Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Area of Real Estate Property

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

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

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Timeshare Units in Real Estate Property

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Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities, Debt, Net of Repayment of Line of Credit

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This item represents the cost of debt securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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This item represents the difference between the gross realized gains and losses realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Additionally, this item would include any losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments in debt and equity securities.

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This item represents the gross profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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

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The aggregate amount of the participating mortgage obligation at the end of the accounting period.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Securities - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Securities - Additional Information (Detail)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2014 USD ($) ft² casino room timeshare_unit	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Realized loss on sale of securities			$ 4,076,000	$ 225,000	$ 5,118,000	$ 225,000
Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms \| room		442
Number of timeshare units in real estate property \| timeshare_unit		114
Number of casinos in real estate property \| casino		2
Property size, area (in square feet) \| ft²		131,500
First Mortgage [Member] \| Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loan, face amount		$ 155,000,000
Senior Participation [Member] \| Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Participation in loan, amount							$ 90,000,000	$ 90,000,000
Junior Participation [Member] \| Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Participation in loan, amount							$ 65,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Realized loss on sale of securities	$ 225,000				$ 5,118,000
Amortized cost of fair value option	86,676,000
Gross realized gain	90,000
Gross realized loss	315,000
Proceeds from sale of securities, net of line of credit repayment	16,222,000
Wells Fargo [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Repayment of line of credit	$ 70,229,000