Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Payment Employees	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Cim Service Provider Llc [Member]	Jan. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Reit Redux Lp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Jan. 01, 2016 Executive Officers [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding loan commitments and approvals to fund loans	$ 13,600,000
Lease expiration date of office space in Dallas, Texas	Feb. 01, 2015
Rent expense	185,000	187,000	179,000
Severance compensation paid in terms of annual compensation	2.99 times the average of the last three years
Death payments in terms of annual salary paid	2
Disability payments in terms of annual salary paid	1
Number of employees covered under employee agreement	2
Restricted share awards							525,000
Common stock purchased				2,750,000	500,000
Share purchased, price per share				$ 5.00	$ 5.00
Attorney's fees and expenses				772,000
Insurance claim deductible amount under litigation	250,000
Transaction fees						3,800,000
Minimum net worth required to maintain a licensee, Description	Greater of (1) 10% of the outstanding loans receivable of our SBLC or (2) $1.0 million,
Percentage of outstanding loans receivable required to maintain licensee	10.00%
Minimum net worth required to maintain a licensee	1,000,000
Dividend available for distribution	$ 2,100,000