FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 852,000		$ 796,000
Greater than 90 Days	873,000		2,695,000
Greater than 181 Days	58,341,000		54,092,000
Total Past Due	60,066,000		57,583,000
Current	6,997,000		11,093,000
Balance, end of period	67,063,000		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	41,685,000	[1]	38,834,000	[2]
Total Past Due	41,685,000	[1]	38,834,000	[2]
Current	76,000	[1]	148,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	41,761,000	[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	833,000	[1]	784,000	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	868,000	[1]	2,694,000	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	16,622,000	[1]	15,180,000	[2]
Total Past Due	18,323,000	[1]	18,658,000	[2]
Current	2,579,000	[1]	2,091,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	20,902,000	[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	12,000	[1]	6,000	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	10,000	[1]	46,000	[2]
Total Past Due	22,000	[1]	52,000	[2]
Current	2,110,000	[1]	2,141,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	2,132,000	[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	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Current	2,087,000	[1]	6,555,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	2,087,000	[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	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Current	138,000	[1]	152,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	138,000	[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	845,000	[1]	790,000	[2]
Greater than 90 Days	868,000	[1]	2,694,000	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	58,317,000	[1]	54,060,000	[2]
Total Past Due	60,030,000	[1]	57,544,000	[2]
Current	6,990,000	[1]	11,087,000	[2]
Balance, end of period	67,020,000	[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	5,000		1,000
Greater than 181 Days	24,000		32,000
Total Past Due	36,000		39,000
Current	7,000		6,000
Balance, end of period	43,000		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	33,931,000		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	$ 29,000		$ 33,000

[1] Receivables are presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $33.9 million and $656,000 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.