Reflects the maximum amount of loan due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of draw fee of each new advance given.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of fixed rate of interest on the loans receivable.

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- Definition

Stated maximum period for maturity of the mortgage loan receivable on real estate.

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- Definition

Stated minimum period for maturity of the mortgage loan receivable on real estate.

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- Definition

Represents the exit fee to be paid by the borrowed when repayment is made.

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- Definition

The interest rate of the mortgage loan receivable at the end of the period.

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- Definition

Interest and fee income related to commercial loans including industrial and agricultural, real estate (commercial and residential, construction and development), trade financing, and lease financing.

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- Definition

Expenses paid for obtaining loans which includes expenses such as application and origination fees.

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- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

The percentage points (also referred to as 'margin') added to the reference rate as stated in the loan agreement and used to compute the variable rate on the loans receivable. For instance, the loan agreement might state that the interest rate the borrower is obligated to pay is the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus three quarters (3/4) of a percentage point adjusted quarterly (each three months). LIBOR in this example is the index or reference rate, 3/4 percentage point is the margin, the reference rate plus the margin is the fully indexed rate. This element would be used to report separately the margin.

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the loans receivable, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions and Investments in Non-Consolidated Entities - Sponsored REIT Loans outstanding (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Sponsored REITs
Maximum amount of loan	$ 26,500,000
Amount Drawn	$ 21,530,000		$ 70,660,000
Sponsored REITs
Sponsored REITs
Term of sponsored REIT loan secured by mortgage, minimum	1 year
Term of sponsored REIT loan secured by mortgage, maximum	3 years
Interest income and fees from the Sponsored REIT Loans	$ 2,553,000	$ 2,262,000
Secured revolving lines of credit \| FSP Satellite Place Corp.
Sponsored REITs
Maximum amount of loan	5,500,000
Amount Drawn	$ 530,000
Sponsored REIT loans, base rate	30-day LIBOR
Sponsored REIT loans, base rate margin (as a percent)	4.40%
Draw Fee (as a percent)	0.50%
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.83%
Mortgage loan secured by property \| FSP Monument Circle LLC
Sponsored REITs
Maximum amount of loan	$ 21,000,000
Amount Drawn	$ 21,000,000
Fixed rate of interest (as a percent)	7.19%
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.19%
Origination fee	$ 164,000
Exit fee	$ 38,000