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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Performing senior mortgages loans	Jun. 30, 2013 Performing senior mortgages loans	Jun. 30, 2013 Repayment of debt	Jun. 30, 2013 Non-performing senior mortgages	Jun. 30, 2013 Non-performing senior mortgages loans	Jun. 30, 2013 One Year Payment Extension Performing senior mortgages
Troubled debt restructurings
Carrying value of loans sold	$ 30.8	$ 80.3
Realized investment gains (losses)	19.0	(0.6)
Number of loans			1	3			1
Financing receivable modifications recorded investment of contracts whose maturity extended and reduced principal							72.7
Recorded investment of loans whose maturity was extended					13.3	68.6		3.2
Finance Receivable, Trouble Debt Restructuring Time Period								1 year
Unfunded commitments, troubled debt restructurings	$ 3.5

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The number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Recorded investment of financing Receivable whose maturity was extended and principal was reduced

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The net realized gains or losses on investments during the period, not including gains or losses on securities separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.3(a))

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 325

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6485959&loc=d3e22529-158502



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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