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Option to purchase additional percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Number of separate options for which additional interest to be acquired.

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The percentage of ownership including additional percentage of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The amount of equity method investments to pay for additional separate option one acquired.

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The amount of equity method investments to pay for additional separate option two acquired.

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Amount of unrealized and realized gain (loss) on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Total limited liability companies managed by a commercial real estate finance company.

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Line items represents 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 amount of unfunded partnership commitments.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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