COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2013 Partnership	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011 Trapeza Entities [Member] defendant	Sep. 30, 2013 Trapeza Entities [Member] Partnership	Sep. 30, 2013 Trapeza Entities [Member] Entity	Dec. 31, 2012 Trapeza Entities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 LEAF [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 LEAF I [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 LEAF II [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Resource Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Securities [Member]
LEAF lease valuation commitment [Abstract]
Floor value of equity for shortfall obligation								$ 18,700,000
Maximum testing date for obligation (in days)								90 days
Limited loan guarantee [Abstract]
Number of partnerships		2
Maturity date of debt									Mar. 20, 2014	Dec. 21, 2013
Maximum guarantee provided by the company		2,000,000							1,500,000	522,000
Amount of lender discount									250,000	347,500
Broker-dealer capital requirement
Minimum net capital required											351,000	113,000
Net capital											1,800,000	258,000
Minimum requirement of net capital exceeded by											1,400,000	145,000
Clawback liability [Abstract]
Number of entities owned by entity and co-managing partner						2
Potential clawback liabilities					4,400,000	4,400,000
Contribution towards potential clawback liabilities					2,200,000	2,200,000
Contribution towards potential clawback liabilities (in hundredths)					50.00%	50.00%
Clawback liability		0	1,181,000				1,200,000
Number of partnerships dissolved					2
Settlement of clawback liability					1,100,000
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants				30
Legal proceedings [Abstract]
Notes purchased	$ 20,000,000