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Real estate assets, net (Details Textuals) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Property	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Real Estate [Abstract]
Number of REO properties | Property		2
Aggregate carrying value REO properties	$ 100	$ 100
Number of REO properties | Property	54	54
Aggregate carrying value of held for sale	$ 9,018	$ 9,018	$ 1,316
Number of held-for-sale residential properties | Property	2	3
Loss recognized on disposition of residential property	$ (7)	$ (9)

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Represents carrying value of REO properties.

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- Definition

Represents number of held-for-sale residential properties disposed of.

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- Definition

The number of real estate properties held for use as of the balance sheet date.

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Represents number of real estate properties held for sale as of the balance sheet date.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 230



-SubTopic 10



-Section 45



-Paragraph 28



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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 944



-SubTopic 210



-Section S99



-Paragraph 1



-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f))



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