CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Receivables and Payables from Related Party) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013 Entity	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	$ 30,288,000	$ 30,618,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,037,000	3,536,000
Number of investment entities that are not expected to be collectible	3
Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance		29,600,000
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance		2,500,000
Payable to real estate investment entities, self insurance	2,900,000	2,500,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance	35,728,000	29,586,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance		2,517,000
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	21,850,000	18,060,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	2,857,000	3,300,000
Commercial Finance Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	7,472,000	10,644,000
Financial Fund Management Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	826,000	1,736,000
Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	140,000	178,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	$ 180,000	$ 236,000