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Commitments and Contingencies
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
Unfunded commitments—As of September 30, 2013, the maximum amount of fundings the Company may be required to make under each category, assuming all performance hurdles and milestones are met under the Performance-Based Commitments, that the Company approves all Discretionary Fundings and that 100% of the Company's capital committed to Strategic Investments is drawn down, are as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Loans and Other Lending Investments
 
Real Estate
 
Strategic
Investments
 
Total
Performance-Based Commitments
$
38,745

 
$
46,356

 
$
—

 
$
85,101

Discretionary Fundings
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Strategic Investments
—

 
—

 
46,927

 
46,927

Total
$
38,745

 
$
46,356

 
$
46,927

 
$
132,028

Legal proceedings—The Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is party to various pending litigation matters that are considered ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company's business as a finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry, including loan foreclosure and foreclosure-related proceedings.
The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in legal proceedings that could require a liability to be accrued and/or disclosed. Based on its current knowledge, and after consultation with legal counsel, the Company believes it is not a party to, nor are any of its properties the subject of, any pending legal proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.