RSO ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life			25 years
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life			40 years
Site Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life			Lesser of the remaining life of building or useful lives