Drive Shack Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Loss Allowance Rollforward (Details 5)

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REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Loss Allowance Rollforward (Details 5) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans - total charge-offs \| Loan	4	3	3
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans	$ 9,541	$ (2,419)	$ (25,035)
Real Estate Related Loans, Held for Sale
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(75,926)	(94,037)	(182,062)
Charge-offs	14,345	14,808	68,546
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans	(9,284)	3,303	19,479
Transfer to held-for-sale		0
Sales	0	0
Ending balance	(70,865)	(75,926)	(94,037)
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held for Sale
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(154)	(824)	(1,072)
Charge-offs	160	84	143
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans	(257)	(51)	105
Transfer to held-for-sale		(12,369)
Sales	0	13,006
Ending balance	(251)	(154)	(824)
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held for Investment
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	(12,247)	(22,478)
Charge-offs	0	711	4,780
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans	0	(833)	5,451
Transfer to held-for-sale		12,369
Sales	0	0
Ending balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ (12,247)

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