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Use of Special Purpose Entities and Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) variable_interest_entity	May 16, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017 securitization	Dec. 31, 2016 securitization
Riverchase Landing and The Clusters
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of variable interest entities consolidated \| variable_interest_entity	2
RBDHC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Subsidiary cumulative percentage ownership after all transactions		100.00%
Riverchase Landing and The Clusters
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consideration transferred \| $	$ 12.5
Non-Financings, Multi-Family CMBS \| K-Series
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of securitizations, non-financing VIE's \| securitization			5	4
VIE, Primary Beneficiary \| RBDHC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership by parent, percentage		50.00%