Debt and Preferred Equity Investments (Details) | 6 Months Ended | | | | |
Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)segment | Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)segment | Feb. 28, 2017USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014USD ($) | Sep. 24, 2014USD ($) |
Debt and preferred equity investments | | | | | | |
Increase in debt and preferred equity investments | $ 1,000,000,000 | $ 255,000,000 | | | | |
Repayments, participations and sales | $ 656,900,000 | $ 567,900,000 | | | | |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 9.73% | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Number of portfolio segments | segment | 1 | 1 | | | | |
Financing receivables included in other assets | $ 123,700,000 | | | $ 144,500,000 | | |
Mortgage and Jr Mortgage Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Accrued interest included in other assets | 6,200,000 | | | | | |
Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of March 2020 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Amount participated out | 1,200,000 | | | | | |
Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of June 2024 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Amount participated out | 12,000,000 | | | | | |
Mezzanine Loan, December 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Amount participated out | 14,600,000 | | | | | |
Mezzanine Loan, December 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Amount participated out | 14,100,000 | | | | | |
Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Amount participated out | 5,100,000 | | | | | |
Debt Investments in Mortgage Loans | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 214,255,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 6,909,095,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | $ 1,843,094,000 | | | 1,592,537,000 | | |
Preferred Equity Investments in Mortgage Loans | | | | | | |
Debt and preferred equity investments | | | | | | |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 6.41% | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | $ 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 272,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 143,319,000 | | | 47,875,000 | | |
Preferred Equity, April 2021 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 272,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 143,319,000 | | | 0 | | |
Preferred Equity Redeemed in May 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | 9,982,000 | | |
Preferred Equity Redeemed in April 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | 37,893,000 | | |
Junior Mortgage Participation Acquired in September 2014 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | | | $ 0 |
Fixed Rate Investments | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 3,672,474,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 630,611,000 | | | 360,359,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mortgage and Jr Mortgage Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 250,150,000 | | | 0 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mortgage Loan, February 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 26,338,000 | | | 26,311,000 | | |
Loan acquired | | | | | $ 26,400,000 | |
Discount on loan acquired | | | | | 200,000 | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mortgage Loan, August 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 311,000 | | | 380,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of March 2020 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 1,160,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 199,533,000 | | | 0 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, September 2021 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 15,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 3,500,000 | | | 3,500,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2022 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 147,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 24,905,000 | | | 0 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, with an Initial Maturity Date of November 2023 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 87,724,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 12,696,000 | | | 12,692,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of June 2024 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 115,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 12,928,000 | | | 12,925,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, with an Initial Maturity Date of January 2025 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 95,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 30,000,000 | | | 30,000,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of November 2026 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 340,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 15,000,000 | | | 15,000,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of June 2027 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 1,712,750,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 55,250,000 | | | 0 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan Repaid in June 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | 66,129,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Junior Mortgage Participation or Mezzanine Loan repaid in March 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | 193,422,000 | | |
Fixed Rate Investments | Junior Mortgage Participation, Related To Mortgage Loan, February 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Loan acquired | | | | | 5,700,000 | |
Discount on loan acquired | | | | | $ 5,700,000 | |
Floating Rate Investments | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 214,255,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 3,236,621,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 1,212,483,000 | | | 1,232,178,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, with an Initial Maturity Date of September 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 40,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 15,442,000 | | | 15,369,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan, September 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 16,989,000 | | | 16,960,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of October 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 1,361,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 22,602,000 | | | 20,423,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, December 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 85,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 15,273,000 | | | 15,141,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, December 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 65,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 14,773,000 | | | 14,656,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 795,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 15,105,000 | | | 15,051,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of January 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 125,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 29,934,000 | | | 29,998,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, April 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 40,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 19,947,000 | | | 19,913,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Junior Participation Loan, April 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 175,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 34,903,000 | | | 34,844,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, August 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 523,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 20,523,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 10,898,000 | | | 10,863,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan, with an Initial Maturity Date of August 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 19,889,000 | | | 19,840,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of August 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 65,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 14,916,000 | | | 14,880,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, September 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 37,500,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 14,749,000 | | | 14,648,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, October 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 2,325,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 45,025,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 34,686,000 | | | 34,502,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of November 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 335,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 74,612,000 | | | 74,476,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, December 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 33,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 26,888,000 | | | 26,850,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, December 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 1,122,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 171,728,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 58,451,000 | | | 56,114,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, December 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 10,758,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 279,563,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 68,437,000 | | | 63,137,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2018 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 7,651,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 221,568,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 71,760,000 | | | 64,505,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, January 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 45,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 12,138,000 | | | 12,104,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of January 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 38,087,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 175,792,000 | | | 0 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of January 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 7,277,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 19,733,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 6,588,000 | | | 5,410,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of March 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 38,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 21,915,000 | | | 21,891,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 513,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 172,604,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 36,655,000 | | | 0 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 265,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 24,767,000 | | | 24,707,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Jr Mortgage Participate Loan, Maturity Date of August 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 31,628,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 188,664,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 67,655,000 | | | 65,554,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan, Maturity of September 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 2,500,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 187,500,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 37,353,000 | | | 37,322,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of September 2019 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 64,691,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 130,067,000 | | | 111,819,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of January 2020 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 35,106,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 34,271,000 | | | 33,682,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of January 2020 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 9,918,000 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 521,213,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 69,408,000 | | $ 66,100,000 | 125,911,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Jr Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of July 2021 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 60,000,000 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 15,620,000 | | | 15,606,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan repaid in June 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | 32,847,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan repaid in June 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | 22,959,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mezzanine Loan Contributed for a Joint Venture Interest | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | 0 | | | 14,957,000 | | |
Floating Rate Investments | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan repaid in January 2017 | | | | | | |
Debt Investments Held [Abstract] | | | | | | |
Future Funding Obligations | 0 | | | | | |
Senior Financing | 0 | | | | | |
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees | $ 0 | | | $ 145,239,000 | | |