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Participations Sold - Schedule of participations sold (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Participations sold	$ 27,662			$ 27,662		$ 34,974
Payment in kind interest	13,700		$ 12,400	30,600	$ 24,800
Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Segment
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Participations sold	27,662			27,662		9,217
Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Participations sold	$ 0			$ 0		$ 25,757
Payment in kind interest		$ 800			$ 0