SCHEDULE IV MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 count loan property
Mortgage loans on real estate
Number of first-lien mortgage loans	20
Number of properties	41
Number of beds/units	4,337
Balloon Amount	$ 124,291
Current Monthly Debt Service	1,537
Face Amount of Mortgages	173,471
Carrying Amount of Mortgages	165,444
Amortization period of mortgage loans	25 years
FL | Final maturity date in 2014
Mortgage loans on real estate
Number of properties	3
Number of beds/units	269
Interest rate (as a percent)	11.90%
Balloon Amount	6,061
Current Monthly Debt Service	72
Face Amount of Mortgages	6,850
Carrying Amount of Mortgages	6,166
MI | Final maturity date in 2043
Mortgage loans on real estate
Number of properties	15
Number of beds/units	2,092
Interest rate (as a percent)	9.53%
Balloon Amount	(97,387)
Current Monthly Debt Service	988
Face Amount of Mortgages	124,387
Carrying Amount of Mortgages	124,387
TX | Final maturity date in 2018
Mortgage loans on real estate
Number of properties	6
Number of beds/units	100
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.25%
Balloon Amount	5,095
Current Monthly Debt Service	67
Face Amount of Mortgages	6,800
Carrying Amount of Mortgages	6,067
PA | Final maturity date in 2014
Mortgage loans on real estate
Number of properties	1
Number of beds/units	70
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.00%
Balloon Amount	5,100
Current Monthly Debt Service	30
Face Amount of Mortgages	5,100
Carrying Amount of Mortgages	5,100
WI | Final maturity date in 2022
Mortgage loans on real estate
Number of properties	1
Number of beds/units	106
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.10%
Current Monthly Debt Service	63
Face Amount of Mortgages	2,619
Carrying Amount of Mortgages	7,590
Various | Final maturity dates between 2014-2019
Mortgage loans on real estate
Number of properties	15
Number of beds/units	1,700
Interest Rate, low end of range (as a percent)	10.60%
Interest Rate, high end of range (as a percent)	13.63%
Balloon Amount	10,648
Current Monthly Debt Service	317
Face Amount of Mortgages	27,715
Carrying Amount of Mortgages	$ 16,134