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Real estate assets (Detail Textuals) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Property | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Property | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Property | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Property | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Property | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of REO properties foreclosed | Property | 103 |  | 103 |  | 55 |  |  |
Foreclosed residential properties | $ 14,400,000 |  | $ 14,400,000 |  | $ 6,800,000 |  |  |
Number of REO properties held for rental | Property |  |  | 3 |  | 1 |  |  |
Aggregate carrying value REO properties | $ 800,000 |  | $ 800,000 |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Number of REO properties held-for-sale | Property | 41 | 20 | 80 | 45 |  |  |  |
Carrying value of real estate held-for-sale transfer | $ 4,800,000 | $ 2,800,000 | $ 9,400,000 | $ 7,700,000 |  |  |  |
Aggregate carrying value of held for sale | $ 16,551,000 | $ 9,018,000 | $ 16,551,000 | $ 9,018,000 | $ 10,333,000 | $ 13,380,000 | $ 5,541,000 | $ 1,316,000
Number of held-for-sale residential properties disposed | Property | 21 | 3 | 39 | 4 |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of property |  |  | $ 1,086,000 | $ (9,000) |  |  |  |
Adjustment to record REO properties at lower of cost | $ 200,000 |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of property | $ 500,000 | $ 27,000 | $ 1,100,000 | $ 22,000 |  |  |  |

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