Liquidation distribution per share.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 942

-SubTopic 405

-Section 45

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Amount of paid and unpaid preferred stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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Amount of gain (loss) from remeasurement of an asset to reflect the change in value under liquidation basis.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 30

-Section 35

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Date the liquidation is expected to be completed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (b)(3)

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Net Assets in Liquidation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	5 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net Asset Liability During Liquidation [Line Items]
Decrease in net assets on liquidation	$ 192,211,000
Distributions of accrued amounts to Preferred Shareholders		6,502,000us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock		11,146,000us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	9,285,000us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock
Distributions of accrued amounts to Common Shareholders		11,642,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock	81,959,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock	22,372,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock	21,485,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
Liquidation distribution per share			$ 16.33fur_LiquidationDistributionPerShare
Liquidation date, expected completion			Dec. 31, 2014
Series D Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest [Member]
Net Asset Liability During Liquidation [Line Items]
Distributions of accrued amounts to Preferred Shareholders		$ 6,502,000	$ 121,890,000	$ 11,146,000	$ 9,285,000