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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Interest paid other than in cash for example by issuing additional debt securities. As a noncash item, it is added to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Commercial Mortgage Loans, Subordinate Loans and Other Lending Assets, Net - Cost Recovery Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Specific CECL allowance	$ 133,500	$ 145,000	$ 133,500	$ 145,000
Amortized cost	$ 468,000	639,600	$ 468,000	639,600
Equity contribution rate	90.00%		90.00%
Payment in kind interest	$ 10,000	$ 47,700	$ 46,700
Write-offs, specific CECL allowance, funded			$ 7,000	0
Turner Consulting
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Equity contribution rate	10.00%		10.00%
Hotel - Atlanta, GA \| Capitalization Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.093		0.093
Hotel - Atlanta, GA \| Discount Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.113		0.113
Retail Center - Cincinnati, OH
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Payment in kind interest			$ 1,800	$ 1,400
Retail Center - Cincinnati, OH \| Capitalization Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.085		0.085
Residential-for-Sale - Manhattan, NY
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Payment in kind interest			$ 1,400
Write-offs, specific CECL allowance, funded			$ 7,000
Residential-for-Sale - Manhattan, NY \| Discount Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.10		0.10
Mortgage, Amortized cost
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	$ 264,415		$ 264,415
Specific CECL allowance	67,000		67,000
Amortized cost	197,415		197,415
Mortgage, Amortized cost \| Retail Center - Cincinnati, OH
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	166,583		166,583
Specific CECL allowance	67,000		67,000
Amortized cost	99,583		99,583
Mortgage, Amortized cost \| Hotel - Atlanta, GA
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	97,832		97,832
Specific CECL allowance	0		0
Amortized cost	97,832		97,832
Mezzanine Loans
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	81,980		81,980
Specific CECL allowance	66,500		66,500
Amortized cost	15,480		15,480
Payment in kind interest			82,500
Mezzanine Loans \| Residential-for-Sale - Manhattan, NY
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	81,980		81,980
Specific CECL allowance	66,500		66,500
Amortized cost	15,480		15,480
Real Estate and Mezzanine
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	346,395		346,395
Specific CECL allowance	133,500		133,500
Amortized cost	$ 212,895		$ 212,895