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Debt Obligations, net (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Real estate, net (Encumbered Assets) | $ 1,683,823 |  | $ 1,794,198 |
Real estate available and held for sale (Encumbered Assets) | 195,692 |  | 141,673 |
Loans receivable, net (Encumbered Assets) | 919,398 | [1] | 1,197,373 | [1]
Other investments (Encumbered Assets) | 26,929 |  | 43,545 |
Cash and other assets (Encumbered Assets) | 0 |  | 0 |
Total (Encumbered Assets) | 2,825,842 |  | 3,176,789 |
Real estate, net (Unencumbered Assets) | 1,101,612 |  | 1,004,825 |
Real estate available and held for sale (Unencumbered Assets) | 214,388 |  | 494,192 |
Loans receivable, net (Unencumbered Assets) | 471,154 | [1] | 665,712 | [1]
Other investments (Unencumbered Assets) | 160,581 |  | 355,298 |
Cash and other assets (Unencumbered Assets) | 1,027,563 |  | 487,073 |
Total (Unencumbered Assets) | 2,975,298 |  | 3,007,100 |
Reserve for loan losses | $ 27,800 |  | $ 33,100 |
[1] | As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the amounts presented are gross of general reserves for loan losses of $27.8 million and $33.1 million, respectively.

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