RSO INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013 Property	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan
Real Estate Line Items [Line Items]
Number of Property Acquisitions	0
Number of loans foreclosed		1
Foreclosed Coconut Grove Florida Property [Member]
Real Estate Line Items [Line Items]
Real estate acquired through foreclosure		$ 25.5
Number of units in real estate property		179
Percentage occupied on acquisition (in hundredths)		75.00%

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of land and buildings obtained through foreclosure proceedings or defeasance in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4437-111522

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 28

-Article 12

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph c

-Subparagraph Schedule III

-Article 5

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