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Related Party Transactions (Details) € in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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May 31, 2017 USD ($) | May 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Jun. 30, 2016 EUR (€) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2014 EUR (€)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,169,000 | $ 8,309,000 | $ 7,742,000 | $ 7,432,000 | $ 7,015,000 | $ 5,903,000 | $ 5,242,000 | $ 5,229,000 | $ 31,652,000 | $ 23,388,000 | $ 16,619,000 |  |  |  |
Base management fees incurred but not yet paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,168,000 |  |  |  | 7,015,000 |  |  |  | 8,168,000 | 7,015,000 |  |  |  |  |
Initial funding for equity method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 726,000 | 362,000 | 3,929,000 |  |  |  |
Limited Liability Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate of management fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Extension period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Voting requirement to termination management agreement, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.66% |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination vote threshold rate, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination fee calculation period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Liability Company [Member] | Management Fees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31,652,000 | 23,388,000 | 16,619,000 |  |  |  |
Base management fees incurred but not yet paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,168,000 |  |  |  | $ 7,015,000 |  |  |  | 8,168,000 | 7,015,000 |  |  |  |  |
Limited Liability Company [Member] | Reimbursements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,583,000 | $ 2,526,000 | $ 1,421,000 |  |  |  |
Champ Limited Partnership [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indirect ownership interest from limited partnership |  |  |  |  |  | 59.00% |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  | 0.00% |  |  | 59.00%
KBC Bank Deutschland AG [Member] | Champ LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indirect ownership interest from limited partnership |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00%
KBCD Partnership [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial funding for equity method investment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 39,477,000 | € 30,724 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to Invest in KBCD [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to invest |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 38,000
Unfunded Commitment, Champ L.P. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to invest |  |  | € 2,802 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,985,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,985,000 |  |  | € 2,802 |  |  |
Other commitment, commitment transfer | € |  |  | € 427 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Champ LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  |  |  | 48.00% | 48.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments | $ 24,498,000 | € 21,792 |  | $ 20,794,000 | € 16,314 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on disposal of equity method investment | $ 3,305,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Champ LP [Member] | Additional Investment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to invest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,929,000 | € 3,331 |
Residential Condominium [Member] | Pre-development Mezzanine Loan [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,000,000 | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Condominium [Member] | Pre-development Mezzanine Loan [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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