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REAL ESTATE SECURITIES - Credit Losses on Debt Securities (Details 3)

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REAL ESTATE SECURITIES - Credit Losses on Debt Securities (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Securities - Credit Losses On Debt Securities Details 3
Beginning balance of credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income	$ (4,770)	$ (20,207)
Increases to credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was previously recognized and a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income	(89)	(4,581)
Additions for credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was previously recognized without any portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income	(2,874)
Reduction for credit losses on securities for which no OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income at the current measurement date	120	14,771
Reduction for securities sold during the period	4,739	1,498
Reduction for securities deconsolidated during the period		3,736
Reduction for increases in cash flows expected to be collected that are recognized over the remaining life of the security	1	13
Ending balance of credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income	$ (2,873)	$ (4,770)

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Additions to balance of credit losses on debt securities for which an OTTI was previously recognized and a portion of OTTI was not recognized in OCI.

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Balance of credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an Other Than Temporary Impairment Charges (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI).

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Reductions to balance of credit losses on debt securities for which an OTTI was not recognized in OCI.

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This item represents an increase to the cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings for an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) of a debt security held for which a previous OTTI was recognized and the investor does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that the investor will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 320

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 8

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This item represents reductions in the cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings for an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) of a debt security held due to increases in cash flows expected to be collected and recognized over the remaining life of the security.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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This item represents reductions in the cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings for an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) of a debt security because of the sale of impaired securities during the period.

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