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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Funded Amount of Mortgages

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The difference between the book value and the sale price of options, swaps, futures, forward contracts, and other derivative instruments. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 07, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from loan repayments		$ 221,972	$ 191,317
Loss on sale of derivatives		70,491	(6,720)
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap		35,548	$ 0
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Funded amount of mortgages	$ 56,200
Proceeds from loan repayments	3,700
Derivative notional amount	$ 500,000
Fixed interest rate	2.12%
Loss on sale of derivatives	$ (54,300)
Decrease in book value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02
Sale Of Construction Loan Interests [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Commitments sold	$ 262,000
Funded amount of interests sold	90,000
Realized loss	500
Decrease in future unfunded commitments	$ 172,600
Sale of Construction Loan Interests, Two Loans \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of loan interests sold	100.00%
Sale of Construction Loan Interests, One Loan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of loan interests sold	40.00%
Interest rate swaps
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap		$ 50,000