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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Details 5) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | $ 770,338,000 | [1] |  | $ 770,338,000 | [1] |  | $ 1,154,237,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 766,236,000 | [1] |  | 766,236,000 | [1] |  | 1,153,431,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | (352,207,000) | [1] |  | (352,207,000) | [1] |  | (491,399,000) | [1]
Loans modified through troubled debt restructurings | 204,100,000 |  |  | 204,100,000 |  |  | 175,000,000 |
Average Recorded Investment | 882,391,000 |  | 1,316,332,000 | 991,596,000 |  | 1,399,820,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 1,042,000 |  | 1,306,000 | 11,651,000 |  | 6,102,000 |  |
Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 657,995,000 | [1] |  | 657,995,000 | [1] |  | 1,027,052,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 653,808,000 | [1] |  | 653,808,000 | [1] |  | 1,026,346,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | (305,314,000) | [1] |  | (305,314,000) | [1] |  | (442,760,000) | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 762,989,000 |  | 1,191,925,000 | 868,733,000 |  | 1,275,909,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 610,000 |  | 1,231,000 | 10,622,000 |  | 5,871,000 |  |
Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | 53,979,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | 53,679,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | (39,579,000) | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 27,068,000 |  | 53,185,000 | 40,478,000 |  | 51,765,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 112,343,000 | [1] |  | 112,343,000 | [1] |  | 73,206,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 112,428,000 | [1] |  | 112,428,000 | [1] |  | 73,406,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | (46,893,000) | [1] |  | (46,893,000) | [1] |  | (9,060,000) | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 92,334,000 |  | 71,222,000 | 82,385,000 |  | 72,146,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 432,000 |  | 75,000 | 1,029,000 |  | 231,000 |  |
With no related allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 22,932,000 | [1] |  | 22,932,000 | [1] |  | 118,187,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 22,972,000 | [1] |  | 22,972,000 | [1] |  | 118,010,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 23,666,000 |  | 148,501,000 | 48,585,000 |  | 185,706,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 515,000 |  | 457,000 | 10,012,000 |  | 2,663,000 |  |
With no related allowance recorded | Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 12,833,000 | [1] |  | 12,833,000 | [1] |  | 108,077,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 12,812,000 | [1] |  | 12,812,000 | [1] |  | 107,850,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 13,622,000 |  | 138,391,000 | 38,508,000 |  | 175,596,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 166,000 |  | 457,000 | 9,223,000 |  | 2,663,000 |  |
With no related allowance recorded | Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 10,099,000 | [1] |  | 10,099,000 | [1] |  | 10,110,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 10,160,000 | [1] |  | 10,160,000 | [1] |  | 10,160,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 10,044,000 |  | 10,110,000 | 10,077,000 |  | 10,110,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 349,000 |  | 0 | 789,000 |  | 0 |  |
With an allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 747,406,000 | [1] |  | 747,406,000 | [1] |  | 1,036,050,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 743,264,000 | [1] |  | 743,264,000 | [1] |  | 1,035,421,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | (352,207,000) | [1] |  | (352,207,000) | [1] |  | (491,399,000) | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 858,725,000 |  | 1,167,831,000 | 943,011,000 |  | 1,214,114,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 527,000 |  | 849,000 | 1,639,000 |  | 3,439,000 |  |
With an allowance recorded | Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 645,162,000 | [1] |  | 645,162,000 | [1] |  | 918,975,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 640,996,000 | [1] |  | 640,996,000 | [1] |  | 918,496,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | (305,314,000) | [1] |  | (305,314,000) | [1] |  | (442,760,000) | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 749,367,000 |  | 1,053,534,000 | 830,225,000 |  | 1,100,313,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 444,000 |  | 774,000 | 1,399,000 |  | 3,208,000 |  |
With an allowance recorded | Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | 53,979,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | 53,679,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [1] |  | (39,579,000) | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 27,068,000 |  | 53,185,000 | 40,478,000 |  | 51,765,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
With an allowance recorded | Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 102,244,000 | [1] |  | 102,244,000 | [1] |  | 63,096,000 | [1]
Unpaid Principal Balance | 102,268,000 | [1] |  | 102,268,000 | [1] |  | 63,246,000 | [1]
Related Allowance | (46,893,000) | [1] |  | (46,893,000) | [1] |  | (9,060,000) | [1]
Average Recorded Investment | 82,290,000 |  | 61,112,000 | 72,308,000 |  | 62,036,000 |  |
Interest Income Recognized | $ 83,000 |  | $ 75,000 | $ 240,000 |  | $ 231,000 |  |
[1] | All of the Company's non-accrual loans are considered impaired and included in the table above. In addition, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, certain loans modified through troubled debt restructurings with a recorded investment of $204.1 million and $175.0 million, respectively, are also included as impaired loans in accordance with GAAP although they are performing and on accrual status.

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