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Commercial Mortgage Loan Portfolio (Detail) (Commercial mortgage loans [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | $ 374,000 | $ 164,000
Current Face Amount | 371,938 | 161,600
Carrying Value | 369,924 | 161,099
Coupon rate of loan | 7.95% | 8.82%
Hotel [Member] | Hotel - NY, NY [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 32,000 | 32,000
Current Face Amount | 31,115 | 31,317
Carrying Value | 31,115 | 31,317
Property Size, Number of Units/Rooms | 151 | 151
Hotel [Member] | Hotel - Silver Spring, MD [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 26,000 | 26,000
Current Face Amount | 24,684 | 24,947
Carrying Value | 24,617 | 24,785
Property Size, Number of Units/Rooms | 263 | 263
Hotel [Member] | Hotel - Philadelphia, PA [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 34,000 |
Current Face Amount | 34,000 |
Carrying Value | 33,775 |
Property Size, Number of Units/Rooms | 301 |
Office Condo [Member] | Office Condo (Headquarters) - NY, NY [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 28,000 | 28,000
Current Face Amount | 26,968 | 27,169
Carrying Value | 26,968 | 27,169
Property Size, Area | 73,419 | 73,419
Condo Conversion [Member] | Condo Conversion - NY, NY December 2012 [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 45,000 | 45,000
Current Face Amount | 45,496 | 45,000
Carrying Value | 45,781 | 44,867
Property Size, Area | 119,000 | 119,000
Condo Conversion [Member] | Condo Conversion - NY, NY August 2013 [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 33,000 | 33,000
Current Face Amount | 33,675 | 33,167
Carrying Value | 33,691 | 32,961
Property Size, Area | 40,000 | 40,000
Condo Construction [Member] | Condo Construction Potomac, MD [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 25,000 |
Current Face Amount | 25,000 |
Carrying Value | 24,436 |
Property Size, Number of Units/Rooms | 50 |
Condo Construction [Member] | Vacation Home Portfolio - Various [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 101,000 |
Current Face Amount | 101,000 |
Carrying Value | 100,018 |
Number of properties | 229 |
Condo Construction [Member] | Condo Construction Bethesda, MD [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 20,000 |
Current Face Amount | 20,000 |
Carrying Value | 19,497 |
Property Size, Number of Units/Rooms | 40 |
Condo Construction [Member] | Multifamily - Brooklyn, NY [Member] |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Original Face Amount | 30,000 |
Current Face Amount | 30,000 |
Carrying Value | $ 30,026 |
Property Size, Number of Units/Rooms | 63 |

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