FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Impaired Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Financing Receivables Without a Specific Valuation Allowance [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Impaired financing receivables without a specific allowance	$ 0	$ 0
Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Specific Allowance		25,078,000
Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member] | Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance	5,744,000	12,865,000
Unpaid Balance	38,193,000	37,943,000
Specific Allowance	32,449,000	25,078,000
Average Investment in Impaired Assets	38,129,000	38,060,000
Receivables from managed entities financial fund management [Member] [Domain] | Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance	848,000
Unpaid Balance	1,305,000
Specific Allowance	457,000
Average Investment in Impaired Assets	1,305,000
Receivables from Managed Entities - Real Estate [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Specific Allowance		2,502,000
Receivables from Managed Entities - Real Estate [Member] | Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance		2,181,000
Unpaid Balance		4,683,000
Specific Allowance		2,502,000
Average Investment in Impaired Assets		4,511,000
Rent Receivables - Real Estate [Member] | Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance	0	12,000
Unpaid Balance	54,000	45,000
Specific Allowance	54,000	33,000
Average Investment in Impaired Assets	$ 45,000	$ 45,000