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Number of Securitizations

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Use of Special Purpose Entities (SPE) and Variable Interest Entities (VIE) - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 16, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) securitization	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) securitization	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt \| $				$ 79,433	$ 126,018	$ 116,136
Unconsolidated VIE, maximum loss exposure \| $				$ 220,800	$ 185,300
Residential Mortgage Loan Securitization
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of securitizations completed to date				4
Distressed residential mortgage loans
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of securitizations, accounted for as permanent financing				3
K-Series \| Non-Financing VIEs, Multi-Family CMBS
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of securitizations not considered non-financing VIEs				7	5
Number of securitizations considered non-financing VIEs				6	4
K-Series \| Multi-Family Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of securitizations				2
Riverchase Landing and The Clusters
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consideration transferred \| $	$ 12,500
RBDHC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, cumulative percentage ownership after all transactions		100.00%
RBDHC \| VIE, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entity, ownership percentage		50.00%
Collateralized Loan Obligation
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt \| $			$ 55,900	$ 137,160	$ 136,314	$ 85,966