RSO FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Loan Portfolio Troubled-debt Restructurings) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Loan	Mar. 31, 2012 Loan
Troubled debt restructuring [Abstract]
Number of Loans	8	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	$ 199,827	$ 141,752
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	182,541	123,691
Whole Loans [Member]
Troubled debt restructuring [Abstract]
Number of Loans	6	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	153,958	133,955
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	136,672	115,894
B Notes [Member]
Troubled debt restructuring [Abstract]
Number of Loans	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	0	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Troubled debt restructuring [Abstract]
Number of Loans	1	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	38,072	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	38,072	0
Bank Loans [Member]
Troubled debt restructuring [Abstract]
Number of Loans	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	0	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	0	0
Loans Receivable
Troubled debt restructuring [Abstract]
Number of Loans		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance		0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance		0
Loans Receivable - Related Party [Member]
Troubled debt restructuring [Abstract]
Number of Loans	1	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	7,797	7,797
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance	$ 7,797	$ 7,797