RSO LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT (Weighted Average Life of Commercial Real Estate Loans, at Amortized Cost) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
2013	$ 8,643	$ 77,127
2014	20,710	20,694
2015 and thereafter	620,130	569,230
Total	649,483	667,051
B Notes [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015 and thereafter	16,293	16,327
Total	16,293	16,327
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
2013	5,331	5,328
2014	20,710	20,694
2015 and thereafter	56,735	56,764
Total	82,776	82,786
Whole Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
2013	3,312	71,799
2014	0	0
2015 and thereafter	547,102	496,139
Total	$ 550,414	$ 567,938