INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES AND LOAN MANAGER (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] General Partner [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 CVC Credit Partners, L.P. [Member] Parent [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Trapeza Entities [Member] Entity	Dec. 31, 2012 Trapeza Entities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Trapeza Entities [Member] Partnership
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (in hundredths)	10.00%
Proceeds from sale of ownership interest in real estate joint venture	$ 3,000,000
Gain on sale of investments	1,600,000
Number of entities owned by entity and co-managing partner								2
Number of partnerships dissolved										2
Settlement of clawback liability										1,100,000
Trapeza clawback (see Note 16)		1,181,000	1,181,000					1,200,000	1,200,000
Cost-method investments, book value		$ 6,800,000		$ 2,200,000
Ownership interest, cost method (less than 1%)							1.00%
Percentage interest in limited partnership formed						33.00%
Preferred equity interest retained as a percentage of incentive management fees					75.00%