THE COMPANY	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Nature Of Operations [Abstract]
THE COMPANY	NOTE 1: THE COMPANY RAIT Financial Trust is a self-managed and self-advised Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on managing a portfolio of commercial real estate, or CRE, loans and properties. References to “RAIT”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to RAIT Financial Trust and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. On August 30, 2019, RAIT and its affiliates RAIT Funding LLC (“RAIT Funding”), RAIT General, Inc. (“RAIT General”), RAIT Limited, Inc. (“RAIT Limited”), Taberna Realty Finance Trust (“TRFT”), RAIT JV TRS, LLC, and RAIT JV TRS Sub, LLC (each, a “Debtor”, and together, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary bankruptcy cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11, Title 11 of the U.S. Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). No other subsidiaries of RAIT filed for bankruptcy protection. The Chapter 11 Cases are jointly administered under the caption In re: RAIT Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, et. al. Each of the Debtors will continue to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court entered orders approving a variety of first-day relief designed primarily to minimize the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on our operations and employees. We expect to continue our operations during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases. Immediately prior to the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, on August 30, 2019, RAIT, RAIT General, RAIT Limited and TRFT (together, the “Sellers”), entered into an Equity and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with CF RFP Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an entity owned by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Buyer”), pursuant to which, among other things, Buyer agreed to purchase certain subsidiaries and assets of the Sellers (together, the “Purchased Assets”) for a purchase price of $174,424, as adjusted pursuant to a cash adjustment (the “Purchase Price”), including the assumption of certain liabilities. Buyer deposited $8,721 as an earnest money deposit. The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Transactions”) will be effected pursuant to a sale process under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. On October 4, 2019, RAIT and the Sellers and the Buyer entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Purchase Agreement which, among other things, (i) provided for an additional deposit by the Buyer in the amount of $8,721 if Buyer is the winning bidder or back-up bidder in the auction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or if there is no such auction and (ii) added a mechanism to adjust the Purchase Price for approved expenses associated with certain new, renewed, modified or amended leases that with the consent of Buyer are entered into by a Seller or an affiliate of Seller after the date of the Amendment and prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The Amendment further provided that if Buyer does not approve a proposed new, renewed, modified or amended lease or, if Buyer approves a proposed new, renewed, modified or amended lease, but does not approve all expenses associated therewith, the Sellers will not be in breach of the Purchase Agreement for the consequences of the determination not to enter into such new, renewed, modified or amended lease or make such unapproved payments, as applicable. On August 29, 2019, RAIT entered into a Restructuring and Plan Support Agreement with TRFT and TP Management LLC, an affiliate of Buyer, in its capacity as delegate collateral manager (“TPM”) (the “Taberna RSA”). On August 31, 2019, RAIT entered into a Restructuring and Plan Support Agreement with RAIT Funding and Kodiak CDO I., Ltd., as holder of certain preferred securities (“Kodiak”, and together with TPM, the “RSA Counterparties”) (the “Kodiak RSA”, and together with the Taberna RSA, the “RSAs”). TPM is the collateral manager and Kodiak is the holder of certain securities that are collateralized by the 2035 Note (defined below, and also referred to as the junior subordinated note, at fair value) and the 2037 Note (defined below, and also referred to as the junior subordinated note, at amortized cost), respectively. Pursuant to the RSAs, each of the RSA Counterparties agreed, among other things, to support, and take reasonable necessary actions in furtherance of, the Transactions, including, among other things, the consummation of the sale of the Purchased Assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and support the confirmation of a plan of reorganization of the Debtors. Pursuant to the RSAs, each of the RSA Counterparties has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to accept less than the total unpaid amounts due under the 2035 Note and the 2037 Note. The RSAs contain customary representations and warranties by RAIT, the applicable RAIT subsidiary and the applicable RSA Counterparty. RAIT, the applicable RAIT subsidiary and the applicable RSA Counterparty may terminate their respective RSA under certain circumstances, including, among other things, (a) the failure to satisfy certain bankruptcy-related milestones, (b) the entry of certain orders by, or upon certain actions taken by, the Bankruptcy Court, (c) breaches of representations and obligations under the applicable RSA, and (d) upon the occurrence of a material adverse change. Subject to certain specific exceptions under the Bankruptcy Code, the Chapter 11 Cases automatically stayed most judicial or administrative actions against the Debtors as well as efforts by creditors to collect on or otherwise exercise rights or remedies with respect to pre-petition claims. As a result, for example, most creditor actions to obtain possession of property from the Debtors, or to create, perfect or enforce any lien against the Debtors, or to collect on or otherwise exercise rights or remedies with respect to a pre-petition claim are stayed. On October 2, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Bidding Procedures Order”) approving the bidding procedures (the “Bidding Procedures”) by which the Debtors expect to solicit and select the highest and otherwise best offer for the sale (the “Sale”) of the Purchased Assets, establishing related dates and deadlines, approving the Debtor’s selection of the Buyer as the “stalking horse bidder,” the break-up fee and expense reimbursement contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, approving the process of any auction that might be required under the Bidding Procedures, and granting related relief. Pursuant to the Bidding Procedures Order, the Debtors intend to sell all of