RSO LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT (Allocation of Allowance for Loan Loss for Commercial and Bank Loans) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Loss	$ 16,976	$ 17,691
B Notes [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Loss	219	206
Percentage of Total Allowance	1.29%	1.17%
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Loss	914	860
Percentage of Total Allowance	5.38%	4.85%
Whole Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Loss	8,022	6,920
Percentage of Total Allowance	47.26%	39.12%
Bank Loans [Member]
Receivables with Imputed Interest [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Loss	$ 7,821	$ 9,705
Percentage of Total Allowance	46.07%	54.86%