Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

-Article 5

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RSO FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan	Mar. 31, 2012 Loan	Dec. 31, 2011 Loan	Mar. 31, 2013 Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 1,870,134			$ 1,749,523
Bank Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	1,193,314			1,094,183
Bank Loans [Member] \| Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of defaulted loans	5			4
Loans and receivables	$ 5,400			$ 3,900
Number of loans that defaulted during the period	1	3	1