their right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets free and clear of any pledges, liens, security interests, encumbrances, claims, charges, options, and interests thereon to the maximum extent permitted by Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. The deadline for the submission of bids that satisfies the requirements of the Bidding Procedures Order is November 27, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time). On September 27, 2019, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court its schedules of assets and liabilities and statements of financial affairs setting forth, among other things, the assets and liabilities of each of the Debtors, subject to the assumptions filed in connection therewith. These schedules and statements of financial affairs may be subject to further amendment or modification after filing. On October 14, 2019, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court its disclosure statement for Debtors’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan (the “Disclosure Statement”) and the Debtors’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan (the “Plan”). Under the priority requirements established by the Bankruptcy Code, pre-petition and post-petition liabilities to creditors must be satisfied in full before the holders of our outstanding preferred shares and common shares are entitled to receive any distribution or retain any property under a plan of reorganization. The ultimate recovery for creditors, if any, will not be determined until confirmation and implementation of a plan of reorganization. The outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases remains uncertain at this time and, as a result, we cannot accurately estimate the amounts or value of distributions that creditors may receive. The Plan contemplates that our senior notes, which are publicly traded, RAIT’s 7.125% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “7.125% Senior Notes”) and 7.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “7.625% Senior Notes,” and, together with the 7.125% Senior Notes, the “Senior Notes”), will be paid all outstanding principal and all accrued and unpaid interest as of (but excluding) the petition date in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code. The Plan contemplates that our junior subordinated notes will receive less than the total unpaid amounts due under each note consistent with the RSAs. The Plan contemplates that our outstanding preferred shares and common shares will be cancelled upon the effective date of the Plan and that the holders of our outstanding preferred shares and common shares will be entitled to no recovery. Article III of the Disclosure Statement sets forth a summary of the Plan, including a Plan Summary Table summarizing the classification and treatment of claims, along with projected recoveries for each class, all of which is subject to all the qualifications and disclaimers set forth in the Plan. The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases with the Bankruptcy Court constituted an “Event of Default” under each of: (a) that certain Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2013, by and between RAIT and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as subsequently modified by supplemental indentures setting forth the terms of the 7.125% Senior Notes (such indenture, the “Supplemental Indenture”) and 7.625% Senior Notes, (b) that certain Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated February 12, 2007, by and between RAIT Funding and The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 2037 Note, and (c) that certain Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated October 25, 2010, by and between TRFT and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 2035 Note (collectively, the “Debt Instruments”). We refer to the Events of Default described in this paragraph as the “Bankruptcy Events of Default.” Each of the Debt Instruments provides that upon the occurrence of such an Event of Default, all obligations of RAIT or its applicable affiliate thereunder are accelerated and the principal and accrued interest due thereunder shall be automatically and immediately due and payable. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the Debt Instruments were automatically stayed as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases with the Bankruptcy Court, and the respective creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the Debt Instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. As of the date hereof, RAIT or its applicable affiliates had (i) $65,356 of principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes outstanding, (ii) $56,324 of principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes outstanding, (iii) $25,100 of principal amount of the 2037 Note, or the junior subordinated note, at amortized cost, outstanding and (iv) $18,671 of principal amount of the 2035 Note, or the junior subordinated note, at fair value, outstanding. Furthermore, RAIT’s failure to pay the principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes by their maturity date on August 30, 2019 constituted an “Event of Default” under the Supplemental Indenture. The Plan contemplates the appointment of a Plan Administrator (the “Plan Administrator”) to implement the Plan and to distribute any proceeds of the Plan upon confirmation of the Plan by the Bankruptcy Court. We expect that, for the duration of the of the Chapter 11 Cases, our operations will be subject to significant risks and uncertainties associated with Chapter 11 Cases. As a result of these significant risks and uncertainties, our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity (deficit), officers and/or trustees could be significantly different following the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the description of our operations, equity, assets and liabilities included in this report may not accurately reflect our operations, assets and liabilities following the conclusion of the Chapter 11 Cases. Any fair values utilized or disclosed in our consolidated financial statements to determine the amounts of our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity or otherwise were developed for the purpose of complying with the accounting principles established for fair value measurements, as described below. The fair values of our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity or otherwise for enterprise value in our Chapter 11 Cases or as a component of the Plan may reflect differing assumptions and methodologies. These estimates of fair value will be subject to a number of approvals and reviews and therefore may be materially different than any fair values utilized in our consolidated financial statements.

