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Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure																													22,000	0	0		22,000
Total							15,146,000	12,768,000	0	2,378,000	60,846,000	19,251,000	0	0	815,000	0	60,031,000	19,251,000
Liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis [Abstract]
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Balance, beginning of the year																										2,356,000	6,223,000					22,000	273,000
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements																										600,000	(2,946,000)					0	0
Loss on sale of investment securities, net																											(1,470,000)						0
Income Accreted																										603,000	948,000					0	0
Payments and Distributions Received																										(856,000)	(861,000)					0	(251,000)
Impairment loss recognized in earnings	0	0	(74,000)	0															(74,000)									0
Retained Financial Interest Deconsolidated																										0						(22,000)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss																										55,000	462,000					0	0
Balance, end of year																										2,684,000	2,356,000					0	22,000
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs [Abstract]
Maximum past due days to consider fully reserved			6 months
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths)																																						6.04%	3.48%
Estimated recovery percentage (in hundredths)	12.40%		12.40%
Fair value of the Company's investment in the preferred shares	6,800,000		6,800,000								6,792,000		0		0		6,792,000
Future incentive management fees	453,000		453,000								453,000		0		0		453,000
Constant default rate (in hundredths)			2.00%
Loss severity rate (in hundredths)			30.00%
Constant prepayment rate (in hundredths)			20.00%
Reinvestment price on collateral (in hundredths)			99.00%
Discount rate (in hundredths)			20.00%
Valuation of Company's investment in LEAF					1,700,000
Minimum period purchaser can return defaulted leases and loans after sale (in months)			0 years 6 months
Maximum period purchaser can return defaulted leases and loans after sale (in months)			0 years 48 months
Minimum past due days to consider leases and loans impaired (in days)			0 years 0 months 90 days
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance and real estate											22,890,000	18,941,000	0	0	0	0	22,890,000	18,941,000
Investment in real estate											815,000		0		815,000		0
Investment in LEAF											1,749,000		0		0		1,749,000
Investment in CVC Credit Partners											28,600,000		0		0		28,600,000
Investment in Apidos preferred equity	6,800,000		6,800,000								6,792,000		0		0		6,792,000
Investment in commercial finance - impaired loans and leases												310,000		0		0		310,000
Total assets, fair value							15,146,000	12,768,000	0	2,378,000	60,846,000	19,251,000	0	0	815,000	0	60,031,000	19,251,000
Liabilities:
Appidos contractual commitment	453,000		453,000								453,000		0		0		453,000
Guggenheim - secured revolving credit facility												$ 49,266,000		$ 0		$ 0		$ 49,266,000