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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Details) (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
Loans and other lending investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | $ 1,615,842,000 |  |  | $ 1,615,842,000 |  |  | $ 2,354,484,000 |
Reserves for loan losses | (380,007,000) |  | (543,498,000) | (380,007,000) |  | (543,498,000) |  |
Total loans receivable, net | 1,235,835,000 |  |  | 1,235,835,000 |  |  | 1,829,985,000 |
Other lending investments—securities | 126,917,000 |  |  | 126,917,000 |  |  | 0 |
Total loans receivable, net | 1,362,752,000 | [1] |  | 1,362,752,000 | [1] |  | 1,829,985,000 | [1]
Accrued interest | 6,400,000 |  |  | 6,400,000 |  |  | 9,800,000 |
Fundings under existing loan commitments |  |  |  | 170,800,000 |  |  |  |
Amount received from principal repayments |  |  |  | 536,200,000 |  |  |  |
Carrying value of loans sold |  |  |  | 95,100,000 |  |  |  |
Realized Investment Gains (Losses) |  |  |  | (600,000) |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve for loan losses at beginning of period | 479,826,000 |  | 563,786,000 | 524,499,000 |  | 646,624,000 |  |
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses | (9,834,000) | [2] | 16,834,000 | 5,392,000 | [2] | 60,865,000 |  |
Charge-offs | (89,985,000) |  | (37,122,000) | (149,884,000) |  | (163,991,000) |  |
Reserve for loan losses at end of period | 380,007,000 |  | 543,498,000 | 380,007,000 |  | 543,498,000 |  |
Recovery of fully reserved loan | 44,100,000 |  |  | 55,100,000 |  |  |  |
Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and other lending investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | 1,127,987,000 |  |  | 1,127,987,000 |  |  | 1,751,256,000 |
Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and other lending investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | 60,579,000 |  |  | 60,579,000 |  |  | 152,737,000 |
Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and other lending investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | $ 427,276,000 |  |  | $ 427,276,000 |  |  | $ 450,491,000 |
[1] | The Company's recorded investment in loans as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 includes accrued interest of $6.4 million and $9.8 million, respectively, which are included in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[2] | For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the provision for loan losses includes recoveries of previously recorded loan loss reserves of $44.1 million and $55.1 million, respectively.

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