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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract] |
Summary of Mortgage Loan Portfolio | Our mortgage loan portfolio is summarized in the following table. There were commitments outstanding of $75.5 million at December 31, 2016.
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (Dollars in thousands)
Principal outstanding | $ | 2,490,619 |  |  | $ | 2,449,909 |
Loan loss allowance | (8,427 | ) |  | (14,142 | )
Deferred prepayment fees | (1,236 | ) |  | (510 | )
Carrying value | $ | 2,480,956 |  |  | $ | 2,435,257 |
Mortgage Loan Portfolio Summarized by Geographic Region and Property Type | The portfolio consists of commercial mortgage loans collateralized by the related properties and diversified as to property type, location and loan size. Our mortgage lending policies establish limits on the amount that can be loaned to one borrower and other criteria to attempt to reduce the risk of default. The mortgage loan portfolio is summarized by geographic region and property type as follows:
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Principal |  | Percent |  | Principal |  | Percent
| (Dollars in thousands)
Geographic distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |
East | $ | 635,434 |  |  | 25.5 | % |  | $ | 698,113 |  |  | 28.5 | %
Middle Atlantic | 151,640 |  |  | 6.1 | % |  | 160,261 |  |  | 6.6 | %
Mountain | 235,932 |  |  | 9.5 | % |  | 252,442 |  |  | 10.3 | %
New England | 12,724 |  |  | 0.5 | % |  | 13,161 |  |  | 0.5 | %
Pacific | 385,683 |  |  | 15.5 | % |  | 355,268 |  |  | 14.5 | %
South Atlantic | 519,065 |  |  | 20.8 | % |  | 456,227 |  |  | 18.6 | %
West North Central | 325,447 |  |  | 13.1 | % |  | 313,120 |  |  | 12.8 | %
West South Central | 224,694 |  |  | 9.0 | % |  | 201,317 |  |  | 8.2 | %
| $ | 2,490,619 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 2,449,909 |  |  | 100.0 | %
Property type distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Office | $ | 308,578 |  |  | 12.4 | % |  | $ | 396,154 |  |  | 16.2 | %
Medical Office | 50,780 |  |  | 2.1 | % |  | 77,438 |  |  | 3.2 | %
Retail | 886,942 |  |  | 35.6 | % |  | 790,158 |  |  | 32.2 | %
Industrial/Warehouse | 700,644 |  |  | 28.1 | % |  | 686,400 |  |  | 28.0 | %
Hotel | — |  |  | — | % |  | 3,361 |  |  | 0.1 | %
Apartment | 375,837 |  |  | 15.1 | % |  | 352,971 |  |  | 14.4 | %
Mixed use/other | 167,838 |  |  | 6.7 | % |  | 143,427 |  |  | 5.9 | %
| $ | 2,490,619 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 2,449,909 |  |  | 100.0 | %
Rollforward of Allowance For Credit Losses | The following table presents a rollforward of our specific and general valuation allowances for mortgage loans on real estate:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| Specific Allowance |  | General Allowance |  | Specific Allowance |  | General Allowance |  | Specific Allowance |  | General Allowance
| (Dollars in thousands)
Beginning allowance balance | $ | (7,842 | ) |  | $ | (6,300 | ) |  | $ | (12,333 | ) |  | $ | (10,300 | ) |  | $ | (16,847 | ) |  | $ | (9,200 | )
Charge-offs | 5,078 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,045 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,211 |  |  | — |
Recoveries | 5,483 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,428 |  |  | — |  |  | 255 |  |  | — |
Change in provision for credit losses | (4,046 | ) |  | (800 | ) |  | (2,982 | ) |  | 4,000 |  |  | (4,952 | ) |  | (1,100 | )
Ending allowance balance | $ | (1,327 | ) |  | $ | (7,100 | ) |  | $ | (7,842 | ) |  | $ | (6,300 | ) |  | $ | (12,333 | ) |  | $ | (10,300 | )
Impaired Mortgage Loans on Real Estate by Basis of Impairment | The following table presents the total outstanding principal of loans evaluated for impairment by basis of impairment method:
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (Dollars in thousands)
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ | 4,640 |  |  | $ | 21,277 |  |  | $ | 29,116 |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 2,485,979 |  |  | 2,428,632 |  |  | 2,428,605 |
Total loans evaluated for impairment | $ | 2,490,619 |  |  | $ | 2,449,909 |  |  | $ | 2,457,721 |
Real Estate Acquired Via Foreclosure or Deed In Lieu | e following table summarizes the activity in the real estate owned, included in Other investments, which was obtained in satisfaction of mortgage loans on real estate:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (Dollars in thousands)
Real estate owned at beginning of period | $ | 6,485 |  |  | $ | 20,238 |  |  | $ | 22,844 |
Real estate acquired in satisfaction of mortgage loans | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,555 |
Additions | — |  |  | 121 |  |  | — |
Sales | (6,444 | ) |  | (12,322 | ) |  | (14,134 | )
Impairments | — |  |  | (1,297 | ) |  | (2,441 | )
Depreciation | (41 | ) |  | (255 | ) |  | (586 | )
Real estate owned at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,485 |  |  | $ | 20,238 |
Mortgage Loans By Credit Quality Indicator | We analyze credit risk of our mortgage loans by analyzing all available evidence on loans that are delinquent and loans that are in a workout period.
