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Notes and Other Receivables | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Notes and Other Receivables [Abstract] |
Notes and Other Receivables | Notes and Other Receivables Notes receivables, secured by real estate, and other receivables consist of the following as December 31, 2016 and 2015 ($ in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.75%, due September 2020 | $ | 17,685 |  |  | $ | — |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.5%, due October 2019(2) | 6,593 |  |  | — |
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 6.0%, due December 2016 | — |  |  | 3,219 |
Notes and other receivables from affiliates (1) | 4,695 |  |  | 3,092 |
Other receivables | 11,997 |  |  | 12,974 |
Total notes and receivables | $ | 40,970 |  |  | $ | 19,285 |
(1) | The Company had $4.7 million and $3.1 million of short-term loans outstanding and due from various joint ventures as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. See Note 5, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.
(2) | See Note 5, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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