Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Effective Interest Rate

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate, Number Of Loans Issued

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate, Number Of Notes Repaid

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Number of Properties Collateralized

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amount due from borrowers for interest payments.

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Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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The carrying amount of the outstanding balance due under the mortgage loan.

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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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The cash inflow associated with principal collections from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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Notes Receivable, Net - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Notes Receivable, Net - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) note_receivable property	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Additional advance	$ 93,044	$ 1,945
Notes receivable, net	276,507		$ 276,163
Proceeds from notes receivable	0	$ 20,500
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	12,000		12,000
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Collateralized Note, 9.8% Interest Rate [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net			$ 47,500
Effective interest rate			9.80%
Number of properties collateralized \| property			4
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Five Notes Issued in Periods Prior to 2016 [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net			$ 29,600
Proceeds from notes receivable			$ 42,800
Number of notes repaid \| note_receivable			5
Notes Receivable [Member] \| First Mortgage Loan, 8.1% Loan, Due 2019 [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net			$ 153,400
Effective interest rate			8.10%
Mezzanine Loan [Member] \| Mezzanine Loan, 15% Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net			$ 30,900
Effective interest rate			15.00%
Fund III [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Additional advance	200
Notes receivable, net	$ 4,656		$ 4,506
Effective interest rate	18.00%
Fund II [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Increase in accrued interest	$ 200
Notes receivable, net	$ 31,201		31,007
Effective interest rate	2.50%
Core Portfolio [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 216,400		$ 216,400
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member] \| Collateralized Note, 9.8% Interest Rate [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of receivables issued \| note_receivable			1
Fund IV [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net	$ 24,250		$ 24,250
Fund IV [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member] \| Collateralized Note, 9.8% Interest Rate [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of receivables issued \| note_receivable			3
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Anticipated receivable on mortgage loan				$ 2,200