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Loans Receivable, net (Details 5) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | $ 1,154,237,000 | [1] | $ 1,583,631,000 | [1] | $ 1,154,237,000 | [1] | $ 1,583,631,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,153,431,000 | [1] | 1,577,370,000 | [1] | 1,153,431,000 | [1] | 1,577,370,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (491,399,000) | [1] | (573,124,000) | [1] | (491,399,000) | [1] | (573,124,000) | [1] |
Loans modified through troubled debt restructurings | 175,000,000 |  | 255,300,000 |  | 175,000,000 |  | 255,300,000 |  |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 1,350,704,000 |  | 2,013,239,000 |  | 3,242,058,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 7,102,000 |  | 39,998,000 |  | 27,717,000
Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 1,027,052,000 | [1] | 1,488,450,000 | [1] | 1,027,052,000 | [1] | 1,488,450,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,026,346,000 | [1] | 1,481,807,000 | [1] | 1,026,346,000 | [1] | 1,481,807,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (442,760,000) | [1] | (540,670,000) | [1] | (442,760,000) | [1] | (540,670,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  | 1,917,565,000 |  | 1,226,138,000 |  |  |  | 3,070,885,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  | 38,986,000 |  | 6,630,000 |  |  |  | 25,655,000
Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 53,979,000 | [1] | 22,480,000 | [1] | 53,979,000 | [1] | 22,480,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 53,679,000 | [1] | 22,558,000 | [1] | 53,679,000 | [1] | 22,558,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (39,579,000) | [1] | (22,480,000) | [1] | (39,579,000) | [1] | (22,480,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  | 19,477,000 |  | 52,208,000 |  |  |  | 78,529,000
Interest Income Recognized | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 194,000
Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 73,206,000 | [1] | 72,701,000 | [1] | 73,206,000 | [1] | 72,701,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 73,406,000 | [1] | 73,005,000 | [1] | 73,406,000 | [1] | 73,005,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (9,060,000) | [1] | (9,974,000) | [1] | (9,060,000) | [1] | (9,974,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  | 76,197,000 |  | 72,358,000 |  |  |  | 92,644,000
Interest Income Recognized | 472,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,012,000 |  | 1,868,000
With no related allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 118,187,000 | [1] | 229,598,000 | [1] | 118,187,000 | [1] | 229,598,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 118,010,000 | [1] | 228,772,000 | [1] | 118,010,000 | [1] | 228,772,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 172,203,000 |  | 319,189,000 |  | 688,080,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 2,925,000 |  | 32,479,000 |  | 22,427,000
With no related allowance recorded | Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 108,077,000 | [1] | 219,488,000 | [1] | 108,077,000 | [1] | 219,488,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 107,850,000 | [1] | 218,612,000 | [1] | 107,850,000 | [1] | 218,612,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment | 162,093,000 |  | 309,079,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 659,150,000
Interest Income Recognized | 2,765,000 |  | 31,799,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 20,472,000
With no related allowance recorded | Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,404,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 87,000
With no related allowance recorded | Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 10,110,000 | [1] | 10,110,000 | [1] | 10,110,000 | [1] | 10,110,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 10,160,000 | [1] | 10,160,000 | [1] | 10,160,000 | [1] | 10,160,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 10,110,000 |  | 10,110,000 |  | 27,526,000
Interest Income Recognized | 160,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 680,000 |  | 1,868,000
With an allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 1,036,050,000 | [1] | 1,354,033,000 | [1] | 1,036,050,000 | [1] | 1,354,033,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,035,421,000 | [1] | 1,348,598,000 | [1] | 1,035,421,000 | [1] | 1,348,598,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (491,399,000) | [1] | (573,124,000) | [1] | (491,399,000) | [1] | (573,124,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 1,178,501,000 |  | 1,694,050,000 |  | 2,553,978,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 4,177,000 |  | 7,519,000 |  | 5,290,000
With an allowance recorded | Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 918,975,000 | [1] | 1,268,962,000 | [1] | 918,975,000 | [1] | 1,268,962,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 918,496,000 | [1] | 1,263,195,000 | [1] | 918,496,000 | [1] | 1,263,195,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (442,760,000) | [1] | (540,670,000) | [1] | (442,760,000) | [1] | (540,670,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 1,064,045,000 |  | 1,608,486,000 |  | 2,411,735,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 3,865,000 |  | 7,187,000 |  | 5,183,000
With an allowance recorded | Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 53,979,000 | [1] | 22,480,000 | [1] | 53,979,000 | [1] | 22,480,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 53,679,000 | [1] | 22,558,000 | [1] | 53,679,000 | [1] | 22,558,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (39,579,000) | [1] | (22,480,000) | [1] | (39,579,000) | [1] | (22,480,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment | 52,208,000 |  | 19,477,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 77,125,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 107,000
With an allowance recorded | Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 63,096,000 | [1] | 62,591,000 | [1] | 63,096,000 | [1] | 62,591,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 63,246,000 | [1] | 62,845,000 | [1] | 63,246,000 | [1] | 62,845,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (9,060,000) | [1] | (9,974,000) | [1] | (9,060,000) | [1] | (9,974,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment | 62,248,000 |  | 66,087,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 65,118,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 312,000 |  | 332,000 |  | 0
Non-performing Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired financing receivable, interest income, cash basis method |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,300,000 |  |
[1] | All of the Company's non-accrual loans are considered impaired and included in the table above. In addition, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, certain loans modified through troubled debt restructurings with a recorded investment of $175.0 million and $255.3 million, respectively, are also included as impaired loans in accordance with GAAP although they are performing and on accrual status.

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