RSO BORROWINGS (Whitney CLO I) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $)					3 Months Ended										1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-1L [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-1LA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-1LB [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-2F [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-2L [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-3L [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class B-2 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class B-1LA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class B-1LB [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Whitney CLO I, Ltd. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member]	May 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Whitney CLO I, Ltd. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchased equity interests														$ 20,900,000		$ 550,000
Purchased equity interests discount, percentage														42.50%
Ownership interests in variable interest entities (in hundredths)														66.60%		68.30%
Repayments of debt															103,700,000
Face amount of debt issued					$ 48,800,000.0	$ 26,500,000.0	$ 36,500,000.0	$ 19,800,000.00	$ 15,000,000.0	$ 25,000,000.0		$ 23,500,000.0	$ 14,400,000.00
Description of variable rate basis					LIBOR	LIBOR	LIBOR	LIBOR	LIBOR	LIBOR	LIBOR		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)					0.32%	0.29%	0.45%	5.19%	0.57%	1.05%		2.10%	1.00%
Weighted-average interest rate	1.66%	1.62%	1.85%	1.82%