SEGMENT REPORTING AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended |
9 Months Ended |
|
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
$ 23,010
|
$ 27,544
|
$ 74,353
|
$ 103,889
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(14,715)
|
(18,411)
|
(48,392)
|
(60,909)
|
|
Inter-segment elimination |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net interest income |
|
8,295
|
9,133
|
25,961
|
42,980
|
|
Total impairment (reversal) |
|
3,460
|
(4,015)
|
17,544
|
(1,243)
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
82,864
|
81,494
|
226,493
|
226,863
|
|
Total other income (loss) |
|
11,987
|
12,618
|
41,861
|
70,133
|
|
Loan and security servicing expense |
|
41
|
159
|
255
|
1,424
|
|
Operating expenses - golf |
[1] |
65,518
|
66,155
|
181,506
|
187,681
|
|
Operating expenses - golf, repairs and maintenance expenses |
|
2,466
|
2,592
|
6,853
|
7,194
|
|
Cost of sales - golf |
|
8,842
|
8,420
|
24,003
|
23,183
|
|
General and administrative expense |
|
2,865
|
3,816
|
7,727
|
9,870
|
|
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses |
[2] |
1,011
|
(684)
|
1,349
|
1,594
|
|
Management fee to affiliate |
|
2,675
|
5,664
|
8,017
|
16,853
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
7,111
|
7,204
|
20,983
|
19,384
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
1,257
|
0
|
1,330
|
144
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
7,900
|
13,934
|
24,748
|
73,892
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
7
|
(8,624)
|
646
|
(32,427)
|
|
Net Income |
|
7,907
|
5,310
|
25,394
|
41,465
|
|
Preferred dividends |
|
(1,395)
|
(1,395)
|
(4,185)
|
(4,185)
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
(13)
|
21
|
217
|
711
|
|
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders |
|
6,499
|
3,936
|
21,426
|
37,991
|
|
Investments |
|
1,295,754
|
|
1,295,754
|
|
|
Cash and restricted cash |
|
37,252
|
|
37,252
|
|
|
Other assets |
|
405,531
|
|
405,531
|
|
|
Assets of discontinued operations |
|
53
|
|
53
|
|
$ 6,803
|
Total Assets |
|
1,738,590
|
|
1,738,590
|
|
1,761,906
|
Debt, net |
|
971,319
|
|
971,319
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
543,459
|
|
543,459
|
|
|
Liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
447
|
Total Liabilities |
|
1,514,778
|
|
1,514,778
|
|
1,503,578
|
Preferred stock |
|
61,583
|
|
61,583
|
|
61,583
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
(181)
|
|
(181)
|
|
$ 36
|
Equity attributable to common stockholders |
|
162,410
|
|
162,410
|
|
|
Additions to investments in real estate excluding intangibles and other liabilities, net of other assets acquired |
|
|
|
9,028
|
|
|
Discontinued Operations [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Interest expense |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Inter-segment elimination |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net interest income |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total impairment (reversal) |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total other income (loss) |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Loan and security servicing expense |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf |
[1] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf, repairs and maintenance expenses |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cost of sales - golf |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses |
[2] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Management fee to affiliate |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
7
|
(8,624)
|
646
|
(32,427)
|
|
Net Income |
|
7
|
(8,624)
|
646
|
(32,427)
|
|
Preferred dividends |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
522
|
|
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders |
|
7
|
(8,624)
|
646
|
(31,905)
|
|
Investments |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Cash and restricted cash |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Assets of discontinued operations |
|
53
|
|
53
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
53
|
|
53
|
|
|
Debt, net |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Preferred stock |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Equity attributable to common stockholders |
|
53
|
|
53
|
|
|
Additions to investments in real estate excluding intangibles and other liabilities, net of other assets acquired |
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
CDOs [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
[3] |
1,375
|
19,316
|
30,983
|
70,635
|
|
Interest expense |
[3] |
(680)
|
(4,823)
|
(5,993)
|
(16,932)
|
|
Inter-segment elimination |
[3] |
0
|
(1,564)
|
(3,005)
|
(6,001)
|
|
Net interest income |
[3] |
695
|
12,929
|
21,985
|
47,702
|
|
Total impairment (reversal) |
[3] |
363
|
(4,143)
|
12,569
|
(2,185)
|
|
Total operating revenues |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total other income (loss) |
