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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Schedule of Financing Receivables Past Due) (Details) (Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
30 - 59 days | $ 0 | $ 0
60 to 89 days | 0 | 0
90 days and over | 0 | 0
Total past due | 0 | 0
Current | 2,619,515 | 2,624,163
Collateral dependent receivables | 6,048 | 34,720
Total financing receivables | $ 2,625,563 | $ 2,658,883

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- Definition Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 days past due. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7512638&loc=SL6953401-111524 + Details
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- Definition Financing receivables that are less than 90 days past due but more than 59 days past due. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7512638&loc=SL6953401-111524 + Details
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- Definition Financing receivables that are current. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7512638&loc=SL6953401-111524 + Details
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- Definition Financing receivables that are equal to or greater than 90 days past due. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7512638&loc=SL6953401-111524 + Details
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- Definition Recorded Investment in financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7512638&loc=SL6953401-111524 + Details
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- Definition Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(3)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph 3 -Article 9 + Details
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