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (Dollars in thousands)
Credit Exposure--By Payment Activity |  |  |
Performing | $ | 2,489,028 |  |  | $ | 2,438,341 |
In workout | 1,591 |  |  | 11,568 |
Delinquent | — |  |  | — |
Collateral dependent | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 2,490,619 |  |  | $ | 2,449,909 |
Aging of Financing Receivables | Aging of financing receivables is summarized in the following table, with loans in a "workout" period as of the reporting date considered current if payments are current in accordance with agreed upon terms:
| 30 - 59 Days |  | 60 - 89 Days |  | 90 Days and Over |  | Total Past Due |  | Current |  | Collateral Dependent Receivables |  | Total Financing Receivables
| (Dollars in thousands)
Commercial Mortgage Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,737 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,737 |  |  | $ | 2,487,882 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,490,619 |
December 31, 2015 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,449,909 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,449,909 |
Impaired Financing Receivables | Financing receivables summarized in the following two tables represent all loans that we are either not currently collecting, or those we feel it is probable we will not collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements (all loans that we have worked with the borrower to alleviate short-term cash flow issues, loans delinquent for 60 days or more at the reporting date, loans we have determined to be collateral dependent and loans that we have recorded specific impairments on that we feel may continue to have performance issues).
| Recorded Investment |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Related Allowance
| (Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans with an allowance | $ | 3,313 |  |  | $ | 4,640 |  |  | $ | (1,327 | )
Mortgage loans with no related allowance | 1,591 |  |  | 1,591 |  |  | — |
| $ | 4,904 |  |  | $ | 6,231 |  |  | $ | (1,327 | )
December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans with an allowance | $ | 13,435 |  |  | $ | 21,277 |  |  | $ | (7,842 | )
Mortgage loans with no related allowance | 8,859 |  |  | 8,859 |  |  | — |
| $ | 22,294 |  |  | $ | 30,136 |  |  | $ | (7,842 | )
| Average Recorded Investment |  | Interest Income Recognized
| (Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2016 |  |  |
Mortgage loans with an allowance | $ | 3,398 |  |  | $ | 301 |
Mortgage loans with no related allowance | 1,665 |  |  | 73 |
| $ | 5,063 |  |  | $ | 374 |
December 31, 2015 |  |  |
Mortgage loans with an allowance | $ | 13,893 |  |  | $ | 1,117 |
Mortgage loans with no related allowance | 8,930 |  |  | 584 |
| $ | 22,823 |  |  | $ | 1,701 |
December 31, 2014 |  |  |
Mortgage loans with an allowance | $ | 18,465 |  |  | $ | 1,797 |
Mortgage loans with no related allowance | 2,656 |  |  | 43 |
| $ | 21,121 |  |  | $ | 1,840 |
Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables | A summary of mortgage loans on commercial real estate with outstanding principal at December 31, 2016 and 2015 that we determined to be TDRs are as follows:
Geographic Region |  | Number of TDRs |  | Principal Balance Outstanding |  | Specific Loan Loss Allowance |  | Net Carrying Amount
|  |  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
South Atlantic |  | 1 |  | $ | 3,004 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,004 |
East North Central |  | 1 |  | 2,020 |  |  | (467 | ) |  | 1,553 |
|  | 2 |  | $ | 5,024 |  |  | $ | (467 | ) |  | $ | 4,557 |
Year ended December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
South Atlantic |  | 6 |  | $ | 11,155 |  |  | $ | (2,992 | ) |  | $ | 8,163 |
East North Central |  | 2 |  | 3,306 |  |  | (467 | ) |  | 2,839 |
West North Central |  | 1 |  | 5,913 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,913 |
|  | 9 |  | $ | 20,374 |  |  | $ | (3,459 | ) |  | $ | 16,915 |

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