VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Schedule of Carrying Amount of Assets Related to VIEs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Trapeza Entities [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Ischus Entities [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]		Mar. 31, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]		Mar. 31, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]		Mar. 31, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] Trapeza Entities [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] Ischus Entities [Member]		Mar. 31, 2013 Investments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Investments [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Investments [Member] RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Investments [Member] Trapeza Entities [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Investments [Member] Ischus Entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Gain on sale of investments	$ 1,600			$ 831
Gain on sale of investment, portion attributable to noncontrolling interest				793
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		32,328	41,051							2,022	[1]	1,838	[1]	0	[1]	0	184	[1]
Investments																			21,584	18,386	2,242	956	0
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-consolidated VIEs					$ 23,606	$ 20,224	$ 2,242	$ 956	$ 184

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