Loans Receivable, net (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Property	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Property
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded investment in non accrual loans	$ 5,039,000		$ 5,768,000
Loans Receivable net (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Concentrations of investments in hospitality industry	94.00%		94.00%
Loans collateralized by properties	14.00%		15.00%
State loan receivable concentration	10.00%		10.00%
Maximum loans receivable single borrower	10.00%		10.00%
Loans receivable affiliated group of obligors	5.00%		5.00%
Troubled debt restructurings current	8,500,000		7,600,000
Number of limited service hospitality properties	3		2
Provision for loan losses	0.14%	0.24%
Government guaranteed portion of loan related secured borrowing on non accrual status	634,000		634,000
Loans receivable past due 90 days or more which were accruing interest	0		0
Loans receivable past due	90 days		90 days
Voluntary modification of loans recorded investment	4,200,000
Involuntary modification due to bankruptcy loans recorded investment	5,900,000
Modified loans no longer complying with their terms	8,300,000
Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Unpaid principal balance of our impaired commercial mortgage loans	12,176,000		12,704,000
Recorded investment in commercial mortgage non accrual loans	4,822,000		4,913,000
SBA 7(a) Loans [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Balance of SBA 7(a) loans, net of retained loans discount	2,300,000		2,100,000
Foreclosing on collateral underlying, between 30 and 59 days			211,000
Unpaid principal balance of our impaired SBA 7(a) loans (excluding the government guaranteed portion)	494,000		362,000
Recorded investment in non accrual loans	217,000		855,000
SBA 7(a) loans, subject to secured borrowings [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
SBA 7(a) loans, subject to secured borrowings	37,095,000		37,909,000
Between 30 and 59 days [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Loans classified as troubled debt restructurings which are between 30 and 59 days delinquent			$ 2,300,000