CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Receivables and Payables from Related Party) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013 Entity	Dec. 31, 2012 Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	$ 29,929,000	$ 30,618,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,040,000	3,536,000
Number of investment entities that are not expected to be collectible	3	3
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance		2,500,000
Payable to real estate investment entities, self insurance	2,900,000	2,500,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance	32,449,000	29,586,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance		2,517,000
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	20,432,000	18,060,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	2,829,000	3,300,000
Commercial Finance Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	7,531,000	10,644,000
Financial Fund Management Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	1,845,000	1,736,000
Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	121,000	178,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	$ 211,000	$ 236,000