Mortgage Loan, Extension Term

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Area of Real Estate Property

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Funded Amount of Mortgages

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Beds in Real Estate Property

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Properties in a Portfolio

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of States with Property in Portfolio

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Mortgage on Real Estate, Number of Stories of Real Estate Property

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Amount of the contractual principal due at the origination of the mortgage loan (face amount).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-29)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6589523&loc=d3e617274-123014

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-04.(c) Schedule IV)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27047687&loc=d3e5864-122674

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The cash inflow from collection of repayments from borrowers on loans that are secured with real estate mortgages and are held with the intention to resell in the near future.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3536-108585

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 21
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3461-108585

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Detail) ft² in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Detail) ft² in Thousands	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($) ft² healthcare_property bed state story	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2016 GBP (£)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal payments received on commercial mortgage loans		$ 118,120,000	$ 41,479,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Loans funded, amount	$ 6,228,000
Principal payments received on commercial mortgage loans	$ 34,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Extension term of loan	12 months
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Luxury Condominium [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan, face amount \| £				£ 100,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member] \| Data Center [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan, face amount	$ 80,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Junior Mezzanine Loan [Member] \| Healthcare Properties [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan, face amount	$ 130,000,000
Number of properties \| healthcare_property	155
Property size, number of beds \| bed	18,662
Number of states with property in portfolio \| state	20
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Preferred Equity Interest [Member] \| Condominium [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan, face amount	$ 30,000,000
Property size, area (in square feet) \| ft²	247
Mortgage on real estate, number of stories in real estate property \| story	30
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Pari Passu Interests in Pre-Development Mezzanine Loan [Member] \| Luxury Condominium [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan, face amount	$ 57,400,000			£ 45,000,000