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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Credit Characteristics for Performing Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	$ 1,611,927	$ 2,364,315
Senior mortgages
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	1,074,352
Subordinate mortgages
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	61,364
Corporate/Partnership loans
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	476,211
Real Estate Finance
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	1,091,340	1,385,063
Weighted Average Risk Ratings	3.11	3.01
Real Estate Finance | Senior mortgages
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	591,145	840,593
Weighted Average Risk Ratings	2.50	2.75
Real Estate Finance | Subordinate mortgages
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	61,364	99,698
Weighted Average Risk Ratings	3.37	2.27
Real Estate Finance | Corporate/Partnership loans
Recorded Investments in loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating
Performing Loans	$ 438,831	$ 444,772
Weighted Average Risk Ratings	3.88	3.69

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

-Article 5

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