THE COMPANY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

NOTE 1: THE COMPANY

RAIT Financial Trust is a self-managed and self-advised Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on managing a portfolio of commercial real estate, or CRE, loans and properties. References to “RAIT”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to RAIT Financial Trust and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

On August 30, 2019, RAIT and its affiliates RAIT Funding LLC (“RAIT Funding”), RAIT General, Inc. (“RAIT General”), RAIT Limited, Inc. (“RAIT Limited”), Taberna Realty Finance Trust (“TRFT”), RAIT JV TRS, LLC, and RAIT JV TRS Sub, LLC (each, a “Debtor”, and together, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary bankruptcy cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11, Title 11 of the U.S. Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). No other subsidiaries of RAIT filed for bankruptcy protection. The Chapter 11 Cases are jointly administered under the caption In re: RAIT Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, et. al. Each of the Debtors will continue to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court entered orders approving a variety of first-day relief designed primarily to minimize the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on our operations and employees. We expect to continue our operations during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Immediately prior to the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, on August 30, 2019, RAIT, RAIT General, RAIT Limited and TRFT (together, the “Sellers”), entered into an Equity and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with CF RFP Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an entity owned by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Buyer”), pursuant to which, among other things, Buyer agreed to purchase certain subsidiaries and assets of the Sellers (together, the “Purchased Assets”) for a purchase price of $174,424, as adjusted pursuant to a cash adjustment (the “Purchase Price”), including the assumption of certain liabilities. Buyer deposited $8,721 as an earnest money deposit. The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Transactions”) will be effected pursuant to a sale process under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. On October 4, 2019, RAIT and the Sellers and the Buyer entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Purchase Agreement which, among other things, (i) provided for an additional deposit by the Buyer in the amount of $8,721 if Buyer is the winning bidder or back-up bidder in the auction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or if there is no such auction and (ii) added a mechanism to adjust the Purchase Price for approved expenses associated with certain new, renewed, modified or amended leases that with the consent of Buyer are entered into by a Seller or an affiliate of Seller after the date of the Amendment and prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The Amendment further provided that if Buyer does not approve a proposed new, renewed, modified or amended lease or, if Buyer approves a proposed new, renewed, modified or amended lease, but does not approve all expenses associated therewith, the Sellers will not be in breach of the Purchase Agreement for the consequences of the determination not to enter into such new, renewed, modified or amended lease or make such unapproved payments, as applicable.

On August 29, 2019, RAIT entered into a Restructuring and Plan Support Agreement with TRFT and TP Management LLC, an affiliate of Buyer, in its capacity as delegate collateral manager (“TPM”) (the “Taberna RSA”). On August 31, 2019, RAIT entered into a Restructuring and Plan Support Agreement with RAIT Funding and Kodiak CDO I., Ltd., as holder of certain preferred securities (“Kodiak”, and together with TPM, the “RSA Counterparties”) (the “Kodiak RSA”, and together with the Taberna RSA, the “RSAs”). TPM is the collateral manager and Kodiak is the holder of certain securities that are collateralized by the 2035 Note (defined below, and also referred to as the junior subordinated note, at fair value) and the 2037 Note (defined below, and also referred to as the junior subordinated note, at amortized cost), respectively. Pursuant to the RSAs, each of the RSA Counterparties agreed, among other things, to support, and take reasonable necessary actions in furtherance of, the Transactions, including, among other things, the consummation of the sale of the Purchased Assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and support the confirmation of a plan of reorganization of the Debtors. Pursuant to the RSAs, each of the RSA Counterparties has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to accept less than the total unpaid amounts due under the 2035 Note and the 2037 Note. The RSAs contain customary representations and warranties by RAIT, the applicable RAIT subsidiary and the applicable RSA Counterparty. RAIT, the applicable RAIT subsidiary and the applicable RSA Counterparty may terminate their respective RSA under certain circumstances, including, among other things, (a) the failure to satisfy certain bankruptcy-related milestones, (b) the entry of certain orders by, or upon certain actions taken by, the Bankruptcy Court, (c) breaches of representations and obligations under the applicable RSA, and (d) upon the occurrence of a material adverse change.

Subject to certain specific exceptions under the Bankruptcy Code, the Chapter 11 Cases automatically stayed most judicial or administrative actions against the Debtors as well as efforts by creditors to collect on or otherwise exercise rights or remedies with respect to pre-petition claims. As a result, for example, most creditor actions to obtain possession of property from the Debtors, or to create, perfect or enforce any lien against the Debtors, or to collect on or otherwise exercise rights or remedies with respect to a pre-petition claim are stayed.

