RSO BORROWINGS (Schedule of Debt) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 1,558,910	$ 1,785,600
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	1.78%	1.62%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	11 years 11 months	12 years 6 months
Value of Collateral	1,772,815	2,089,296
RREF CDO 2006-1 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	115,294	145,664
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	1.64%	1.42%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	33 years 1 month	33 years 7 months
Value of Collateral	167,682	295,759
RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	181,062	225,983
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	0.86%	0.81%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	33 years 3 months	33 years 9 months
Value of Collateral	236,129	292,980
Apidos CDO I Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	126,007	202,969
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	1.34%	1.07%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	4 years 1 month	4 years 7 months
Value of Collateral	142,748	217,745
Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	158,457	221,304
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	0.85%	0.80%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	7 years 0 months	7 years 6 months
Value of Collateral	170,079	232,655
Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	320,848	320,550
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	0.78%	0.82%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	6 years 9 months	7 years 5 months
Value of Collateral	342,487	344,105
Apidos CLO VIII Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	302,250	300,951
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	2.13%	2.16%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	8 years 3 months	8 years 9 months
Value of Collateral	349,607	351,014
Apidos CLO VIII Securitized Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	19,250	20,047
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	16.45%	15.27%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	8 years 3 months	8 years 9 months
Value of Collateral	0	0
Whitney CLO I Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	101,982	171,555
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	2.47%	1.82%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	3 years 8 months	4 years 2 months
Value of Collateral	121,026	191,704
Whitney CLO I Securitized Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	5,467	5,860
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	9.14%	9.50%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	3 years 8 months	4 years 2 months
Value of Collateral	0	0
Unsecured Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	50,908	50,814
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	4.23%	4.26%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	23 years 2 months	23 years 8 months
Value of Collateral	0	0
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	163,785	106,303
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	2.19%	2.28%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	18 days	18 days
Value of Collateral	224,957	145,234
Mortgage Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	13,600	13,600
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate	4.14%	4.17%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	5 years 1 month	5 years 7 months
Value of Collateral	$ 18,100	$ 18,100