Note 6 - Real Estate Owned (REO), Held as Investment, Net (Detail) - Rental Properties (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Number of Properties	4		2	9		38	2	3
Property Net Book Value (in Dollars)	$ 181,333,000			$ 161,402,000					$ 115,411,000
Residential Single Family [Member]
Number of Property Units	1			1
Number of Properties	1			1
Property Net Book Value (in Dollars)	1,592,000			1,843,000
Residential Apartments [Member]
Number of Property Units	8
Number of Properties	1
Property Net Book Value (in Dollars)	376,000
Residential Condominiums [Member]
Number of Property Units	220	[1]		212	[1]
Number of Properties	4	[1]		3	[1]
Property Net Book Value (in Dollars)	68,447,000	[1]		65,633,000	[1]
Residential Fractured Condominiums [Member]
Number of Property Units	440	[2]		440	[2]
Number of Properties	10	[2]		10	[2]
Property Net Book Value (in Dollars)	72,292,000	[2]		73,262,000	[2]
Commercial [Member]
Number of Property Units	3			3
Number of Properties	3			3
Property Net Book Value (in Dollars)	11,859,000			12,493,000
Rental Property [Member]
Number of Property Units	672			656
Number of Properties	19			17
Property Net Book Value (in Dollars)	$ 154,566,000			$ 153,231,000

[1] Includes units in condominium complexes wholly-owned by the partnership.

[2] Includes units in condominium complexes where some units had been sold prior to the partnership's acquisition.