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Additional capital contributed by parent.

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Capital contribution.

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Liquidation value of property.

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Percentage of capital commitment funded.

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Percentage of new loan for recourse requirement.

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Short term loans issued.

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Tenant improvements funding receivable.

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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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The total percentage of all investments, comprising or included in the major category, of those certain investments for which net asset value per share is calculated (including by unit, membership interest, or other equity (ownership interest) unit measure) (alternative investments) for which the entity has intentions to sell or liquidate, but the specific assets for sale or liquidation have not been identified (for example, the entity intends to sell 20 percent of its investments in private equity funds, but the individual investments to be sold have not been identified).

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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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The cash inflow from earnings received from real estate partnerships.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of 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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Equity Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2016	Apr. 27, 2016	Apr. 13, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Refinancing amount					$ 14,304,000	$ 14,304,000		$ 5,280,000	$ 8,395,000	$ 24,005,000
Sullivan Center, Chicago [Member] \| Chicago, IL [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of funded loan for retail tenant improvements and capital expenditure						100.00%
Percentage of funded loan needed for office tenant improvements and capital expenditure						80.00%
Fund received for tenant improvements							$ 2,794,000
Accrued interest rate on loan funded						15.00%
WRT One South State Lender LP and WRT Elad One South State Equity LP [Member]]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of equity investments		$ 95,270,000
701 Seventh WRT Investor LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Additional capital contributions					2,079,000
Capital contributions					122,765,000
701 Seventh WRT Investor LLC [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Additional capital contributions				$ 2,201,000
Capital contributions				$ 125,000,000
Mentor Retail LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Nominal % Ownership	49.90%
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross	$ 10,450,000
Buyer's deposit under the purchase contract	400,000
Expected distributions from venture	3,973,000
Liquidation value of property	$ 1,055,000
446 High Line LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capital contributions			$ 2,540,000
Refinancing amount			3,175,000
Short term loan			$ 635,000		$ 635,000	$ 635,000
Interest rate			12.00%