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Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties (Details 2) shares in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($) item | Jul. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) item | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) item shares | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,499,584 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,499,584 |  | $ 36,515 |
Due to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,991,665 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,991,665 |  | $ 2,653,333 |
Interest income recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  | $ 900,000 |  |  |  | 200,000 | $ 1,700,000 |  |
Income from equity affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,534,025 |  |  | 40,493 |  |  |  | $ 4,629,938 | 80,541 |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.65% |  | 5.45% |
Investments in equity affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,368,379 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,368,379 |  | $ 4,869,066 |
Legal, financial and accounting fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000
Additional preferred equity investment outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,595,706,784 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,595,706,784 |  | $ 1,587,429,498 |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest allowed under company charter (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Residential Mortgage Banking Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indirect ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.50% |  |  |
Income from equity affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,500,000 |  |  |
Mezzanine Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.44% |  | 9.78% |
Additional preferred equity investment outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,952,792 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 61,952,792 |  | $ 76,392,650 |
Preferred equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.86% |  | 6.11% |
Additional preferred equity investment outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,270,827 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 93,270,827 |  | $ 133,505,658 |
Bridge Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.51% |  | 5.19% |
Additional preferred equity investment outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,346,226,583 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,346,226,583 |  | $ 1,273,439,238 |
Bridge Loans | First mortgage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional preferred equity investment outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 116,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of March 2016 | Bridge Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,400,000 | 1,400,000 |  |
Loan to third party borrower, unpaid principal balance |  |  |  |  | $ 70,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.38% |  |  |
ACM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |  |  |
Due to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  | 2,700,000 |
Management fees to be remitted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000 |  |  |
Number of shares held by related party | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |
Percentage of voting power held by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
ACM | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |
ACM | Residential Mortgage Banking Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest in equity method investment acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACM | Non-qualified Residential Mortgages | Residential Mortgage Banking Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investment made |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,300,000 |  |  |
ACM | Maturity date of March 2016 | Bridge Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of bridge loan purchased from related party |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.20% |  |  |
ACM | Maturity date of June 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  | $ 400,000 | $ 600,000 |  |
Number of mortgage loans secured by property purchased from related party | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Amount of mortgage loan secured by property purchased from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,400,000 |  |  |
Payment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
ACM | Maturity date of March 2015 | First mortgage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of mortgage loan secured by property purchased from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,600,000 |  |  |
Original variable rate basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |  |
Original basis spread (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.80% |  |  |  |  | 4.80% |  |
ACM | Maturity date of April 2015 | Second mortgage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of mortgage loan secured by property purchased from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,100,000 |  |  |
Original variable rate basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |  |
Original basis spread (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.80% |  |  |
Mr. Ivan Kaufman | Maturity date of February 2018 | Preferred equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount retained by related party |  | $ 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,000,000 |
Fixed rate of interest (as a percent) |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |
Amount of ownership interest of related party in the entity |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mr. Ivan Kaufman | Maturity date of January 2016 | Bridge Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,400,000 |  |  |
Mr. Ivan Kaufman. | Maturity date of August 2015 | Bridge Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Investments in equity affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest of related party in the entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of bridge loans originated | item |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of mortgage loan secured by property purchased from related party |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base spread (as a percent) |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base rate |  |  | one-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mr. Ivan Kaufman. | Maturity date of January 2016 | Bridge Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest of related party in the entity |  |  |  | 24.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of mortgage loan secured by property purchased from related party |  |  |  | $ 30,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base spread (as a percent) |  |  |  | 7.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base rate |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kaufman Entities | ACM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding membership interest of related party in another related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92.00% |  |  |
Lexford Portfolio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate outstanding balance of related party debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 806,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 806,100,000 |  |  |
Lexford Portfolio | Preferred equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,000 |  |  |
Payment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |
Loan restructured |  |  |  |  |  | $ 67,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional preferred equity investment outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest held in the additional investment made |  |  |  |  |  | 10,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional investment made by the company along with a consortium of independent outside investors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Equity investment made |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Equity investment, balance |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lexford Portfolio | Preferred equity investments | Mr. Fred Weber |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest held in the additional investment made |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lexford Portfolio | Original preferred equity investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.36% |  |  |
Original variable rate basis |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original basis spread (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Modified variable rate basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |  |
Modified basis spread (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.65% |  |  |
Lexford Portfolio | New preferred equity investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |
Affiliate of Mr. Ivan Kaufman |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53.90% |  |  |
Contract period with the new entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years 6 months |  |  |
Fees as a percentage of gross revenues of the underlying properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |
Affiliate of Mr. Ivan Kaufman | Mr. Fred Weber |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.50% |  |  |
Certain officers and manager | Maturity date of April 2018 | Bridge Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreements and transactions with related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest of related party in the entity | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of mortgage loan secured by property purchased from related party | $ 6,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base spread (as a percent) | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, floor | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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