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Real Estate Securities, Available for Sale - Schedule of CMBS Securities (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) security
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 95,039	$ 86,937
CMBS
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Count \| security	14	11
Principal Amount	$ 130,191	$ 128,181
Amortized Cost	90,639	85,773
Cumulative Unrealized Gain on Investments	4,427	2,042
Cumulative Unrealized (Loss) on Investments	(26)	(878)
Fair Value	$ 95,039	$ 86,937
Weighted Average Coupon	3.42%	3.42%
Weighted Average Unleveraged Current Yield	9.73%	9.73%
CRE securities pledged as collateral	$ 62,000
CMBS \| CRE Security with Underlying Non-Performing Loan
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Purchase price	26,900
Original purchase discount	21,300
Non-accretable amount of total cash flows	$ 5,700

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Represents the weighted average coupon percentage on available-for-sale securities under each classification.

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Available-for-sale Securities, Principal Amount

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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