[3] |
0
|
1,822
|
30,271
|
34,717
|
|
Loan and security servicing expense |
[3] |
35
|
157
|
249
|
466
|
|
Operating expenses - golf |
[1],[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf, repairs and maintenance expenses |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cost of sales - golf |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses |
[2],[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Management fee to affiliate |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income tax expense |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
[3] |
297
|
18,737
|
39,438
|
84,138
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net Income |
[3] |
297
|
18,737
|
39,438
|
84,138
|
|
Preferred dividends |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
[3] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders |
[3] |
297
|
18,737
|
39,438
|
84,138
|
|
Investments |
[3] |
49,397
|
|
49,397
|
|
|
Cash and restricted cash |
[3] |
110
|
|
110
|
|
|
Other assets |
[3] |
95
|
|
95
|
|
|
Assets of discontinued operations |
[3] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Assets |
[3] |
49,602
|
|
49,602
|
|
|
Debt, net |
[3] |
100,306
|
|
100,306
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
[3] |
22
|
|
22
|
|
|
Liabilities of discontinued operations |
[3] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
[3] |
100,328
|
|
100,328
|
|
|
Preferred stock |
[3] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
[3] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Equity attributable to common stockholders |
[3] |
(50,726)
|
|
(50,726)
|
|
|
Additions to investments in real estate excluding intangibles and other liabilities, net of other assets acquired |
[3] |
|
|
0
|
|
|
Other Debt [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
[3],[4] |
21,587
|
9,749
|
46,246
|
39,102
|
|
Interest expense |
[3],[4] |
(9,617)
|
(9,343)
|
(28,789)
|
(32,344)
|
|
Inter-segment elimination |
[3],[4] |
0
|
112
|
0
|
1,748
|
|
Net interest income |
[3],[4] |
11,970
|
518
|
17,457
|
8,506
|
|
Total impairment (reversal) |
[3],[4] |
3,097
|
128
|
4,975
|
942
|
|
Total operating revenues |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total other income (loss) |
[3],[4] |
(2,893)
|
8,067
|
(3,070)
|
32,698
|
|
Loan and security servicing expense |
[3],[4] |
6
|
2
|
6
|
958
|
|
Operating expenses - golf |
[1],[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf, repairs and maintenance expenses |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cost of sales - golf |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense |
[3],[4] |
0
|
1,051
|
0
|
2,921
|
|
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses |
[2],[3],[4] |
60
|
0
|
60
|
0
|
|
Management fee to affiliate |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income tax expense |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
[3],[4] |
5,914
|
7,404
|
9,346
|
36,383
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net Income |
[3],[4] |
5,914
|
7,404
|
9,346
|
36,383
|
|
Preferred dividends |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
[3],[4] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders |
[3],[4] |
5,914
|
7,404
|
9,346
|
36,383
|
|
Investments |
[3],[4] |
938,424
|
|
938,424
|
|
|
Cash and restricted cash |
[3],[4] |
2,528
|
|
2,528
|
|
|
Other assets |
[3],[4] |
371,036
|
|
371,036
|
|
|
Assets of discontinued operations |
[3],[4] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Assets |
[3],[4] |
1,311,988
|
|
1,311,988
|
|
|
Debt, net |
[3],[4] |
738,201
|
|
738,201
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
[3],[4] |
379,197
|
|
379,197
|
|
|
Liabilities of discontinued operations |
[3],[4] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
[3],[4] |
1,117,398
|
|
1,117,398
|
|
|
Preferred stock |
[3],[4] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
[3],[4] |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Equity attributable to common stockholders |
[3],[4] |
194,590
|
|
194,590
|
|
|
Additions to investments in real estate excluding intangibles and other liabilities, net of other assets acquired |
[3],[4] |
|
|
0
|
|
|
Golf [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
38
|
37
|
110
|
112
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(3,473)
|
(4,847)
|
(13,779)
|
(14,764)
|
|
Inter-segment elimination |
|
0
|
1,452
|
3,005
|
4,253
|
|
Net interest income |
|
(3,435)
|
(3,358)
|
(10,664)
|
(10,399)
|
|
Total impairment (reversal) |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
82,864
|
81,494
|
226,493
|
226,863
|
|
Total other income (loss) |
|
14,834
|
2,729
|
14,606
|
2,718
|
|
Loan and security servicing expense |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf |
[1] |
65,518
|
66,155
|
181,506
|
187,681
|
|
Operating expenses - golf, repairs and maintenance expenses |
|
2,466
|
2,592
|
6,853
|
7,194
|
|
Cost of sales - golf |
|
8,842
|
8,420
|
24,003
