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Schedule IV-Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Details 2) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract] |  |  |
Balance at January 1 | $ 2,449,554,000 | $ 4,012,067,000 | $ 6,662,379,000
Additions: |  |  |
New mortgage loans | 2,205,000 | 20,000,000 | 0
Additions under existing mortgage loans | 29,887,000 | 82,598,000 | 326,093,000
Other(2) | 33,324,000 | 32,922,000 | 48,493,000
Deductions(3): |  |  |
Collections of principal | (700,943,000) | (1,047,943,000) | (2,004,129,000)
Provision for loan losses | (121,869,000) | (93,187,000) | (291,905,000)
Transfers to real estate and equity investments | (270,359,000) | (556,753,000) | (728,559,000)
Amortization of premium | (145,000) | (150,000) | (305,000)
Balance at December 31 | 1,421,654,000 | 2,449,554,000 | 4,012,067,000
Charge-offs |  |  |
Charge-offs | $ 106,900,000 | $ 214,000,000 | $ 804,700,000

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