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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Mortgage Loans by Credit Quality Indicator) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Receivables [Abstract]
Performing	$ 3,059,265	$ 2,952,464
In workout	0	0
Collateral dependent	0	0
Principal outstanding	$ 3,059,265	$ 2,952,464

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- Definition

Mortgage loans on real estate at the reporting date that are not performing and will probably be satisfied by taking ownership of the real estate serving as collateral.

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Mortgage loans that are in a workout period at the end of the reporting period. Workouts are payment periods that are not in compliance with original loan agreement, such as interest only periods, no debt service payment periods, or escrowing principal portion of payments to be used for capital improvements.

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Mortgage loans that are in compliance with contractual terms at end of period.

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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.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(3))
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