RSO LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT (Summary of Loans) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Allowance for loan loss	$ (35,760,000)	$ (34,616,000)	$ (32,628,000)	$ (27,613,000)	$ (21,274,000)	$ (12,604,000)
Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Principal, Gross	1,659,789,000		1,887,825,000
Unamortized (discount) premium, gross	(8,834,000)		(27,460,000)
Gross carrying value of loans held for investment	1,650,955,000		1,860,365,000
Allowance for loan loss	(12,865,000)		(17,691,000)			(27,518,000)
Unamortized (discount) premium, gross, allowance for loan loss	0		0
Carrying value, allowance for loan loss	(12,865,000)		(17,691,000)
Principal, Net	1,646,924,000		1,870,134,000
Unamortized (discount) premium, net	(8,834,000)		(27,460,000)
Net carrying value of loans held for investment	1,638,090,000		1,842,674,000
Deferred amendment fees	288,000		450,000
Loans held for sale, investment in debt and equity securities	332,400,000		14,900,000
Number of loans held for sale			2
Resource Capital Corp [Member] | Bank Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Principal, Gross	914,676,000		1,218,563,000
Unamortized (discount) premium, gross	(5,648,000)		(25,249,000)
Gross carrying value of loans held for investment	909,028,000		1,193,314,000
Deferred upfront fee	260,000		334,000
Loans held for sale, net	906,100,000		1,200,000,000
Resource Capital Corp [Member] | Whole Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Loans held for sale, net			34,000,000
Resource Capital Corp [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Principal, Gross	745,113,000		669,262,000
Unamortized (discount) premium, gross	(3,186,000)		(2,211,000)
Gross carrying value of loans held for investment	741,927,000		667,051,000
Loan origination fees	2,900,000		1,900,000
Extension and exit fees	189,000		214,000
Resource Capital Corp [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] | Whole Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Principal, Gross	671,118,000		569,829,000
Unamortized (discount) premium, gross	(3,003,000)		(1,891,000)
Gross carrying value of loans held for investment	668,115,000		567,938,000
Resource Capital Corp [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] | B Notes [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Principal, Gross	16,328,000		16,441,000
Unamortized (discount) premium, gross	(90,000)		(114,000)
Gross carrying value of loans held for investment	16,238,000		16,327,000
Resource Capital Corp [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] | Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Principal, Gross	57,667,000		82,992,000
Unamortized (discount) premium, gross	(93,000)		(206,000)
Gross carrying value of loans held for investment	$ 57,574,000		$ 82,786,000