|
23,183
|
|
General and administrative expense |
|
919
|
527
|
1,960
|
986
|
|
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses |
[2] |
918
|
27
|
1,239
|
1,530
|
|
Management fee to affiliate |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
7,111
|
7,191
|
20,983
|
19,297
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
1,257
|
0
|
1,330
|
144
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
7,232
|
(4,047)
|
(7,439)
|
(20,833)
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net Income |
|
7,232
|
(4,047)
|
(7,439)
|
(20,833)
|
|
Preferred dividends |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
(13)
|
21
|
217
|
189
|
|
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders |
|
7,219
|
(4,026)
|
(7,222)
|
(20,644)
|
|
Investments |
|
307,933
|
|
307,933
|
|
|
Cash and restricted cash |
|
6,156
|
|
6,156
|
|
|
Other assets |
|
33,954
|
|
33,954
|
|
|
Assets of discontinued operations |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
348,043
|
|
348,043
|
|
|
Debt, net |
|
81,586
|
|
81,586
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
150,915
|
|
150,915
|
|
|
Liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
232,501
|
|
232,501
|
|
|
Preferred stock |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
(181)
|
|
(181)
|
|
|
Equity attributable to common stockholders |
|
115,723
|
|
115,723
|
|
|
Additions to investments in real estate excluding intangibles and other liabilities, net of other assets acquired |
|
|
|
9,028
|
|
|
Corporate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
10
|
6
|
19
|
41
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(945)
|
(962)
|
(2,836)
|
(2,870)
|
|
Inter-segment elimination |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net interest income |
|
(935)
|
(956)
|
(2,817)
|
(2,829)
|
|
Total impairment (reversal) |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total other income (loss) |
|
46
|
0
|
54
|
0
|
|
Loan and security servicing expense |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf |
[1] |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf, repairs and maintenance expenses |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cost of sales - golf |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense |
|
1,946
|
2,238
|
5,767
|
5,963
|
|
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses |
[2] |
33
|
(711)
|
50
|
64
|
|
Management fee to affiliate |
|
2,675
|
5,664
|
8,017
|
16,853
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
87
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
(5,543)
|
(8,160)
|
(16,597)
|
(25,796)
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net Income |
|
(5,543)
|
(8,160)
|
(16,597)
|
(25,796)
|
|
Preferred dividends |
|
(1,395)
|
(1,395)
|
(4,185)
|
(4,185)
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders |
|
(6,938)
|
(9,555)
|
(20,782)
|
(29,981)
|
|
Investments |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Cash and restricted cash |
|
28,458
|
|
28,458
|
|
|
Other assets |
|
446
|
|
446
|
|
|
Assets of discontinued operations |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
28,904
|
|
28,904
|
|
|
Debt, net |
|
51,226
|
|
51,226
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
13,325
|
|
13,325
|
|
|
Liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
64,551
|
|
64,551
|
|
|
Preferred stock |
|
61,583
|
|
61,583
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Equity attributable to common stockholders |
|
(97,230)
|
|
(97,230)
|
|
|
Additions to investments in real estate excluding intangibles and other liabilities, net of other assets acquired |
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Eliminations [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
0
|
(1,564)
|
(3,005)
|
(6,001)
|
|
Interest expense |
|
0
|
1,564
|
3,005
|
6,001
|
|
Inter-segment elimination |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Net interest income |
|
0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
0
|
|
Total impairment (reversal) |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Total operating revenues |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Total other income (loss) |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Loan and security servicing expense |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf |
[1] |
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Operating expenses - golf, repairs and maintenance expenses |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Cost of sales - golf |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses |
[2] |
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Management fee to affiliate |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Net Income |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Preferred dividends |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders |
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
|
$ 0
|
|
|
|