FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 499,000	$ 830,000
Greater than 90 Days	922,000	754,000
Greater than 181 Days	60,367,000	57,279,000
Total Past Due	61,788,000	58,863,000
Current	4,328,000	4,427,000
Balance, end of period	66,116,000	63,290,000
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	0
Greater than 90 Days	0	0
Greater than 181 Days	43,139,000	40,112,000
Total Past Due	43,139,000	40,112,000
Current	61,000	118,000
Balance, end of period	43,200,000	40,230,000
Specific Allowance		29,600,000
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	447,000	779,000
Greater than 90 Days	842,000	744,000
Greater than 181 Days	17,201,000	17,062,000
Total Past Due	18,490,000	18,585,000
Current	3,360,000	1,992,000
Balance, end of period	21,850,000	20,577,000
Specific Allowance		2,500,000
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	17,000	6,000
Greater than 90 Days	7,000	0
Greater than 181 Days	9,000	47,000
Total Past Due	33,000	53,000
Current	793,000	2,140,000
Balance, end of period	826,000	2,193,000
Specific Allowance		457,000
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	30,000	41,000
Greater than 90 Days	59,000	0
Greater than 181 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	89,000	41,000
Current	51,000	137,000
Balance, end of period	140,000	178,000
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	494,000	826,000
Greater than 90 Days	908,000	744,000
Greater than 181 Days	60,349,000	57,221,000
Total Past Due	61,751,000	58,791,000
Current	4,265,000	4,387,000
Balance, end of period	66,016,000	63,178,000
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	5,000	4,000
Greater than 90 Days	14,000	10,000
Greater than 181 Days	18,000	58,000
Total Past Due	37,000	72,000
Current	63,000	40,000
Balance, end of period	100,000	112,000
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	35,728,000	29,586,000
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		2,517,000
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	$ 32,000	$ 68,000