VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES RSO - Summarized Cash Flow Parenthetical (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	$ 0	$ 19
Redeemable Preferred Stock Series A [Member]
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	$ 707	$ 0
Redeemable Preferred Stock Series B [Member]
Preferred stock, coupon authorized (in hundredths)	8.25%	8.25%

The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 15

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3291-108585

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