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Debt Obligations (Details 3) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior subordinated notes | Dec. 31, 2009 Junior subordinated notes | Sep. 30, 2014 Collateralized debt obligations | Dec. 31, 2010 Collateralized debt obligations | Dec. 31, 2013 Collateralized debt obligations | Sep. 30, 2013 Class H | Sep. 30, 2013 Class H
Debt Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800,000 | $ 9,900,000
Amount of debt instrument purchased from third party investor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 | 5,000,000
Gain | 1,167,772 | 4,930,772 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 | 4,900,000
Face amount of debt instrument re-issued |  |  |  | 289,400,000 | 352,221,414 | 42,800,000 | 619,553,858 |  |
Amount of retired debt instrument |  |  | 114,100,000 | 258,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Additional debt |  |  |  |  |  | 65,200,000 |  |  |
Portion of the entity's bonds that were exchanged |  |  |  |  |  | 42,300,000 |  |  |
Estimated interest due on reissued bonds |  |  |  |  | $ 19,500,000 | $ 22,900,000 |  |  |

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