Additional Financing Receivable, Credit Loss, Expense (Reversal)

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Provision For Loss Resulting From On-going Bankruptcy Proceedings

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Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing Number of Contracts

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Loans From Held For Sale Transferred To Portfolio Loans, Remaining Maturity

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Loans Held-for-sale Transferred to Portfolio Loans, Carrying Amount

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Loans Held-for-sale Transferred to Portfolio Loans, Fair Value

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Represents the amount of accretion/ amortization of discount, premium and other fees on mortgage loans on real estate accreted/ amortized during the reporting period.

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Transfer To (From) Loans Held-for-sale to Portfolio Loans

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Amount of decrease in investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, from collection of principal.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes allowance for financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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The effect of a change in method or methods for calculating the allowance for credit losses on the current period provision.

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Amount of financing receivable 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from a sale of loans, including adjustments to record loans classified as held-for-sale at the lower-of-cost-or-market and fair value adjustments to loan held for investment purposes.

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Amount of investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Amount of increase in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, from new investment.

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Amount of credit loss expense (reversal of expense) for financing receivable.

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MORTGAGE LOAN RECEIVABLES - Activity in Loan Portfolio (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance		$ (20,500)
Sale of loans, net		1,005		$ 7,079
Provision for current expected credit losses		(26,581)		(300)
Provision expense for current expected credit loss		17,993		300
Additional asset-specific reserve		(8,000)
Mortgage loans transferred but not considered sold, at amortized cost, outstanding face amount				15,400
Mortgage loans transferred but not considered sold, at amortized cost, book value				$ 15,500
Mortgage loans transferred but not considered sold, at amortized cost, remaining maturity				9 years 9 months 18 days
Total mortgage loans held by consolidated subsidiaries
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Mortgage loans receivable, beginning balance		3,257,036		$ 3,318,390		$ 3,318,390
Origination of mortgage loan receivables		313,936		224,418
Repayment of mortgage loan receivables		(118,531)		(245,444)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loan receivables				0
Non-cash disposition of loans via foreclosure		(23,586)
Sale of loans, net				0
Transfer between held for investment and held for sale				0
Accretion/amortization of discount, premium and other fees		3,924		5,389
Provision for current expected credit losses				0
Mortgage loans receivable, ending balance		3,432,779	$ 3,257,036	3,302,753		3,257,036	$ 3,318,390
Mortgage loans transferred but not considered sold
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Transfer between held for investment and held for sale				15,504
Mortgage loans receivable, ending balance				15,504
Total mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Loans in default, carrying value		61,500					$ 45,000
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance		(20,500)		(17,900)		(17,900)
Provision for current expected credit losses		2,000
Provision expense for current expected credit loss		4,964
Loan loss provision		(17,993)		(300)
Total mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost \| Asset Specific Reserve, Company Loan
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Loans in default, carrying value		$ 46,400	61,500			$ 61,500
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Loan reserve amount	$ 2,700				$ 10,000
Total mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost \| One Company Loan
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number or loans in default	1	1				1	1	1
Loans in default, carrying value	$ 5,900	$ 4,100					$ 4,100	$ 5,900
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Loan reserve amount			500
Mortgage loan receivables held for sale
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Mortgage loans receivable, beginning balance		122,325		182,439		$ 182,439
Origination of mortgage loan receivables		212,805		175,256
Repayment of mortgage loan receivables		(64)		(321)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loan receivables		(189,358)		(159,424)
Non-cash disposition of loans via foreclosure		0
Sale of loans, net		1,005		7,079
Transfer between held for investment and held for sale				(15,504)
Accretion/amortization of discount, premium and other fees				0
Provision for current expected credit losses				0
Mortgage loans receivable, ending balance		$ 146,713	$ 122,325	$ 189,525		$ 122,325	$ 182,439