RSO FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified					3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Level 3 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Level 3 [Member] Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] Discounted Cash Flow [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 1 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 2 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Resource Capital Corp [Member] Nonrecurring Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Loans held for sale, fair value						$ 18,150	$ 48,894	$ 0	$ 0	$ 18,150	$ 14,894	$ 0	$ 34,000
Impaired loans, fair value							25,366		0		4,366		21,000
Total assets at fair value	$ 51,531	$ 0	$ 727	$ 50,804	$ (14,036)	$ 18,150	$ 74,260	$ 0	$ 0	$ 18,150	$ 19,260	$ 0	$ 55,000
Weighted average credit spreads (in hundredths)					5.01%