Earnest money deposits refunded.

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Increase decrease in liquidation amount

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Liquidation value of property.

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Loans receivable basis spread on variable floor rate.

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Mortgage loans on real estate ceiling interest rate.

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

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Property dispositions.

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Real estate investment ownership interest percentage.

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A deposit made by a purchaser of real estate to evidence good faith. It is customary for a buyer to give the seller earnest money at the time a sales contract is signed. The earnest money generally is credited to the down payment at closing, which is applied at closing as a component of payment against the purchase price.

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 10
-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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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Revenue from the sale of commercial, industrial, or residential property during the period. This element is more likely than not relevant to an entity for which real estate operations are a principal activity. If real estate operations are not a principal activity, the reporting entity would likely use a gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, or equipment type element.

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Property Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2016	May 19, 2016	May 12, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Jan. 21, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net				$ 14,304,000	$ 8,395,000				$ 5,280,000	$ 24,005,000
Net (decrease) increase in liquidation value				(11,418,000)	$ 5,719,000
Lake Brandt, Greensboro, North Carolina [Member]
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Liquidation value of property						$ 20,000,000			20,000,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate, net			$ 20,000,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross			$ 6,296,000
Stamford, CT [Member] \| Highgrove [Member]
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Liquidation value of property						87,500,000			85,000,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate, net		$ 77,767,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross		$ 87,500,000
Ownership percentage in real estate investment		83.70%
Amount of deposits refunded to prior potential purchaser		$ 1,500,000					$ 1,000,000
Buyer's deposit under the purchase contract								$ 5,000,000
Jacksonville, Florida [Member]
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Liquidation value of property						10,500,000			11,432,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross				10,500,000
Loans receivable, net				$ 8,400,000
Mortgage Loans, Stated Interest Rate, Variable Rate Basis				LIBOR plus 5%
Interest rate on mortgage loans				5.00%
LIBOR floor, percentage				6.00%
Ceiling rate, percentage				8.00%
Contractual Maturity Date				Jul. 01, 2019
Chicago, Illinois [Member] \| One East Erie [Member]
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Liquidation value of property						$ 49,590,000			$ 53,000,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross	$ 47,900,000
Buyer's deposit under the purchase contract	$ 1,250,000
Net (decrease) increase in liquidation value				$ (47,900,000)