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

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

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REAL ESTATE RELATED AND OTHER LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Loss Allowance Rollforward (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) loan
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans	$ (4,039)	$ (9,541)	$ 2,419
Number of loans - total charge-offs \| loan	0	4	3
Residential Loans \| Residential mortgage loans
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ (12,247)
Charge-offs	0	0	711
Transfer to held-for-sale			12,369
Sales	0	0	0
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans	0	0	(833)
Ending balance	0	0	0
Held-for-sale \| Real Estate Related and other Loans
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(70,865)	(75,926)	(94,037)
Charge-offs	0	14,345	14,808
Transfer to held-for-sale			0
Sales	0	0	0
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans	(3,826)	(9,284)	3,303
Ending balance	(74,691)	(70,865)	(75,926)
Held-for-sale \| Residential Loans \| Residential mortgage loans
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(251)	(154)	(824)
Charge-offs	0	160	84
Transfer to held-for-sale			(12,369)
Sales	0	0	13,006
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans	(213)	(257)	(51)
Ending balance	$ (464)	$ (251)	$ (154)

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