SUBSEQUENT EVENTS RAI related subsequent events (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013 RAI [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 RSO [Member] Loan	Feb. 15, 2013 RSO [Member] company	Jul. 19, 2013 RSO [Member] Master Repurchase Agreement Financing Facility [Member] Deutsche Bank AG [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 RSO [Member] Primary Capital Advisors LC [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 RSO [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] LEAF Commercial Capital Inc [Member]	Apr. 02, 2013 CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] RSO [Member] RCC Real Estate [Member] Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] option	Apr. 30, 2013 CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] RSO [Member] RCC Real Estate [Member] Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (in hundredths)	10.00%
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments	$ 3,000,000
Number Of Loans Held For Sale Sold During Period		2
Proceeds from Sale of Loans Held-for-sale		34,000,000
Collateralized Loan Obligations, Number that Redeemed Outstanding Notes in Whole			1
Shares received in equity method transaction (in shares)						2,200,000
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				200,000,000			250,000,000
Debt instrument term, number of options to extend							2
Debt instrument term, option to extend				2 years			1 year
Debt Instrument, Structuring Fee								101,000
Debt Instrument, Extension Fee							938,000
Acquisition					8,400,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross					7,600,000
Business Combination Consideration Transferred Equity Interests Issued And Issuable					800,000
Escrow Deposit					$ 1,800,000