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Commercial Mortgage Loan Portfolio (Detail) (USD $) |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Hotel [Member] Hotel - NY, NY [Member] room | Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Hotel [Member] Hotel - NY, NY [Member] room | Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Hotel [Member] Hotel - Silver Spring, MD [Member] room | Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Hotel [Member] Hotel - Silver Spring, MD [Member] room | Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Office Condo [Member] Office Condo (Headquarters) - NY, NY [Member] sqft | Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Office Condo [Member] Office Condo (Headquarters) - NY, NY [Member] sqft | Sep. 30, 2013 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Mixed Use [Member] Mixed Use - South Boston, MA [Member] acre | Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Mixed Use [Member] Mixed Use - South Boston, MA [Member] acre | Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Condo Conversion [Member] Condo Conversion - NY, NY December 2012 [Member] sqft | Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Condo Conversion [Member] Condo Conversion - NY, NY December 2012 [Member] sqft | Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgage loans [Member] Condo Conversion [Member] Condo Conversion - NY, NY August 2013 [Member] sqft
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original Face Amount |  | $ 164,000,000 | $ 154,844,000 | $ 32,000,000 | $ 32,000,000 | $ 26,000,000 | $ 26,000,000 | $ 28,000,000 | $ 28,000,000 |  | $ 23,844,000 | $ 45,000,000 | $ 45,000,000 | $ 33,000,000
Current Face Amount | 661,637,000 | 161,600,000 | 146,550,000 | 31,317,000 | 31,571,000 | 24,947,000 | 25,273,000 | 27,169,000 | 27,419,000 |  | 17,287,000 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 | 33,167,000
Carrying Value |  | $ 161,099,000 | $ 142,921,000 | $ 31,317,000 | $ 31,571,000 | $ 24,785,000 | $ 25,273,000 | $ 27,169,000 | $ 27,419,000 |  | $ 14,105,000 | $ 44,867,000 | $ 44,553,000 | $ 32,961,000
Coupon rate of loan |  | 8.82% | 7.82% | 8.25% |  | 9.00% |  | 8.00% |  |  |  | 9.00% |  | 9.67%
Property Size, Area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,419 | 73,419 | 20 | 20 | 119,000 | 119,000 | 40,000
Property Size, Number of Units |  |  |  | 151 | 151 | 263 | 263 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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