FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 1,274,000		$ 796,000
Greater than 90 Days	691,000		2,695,000
Greater than 181 Days	56,312,000		54,092,000
Total Past Due	58,277,000		57,583,000
Current	7,069,000		11,093,000
Balance, end of period	65,346,000		68,676,000
Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	39,887,000	[1]	38,834,000	[2]
Total Past Due	39,887,000	[1]	38,834,000	[2]
Current	93,000	[1]	148,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	39,980,000	[1]	38,982,000	[2]
Specific Allowance			25,078,000
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	1,140,000	[1]	784,000	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	679,000	[1]	2,694,000	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	16,368,000	[1]	15,180,000	[2]
Total Past Due	18,187,000	[1]	18,658,000	[2]
Current	2,317,000	[1]	2,091,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	20,504,000	[1]	20,749,000	[2]
Specific Allowance			2,502,000
Financial Fund Management Entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	18,000	[1]	6,000	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	15,000	[1]	46,000	[2]
Total Past Due	33,000	[1]	52,000	[2]
Current	2,269,000	[1]	2,141,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	2,302,000	[1]	2,193,000	[2]
Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	88,000	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	88,000	[1]	0	[2]
Current	2,239,000	[1]	6,555,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	2,327,000	[1]	6,555,000	[2]
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	21,000	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	21,000	[1]	0	[2]
Current	100,000	[1]	152,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	121,000	[1]	152,000	[2]
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	1,267,000	[1]	790,000	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	679,000	[1]	2,694,000	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	56,270,000	[1]	54,060,000	[2]
Total Past Due	58,216,000	[1]	57,544,000	[2]
Current	7,018,000	[1]	11,087,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	65,234,000	[1]	68,631,000	[2]
Rent Receivables - Real Estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	7,000		6,000
Greater than 90 Days	12,000		1,000
Greater than 181 Days	42,000		32,000
Total Past Due	61,000		39,000
Current	51,000		6,000
Balance, end of period	112,000		45,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Specific Allowance	32,449,000		25,078,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Specific Allowance			2,502,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Specific Allowance	0
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Rent Receivables - Real Estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Specific Allowance	$ 54,000		$ 33,000

[1] Receivables are presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $32.4 million and $457,000 related to the Company’s commercial finance and financial fund management investment entities, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

[2] Receivables are presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $25.1 million and $2.5 million related to the Company’s commercial finance and real estate investment entities, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties had no related allowance for credit losses.