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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Relationship with CVC Credit Partners, LLC) (Details) RSO (USD $)		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource America [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 RSO [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 RSO [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 RSO [Member] Churchill Pacific Asset Management LLC [Member]	Feb. 24, 2011 RSO [Member] Churchill Pacific Asset Management LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (in hundredths)	33.00%				100.00%
Purchase price of acquired entity paid by acquiring entity					$ 22,500,000
Assets under management, carrying amount				1,900,000,000
Percentage of subordinated fees the company is entitled to collect (in hundredths)						10.00%
Percentage of incentive fees the company is entitled to collect (in hundredths)						50.00%
Subordinated fees received						$ 800,000	$ 1,000,000
Preferred equity acquired		66.60%	66.60%