VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Schedule of Carrying Amount of Assets Related to VIEs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Trapeza Entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Ischus Entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]		Jun. 30, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]		Jun. 30, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] Trapeza Entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member] Ischus Entities [Member]		Jun. 30, 2013 Investments [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Investments [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Investments [Member] Trapeza Entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 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		32,433	41,051						2,172	[1]	1,987	[1]	0	185	[1]
Investments																17,975	17,107	868	0
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-consolidated VIEs					$ 20,147	$ 19,094	$ 868	$ 185

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