RSO RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Relationship with Law Firm) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], Ledgewood [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Resource Capital Corp [Member] \| Ledgewood [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Legal fees	$ 46	$ 33

The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration