Mortgage loans on real estate, interest rate, description of variable rate basis.

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Stated maturity date of the mortgage loan receivable on real estate, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

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-Section S99

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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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The stated interest rate on the mortgage loan receivable or the weighted average interest rate on a group of loans.

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Loans Receivable - Summary of Trust's Loans Receivable (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	$ 24,005	$ 101,100	$ 211,250
Churchill [Member] \| Whole Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR + 3.75%
Interest rate on mortgage loans	3.75%
Loans receivable, net		683
Contractual Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2015
Rockwell [Member] \| Mezzanine [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	12.0
Interest rate on mortgage loans	12.00%
Contractual Maturity Date	May 01, 2016
Popiu Shopping Village [Member] \| B Note [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	6.62
Interest rate on mortgage loans	6.62%
Loans receivable, net	2,804	2,058
Contractual Maturity Date	Jan. 06, 2017
Edens Center and Norridge Commons [Member] \| Mezzanine [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR + 12%
Interest rate on mortgage loans	12.00%
Loans receivable, net	18,690
Contractual Maturity Date	Mar. 09, 2017
Mentor Building [Member] \| Whole Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	10.0
Interest rate on mortgage loans	10.00%
Loans receivable, net	2,511	2,512
Contractual Maturity Date	Sep. 10, 2017
1515 Market [Member] \| Whole Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Hotel Wales [Member] \| Whole Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		20,101
Legacy Orchard Loan [Member] \| Corporate Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		9,750
San Marbeya [Member] \| Whole Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		28,546
500-512 7th Ave [Member] \| B Note [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		10,250
Wellington Tower [Member] \| Mezzanine [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		2,991
Pinnacle II [Member] \| B Note [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		4,648
Queensridge [Member] \| Whole Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		2,942
The Shops at Wailea [Member] \| B Note [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		6,292
Playa Vista Waters Edge [Member] \| Mezzanine [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis	-
Loans receivable, net		$ 10,327