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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Mortgage Loan Portfolio Summarized by Geographic Region and Property Type) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 2,463,412	$ 2,449,909
Percent	100.00%	100.00%
Office [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 341,209	$ 396,154
Percent	13.90%	16.20%
Medical Office [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 72,087	$ 77,438
Percent	2.90%	3.20%
Retail [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 815,013	$ 790,158
Percent	33.10%	32.20%
Industrial/Warehouse [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 690,503	$ 686,400
Percent	28.00%	28.00%
Hotel [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 3,255	$ 3,361
Percent	0.10%	0.10%
Apartment [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 372,459	$ 352,971
Percent	15.10%	14.40%
Mixed Use/Other [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 168,886	$ 143,427
Percent	6.90%	5.90%
East [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 672,512	$ 698,113
Percent	27.30%	28.50%
Middle Atlantic [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 160,283	$ 160,261
Percent	6.50%	6.60%
Mountain [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 234,568	$ 252,442
Percent	9.50%	10.30%
New England [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 12,944	$ 13,161
Percent	0.60%	0.50%
Pacific [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 385,306	$ 355,268
Percent	15.60%	14.50%
South Atlantic [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 472,253	$ 456,227
Percent	19.20%	18.60%
West North Central [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 325,402	$ 313,120
Percent	13.20%	12.80%
West South Central [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 200,144	$ 201,317
Percent	8.10%	8.20%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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