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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 GBP (£)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses						$ 9,804	$ 9,515	$ 9,013	$ 8,092	$ 8,169	$ 8,309	$ 7,742	$ 7,432	$ 36,424	$ 31,652	$ 23,388
Base management fees incurred but not yet paid						9,804				8,168				9,804	8,168
Commercial mortgage loans and subordinate loans, net						4,927,593				3,679,758				$ 4,927,593	3,679,758
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]
Base management fees incurred but not yet paid						$ 9,800				8,200				$ 9,800	8,200
Affiliated Entity [Member] | Management Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses														36,400	31,700	23,400
Affiliated Entity [Member] | Reimbursements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses														$ 3,100	2,600	$ 2,500
Champ Limited Partnership [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Indirect ownership interest from limited partnership						0.00%								0.00%			59.00%
Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans and subordinate loans, net						$ 3,878,981				$ 2,653,826				$ 3,878,981	$ 2,653,826
Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire loans receivable	$ 6,400	£ 4.8	$ 28,200	$ 25,000	$ 25,000
Commercial mortgage loans and subordinate loans, net			$ 300,000	$ 125,000	$ 100,000						$ 125,000	$ 100,000

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