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Represents the minimum number of days over which the entity's policy is to cease carrying accrued interest on loans.

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Represents the minimum number of days over which the entity's policy is to initiate foreclosure proceedings.

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The maximum number of days of accrued interest that can be carried on an impaired loan.

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Represents the average size of mortgage loans on real estate held in the portfolio on the balance sheet date.

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Represents the percentage of the mortgage loan portfolio represented by an single tenant.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans on real estate due to the entity in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended, if the loans are called at their next call dates.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans on real estate due to the entity in the seventh fiscal year through the eleventh fiscal year following the latest fiscal year, if the loans are called at their next call dates.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans on real estate due to the entity in the second fiscal year through the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year, if the loans are called at their next call dates.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of the largest mortgage loan on real estate held in the portfolio as of the balance sheet date.

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Represents the loan-to-value ratio permitted on commercial mortgage loans in exchange for a participating interest in the cash flows from the underlying property.

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Represents the average size of new mortgage loans on real estate during the reporting period.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans as of the balance sheet date which has a feature providing the entity a participating interest in the cash flows from the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of income earned during the period on mortgage loans, which have a feature providing the entity a participating interest in the cash flows from the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Represents the period within which the call option or interest rate reset option on the mortgage loan on real estate can be exercised.

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Represents the number of single tenants whose exposure represents more then two percent of the mortgage loan portfolio.

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Represents mortgage loans on real estate as a percentage of the total portfolio.

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Interest rate of mortgage loan within 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.

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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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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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The balance represents the amount of loans that are secured by real estate mortgages, offset by the reserve to cover probable credit losses on the loan portfolio.

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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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