Debt Related To Real Estate Owned, Held For Investment

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Real Estate Investment, Measurement Input

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Value transferred from mortgage loans to real estate owned (REO) in noncash transactions.

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Fair Value Disclosure - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Fair Value Disclosure - Narrative (Details)	May 24, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate		$ 0		$ 0
Debt related to real estate owned, held for investment, net		160,611,000		160,294,000
Assumption of real estate	$ 154,300,000	75,000,000	$ 0
Hotel Property Through a deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, net		75,000,000
Impairment of real estate		$ 0
Hotel Property Through a deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure \| Discount Rate
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Real estate investment, measurement input \| ft²		0.105
Hotel Property Through a deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure \| Measurement Input, Cap Rate
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Real estate investment, measurement input \| ft²		0.095
Deed-In-Lieu Of Foreclosure
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, net					$ 270,100,000
Impairment of real estate		$ 0		$ 0
Hotel - Washington D.C. \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Debt related to real estate owned, held for investment, net	$ 110,000,000					$ 110,000,000