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Notes and Other Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Notes and Other Receivables [Abstract] |
Notes and Other Receivables | Notes and loan investment receivables, secured by real estate, and other receivables consist of the following as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 ($ in thousands):
| 2018 |  | 2017
Notes receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.00%, due May 2021 | 15,226 |  |  | 13,762 |
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.75%, due September 2020 | 32,650 |  |  | 29,318 |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.50%, due October 2019 (1) | 6,618 |  |  | 6,656 |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 3.50%, due March 2018 (1) | — |  |  | 29,500 |
Notes and other receivables from affiliates (2) | 4,457 |  |  | 5,061 |
Other receivables | 12,944 |  |  | 16,629 |
Total notes and receivables | $ | 71,895 |  |  | $ | 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 December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

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