NOTES RECEIVABLE Schedule of Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)		3 Months Ended										3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012 Zero Coupon Loan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Mezzanine Loan Due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Mezzanine Loan Due With Capital Event [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 First Mortgage Loan Due 2012 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 First Mortgage Loan Due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 First Mortgage Loan Due on Demand [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 First Mortgage Loan Due on Demand Second [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 First Mortgage Loan Due 2012 Second [Member] extension_options	Mar. 31, 2012 Construction Loans [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Individually Less Than 3% [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Individually Less Than 3% [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Individually Less Than 3% [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Miami Florida [Member] First Mortgage Loan, Secured By Property [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Chicago Illinois [Member] First Mortgage Loan, Secured By Property [Member] properties	Dec. 31, 2011 Chicago Illinois [Member] First Mortgage Loan, Secured By Property [Member] properties	Mar. 31, 2012 1685 Jefferson Avenue [Member] Miami Florida [Member] First Mortgage Loan, Secured By Property [Member] properties
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		24.00%	10.00%	15.00%	12.00%	9.20%	10.80%	7.00%	6.00%	20.50%		6.00%	12.00%
Prior liens		$ 166,200,000	$ 85,835,000	$ 11,925,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 37,623,000
Carrying amount of mortgages	77,180,000	3,662,000	9,089,000	3,834,000	21,500,000	3,000,000	10,000,000	4,000,000	12,609,000	5,400,000	4,086,000
Number of extension options (in extension options)									2
Period of extension options (in months)									6 months
Period of extension options, second period (in months)									6 months
Interest Acquired In Mortgage Loan on Real Estate, Percentage														49.00%
Face amount of mortgages														2,200,000	3,000,000	8,500,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate, Years One and Two														6.00%
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate, Years Three and Four														7.50%
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate, Year Five														8.00%
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate															9.20%	12.00%
Number of Properties Collateralized (in properties)															1	5	1
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages, Increased Amount															$ 21,500,000