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Notes and Other Receivables | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Receivables [Abstract] |
Notes and Other Receivables | Notes and Other Receivables Notes receivable, secured by real estate, and other receivables consist of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 ($ in thousands):
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Notes receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.00%, due May 2021 | $ | 13,416 |  |  | $ | — |
Notes receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.75%, due September 2020 | 28,532 |  |  | 17,685 |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.50%, due October 2019(1) | 6,599 |  |  | 6,593 |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 3.50%, due December 2017(1) | 55,000 |  |  | — |
Notes and other receivables from affiliates (2) | 3,981 |  |  | 4,695 |
Other receivables | 14,029 |  |  | 11,997 |
Total notes and other receivables | $ | 121,557 |  |  | $ | 40,970 |
(1) See Note 5, Related Party Transactions, for additional details. (2) These amounts consist of short-term loans outstanding and due from various joint ventures as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. See Note 5, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

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