Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 02, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000083402
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q/A
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	true
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		20,168,092
Amendment Description	To reflect the consolidation of Resource Capital Corp and to reflect the change in our fiscal year end from September 30th to December 31st.