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Subordinate Loans - Loans Portfolio (Footnotes) (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) option | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) option
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Provision for loan losses | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 15,000,000 | $ 0 |
Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Provision for loan losses | 0 |  | 5,000,000 |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance | 5,000,000 |  | $ 5,000,000 |  | $ 0
Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily, Mixed Use, Senior Housing and Condo Conversion [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  | 2 |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 1 year |  |
Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Healthcare Portfolio, Multifamily Portfolio and Mixed Use [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  | 3 |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 1 year |  |
Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Mixed Use, Senior Housing, Hotel, Condo Conversion and Multifamily [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  |  |  | 2
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year
Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Healthcare and Multifamily [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  |  |  | 3
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year
Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Third Party Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Hotel and Condo-Pre-development [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 3 months |  |
Hotel - New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Hotel [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  |  |  | 2
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year
Unfunded loan commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 12,478,000
Hotel - New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Company Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Hotel [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  | 2 |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 1 year |  |
Unfunded loan commitments | 8,699,000 |  | $ 8,699,000 |  |
Condo Development - New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Condo Development [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year
Unfunded loan commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 41,160,000
Condo Development - New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Third Party Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Condo Development [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 1 year |  |
Unfunded loan commitments | 35,633,000 |  | $ 35,633,000 |  |
Mixed Use - New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Mixed Use [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  |  |  | 2
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year
Unfunded loan commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 785,000
Mixed Use - New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Mixed Use [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year
Mixed Use - New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Third Party Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Mixed Use [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 1 year |  |
Destination Resort - Various [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Destination Resort [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year
Destination Resort - Various [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Third Party Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Destination Resort [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of options to extend loan agreement | option |  |  | 4 |  | 4
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 1 year |  |
Multifamily, New York, New York [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Third Party Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Multifamily Portfolio [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 6 months |  | 6 months
Hotel, New York, NY [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Third Party Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Hotel [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  |  |  | 3 months
Condo Conversion, New York, NY - January 2016 [Member] | Subordinate Mortgage Loans to Third Party Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Condo Conversion [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option to extend loan agreement, term |  |  | 1 year |  |
Unfunded loan commitments | $ 39,354,000 |  | $ 39,354,000 |  |

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