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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Impaired Loans) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | $ 752,425,000 | [1] | $ 1,154,237,000 | [1] | $ 752,425,000 | [1] | $ 1,154,237,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 747,522,000 | [1] | 1,153,431,000 | [1] | 747,522,000 | [1] | 1,153,431,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (348,004,000) | [1] | (491,399,000) | [1] | (348,004,000) | [1] | (491,399,000) | [1] |
Loans modified through troubled debt restructurings | 231,800,000 |  | 175,000,000 |  | 231,800,000 |  | 175,000,000 |  |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 943,761,000 |  | 1,350,704,000 |  | 2,013,239,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 17,618,000 |  | 7,102,000 |  | 39,998,000
Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 653,349,000 | [1] | 1,027,052,000 | [1] | 653,349,000 | [1] | 1,027,052,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 648,455,000 | [1] | 1,026,346,000 | [1] | 648,455,000 | [1] | 1,026,346,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (304,544,000) | [1] | (442,760,000) | [1] | (304,544,000) | [1] | (442,760,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  | 1,226,138,000 |  | 825,656,000 |  |  |  | 1,917,565,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  | 6,630,000 |  | 11,245,000 |  |  |  | 38,986,000
Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 0 | [1] | 53,979,000 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 53,979,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 | [1] | 53,679,000 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 53,679,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | (39,579,000) | [1] | 0 | [1] | (39,579,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  | 52,208,000 |  | 32,382,000 |  |  |  | 19,477,000
Interest Income Recognized | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0
Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 99,076,000 | [1] | 73,206,000 | [1] | 99,076,000 | [1] | 73,206,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 99,067,000 | [1] | 73,406,000 | [1] | 99,067,000 | [1] | 73,406,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (43,460,000) | [1] | (9,060,000) | [1] | (43,460,000) | [1] | (9,060,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  | 72,358,000 |  | 85,723,000 |  |  |  | 76,197,000
Interest Income Recognized | 6,373,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 472,000 |  | 1,012,000
With no related allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 3,012,000 | [1] | 118,187,000 | [1] | 3,012,000 | [1] | 118,187,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 2,992,000 | [1] | 118,010,000 | [1] | 2,992,000 | [1] | 118,010,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 39,471,000 |  | 172,203,000 |  | 319,189,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 15,319,000 |  | 2,925,000 |  | 32,479,000
With no related allowance recorded | Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 3,012,000 | [1] | 108,077,000 | [1] | 3,012,000 | [1] | 108,077,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 2,992,000 | [1] | 107,850,000 | [1] | 2,992,000 | [1] | 107,850,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment | 31,409,000 |  | 162,093,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 309,079,000
Interest Income Recognized | 9,269,000 |  | 2,765,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 31,799,000
With no related allowance recorded | Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 0 | [1] | 10,110,000 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 10,110,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 | [1] | 10,160,000 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 10,160,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 8,062,000 |  | 10,110,000 |  | 10,110,000
Interest Income Recognized | 6,050,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 160,000 |  | 680,000
With an allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 749,413,000 | [1] | 1,036,050,000 | [1] | 749,413,000 | [1] | 1,036,050,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 744,530,000 | [1] | 1,035,421,000 | [1] | 744,530,000 | [1] | 1,035,421,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (348,004,000) | [1] | (491,399,000) | [1] | (348,004,000) | [1] | (491,399,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 904,290,000 |  | 1,178,501,000 |  | 1,694,050,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 2,299,000 |  | 4,177,000 |  | 7,519,000
With an allowance recorded | Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 650,337,000 | [1] | 918,975,000 | [1] | 650,337,000 | [1] | 918,975,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 645,463,000 | [1] | 918,496,000 | [1] | 645,463,000 | [1] | 918,496,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (304,544,000) | [1] | (442,760,000) | [1] | (304,544,000) | [1] | (442,760,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 794,247,000 |  | 1,064,045,000 |  | 1,608,486,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 1,976,000 |  | 3,865,000 |  | 7,187,000
With an allowance recorded | Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 0 | [1] | 53,979,000 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 53,979,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 | [1] | 53,679,000 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 53,679,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | 0 | [1] | (39,579,000) | [1] | 0 | [1] | (39,579,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment | 32,382,000 |  | 52,208,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 19,477,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
With an allowance recorded | Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded Investment | 99,076,000 | [1] | 63,096,000 | [1] | 99,076,000 | [1] | 63,096,000 | [1] |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 99,067,000 | [1] | 63,246,000 | [1] | 99,067,000 | [1] | 63,246,000 | [1] |
Related Allowance | (43,460,000) | [1] | (9,060,000) | [1] | (43,460,000) | [1] | (9,060,000) | [1] |
Average Recorded Investment | 77,661,000 |  | 62,248,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 66,087,000
Interest Income Recognized |  |  |  |  | 323,000 |  | 312,000 |  | 332,000
Non-performing Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired financing receivable, interest income, cash basis method |  |  |  |  | $ 13,300,000 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 26,300,000
[1] | All of the Company's non-accrual loans are considered impaired and included in the table above. In addition, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, certain loans modified through troubled debt restructurings with a recorded investment of $231.8 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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