted to real estate owned (see Note 5)				(82,676)
Origination fee and discount accretion				6,109	10,339
Balance at the end of the period				2,126,524	$ 2,264,008
Hotel \| IL
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Loan payoffs	$ 35,000
Hotel \| IL \| Senior Mortgage Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans on real estate loan, realized gain (loss)				(4,900)
Residential \| CA
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Loans sold to third parties			$ 14,300
Residential \| CA \| Senior Mortgage Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans on real estate loan, realized gain (loss)				5,600
Office \| IL \| Senior Mortgage Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Loans sold to third parties		$ 27,200
Mixed-Use Property \| CA \| Senior Mortgage Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Loans sold to third parties				37,900
Mixed-use \| CA \| Senior Mortgage Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans on real estate loan, realized gain (loss)				$ 995