Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Effective Interest Rate

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Extension Options

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Period of Extension Options

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Second Period of Extension Options

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 948

-SubTopic 310

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-29)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6589523&loc=d3e617274-123014

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph c

-Subparagraph Schedule IV

-Article 5

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 29

-Article 12

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 6

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-04.(c) Schedule IV)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6882300&loc=d3e5864-122674

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Amount of the contractual principal due at the origination of the mortgage loan (face amount).

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The stated interest rate on the mortgage loan receivable or the weighted average interest rate on a group of loans.

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Amount of any prior liens on the real estate that secures the mortgage loan.

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NOTES RECEIVABLE Schedule of Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying amount of mortgages	88,712,000
Zero Coupon Loan
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	24.00%
Prior liens	166,200,000
Carrying amount of mortgages	3,762,000
Mezzanine Loan Due 2013
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	10.00%
Prior liens	85,835,000
Carrying amount of mortgages	9,089,000
Mezzanine Loan Due With Capital Event
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	15.00%
Prior liens	11,925,000
Carrying amount of mortgages	3,834,000
First Mortgage Loan Due 2012
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	12.00%
Prior liens	0
Carrying amount of mortgages	19,500,000
First Mortgage Loan Due 2013
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	9.20%
Prior liens	0
Carrying amount of mortgages	3,000,000
First Mortgage Loan Due on Demand
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	10.80%
Prior liens	0
Carrying amount of mortgages	10,000,000
First Mortgage Loan Due on Demand Second
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	5.30%
Prior liens	0
Carrying amount of mortgages	18,500,000
First Mortgage Loan Due 2012 Second
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	6.00%
Prior liens	0
Carrying amount of mortgages	12,609,000
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
Construction Loans
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	20.50%
Prior liens	0
Carrying amount of mortgages	5,400,000
Individually Less Than 3%
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Prior liens	37,623,000
Carrying amount of mortgages	3,018,000
Individually Less Than 3% \| Minimum
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	10.00%
Individually Less Than 3% \| Maximum
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	12.00%
First Mortgage Loan, Secured By Property \| Brooklyn, New York
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying amount of mortgages			23,500,000
Face amount of mortgages		$ 18,500,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate	16.00%