RSO FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Credit Risk Profiles of Commercial Real Estate Loans) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 1,646,924	$ 1,870,134
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	741,927	667,051
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	664,917	482,079
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	44,943	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	32,067	150,972
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	34,000
Whole Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	668,115	567,938
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	591,105	427,456
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	44,943	0
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	32,067	106,482
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Whole Loans [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	34,000
B Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,238	16,327
B Notes [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,238	16,327
B Notes [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	57,574	82,786
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	57,574	38,296
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	44,490
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 0	$ 0