Loan Participations Payable, net (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan_payable	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan_payable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan participations payable	$ 30,037	$ 22,642
Debt discounts and deferred financing costs, net	(89)	(158)
Total loan participations payable, net	29,948	22,484
Loan receivable	757,570	870,992
Loan Participations
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan receivable	$ 30,100	$ 22,500
Loan participations payable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of debt instruments \| loan_payable	1	1
Weighted average interest rate (percent)	7.00%	7.00%

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