RSO FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified					9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Level 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Level 3 [Member] Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] Discounted Cash Flow [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring	Sep. 30, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Loans held for sale, fair value						$ 332,351	$ 48,894	$ 0	$ 0	$ 332,351	$ 14,894	$ 0	$ 34,000
Impaired loans, fair value						1,046	25,366	0	0	1,046	4,366	0	21,000
Total assets at fair value	$ 51,531	$ 0	$ 727	$ 50,804	$ 12,208	$ 333,397	$ 74,260	$ 0	$ 0	$ 333,397	$ 19,260	$ 0	$ 55,000
Weighted average credit spreads (in hundredths)					5.00%