VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Schedule of Carrying Amount of Assets Related to VIEs) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Gain on sale of investment, portion attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ 793,000
Gain on Sale of Investments	831,000
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	38,685,000		41,051,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-consolidated VIEs	25,584,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-consolidated VIEs	22,643,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-consolidated VIEs	1,792,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Ischus Entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-consolidated VIEs	237,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Trapeza Entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-consolidated VIEs	912,000
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	7,922,000	[1]
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] | Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	7,685,000	[1]
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] | RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	0	[1]
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] | Ischus Entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	237,000	[1]
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] | Trapeza Entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	0	[1]
Investments [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Investments	17,662,000
Investments [Member] | Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Investments	14,958,000
Investments [Member] | RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Investments	1,792,000
Investments [Member] | Ischus Entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Investments	0
Investments [Member] | Trapeza Entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Investments	$ 912,000

[1] Exclusive of expense reimbursements due to the Company.