REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Loss Allowance Rollforward (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
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| Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] | ||||
| Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans | $ (3,010) | $ 4,015 | $ (7,684) | $ 1,243 |
| Real Estate Related and Other Loans Held For Sale [Member] | ||||
| Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] | ||||
| Balance at December 31, 2014 | (75,926) | |||
| Charge-offs | 14,345 | |||
| Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans | (7,461) | |||
| Balance at September 30, 2015 | (69,042) | (69,042) | ||
| Residential Mortgage Loans Held For Sale [Member] | ||||
| Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] | ||||
| Balance at December 31, 2014 | (154) | |||
| Charge-offs | 160 | |||
| Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans | (223) | |||
| Balance at September 30, 2015 | $ (217) | $ (217) | ||
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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