Note 5 - Real Estate Owned (REO) - Mortgages Payable (Detail) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Real Estate [Abstract]
Principal, January 1	$ 27,509
Mortgages acquired by foreclosure	926	[1]
Principal repaid	(1,346)
Principal, September 30	$ 27,089

[1] In February, 2016, the partnership took ownership of a property through foreclosure of its second mortgage, subject to the existing deed of trust. The loan was paid in full in June 2016.