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Commercial Mortgage Loans, Subordinate Loans and Other Lending Assets, Net - Cost Recovery Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Specific CECL allowance	$ 119,000		$ 68,000	$ 119,000					$ 145,000
Amortized cost	661,500			661,500					639,600
Total carrying value, net	$ 8,731,306			$ 8,731,306		$ 226,500			7,857,260
Equity contribution rate	90.00%			90.00%
Payment in kind interest	$ 2,700	$ 10,200		$ 8,300	$ 40,700
Turner Consulting
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Equity contribution rate	10.00%			10.00%
Commercial Mortgage and Subordinated Portfolio Segment
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Specific CECL allowance	$ 119,000	145,000	145,000	$ 119,000	145,000		$ 172,000	$ 175,000	145,000	$ 175,000	$ 175,000
Total carrying value, net	206,800			$ 206,800					$ 97,800
Write-offs, specific CECL allowance, funded	$ 53,000		$ 10,000
Hotel - Atlanta, GA \| Capitalization Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.093			0.093
Hotel - Atlanta, GA \| Discount Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.113			0.113
Retail Center - Cincinnati, OH
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Payment in kind interest	$ 600	$ 200		$ 1,200	$ 1,000
Retail Center - Cincinnati, OH \| Capitalization Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.080			0.080
Residential-for-Sale - Manhattan, NY \| Discount Rate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loan collateral, measurement input	0.10			0.10
Mortgage, Amortized cost
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	$ 466,632			$ 466,632
Specific CECL allowance	89,000			89,000
Amortized cost	377,632			377,632
Mortgage, Amortized cost \| Urban Predevelopment - Miami, FL
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	191,139			191,139
Specific CECL allowance	15,000			15,000
Amortized cost	176,139			176,139
Total carrying value, net												$ 188,200
Mortgage, Amortized cost \| Retail Center - Cincinnati, OH
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	170,661			170,661
Specific CECL allowance	67,000			67,000
Amortized cost	103,661			103,661
Mortgage, Amortized cost \| Hotel - Atlanta, GA
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	104,832			104,832
Specific CECL allowance	7,000			7,000
Amortized cost	97,832			97,832
Mezzanine Loans
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	81,980			81,980
Specific CECL allowance	30,000			30,000
Amortized cost	51,980			51,980
Payment in kind interest				82,500
Mezzanine Loans \| Residential-for-Sale - Manhattan, NY
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	81,980			81,980
Specific CECL allowance	30,000			30,000
Amortized cost	51,980			51,980
Real Estate and Mezzanine
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Amortized cost prior to Specific CECL Allowance	548,612			548,612
Specific CECL allowance	119,000			119,000
Amortized cost	$ 429,612			$ 429,612