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The annual blended interest rate that is used to calculate the amount of interest payable for loans receivable.

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The interest rate that is used to calculate the amount of interest payable for loans receivable.

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Extended Maturity, Additional Deposit on Loan

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Repayment Amount

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Represents additional interest above the blended rated that was not paid.

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The gross carrying amount of loan receivable classified as other.

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Loans and Leases, Extended Maturity, Principal Payment

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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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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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The net cash inflow or outflow from resulting from payment, receipt or drawdown of cash deposit to guarantee a loan during the period.

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The cash outflow for the purchase of loan receivable arising from the financing of goods and services.

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The cash inflow associated with the collection, including prepayments, of loans receivable issued for financing of goods and services.

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Amount of expense related to estimated loss from loan and lease transactions.

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Loans Receivable - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, other								$ 184,880			$ 184,880		$ 195,946
Loans receivable, net								402,152			402,152		807,954
Allowance for loan losses											59,420	$ 0
HC-One Facility
Loans Receivable:
Cash payments received from borrower				$ 367,000	£ 283
Other Secured
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, other								0			0		0
Loans receivable, net								217,272			217,272		611,595
Tandem Mezzanine Loan
Loans Receivable:
Cash payments received from borrower								$ 8,000		$ 8,000	$ 23,000	$ 23,000
Loans receivable, other			$ 257,000
Loan receivable, blended annual rate (as a percent)								11.50%			11.50%
Default interest per year (as a percent)								16.50%			16.50%
Loans receivable, additional interest upaid											5.00%
Loans receivable, net				$ 200,000				$ 197,000	$ 200,000		$ 197,000		$ 256,000
Letter of intend, discounted repayment value			197,000
Non-refundable deposit to secure the right to repay by October 25, 2017		$ 2,000	2,000
Non-refundable deposit to extend repayment to December 31, 2017			4,000
Principal payment amount to extend repayment date to December 31, 2017			$ 50,000
Allowance for loan losses								$ 3,000	$ 57,000
Tandem Mezzanine Loan \| Maximum
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, other																$ 205,000
Tandem Health Care Loan - First Tranche
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, other															$ 100,000
Loan receivable, interest rate payable (as a percent)															12.00%
Tandem Health Care Loan - Second Tranche
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, other															$ 102,000
Loan receivable, interest rate payable (as a percent)															14.00%
Tandem Health Care Loan Third Tranche
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, other														$ 50,000
Loan receivable, interest rate payable (as a percent)														6.00%
Tandem Health Care Loan Fourth Tranche
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, other														$ 5,000
Loan receivable, interest rate payable (as a percent)														6.00%
Four Seasons
Loans Receivable:
Payment to purchase senior secured term loan						$ 35,000	£ 29
Subsequent Event \| Tandem Mezzanine Loan
Loans Receivable:
Non-refundable deposit to secure the right to repay by October 25, 2017	$ 4,000