RSO FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Credit Risk Profiles of Commercial Real Estate Loans) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 1,749,523	$ 1,870,134
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	649,483	667,051
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	558,049	482,079
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	91,434	150,972
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	34,000
Whole Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	550,414	567,938
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	497,052	427,456
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	53,362	106,482
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Whole Loans [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	34,000
B Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,293	16,327
B Notes [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,293	16,327
B Notes [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	82,776	82,786
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	44,704	38,296
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	38,072	44,490
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 0	$ 0