VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES BORROWINGS (CMBS Term Repurchase Facility) (Details) RSO (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 0	$ 65,000
Amount at Risk Under Facility [Abstract]
Weighted Average Maturity in Days	12 years 6 months	15 years 2 months
RSO [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	23,000	494,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RCC Real Estate And RCC Commercial [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	2 years
Debt instrument term, option to extend	1 year
Description of variable rate basis	one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Basis spread on variable rate	1.29%
Debt instrument, structuring fee, percent	0.25%
Line of credit facility, extension fee percentage (in hundredths)	0.25%
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.53%	1.54%
Amount at Risk Under Facility [Abstract]
Amount at Risk	10,722,000	8,461,000
Weighted Average Maturity in Days	18 days	18 days
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.53%	1.54%
Linked repurchase agreement borrowings included as derivative instruments	12,200,000	14,900,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RCC Real Estate [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	42,500,000	41,000,000
Description of variable rate basis	one-month LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	1.32%	1.25%
Unamortized debt issuance costs	23,000	494,000
Debt instrument, fair value	51,400,000	47,100,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.53%	1.54%
Amount at Risk Under Facility [Abstract]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.53%	1.54%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| RCC Real Estate And RCC Commercial [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	100,000,000.0
Linked Transactions [Member] \| CMBS [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
CMBS Linked repurchase agreement	$ 20,400,000	$ 14,900,000

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Weighted average date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in free form syntax.

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Linked Repurchase Agreement Borrowings, Included as Derivative Instruments

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Carrying amount of assets sold under agreements to repurchase when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under repurchase agreements exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of long-term debt outstanding by type or by instrument at that time.

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The amount at risk under repurchase agreements is defined as the excess of carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount or if there is no carrying amount) of the securities or other assets sold under agreement to repurchase, including accrued interest plus any cash or other assets on deposit to secure the repurchase obligation, over the amount of the repurchase liability (adjusted for accrued interest).

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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