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Notes and Other Receivables | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Receivables [Abstract] |
Notes and Other Receivables | Notes and Other Receivables Notes and other receivables consist of the following as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 ($ in thousands):
| March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Notes receivable, bearing interest at 10.00%, due May 2021 | $ | 14,110 |  |  | $ | 13,762 |
Notes receivable, bearing interest at 10.75%, due September 2020 | 30,107 |  |  | 29,318 |
Related party note receivable, bearing interest at 9.50%, due October 2019(1) | 6,608 |  |  | 6,656 |
Related party note receivable, bearing interest at 3.50%, due March 2018(1) | — |  |  | 29,500 |
Notes and other receivables from affiliates (2) | 3,314 |  |  | 5,061 |
Other receivables | 16,386 |  |  | 16,629 |
Total notes and other receivables | $ | 70,525 |  |  | $ | 100,926 |
(1) See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details. (2) These amounts consist of short-term loans outstanding and due from various joint ventures as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

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