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Loans and Investments - Loan Sales (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Loans and Investments - Loan Sales (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of loans sold \| loan		4
Bridge loans, total UPB			$ 427,929	$ 157,960
Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net			72,522	55,816	$ 123,037
Interest reserve			$ 156,100	$ 123,700
Number of loans covered under interest reserve \| loan			537	480
Interest reserve, unpaid principal balance			$ 8,440,000	$ 7,700,000
Bridge Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of loans sold \| loan				4
Bridge loans, total UPB		$ 217,400
Unpaid principal balance on loans				$ 296,900
Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net				2,000
Financing receivable				78,000
Interest reserve	$ 2,500
Bridge Loan and Mezzanine Loan
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Total mortgage loans and mezzanine loan sold				110,500
Loan discount				102,200
Capital investment to be used for future				66,300
Fees and expenses				9,200
Additional potential loan recover				$ 2,800