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Notes and Other Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Notes and Other Receivables [Abstract] |
Summary of Notes and Other Receivables | Notes and other receivables consist of the following as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 ($ in thousands):
| 2019 |  | 2018
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.00%, due May 2021 | 16,828 |  |  | 15,226 |
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.75%, due September 2020 (1) | — |  |  | 32,650 |
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.90%, due November 2021 | 12,838 |  |  | — |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.50%, due October 2019 (2)(3) | — |  |  | 6,618 |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing variable rate interest, due February 2020 (3) | 85,713 |  |  | — |
Notes and other receivables from affiliates (4) | 4,442 |  |  | 4,457 |
Other receivables | 14,544 |  |  | 12,944 |
Total notes and receivables | $ | 134,365 |  |  | $ | 71,895 |
(1) | In December 2019, the Company received cash of $36.1 million for the payoff of this note receivable.
(2) | In October 2019, the Company received cash of $6.7 million for the payoff of this note receivable.
(3) | See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.
(4) These amounts consist of short-term loans outstanding and due from various joint ventures as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

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