On October 2, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Bidding Procedures Order”) approving the bidding procedures (the “Bidding Procedures”) by which the Debtors expect to solicit and select the highest and otherwise best offer for the sale (the “Sale”) of the Purchased Assets, establishing related dates and deadlines, approving the Debtor’s selection of the Buyer as the “stalking horse bidder,” the break-up fee and expense reimbursement contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, approving the process of any auction that might be required under the Bidding Procedures, and granting related relief. Pursuant to the Bidding Procedures Order, the Debtors intend to sell all of their right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets free and clear of any pledges, liens, security interests, encumbrances, claims, charges, options, and interests thereon to the maximum extent permitted by Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. The deadline for the submission of bids that satisfies the requirements of the Bidding Procedures Order is November 27, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time).

On September 27, 2019, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court its schedules of assets and liabilities and statements of financial affairs setting forth, among other things, the assets and liabilities of each of the Debtors, subject to the assumptions filed in connection therewith. These schedules and statements of financial affairs may be subject to further amendment or modification after filing. On October 14, 2019, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court its disclosure statement for Debtors’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan (the “Disclosure Statement”) and the Debtors’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan (the “Plan”).

Under the priority requirements established by the Bankruptcy Code, pre-petition and post-petition liabilities to creditors must be satisfied in full before the holders of our outstanding preferred shares and common shares are entitled to receive any distribution or retain any property under a plan of reorganization. The ultimate recovery for creditors, if any, will not be determined until confirmation and implementation of a plan of reorganization. The outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases remains uncertain at this time and, as a result, we cannot accurately estimate the amounts or value of distributions that creditors may receive. The Plan contemplates that our senior notes, which are publicly traded, RAIT’s 7.125% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “7.125% Senior Notes”) and 7.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “7.625% Senior Notes,” and, together with the 7.125% Senior Notes, the “Senior Notes”), will be paid all outstanding principal and all accrued and unpaid interest as of (but excluding) the petition date in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code. The Plan contemplates that our junior subordinated notes will receive less than the total unpaid amounts due under each note consistent with the RSAs. The Plan contemplates that our outstanding preferred shares and common shares will be cancelled upon the effective date of the Plan and that the holders of our outstanding preferred shares and common shares will be entitled to no recovery. Article III of the Disclosure Statement sets forth a summary of the Plan, including a Plan Summary Table summarizing the classification and treatment of claims, along with projected recoveries for each class, all of which is subject to all the qualifications and disclaimers set forth in the Plan.

The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases with the Bankruptcy Court constituted an “Event of Default” under each of: (a) that certain Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2013, by and between RAIT and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as subsequently modified by supplemental indentures setting forth the terms of the 7.125% Senior Notes (such indenture, the “Supplemental Indenture”) and 7.625% Senior Notes, (b) that certain Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated February 12, 2007, by and between RAIT Funding and The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 2037 Note, and (c) that certain Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated October 25, 2010, by and between TRFT and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 2035 Note (collectively, the “Debt Instruments”). We refer to the Events of Default described in this paragraph as the “Bankruptcy Events of Default.” Each of the Debt Instruments provides that upon the occurrence of such an Event of Default, all obligations of RAIT or its applicable affiliate thereunder are accelerated and the principal and accrued interest due thereunder shall be automatically and immediately due and payable. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the Debt Instruments were automatically stayed as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases with the Bankruptcy Court, and the respective creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the Debt Instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. As of the date hereof, RAIT or its applicable affiliates had (i) $65,356 of principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes outstanding, (ii) $56,324 of principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes outstanding, (iii) $25,100 of principal amount of the 2037 Note, or the junior subordinated note, at amortized cost, outstanding and (iv) $18,671 of principal amount of the 2035 Note, or the junior subordinated note, at fair value, outstanding.

Furthermore, RAIT’s failure to pay the principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes by their maturity date on August 30, 2019 constituted an “Event of Default” under the Supplemental Indenture.

The Plan contemplates the appointment of a Plan Administrator (the “Plan Administrator”) to implement the Plan and to distribute any proceeds of the Plan upon confirmation of the Plan by the Bankruptcy Court. We expect that, for the duration of the of the Chapter 11 Cases, our operations will be subject to significant risks and uncertainties associated with Chapter 11 Cases. As a result of these significant risks and uncertainties, our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity (deficit), officers and/or trustees could be significantly different following the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the description of our operations, equity, assets and liabilities included in this report may not accurately reflect our operations, assets and liabilities following the conclusion of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Any fair values utilized or disclosed in our consolidated financial statements to determine the amounts of our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity or otherwise were developed for the purpose of complying with the accounting principles established for fair value measurements, as described below. The fair values of our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity or otherwise for enterprise value in our Chapter 11 Cases or as a component of the Plan may reflect differing assumptions and methodologies. These estimates of fair value will be subject to a number of approvals and reviews and therefore may be materially different than any fair values utilized in our consolidated financial statements.